Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Rufus Hardin CARRIGAN | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - son of Horace Edward CARRIGAN and Willie Mai CULBERTSON - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CENSUS: 29, 30 Jan 1920 Nashville district 5 Davidson TN census [ref 11] Hobson Road 30 165 165 CARRIGAN, Horace head 35 m TN TN TN general em. Willie Mai wife 33 f TN TN TN Rufus H. son 14 m TN TN TN Horace E. son 12 m TN TN TN Jesse W. son 10 m TN TN TN Claude E. son 7 m TN TN TN Katherine C. dau 6 f TN TN TN Roy Douglas son 1 --/12 m WnDC TN TN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - occupation: Navy, CAA Ruf was cremated, ashes are buried on property 5 miles NW of Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mary and Ruf met at a USO dance in Seattle. It was love at first sight, and they married three weeks after they met. Several months later, the navy transferred Ruf to a remote base in the Aleutian Islands to defend our country. The base was bachelor quarters only, and Mary went back to live with her mother. The base was bombed, and all were presumed dead. Mary had a nervous breakdown when she received the news. Ruf managed to salvage enough equipment to build a sending-only radio, and the handful of survivors were eventually rescued. Ruf's military career took him to almost every country in the world and lasted 16 years. He was discharged with rank of chief petty officer. He then began a second career with the CAA and was trained to oversee the weather stations in Upper Michigan. Mary and Ruf adored children, but had none of their own. They opened and supervised youth centers everywhere they went, mostly just teaching children to dance. They were affectionately called "Aunt" and "Uncle" by everyone who knew them. Mary and Ruf were members of the VFW and both served several terms as president of their local branches. They retired to Tennessee in 1959. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rufus CARRIGAN Birth Date: 9 Dec 1905 Death Date: 28 Dec 1999 Social Security Number: 548-16-4362 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: California [ref 19] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - picture obituary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Mary Louise FURBUSH | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CENSUS: 1930 Seattle, age 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - religion: Methodist Mary was cremated, ashes are buried on property 5 miles NW of Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mary CARRIGAN Birth Date: 5 Jun 1923 Death Date: 27 Dec 1999 Social Security Number: 538-12-7639 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Washington Actual Death Residence: Washington(error) [ref 19] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - picture obituary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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