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Ruth Evelyn Ronsick

Female 1919 - 2009  (89 years)


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  • Name Ruth Evelyn Ronsick  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 2 Oct 1919  Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Race White  [3] 
    Residence 1920  Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1925  Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 5; Marital Status: Single 
    Residence 1930  Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Residence 1996 1997  Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 7 Jul 2009  Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I9865  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Christian Herman Ronsick,   b. 18 May 1892, Corder, Lafayette, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1985, Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bertha P Croisant,   b. 21 Mar 1889, Troy Grove, La Salle, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1996, Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 31 Oct 1917  Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Melvin Estes Vest,   b. 30 May 1913,   d. 7 Apr 1977, Colony, Anderson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 5 May 1948 
    Children 
     1. Daniel Mark Vest  [natural]
     2. Melvin David Vest,   b. 1955,   d. 2000  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
     3. Melanie Rosemary Vest  [natural]
     4. Nancy Lewis  [Stepchild]  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F2306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 George O Hart,   b. 31 Jul 1906,   d. 21 Sep 1995, Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1986 
    Children 
     1. Melanie Rosemary Vest  [Stepchild]  [natural]
     2. Melvin David Vest,   b. 1955,   d. 2000  (Age 45 years)  [Stepchild]  [natural]
     3. Daniel Mark Vest  [Stepchild]  [natural]
     4. Nancy Lewis  [Stepchild]  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F2302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Paul Lewis,   b. 22 Mar 1909,   d. 16 Nov 1983  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1941 
    Children 
     1. James David Lewis,   b. 7 Jul 1942,   d. 10 Jul 1945  (Age 3 years)  [natural]
     2. Nancy Laurel Lewis  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F3370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Oct 1919 - Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 5; Marital Status: Single - 1925 - Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1996 1997 - Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jul 2009 - Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • HART, Ruth Evelyn (RONSICK) [LEWIS] [VEST]; 89; Iola KS>Texas City TX; Iola Register (KS); 2009-7-10; toptom
      http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=+evelyn+g&type=Keyword&Start=33000

      Ruth Evelyn Hart, 89, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Texas City, Texas.
      She was born on Oct. 2, 1919, in Iola, the daughter of Bertha and Christian Ronsick and lived in the same farm house most of her life.
      She married Perley Lewis in May 1938. Born to this marriage were a son, James “Jimmy” David Lewis, and a daughter Nancy Laurel Lewis. Jimmy died of cancer at the age 3. The couple later divorced.
      She married Melvin Vest May 5, 1948. Born to this marriage were Daniel Mark Vest, Melvin David Vest and Melanie Rosemary Vest. He died in April 1977.
      In addition to reading her Bible, she also enjoyed gardening, sewing, decorating and working crossword puzzles.
      She won an award for her volunteer work at Countryside Nursing Home.
      In her retirement years, she married George Hart on March 23, 1986.
      She was a member of Iola Baptist Temple for more than 50 years.
      She is survived by a sister, Ann Kennedy and her husband, Dee, Brownfield, Texas; her daughter Nancy Kasper, La Porte, Texas; Dan Vest, Augusta; Melanie Hatch and her husband, Bill, Cypress, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
      Her brothers, Walter and Herbert Ronsick, sons, Jimmy Lewis and David Vest, and grandsons, Dan Vest and Ryan Hatch, died earlier.
      Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Monday at Iola Baptist Temple.
      http://old.iolaregister.com/Archives/Obituaries/Stories/2009/July/RuthHart.html

  • Sources 
    1. [S776] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Ruth Evelyn Hart

    2. [S129] U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), City: Iola; State: Kansas; Year(s): 1996 1997.

    3. [S106] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Ancestry.com., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Histor;).
      Record for Ruth Evelyn Ronsick

    4. [S778] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas; Roll: 692; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2340427.
      Record for Chris H Ronsick

    5. [S50] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Humboldt, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T625_522; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 129.
      Record for C H Ronsick

    6. [S49] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas; Roll: 692; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2340427.
      Record for Chris H Ronsick


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