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Ruth Payson

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

July 2, 1888

PLACE OF BIRTH:

City of Birth:

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DATE OF DEATH:

December 30, 1903

PLACE OF DEATH:

City of Death:

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GENDER:

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OTHER KNOWN NAMES:

Ruth Gertrude Payson

MAIDEN NAME:

Payson

ETHNICITY:

RACE:

NATIONALITY:

RELATED TO:

Edward and Kate "Kitty" (Bickford) Payson, parents
Grace H Payson, sister
Glenn Bickford, cousin
Helen Bickford, cousin

DATE OF MARRIAGE:

PLACE OF MARRIAGE:

DATE OF ADDRESS:

KNOWN ADDRESS:

1 Elizabeth Street

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Oak Park

Illinois

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ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

School girl

AT THE TIME OF the fire

ROLE:

Audience Member

STATUS:

Victim

AGE:

15

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

other information

MORGUE:

St Luke's Hospital

IDENTIFIED BY:

FUNERAL HOME:

CEMETERY:

Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park IL

OTHER NOTES:

Daughter of Edward and Kate "Kitty" (Bickford) Payson, Ruth was 15 years old at the time of her death. Ruth's cousins, Glenn and Helen Bickford, were also killed in the fire.

Ruth is buried in the same plot with her uncle and aunt, Joseph and Laura Payson. Burial date January 3, 1904.

Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
Name Ruth Gertrude Payson
Sex Female
Age 15
Death Date 30 Dec 1903
Death Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1888
Marital Status Single
Occupation School Girl
Race White
Informant's Name John E Traeger
Event Type Death
Entry Number 29337
Cemetery Forest Home

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2 & 4
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sat, Jan 02, 1904 Page 12
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139245149/ruth-gertrude-payson

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Karl Sup, Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society

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