Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple (1921 - 1990)

Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple was born in 1921 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh, PA. She was born into the Dornburg family and married into the Marple family. She was born to Carl Auguste Dornburg and Elizabeth Marie (Kreutz) Dornburg, with siblings Robert and Charles. Ruth died on August 28, 1990 at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt at 69 years old. Her cause of death is listed as: heart Attack . She was buried in George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, MD. We know that Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple had been residing in Leisure World, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD United States.

Her family heritage is believed to be: United States . Her nationality is: United States . Her religion is listed as being: Seventh day Adventist .

Ruth's education includes: Mount Vernon Academy, Washington Adventist University . Her occupation and profession is listed as: Teacher .

Military service:
None.
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Birth

at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA United States

Death

at Cairo International Airport, Egypt,
Cairo, Egypt County, Egypt
Cause of death: Heart Attack

Cause of death

Heart Attack

Burial / Funeral

at George Washington Cemetery,
Adelphi, Prince George's County, MD United States

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Last Known Residence

Leisure World,
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD United States

Average Age

Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple lived 6 years shorter than the average Dornburg family member when she died at the age of 69.

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Family

Father: Carl Auguste Dornburg
Mother: Elizabeth Marie (Kreutz) Dornburg
Siblings: Robert Alan Dornburg and Charles Joseph Dornburg

Education

Mount Vernon Academy, Washington Adventist University

Professions

Teacher

Organizations

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Military Service

None

Middle name

Madaline

Maiden name

Dornburg

Surnames

Ethnicity

United States

Nationality

United States

Religion

Seventh day Adventist

Gender

Female

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1921 - In the year that Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.

1924 - At the age of just 3 years old, Ruth was alive when on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.

1929 - She was just 8 years old when American Samoa officially became a U.S. territory. Although a part of the United States since 1900, the Ratification Act of 1929 vested "all civil, judicial, and military powers in the President of the United States of America".

1951 - When she was 30 years old, on June 25th, CBS began broadcasting in color. There were well over 10 million televisions by that time. The first show in color was a musical variety special titled "Premiere". Hardly anyone had a color TV that could see the show.

1990 - In the year of Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple's passing, after 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the movement to end South African apartheid was released on February 11th 1990.

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Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple died on August 28, 1990 at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt at age 69. Her family lists the cause of death as: heart Attack. She was buried in George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, MD. Ruth was born in 1921 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh, PA. She was born to Carl Auguste Dornburg and Elizabeth Marie (Kreutz) Dornburg, with siblings Robert and Charles. We know that Ruth Madaline (Dornburg) Marple had been residing in Leisure World, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD United States.

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