Referenced in the family
Ruth Eleanor Bills
b. 1908
Life
Records & Research
Ruth Eleanor Bills was born 22 January 1908 in Iowa, the daughter of Fred A. Bills (1862-1926) and Sarah Jane French Bills (1866-1950) of Jones County, Iowa. She died 30 January 1940 at age 32 in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, and was buried at Antioch Cemetery in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, alongside her parents. She had three older brothers: Stephen Chester Bills (1896-1978), Dilman French Bills (1900-1956), and Edwin Glenn Bills (1903-1978). The identity is firmly anchored: the FindAGrave memorial was verified live during this audit and matches the known facts on three independent anchors (birth date 1908-01-22, father Fred A. Bills 1862-1926, mother Sarah Jane French 1866-1950).
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Ruth Eleanor Bills was born 22 January 1908 in Iowa, USA — matching the report's birth date exactly and adding the birthplace (Iowa).
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Ruth Eleanor Bills died 30 January 1940 (aged 32) in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, USA.
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Ruth Eleanor Bills was buried at Antioch Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA — the same cemetery as her parents.
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Ruth Eleanor Bills was the daughter of Fred A. Bills (1862-1926) and Sarah Jane French Bills (1866-1950), confirming the parentage stated in the 2006 report.
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Ruth Eleanor Bills had three older brothers: Stephen Chester Bills (1896-1978), Dilman French Bills (1900-1956), and Edwin Glenn Bills (1903-1978).
Differs from the report
death: report says “null (no death recorded in the 2006 family report)”, records indicate “Died 30 January 1940 in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho; buried Antioch Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa”. Not a contradiction but a substantive addition: the report left death blank; FindAGrave provides a full death date, death place, and burial place. Verified on the live memorial during this audit. Death year is independently corroborated by her father's memorial. findagrave ↗
Open questions (4)
- No spouse or children are listed on FindAGrave; she died at 32 in Idaho (away from the family's Iowa home). Was she married? Did she move to or work in Weiser, Idaho? A 1930/1940 U.S. Census record or an Idaho death certificate could clarify her marital status, occupation, and cause/circumstances of death.
- Exact birthplace within Iowa is unconfirmed (FindAGrave gives only 'Iowa'); the family lived in Jones County, so a Jones County birth is plausible but not documented here.
- Why did Ruth die in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, when she was buried back in Jones County, Iowa? A newspaper obituary (Anamosa or Weiser papers, ~Jan/Feb 1940) could explain the move and her death.
- Audit note: the claim that Fred married Sarah Jane French in 1894 was not independently re-verified in this audit (Fred's memorial page was not fetched). It does not affect the confirmed parentage, which matches the known facts on name and life dates.
Sources consulted (4)
- Ruth Eleanor Bills (1908-1940) - Find a Grave Memorial ID 161052884 · findagrave
- Fred A. Bills (1862-1926) - Find a Grave Memorial ID 6908768 · findagrave
- FindAGrave memorial search: Fred Bills, b.1862 d.1926 (returned Fred A. Bills, Antioch Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa) · findagrave
- Antioch Cemetery, Anamosa, Iowa - Find a Grave Cemetery (burial location context) · other
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