NameRuth Mae FOWLER
BirthMar 1898, California
MotherRosa F.
Spouses
Birth21 Jul 1883, Lord Ranch, Mariposa Co., California
Death19 Dec 1968, Merced Co., California5
BurialJ. J. Lord-Speaker Cemetery, Quartzburg, Mariposa Co., California
FatherJohn Johnson LORD (1853-1933)
MotherMargaret Catherine HART (1854-1937)
Marriage21 Jan 1915, Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California
ChildrenFlorence A. (1916-1969)
Notes for Ruth Mae FOWLER
LORD – FOWLER
Merced Express, January 23, 1915
A marriage license was issued in Modesto Thursday to Walter Johnson Lord, aged 28, of Merced Falls, and Ruth Mae Fowler, aged 18, of Oakdale.

LORD-FOWLER February 6, 1915 Mariposa Gazette: LORD-FOWLER.
A quiet but pretty home wedding occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. FOWLER, 214 First Avenue, Oakdale, on January 21, 1915, the ossasion being the wedding of their only daughter, Ruth Mae, to Walter J. LORD. Rev. R. B. DAIVIDSON of Escalon performed the marriage
ceremony.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of white crepe de chene and lace, and carried a bouquet of carnations and ferns. After congratulations had been extended to the happy couple a dainty dinner
was served. The large dining room was tastefully decorated with carnations and ferms. Miss FOWLER is a charming young lady who has been reared in Oakdale. Mr. LORD is a prominent farmer and stockraiser of Merced Falls. They received many beautiful and useful presents.
The happy couple left on the 6:25 Santa Fe for San Francisco and other bay points to spend their honeymoon. On their return they will reside in their home near Merced Falls, which Mr. LORD has prepared for his young bride.65


1900 Census
Name: Ruth M Fowler
Titles:
Residence: American, Center, and Mississippi Townships, Sacramento, California
Birth date: Mar 1898
Birth place: California
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Father name: Frank Fowler
Father birth place: Ohio
Mother name: Rosa F Fowler
Mother birth place: Nebraska
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name: Frank Fowler
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Enumeration district: 0070
Sheet number and letter: 4A
Household id: 62
Reference number: 13
GSU film number: 1240098
Image number: 00036
Collection: 1900 United States Census
Notes for Walter Johnson (Spouse 1)
BORN- At the old Lord's Ranch, Mariposa County, July 21st, 1883, to the wife of John LORD, twin boys. Mariposa Gazette, July 28, 188360
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