Sixteenth Generation


1415. Ruth Ann GRIGGS (~) was born on 27 September 1941 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL.325 She appeared in the census in 1950 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI.919 She died on 19 August 1980 at the age of 38 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.325

Obituary Notes: "Mrs. William C. (Ruth Ann) Johnson, 38, died of (renal) cancer, Aug. 19, 1980 at Tomah Memorial Hospital.

She was born September 27, 1941 in Waukegan, IL, to Harold and Amy (Rattunde) Griggs. She married William C. Johnson on August 24, 1968 in Tomah.

In 1962, she graduated from the Methodist Kahler Nursing School in Rochester and was a staff nurse at Tomah Memorial Hospital for 17 1/2 years.

Survivors include her husband; her daughter, Carolyn; her son, Craig; and her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, of Tomah. Her father preceded her in death.

Ruth Ann was buried at the Mount Vernon Cemetery, following services at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Arthur Paltridge officiated." Ruth was buried on 22 August 1980 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.325

Ruth Ann GRIGGS (~) and William C. "Bill" JOHNSON were married on 24 August 1968 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.325 William C. "Bill" JOHNSON was born on 27 August 1934.1205

Ruth Ann GRIGGS (~) and William C. "Bill" JOHNSON had the following children:

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Carolyn Jean JOHNSON (~).

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Craig William JOHNSON (~) was born on 7 August 1973.