Gazlay Family History
Ruth Inez Merrifield
Parents
| Father | Austin J. Merrifield ( - ) |
| Mother | Cora E. Johnson ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 April 2023; Last Edited: 13 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13649 |
| Name | Ruth Inez Merrifield |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 17 August 1888 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 1 June 1910 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan to Thomas Norman Payne2 |
| Died | 22 May 1973 in Los Angeles County, California1 |
| Buried | in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Thomas Norman Payne (son of Charles J. Payne and Julia Anna Crippin) |
| Born | 23 November 1887 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 June 1910 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan to Ruth Inez Merrifield |
| Died | 28 October 1952 in Los Angeles County, California |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California; Ruth Inez Merrifield Payne, born: 17 August 1888 in Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 22 May 1973 in Los Angeles County, California (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and husband).
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Thomas Norman Payne, age 22, born in Lawrence, Michigan; nurse; father: Charles J. Payne; mother: Anna Julia Crippen; not previously married; Ruth Merrifield, age 21, born in Waterveliet [sic], Michigan; nurse; father: Austin J. Merrifield; mother: Cora E. Johnson; not previously married; married on 1 June 1910 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel, E.D. 19-1440, Sheet No. 3A, Ruth I. Payne, 41, Michigan, first married age 21, superintendent, inst. [Jean G. McKracken Home Institution]; husband Thomas N. Payne, 42, Michigan, first married age 22, parole officer, inst.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Downey Township, Downey, E.D. 19-137, Sheet No. 14B, Thomas Payne, 52, Michigan, manager, sanitarium; wife Ruth Payne, 51, Michigan; cousin Laverne Merrifield, 55, Michigan, graduate nurse, sanitarium; lodger Abraham Boseman, 79, Holland, carpenter, own business.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Los Angeles County, Monrovia, E.D. 19-1270, Sheet No. 6, Thomas N. Payne, 63, Michigan; wife Ruth I. Payne, 62, Michigan; Abraham Boshman, 88, Holland.