Ruth McGavren

1892 - 1979  (87 years)

• Name	Ruth McGavren  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	25 Mar 1892	Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Nov 1979	Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, USA   [3, 9, 11]
  	Age at Death: 87
  Person ID	I40541185578	BLUE-WilliamBeezley1680MD-VA
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Carlton Cisne Compton,   b. 07 Oct 1891, Stuart, Adair, Iowa, USA d. 26 Dec 1982, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1917	Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa, USA   [12]
  _SREL	unknown
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Grinnell College AB 1913, where she was one of the recognized campus b eauties, and voted "most popular" by the men of the college in her seni or year. She taught at Mondamin, IA 1913-14, and at Missouri Valley 1914-1917; shared in her husband's career, taught mathe matics at Anatolia College; managed relief work for college employees a fter World War II; her Saturday afternoon teas were famous in Thessalon iki, Greece in the years after World War II. She was a marvelous racon teur of family adventures. You are welcome to the information included here. If you have question s, additions, or corrections, I would appreciate hearing from you. Bi ll Compton - wrcomp@islc.net

  
  

• Sources

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