"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," Ruth Ellen Fields, 1996
name: Ruth Ellen Fields
event: Death
event date: 13 Jun 1996
event place: San Bernardino, California, United States
birth date: 17 Dec 1932
birthplace: Oklahoma
gender: Female
father: Wixom
mother: Sears
Possible marriage record for parents:
"Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1891-1959," Lee Wixom, 1932
name: Lee Wixom
titles & terms: Mr
event: Marriage
event date: 31 Mar 1932
event place: Coal, Oklahoma, United States
age: 21
race:
birth date:
estimated birth year: 1911
marriage license or bond date:
place of marriage license or bond:
father:
father's titles & terms:
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Margaret Sears
spouse's titles & terms: Miss
spouse's age: 18
spouse's estimated birth year: 1914
spouse's father:
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother:
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
reference number:
film number: 1312872
digital folder number: 004532825
image number: 00123
Going along the track that the above are Ruth's parents, this census record shows her mother as divorced eight years later and raising the children with Ruth as the oldest. The mother's birth year differs, but matches for Ruth.
"United States Census, 1940," Margaret Wixom, Pittsburg, Pittsburg Town, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
name: Margaret Wixom
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Pittsburg, Pittsburg Town, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
gender: Female
age: 22
marital status: Divorced
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Oklahoma
estimated birth year: 1918
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 61-44
family number: 104
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 46
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3325
digital folder number: 005454666
image number: 00524
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Margaret Wixom F 22 Oklahoma
daughter Ruth E Wixom F 7 Oklahoma
son John O Wixom M 5 Oklahoma
son Willie L Wixom M 4 Oklahoma
son Donald W Wixom M 0 Oklahoma
I found this obituary for sibling John who passed in July 2010 in Arizona (
link here) which mentions, "There was Willie, Donald,
Ruth, Leslie, Wanda Kate, Terry and Judy." It also mentions surviving siblings "...Brothers, Willie, Leslie, Donald, Terry, and Judy."
I found contact information for John's son and daughter (Ruth's nephew and niece). PM'ing to Raine & Nemo'sMom!
