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Emma

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  Keenan and Emma
  Marriage:.¹
• Birth: about 1857, DelawareO.¹
• Census: 19 April 1910, 2681 Robert Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. According to the census, Emma was a widow, who rented her home. She did not work, and the enumerator reported that she had six children, all who were living. Her parents had been born in Germany.¹
• Census: 8 January 1920, 3139 N. Hemberger St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of son-in-law, Earl Ruger.²

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S3651] 1910 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 944, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 102, Emma Keenan household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1408.
2. [S3633] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 1359, sheet 6B, dwelling 131-132, family 134-135, Earl Ruger household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1636.

James Keenan

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1884, PennsylvaniaO.¹
• Census: 19 April 1910, 2681 Robert Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of mother, Emma. He was self-employed as an electrical engineer at the time.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3651] 1910 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 944, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 102, Emma Keenan household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1408.

Charles Keenan

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1886, PennsylvaniaO.¹
• Census: 19 April 1910, 2681 Robert Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of mother, Emma. At the time of the enumeration, he was employed as a helper in a machine business.¹
• Census: 8 January 1920, 3139 N. Hemberger St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of brother-in-law, Earl Ruger. He was a bartender in a saloon at the time.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3651] 1910 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 944, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 102, Emma Keenan household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1408.
2. [S3633] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 1359, sheet 6B, dwelling 131-132, family 134-135, Earl Ruger household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1636.

Harry Keenan

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1896, PennsylvaniaO.¹
• Census: 19 April 1910, 2681 Robert Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of mother, Emma. At the time of the enumeration, he was employed as a pressman in a pulley works, somewhat surprising given his young age.¹
• Census: 8 January 1920, 3139 N. Hemberger St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of brother-in-law, Earl Ruger. He was a rigger in a factory at the time.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3651] 1910 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 944, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 102, Emma Keenan household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1408.
2. [S3633] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 1359, sheet 6B, dwelling 131-132, family 134-135, Earl Ruger household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1636.

Ethel Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about October 1909, PennsylvaniaO.¹
• Census: 19 April 1910, 2681 Robert Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of grandmother, Emma. Her parents lived there as well at the time, as did her three uncles - James, Charles, and Harry Keenan.¹
• Census: 8 January 1920, 3139 N. Hemberger St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3651] 1910 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 944, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 102, Emma Keenan household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1408.
2. [S3633] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 1359, sheet 6B, dwelling 131-132, family 134-135, Earl Ruger household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1636.

Harold Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 2 March 1911, PennsylvaniaO.^1,2
• Census: 13 January 1920, 90 McCarragher St., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹
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  Harold Ruger and Laura
  Marriage: 1 June 1936.³
• Harold may have died at age 66 in May 1977.²

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

Citations

1. [S3634] 1920 U.S. census, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Wilkes-Barre, 13th ward, enumeration district (ED) 250, sheet 11B, dwelling 220, family 236, Roland Ruger household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1597.
2. [S5167] Harold Ruger, no. 177-05-0408, issued Before 1951, death date May 1977, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 2020).
3. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Robert Gardner

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• Birth: about 1886, PennsylvaniaO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3599] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 1333, sheet 4A, dwelling 67, family 76, James H. Gardner household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1635.

Robert Gardner

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about November 1910, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO.^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 27.
2. [S3597] 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, township of Springfield, enumeration district (ED) 176, sheet 3A, dwelling 28, family 28, Bethesda Orphans Home household, entry of Robert Gardener; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1605.

Helen Gardner

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1912, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO.^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 27.
2. [S3598] 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, township of Springfield, enumeration district (ED) 176, sheet 3A, dwelling 28, family 28, Bethesda Orphans Home household, entry of Helen Gardener; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1605.

Alfred Gardner

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: December 1913.^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 27.
2. [S3596] 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, township of Springfield, enumeration district (ED) 176, sheet 3A, dwelling 28, family 28, Bethesda Orphans Home household, entry of Alfred Gardener; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1605.

Elinor Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1914, PennsylvaniaO.¹
• Census: 8 January 1920, 3139 N. Hemberger St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3633] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 38th ward, enumeration district (ED) 1359, sheet 6B, dwelling 131-132, family 134-135, Earl Ruger household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1636.

Eleanor Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1911, Chicago, Cook County, IllinoisO.^1,2

• Last Edited: 20 April 2025

Citations

1. [S3630] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 22nd ward, enumeration district (ED) 546, sheet 6A, dwelling 121, family 128, May Renning household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1623.
2. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Bernice Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1913, IllinoisO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3630] 1920 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, city of Philadelphia, 22nd ward, enumeration district (ED) 546, sheet 6A, dwelling 121, family 128, May Renning household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1623.

Frederic S. Greenawald

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• Birth: 11 January 1913, Boyertown, Berks County, PennsylvaniaO.¹
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  Frederic S. Greenawald and Dorothy Helene Gilbert
  Marriage:.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Laura

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  Harold Ruger and Laura
  Marriage: 1 June 1936.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Robert Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 30 May 1937, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Richard Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1940, Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, MarylandO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Roland Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1944, Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, MarylandO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Russell Ruger

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1947, Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, MarylandO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971), p. 26.

Helen Carpenter

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 1873, KentuckyO.²
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  Late and Helen Carpenter
  Marriage:.²
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  James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter
  Marriage: 20 September 1910, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO. ||Grace Carpenter and Richard Graham, both of Detroit, acted as witnesses. James worked as a pattern maker at the time of their marriage. Both bride and groom had been married once previously.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5069] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3KN-7NV: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter Late, filed 20 Sep 1910, volume 5, p. 320, no. 73464, image 503 of 685; citing "Marriage Records (1910 -- St. Clair to Wayne (to be cont'd) counties, FHL film 2342691), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."
2. [S5069] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", FamilySearch, record image, James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter Late, 20 Sep 1910, vol. 5, p. page 320, record 73464, no. 73464, image 503 of 685.

Francis Carpenter

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• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Late

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  Late and Helen Carpenter
  Marriage:.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5069] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3KN-7NV: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter Late, filed 20 Sep 1910, volume 5, p. page 320, record 73464, no. 73464, image 503 of 685; citing "Marriage Records (1910 -- St. Clair to Wayne (to be cont'd) counties, FHL film 2342691), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."

Rev. Eugene Moore

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• James M. Wiswell joined in marriage James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter on 20 September 1910 in Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5069] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3KN-7NV: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter Late, filed 20 Sep 1910, volume 5, p. page 320, record 73464, no. 73464, image 503 of 685; citing "Marriage Records (1910 -- St. Clair to Wayne (to be cont'd) counties, FHL film 2342691), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."

Rev. George B. Kulp

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• Joseph Delevan Crane joined in marriage Joseph Delevan Crane and Lucyette Parmeter on 4 December 1905 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO.¹
  

  Joseph D. Crane and Lucy E. Erard, marriage record, 4 December 1905

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5066] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3J9-KZG: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, Joseph D. Crane and Lucy E. Parmeter Erard, filed 15 Dec 1905, volume 1, p. 302, no. 479, image 221 of 639; citing "Marriage Records (1905 -- Bay to Ingham counties, FHL film 2342672), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."

Stanislaw Novak

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• Last Edited: 8 July 2018