People named Ruth Shelton

Ruth Shelton of Richardson, Dallas County, Texas was born on August 18, 1903, and died at age 72 years old in February 1976.

Ruth O Shelton of Dumas, Moore County, TX was born on June 13, 1930, and died at age 68 years old on September 25, 1998.

Ruth Pope (Shelton) Hames was born in 1910 in Georgia United States. Ruth Hames was in a relationship with Edward Marvin Hames Sr, and has a child Madru Inza (Hames) Driskell. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Pope (Shelton) Hames.

Daughter of Chief Sehome Courtesy of : As a young woman Ruth Shelton was first a wife and a mother. Later with her third and final husband, Tulalip tribal chief and totem carver, William Shelton, she became a good will ambassador for the people of the Puget Sound Indian tribes. Following her husband’s death in 1938, she continued as a well-known and respected spokesperson working for the welfare of her people. Siastenu Ruth Sehome’s birthplace was Guemes Island, Whatcom County, Washington Territory. The Indian Agency had no records regarding her birth.. The year of her birth was given by Ruth’s elder sister Julia. Julia had been present at the signing of the treaty in 1855 and told Ruth that she was born two years following the signing. Thus, 1857 is the date given as her birth date in all government records and on Ruth’s grave marker. Ruth’s father was Chief Sehome one of the chiefs of the Clallam Tribe in the Port Angeles area. Her mother Emily Sehome was a member of the Samish tribe, owners of all of Samish, Guemes and Orcas Islands. Both parents were full-blood Indians. In the early days, a portion of what became Bellingham in Whatcom County was named Sehome in honor of Ruth’s father. Ruth Shelton had two sisters Julia (Sehome) Barkhausen, born between 1840-1841; and Sarah (Sehome) Oshan, born 1852. Ruth and all the tribal members lived in a longhouse about 500 feet long and 70 feet wide. In order to manage this close living life-style, the people were expected to respect each other. Discipline and orderliness were necessary. Children enjoyed fun times, but were taught to obey their elders. During her young years, Ruth Shelton learned all the skills that Indian girls were expected to know before their marriage. She excelled in basket weaving, blanket making and cooking. As a mother she taught these same skills to her daughters. Ruth married three times—first to a white man in Bellingham and then to William Coy, a full-blood Indian from the Tulalip Indian Reservation. In 1878 Ruth moved to Tulalip with her new husband. This became her home for 80 years. When the 1889 census for the Tulalip Reservation was taken on June 30th, Ruth was listed as a widow. She was left with three young children: Hubert, age 10; Daniel Martin, age 7; and Susan Ann, age 6. Hubert was the only one to survive childhood. He became a leader and successful in business. He built and operated the Mission Beach Resort at the head of Tulalip Bay. Hubert Coy died March 5, 1958 at the age of 79, his mother Ruth Shelton surviving. Her third husband was William Shelton also a member of the Tulalip Indian Reservation. Together they established not only a stable and good marriage, but also a working relationship promoting interest in the rich history of the native people. Their home on William Shelton’s allotment land was a treasure trove of artifacts of museum quality. Many of the items in the family’s living-room collection were given to *Chief Shelton by admirers from various reservations, and even though the family experienced some tough times, they never sold any part of the collection. Ruth and her husband William Shelton were a handsome couple and in her youth Ruth Shelton must have been a striking woman. Along with other family members the couple became well known. They appeared at many events in the region, including Seattle, usually dressed in native attire. Ruth and her family created a bridge between the two cultures. Her daughter Harriet Dover commented that her mother was always patient and understanding with a philosophy that life should be calm and unhurried. She expected her children to live their own lives in this same fashion. She did not believe in moodiness, but rather friendliness toward everyone from the time of arising in the early morning until retiring at night. Ruth taught her children that “Good manners were important.” Ruth and William Shelton had six children: Robert E., Mary, William Alphonsus, Thelma, Ruth, and Harriet. Harriet (Shelton) Williams Dover was the only child to survive her mother. Harriet was a well-known representative for her people in her own right. A beautiful painting of Harriet hangs in the Tulalip Tribal Council Chambers. She died February. 6, 1991 at the age of 86. Even though Ruth’s husband William Shelton went back to the ancient Indian religion, Ruth Shelton remained a devout Catholic her entire life. She spoke of the time when as a child living on the Swinomish Reservation at LaConner she took singing lessons from Father Eugene Casimir Chirouse, the renowned early-day Catholic missionary and teacher to the Indians of Puget Sound. On November 16, 1940, 83 year-old Ruth Shelton made a trip to Seattle to talk to the Ed Dalby, the marine editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Speaking in the Chinook dialect, she gave a warning that the area would experience a long and hard winter. The following day the paper published an article regarding her visit under the caption “Klonas mika wasa Chinook?” A picture of Ruth Shelton accompanied the article which also stated “chief’s widow knows the answers.” On Saturday, October. 4, 1958 death came to Siastenu Ruth Sehome Coy Shelton at Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington. She was 101 years old. Ruth Shelton lived to witness the coming of the white settlers throughout the Puget Sound area, skirmishes between the Indians and white settlers, and the ratification of the treaties. She witnessed the evolution of travel from the gliding of canoes on Puget Sound and along the river waterways to the arrival of steamboats, ferries, automobiles, railroads and airplanes (both prop and jet). Satellites circling the earth must have seemed a miracle to Ruth. Ruth Shelton’s obituary stated that Requiem Mass was held at St. Anne’s Catholic Church on the Tulalip Reservation. A quartet of Indians, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Joe and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Bobb of LaConner, sang two hymns in the Indian language which had been translated by Father Chirouse a hundred years before. In keeping with Ruth’s inherited native culture, graveside ancient Indian traditional services were conducted at Mission Beach Cemetery with speeches and the singing of Indian hymns until the casket was lowered to its final resting place next to the grave of her husband William. Indians came from Nooksack, Clallam, Lummi and LaConner reservations to pay their last respects to a long-time beloved friend.

