Margaret Murray Ribble

F, #829, b. 5 April 1929, d. 1 May 2007
Margaret Murray Ribble|b. 5 Apr 1929\nd. 1 May 2007|p829.htm|Watkins Leigh Ribble|b. 10 Dec 1902\nd. 30 Sep 1979|p827.htm|Constance Murray Strobel|b. 4 Jul 1905\nd. 26 Jan 1972|p828.htm|George W. Ribble Sr|b. 2 Feb 1874\nd. 16 Sep 1954|p882.htm|Charlotte P. Old|b. 11 Nov 1880\nd. 6 Jun 1944|p883.htm|Heinrich F. Strobel|b. 14 Dec 1873\nd. a 1923|p869.htm|Mildred E. Murray|b. 23 Oct 1870\nd. 7 Feb 1931|p870.htm|

Relationship=Aunt of Constance Murray Chappell.
Last Edited=12 Jul 2009
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Margaret Murray Ribble lived at 2601 Cottage Circle, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, 27613. She was born on 5 April 1929 at Porto Alegre, Brazil. She was the daughter of Watkins Leigh Ribble and Constance Murray Strobel. Margaret Murray Ribble was a witness when Watkins Leigh Ribble and Constance Murray Strobel were passengers on the SS American Legion sailing from Santos,Brazil and arriving at the Port of New York, NY on 4 Jun 1929. They were listed as Watkins Leigh Ribble, age 26, born in Brazil on 10 Dec 1902 (Father American Citizen), Constance Strobel Ribble, age 23, born in Oakland California on 4 Jul 1904, and Margaret Murray Ribble, age 6 weeks, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 5 Apr 1929 (Father American Citizen). They were headed to 2014 Berkley Ave, Bessemer, Alabama on 21 May 1929.

Margaret Murray Ribble appeared in the 1930 census as a daughter of Watkins Leigh Ribble Standardsville, Greene County, Virginia, on 15 April 1930. She was listed as Margaret M Ribble, age 11 months, born in Brazil.1

Margaret Murray Ribble married Leo Thomas Caruthers Jr., son of Leo Thomas Caruthers Sr, on 22 August 1952 at Richmond, Virginia. She was 23 at the time. Her married name was Margaret Murray Ribble Caruthers.

A family picture was taken in September 1957 at 3303 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, with the following people: Watkins Leigh Ribble, Constance Murray Strobel Ribble, Margaret Murray Ribble.

Constance Murray Strobel's obituary appeared in the newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, on 27 January 1972. It listed Margaret Murray Ribble as surviving her. She was listed as She appeared as Mrs. Leo Thomas Caruthers of Raleigh, North Carolina.2 She and Leo Thomas Caruthers Jr. were divorced on 7 June 1976 at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

Margaret Murray Ribble Caruthers died on 1 May 2007 at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, at age 78.

Children of Margaret Murray Ribble and Leo Thomas Caruthers Jr.

Citations

  1. [S88] Watkins L Ribble household, 1930 US Census, Greene County, Virginia, population schedule, Standardsville Town, enumeration district (ED) 50-5, page/sheet 1-B, dwelling 21, family 23, line 73-75; National Archives.
  2. [S84] Constance Ribble - Archdeacon's Wife: Served In Missions, Washington (DC) Post, Washington, DC, 27 Jan 1972, B6, Constance Murray Ribble, 66, wife of the W. Leigh Ribble, died yesterday of cancer in a Richmond hospital.. Hereinafter cited as Constance Ribble Obituary.
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