Eleventh Generation

443. Ruth Mae GRIGGS (~) was born on 8 June 1915 in Byron Township, Monroe County, WI.^115,339 (Her middle name is listed as "May" in the county birth registration records.) She appeared in the census in 1920 in Byron Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁰⁶ She was living with her parents. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^207,352 She was not living with her parents and siblings in Adams. She was living at 604 Superior Avenue with her great-grandmother, Mary Street. Ruth appeared in the census in 1940 in Watertown, Jefferson County, WI.⁵⁰⁴ She was a "Lodger" in the household of Reinhold and Lydia Laabs at 200 North Eighth Street and her occupation was "Bookkeeper, 5 & 10 Cents Store." Her total wages in 1939 were $750. She appeared in the census in 1950 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹⁷ She was living with her mother and her occupation was "Bookkeeper, Variety Store." She died on 6 May 1986 at the age of 70 in Madison, Dane County, WI.¹¹⁵ Obituary Notes: "Ruth May Griggs was born at 2:20 P.M. on June 8, 1915, in the Town of Byron, Tomah, WI.

She was a graduate of Tomah High School, and was employed as a bookkeeper for Schultz Bros. Variety Store in Tomah, and spent a total of 35 years with the S. S. Kressge Co. as a bookkeeper in Watertown (1951-1960), Milwaukee and Madison (1960-1986).

She married Marvin Neubauer on June 30, 1951 in Sparta. She was a member of the Mount Olive Lutheran Church.

Ruth died (of cancer of the lung and pancreas) at a hospital in Madison. She was survived by her husband, Marvin C.; three sisters, Mrs. Elva (Emil) Prise, Mrs. Beverly (Oliver) Drew, and Mrs. Carol (Arlan) Roeske; two brothers, Lyle Griggs and Claire Griggs, Jr.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Harold (Bud) Griggs.

Ruth was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Madison, on Saturday, May 10, 1986. Services were held at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, with Rev. Larry Theis officiating." Ruth was buried on 10 May 1986 in Madison, Dane County, WI.¹¹⁵ in the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Ruth Mae GRIGGS (~) and Marvin C. NEUBAUER were married on 30 June 1951 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹⁵ Marvin C. NEUBAUER was born on 8 June 1925 in Watertown, Jefferson County, WI.³⁸² He died on 10 August 1996 at the age of 71.³⁸²