NOTES:
Name of father James Raymond Shepard
Maiden name of mother Josephine Lockley
1900 OR CENSUS – Ruth J. Shepard (b Nov 1894, Oregon) enumerated with parents James (b July 1854, Missouri, married 24y) and Josephine (b June 1853, New York, mother of 10 children, 9 living at time of census) and 5 siblings, Agnes E. (b Nov 1878, Utah), Claiborne L. (b Nov 1883, Oregon), Alice G. (b Apr 1887, Oregon), Robert J. (b July 1888, Oregon) and Frederick C. (b Jan 1892, Oregon)
1910 WA CENSUS – Ruth J. Shepard (15y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents J.R. (55y, b Missouri, married 34y, occupation farm manager) and Josephine (56y, b New York, mother of 10 children, 8 living at time of census) and 3 siblings, all born in Oregon, Alice G. (22y), R.J. (21y) and Fred C. (18y); also with family were three servants
1st MARRIAGE – to John Magnus Paulson
1930 AK CENSUS – Ruth J. Paulson (34y, b Oregon) enumerated with husband John M. (45y, b Sweden, immigrated 1900, naturalized, occupation road construction)
NOTE – John Magnus Paulson was born 8 Oct 1884 in Sweden. He was living at Gulkana, Alaska, in 1918 and 1942 when he registered for the draft (draft registration cards, Ancestry.com). He died 16 Nov 1950 at Gooding, Idaho. His death certificate (Ancestry.com) reports he was divorced
2nd MARRIAGE – Jacob F. Hosch & Ruth S. Paulson marriage license dated 14 Mar 1942, Thurston co, Washington
NOTE – Jacob Hosch was born 27 Feb 1880 in Wisconsin and died 5 Dec 1953 in Linn co, Oregon. He had been previously married.
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