Selma Ruby Hanson

Last updated 4 Nov 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 7 Jan 1913

Died: 13 Apr 2008

Supporting evidence for:
name

interview-loretta-spear-undated: Notes from conversation with Loretta Pearl (Johnson) Spear, unrecorded date; privately held

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Selma Ruby Hanson).

marker-harry-selma-marks-2005-2008: Gravestone of Harry W. (2005) and Selma R. (2008) Marks; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), memorial IDs 82712440 (Harry) and 82712443 (Selma), photograph uploaded 22 May 2019 by paulamirada2 to both memorials; citing “San Jacinto Valley Cemetery (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA), GLG-99” [The plot number is only on Selma’s memorial.]

Comment Detail: Souirce includes [married] name (Selma R. Marks).

religious-registry-church3-trinity-mn-1925-160: Church Record #3, Trinity Lutheran, 1925-1938 (Moorhead, Minnesota), pages 160-161; U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 25 Jun 2020), "⟩ Congregational Records ⟩ Minnesota ⟩ Moorhead ⟩ Trinity Lutheran", image 555; citing "Trinity Lutheran, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Birth, Marriage, Deaths, Chicago, Illinois"

Reference Detail: Entry 17

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Selma R. Hanson).

ssa-npri-ssdi-selma-marks-2008: Social Security Administration record (SSDI) for Selma Ruby Marks (2008); U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Selma Ruby Marks).

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birth

marker-harry-selma-marks-2005-2008: Gravestone of Harry W. (2005) and Selma R. (2008) Marks; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), memorial IDs 82712440 (Harry) and 82712443 (Selma), photograph uploaded 22 May 2019 by paulamirada2 to both memorials; citing “San Jacinto Valley Cemetery (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA), GLG-99” [The plot number is only on Selma’s memorial.]

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1913).

ssa-npri-ssdi-selma-marks-2008: Social Security Administration record (SSDI) for Selma Ruby Marks (2008); U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

Comment Detail: Source includes date (7 Jan 1913).

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death

interview-{private}-2020: Email conversation with {private}, 18-21 Jun 2020; privately held

Reference Detail: Message #3.

Comment Detail: Souce includes age (⟨conflict⟩). See research notes for conflict detail.

marker-harry-selma-marks-2005-2008: Gravestone of Harry W. (2005) and Selma R. (2008) Marks; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), memorial IDs 82712440 (Harry) and 82712443 (Selma), photograph uploaded 22 May 2019 by paulamirada2 to both memorials; citing “San Jacinto Valley Cemetery (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA), GLG-99” [The plot number is only on Selma’s memorial.]

Comment Detail: Source includes year (2008).

ssa-npri-ssdi-selma-marks-2008: Social Security Administration record (SSDI) for Selma Ruby Marks (2008); U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

Comment Detail: Source includes date (13 Apr 2008).

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Harry William Marks (1908 – 2005)

Married: 8 Jun 1933 in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

religious-registry-church3-trinity-mn-1925-160: Church Record #3, Trinity Lutheran, 1925-1938 (Moorhead, Minnesota), pages 160-161; U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 25 Jun 2020), "⟩ Congregational Records ⟩ Minnesota ⟩ Moorhead ⟩ Trinity Lutheran", image 555; citing "Trinity Lutheran, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Birth, Marriage, Deaths, Chicago, Illinois"

Reference Detail: Number 17

Comment Detail: Source includes date (A.D. 1933 / June 8) and location (Moorhead [, Minnesota]).

interview-loretta-spear-undated: Notes from conversation with Loretta Pearl (Johnson) Spear, unrecorded date; privately held

Comment Detail: Source notes fact of marriage.

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Child: Harry William Marks Jr. (1934 – 2014)

Child: {private}

Miscellaneous Facts

Events

Burial: at San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, United States

Cemetery: San Jacinto Valley Cemetery at San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, United States

Supporting evidence for:
events

marker-harry-selma-marks-2005-2008: Gravestone of Harry W. (2005) and Selma R. (2008) Marks; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), memorial IDs 82712440 (Harry) and 82712443 (Selma), photograph uploaded 22 May 2019 by paulamirada2 to both memorials; citing “San Jacinto Valley Cemetery (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA), GLG-99” [The plot number is only on Selma’s memorial.]

Comment Detail: Source implicitly includes cemetery location (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA).

marker-harry-selma-marks-2005-2008: Gravestone of Harry W. (2005) and Selma R. (2008) Marks; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), memorial IDs 82712440 (Harry) and 82712443 (Selma), photograph uploaded 22 May 2019 by paulamirada2 to both memorials; citing “San Jacinto Valley Cemetery (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA), GLG-99” [The plot number is only on Selma’s memorial.]

Comment Detail: Source implicitly includes cemetery name (San Jacinto Valley Cemetery) and location (San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA).

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Attributes

Residence: at Hemet, Riverside County, California, United States

Residence: at Indian Wells, Riverside County, California, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

interview-{private}-2020: Email conversation with {private}, 18-21 Jun 2020; privately held

Reference Detail: Message #3.

Comment Detail: Source notes location (Hemet [, California]) for Harry and Selma's retirement.

ssa-npri-ssdi-selma-marks-2008: Social Security Administration record (SSDI) for Selma Ruby Marks (2008); U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 4 Nov 2023), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

Comment Detail: Source includes event date (13 Apr 2008) and most recent residence location (Indian Wells, Riverside, California, USA).

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General Notes and Anecdotes

Harry and Selma owned a donut shop in Los Angeles. [interview-loretta-spear-undated]

When Harry and Selma first moved from Los Angeles to Lancaster, California, they owned a chicken farm. [interview-loretta-spear-undated]

Supporting evidence for:
general notes

interview-loretta-spear-undated: Notes from conversation with Loretta Pearl (Johnson) Spear, unrecorded date; privately held

(no additional information)

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

CONFLICT

Death Date: This database uses 13 Apr 2008. An interview suggests she died at 96. Given her birthdate of 7 Jan 1913, this gives a range of 7 Jan 2009 to 6 Jan 2010. [interview-{private}-2020]

FOLLOWUP

Selma's parents may have been Gustov Hanson and Rosa Belle Eaton.

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

interview-{private}-2020: Email conversation with {private}, 18-21 Jun 2020; privately held

Reference Detail: Message #3.

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Sources

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