Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameRuth Sophia PECKA
Birth1 Nov 1908, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Death7 Jan 1991
BurialChapel Of The Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, California
OccupationNurse; mother of 2 children
Education4 yrs high school + nursing training
FatherAlonzo Marion PECKA (1875-1947)
MotherLydia Ida KAPPLER (1881-1913)
Spouses
Birth30 Jun 1904, California66,1016,173
Death30 Aug 1968, Oakland, Alameda County, California66,1016
BurialChapel Of The Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, California
Marriage14 May 1933, Alameda County, California
Census notes for Ruth Sophia PECKA
1910 Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, ward 3, E.D. 61?, sheet 1B (taken 15 Apr 1910)
543? [can’t read street], dwelling 12, family 16
Pecka, Alonzo M., head, male, white, age 34, married once for 4 yrs, born Indiana, father born Bohemia, mother born U.S., real estate agent
———, Lydia, wife, female, white, age 29, married once for 4 yrs, mother of 2 children, 2 living, born Indiana, parents born Germany
———, Frank W., son, male, white, age 2, born Arizona, parents born Indiana
———, Ruth G., daughter, female, white, age 1 6/12??, single, born Arizona, parents born Indiana

1920 California, Alameda County, Brooklyn Twp, Oakland, precinct 227, E.D. 134, sheet 5B (taken 6 Jan 1920)
2036 47th Ave, dwelling 128, family 130
Kappler, Sophia, head, owns, mortgage, female, white, age 67, sidow, imm 1866, naturalized 1878, born Germany, parents born Germany
———-, William J., son, male, white, age 41, married, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Germany, clerk, pottery works
———-, Viola E., daughter-in-law, female, white, age 41, married, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Indiana
Pecka, Frank W., grandson, male, white, age 12, single, attended school, born Arizona, parents born Indiana
———, Ruth S., granddaughter, female, white, age 11, single, attended school, born Arizona, parents born Indiana

1930 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Fal… Hospital Association, E.D. 1-68?, sheet 1B
Nurses’ Training group
line 91
Pecka, Ruth S., female, white, age 21, single, born Arizona, parents born Indiana, student nurse, hospital

1930 California, Alameda County, Brooklyn Twp., Oakland City, E.D. 1-161, sheet 13B (taken 10 Apr 1930)
2036 47th Avenue, dwelling 248, family 274
Kappler, William J., head, rents $30, radio, male, white, age 50, married for 33 years, born Indiana, father born Missouri, mother born Baden, Germany, shipping clerk, aluminum factory
———-, Viola, wife, female, white, age 50, married for 33 years, born Indiana, parents born United States
Pecker, Frank W., nephew, male, white, age 22, single, born Arizona, parents born Indiana, distributor, express co.
———, Ruth, niece, female, white, age 20, single, born Arizona, parents born Indiana, nurse
Kappler, Sophia, mother, female, white, age 75, widow, married 24 years, born Baden-Germany, father born Vestbaen-Germany, mother born Baden, Germany

1940 California, Alameda County, Alameda City, E.D. 1-15, sheet 14A, stamped page 239 (taken Apr 1940)
1339 Fountain St., household 329, owns, $4000
Allinger, Omar W., head, male, white, age 35, married, 4 yrs high school, born California, lived in Alameda County in 1935, auditor for bank
———-, Ruth S., wife, female, white, age 31, married, 4 yrs high school, born Arizona, lived in Alameda County in 1935
———-, Orlan W., son, male, white, age 4, born California
———-, Lois J., daughter, female, whtie, age 1, born California
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