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Ruth Ross 1889 - 1972

Ruth Ross of Decatur, Macon County, IL was born on August 17, 1889, and died at age 82 years old in June 1972.
Ruth Ross
Decatur, Macon County, IL 62526
August 17, 1889
June 1972
Female
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    1889

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    August 17, 1889
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  • 06/dd
    1972

    Death

    June 1972
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    Ruth Ross lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1889, in the year that Ruth Ross was born, on May 31st, the South Fork Dam collapsed. Located in western Pennsylvania, the dam failed - sending more than 20 million tons of water into the towns below it. The flood killed more than 2,200 people in and around Johnstown. The newly formed Red Cross responded to the disaster.
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In 1897, Ruth was just 8 years old when on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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