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Ruth v Matthews 1916 - 2001

Ruth V Matthews of Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, TX was born on February 9, 1916, and died at age 85 years old on September 10, 2001. Ruth Matthews was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section P Site 960 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Ruth V Matthews
Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, TX 77478
February 9, 1916
September 10, 2001
Female
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  • 02/9
    1916

    Birthday

    February 9, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Fort Bend County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 38238049 Enlisted: September 1, 1942 in Houston Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Production Of Miscellaneous Food Products
  • 09/10
    2001

    Death

    September 10, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Houston National Cemetery Section P Site 960 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
    Burial location
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In 1916, in the year that Ruth v Matthews was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1921, when she was only 5 years old, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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