Ruth Rowena Leverett and Oscar Thoe

OSCAR THOE was born February 10, 1884 in Vernon, Dodge, Minnesota,¹⁹⁸⁷ and died February 24, 1976 in Rice County, Minnesota.⁷⁴ He is buried in West Saint Olaf Cemetery, Vernon, Dodge, Minnesota.⁴⁵⁶

He married RUTH ROWENA LEVERETT on December 17, 1913 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan,^{4432, 4431} daughter of FLOTILLA VIOLA RIDDLE and CHARLES WARREN LEVERETT. She was born June 19, 1889 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa,¹⁸⁸⁴ and died January 3, 1973.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in West Saint Olaf Cemetery, Vernon, Dodge, Minnesota.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of RUTH ROWENA LEVERETT and OSCAR THOE:

1. FRANCES EVELYN THOE, b. March 6, 1915, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan;⁴⁴³² m. CHET GEORGE OSBORNE on June 19, 1936 in Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota⁴⁴³²; d. December 14, 2012, Davenport, Scott, Iowa.⁴⁵⁶
2. FREDERICK LEVERETT THOE, b. September 20, 1916, Hayfield, Dodge, Minnesota;⁴⁴³² m. OLIVE MAE CRINER on October 31, 1954 in Folkston, Charlton, Georgia⁴⁴³²; d. January 21, 1984, Osceola County, Florida.⁹⁹
3. RUTH ELIZABETH THOE, b. August 18, 1918, Hayfield, Dodge, Minnesota;⁴⁴³² m. GARTH EDGAR BLAISDELL on September 17, 1940 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota⁴⁴³²; d. September 6, 2013, Dallas, Dallas, Texas.¹¹⁸¹⁴
4. ESTHER MATILDA THOE, b. August 18, 1918, Hayfield, Dodge, Minnesota;^{1986, 4432} d. August 15, 1921, Vernon, Dodge, Minnesota;¹⁹⁸⁶ bur. West Saint Olaf Cemetery, Vernon, Dodge, Minnesota.⁴⁵⁶

Personal Information

• Ruth Rowena Leverett was a member of the Denmark Congregational Church, Lee County, Iowa. ⁷⁴⁸⁴

Education

Marriage Announcements and News

Detroit Times, December 18, 1913¹¹⁸¹⁵

The marriage of Miss Ruth Leverett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leverett, and Oscar Thoe, of Hayfield, Minn., took place Wednesday evening, at the home of the bride, three miles west of the city, the Rev. Lloyd Morris of the Congregational church, officiating. An elaborate 6 o'clock dinner followed the ceremony, after which bride and groom left for their home in Hayfield, Minn. The presents were numerous and beautiful.

Newspaper Articles

Dodge County Independent, June 11, 1959⁴⁴³⁴

Oscar Thoe was a Kasson visitor Monday. He and Mrs Thoe of Kissimmee, Florida are spending the summer in Faribault. Enroute they stopped in Newton, Iowa, to visit the Chet Osbornes.

Obituaries

Orlando Sentinel, January 4, 1973¹¹⁸¹³

MRS. RUTH ROWENA THOE, 83, 320 Beckley St., Kissimmee, died Wednesday.

A native of Denmark, Iowa, she moved from Hayfield, Minn., to Kissimmee 22 years ago. She was a Lutheran.

Survivors: husband, Oscar; son, Frederick L., Kissimmee; daughters, Mrs. Frances Osborne, Newton, Iowa, and Mrs. Ruth Blaisdell, Faribault, Minn; brother, Harold Leverett, Michigan; eight grandchildren.

Grissom Funeral Home, Kissimmee.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 2, 19003416	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Charles Warren Leverett Flotilla Viola Riddle Letha Pearl Leverett Ruth Rowena Leverett Olive Frances Leverett Harold Riddle Leverett
April 15, 19103463	Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan	Charles Warren Leverett Flotilla Viola Riddle Letha Pearl Leverett Ruth Rowena Leverett Olive Frances Leverett Harold Riddle Leverett Ebenezer Turner Leverett
January 20, 19204429	Vernon, Dodge, Minnesota	Oscar Thoe Ruth Rowena Leverett Frances Evelyn Thoe Frederick Leverett Thoe Ruth Elizabeth Thoe Esther Matilda Thoe
April 19, 19304428	Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota	Oscar Thoe Ruth Rowena Leverett Frances Evelyn Thoe Frederick Leverett Thoe Ruth Elizabeth Thoe
April 8, 19402752	Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan	Oscar Thoe Ruth Rowena Leverett