Wilmer Besco Ruth (1907 - 2003)

Born 1 Apr 1907 in Vernon Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States

Died 7 Dec 2003 at age 96 in Brooklyn, New York, United States

Biography

Wilmer was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel
1940 - 1950

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Wilmer was born on April 1, 1907 in Vernon, Ohio.^[1][2][3] Wilmer was the son of Dallas Ruth and Stella Blanche Besco.^{[1][2][4][5][6]}

Wilmer volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[7][3][8]

Wilmer passed away on December 7, 2003 in Brooklyn, New York.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q238-R8P3 : 8 March 2021), Wilmer Besco Ruth, 1907.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q238-R85X : 8 March 2021), Wilmer Besco Ruth, 1907.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #194799493 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Name: Wilmer Besco Ruth; Race: White; Age: 33; Birth Date: 1 Apr 1907; Birth Place: Scioto County, Ohio; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Watch Tower Bible and Track Society; Height: 5 4; Weight: 110; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Grant Surter;
   Household Members Age:
   Wilmer Besco Ruth 33.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML6F-1KM : accessed 21 August 2022), Willmar Ruth in household of Dallas Ruth, Portsmouth Ward 4, Scioto, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 16B, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1228; FHL microfilm 1,375,241.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD5K-3XS : 3 February 2021), Wilmer Ruth in entry for Dallas Ruth, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4CD-6YK : accessed 21 August 2022), Wilmer Ruth in household of Dallas Ruth, Porter, Scioto, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 29B, line 60, family 579, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1867; FHL microfilm 2,341,601.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-9QB : 7 January 2021), Wilmer B Ruth in household of Geo A Renn, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 85B, line 53, family 1, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2547.
8. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832990 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Wilmer B Ruth (43) lodger in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Ohio.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPHV-BZ3 : 7 January 2021), Wilmer B Ruth, 07 Dec 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 August 2022, 17:24), entry for Wilmer Besco Ruth (FamilySearch Person: G9KJ-88G ); contributed by various users.