Ruth Geneva Shelton of Kingsport, Sullivan County, TN was born on April 16, 1925, and died at age 84 years old on May 9, 2009. Ruth Shelton was buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery Section LL Site 2922 P.o. Box 8 - Va Medical Center, in Johnson City.

Ruth C Shelton of Inverness, Citrus County, FL was born on February 17, 1916, and died at age 89 years old on March 3, 2005. Ruth Shelton was buried at Florida National Cemetery Section 1B Row 7A Site 33 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.

Ruth B Shelton of San Antonio, Bexar County, TX was born on July 9, 1924, and died at age 78 years old on October 15, 2002. Ruth Shelton was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 28 Site 133 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.

Ruth Shelton was born on March 2, 1922, and died at age 91 years old on April 4, 2013. Ruth Shelton was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section 2E Site 4724 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Shelton.

Ruth A Shelton was born on November 3, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on January 25, 2006. Ruth Shelton was buried at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery Section 10 Site 974 1423 Cemetery Road, in Fort Gibson, Ok. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth A Shelton.

Ruth Lenora Shelton was born on August 5, 1961, and died on August 11, 1961. Ruth Shelton was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section 2E Site 4723 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Lenora Shelton.

Ruth S Shelton of Arlington, Snohomish County, WA was born on August 27, 1910, and died at age 78 years old on May 4, 1989.

Ruth Shelton of California was born on May 17, 1900, and died at age 72 years old in August 1972.

Ruth M Shelton was born on September 16, 1903, and died at age 86 years old in May 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth M Shelton.

Ruth E Shelton of Sun City, Maricopa County, AZ was born on September 1, 1915, and died at age 83 years old on November 9, 1998.

Ruth Shelton of Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California was born on May 25, 1908, and died at age 75 years old in January 1984.

Ruth P Shelton of San Augustine, San Augustine County, TX was born on September 17, 1905, and died at age 98 years old on July 30, 2004.

Ruth Shelton of Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California was born on September 4, 1890, and died at age 76 years old in November 1966.

Ruth J Shelton of Eagle Creek, Clackamas County, OR was born on September 18, 1905, and died at age 97 years old on April 20, 2003.

Ruth Woods Shelton of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California was born on July 5, 1914, and died at age 91 years old on May 23, 2006.

Ruth E Shelton of Bakersfield, Kern County, CA was born on March 15, 1915, and died at age 88 years old on July 14, 2003.

Ruth M Shelton of Boise, Ada County, ID was born on September 19, 1899, and died at age 94 years old in June 1994.

Ruth M Shelton of Centralia, Lewis County, WA was born on July 20, 1924, and died at age 80 years old on March 12, 2005.

Ruth Shelton of Asheville, Buncombe County, NC was born on May 4, 1914, and died at age 83 years old on October 20, 1997.

Ruth L Shelton of Seattle, King County, WA was born on January 8, 1910, and died at age 91 years old on February 19, 2001.

Ruth P Shelton of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT was born on November 12, 1901, and died at age 95 years old on November 17, 1996.

Ruth T Shelton of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT was born on June 14, 1923, and died at age 78 years old on July 8, 2001.

Ruth H Shelton of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ was born on January 25, 1930, and died at age 59 years old on January 19, 1990.

Ruth D Shelton was born on April 28, 1903, and died at age 99 years old on May 13, 2002. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth D Shelton.

Ruth M Shelton of Denver, Denver County, CO was born on September 16, 1910, and died at age 91 years old on December 19, 2001.