Helena Dorothy Henrietta Grasshoff

1857 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	Helena Dorothy Henrietta Grasshoff  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	30 Aug 1857	New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8]
  Baptism	6 Sep 1857	Trinity Lutheran Church, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Occupation: Servant
  Census	1900	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Henry Ruh
  Census	1920	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Henry Ruh
  Census	1930	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Henry Ruh
  Death	6 Feb 1941	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [3, 6]
  Burial	Doe Run Memorial Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [3]
  		Doe Run Memorial Cemetery (also known as IOOF Cemetery, Odd Fellows Cemetery) Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #28434 Plot: International Order of Odd Fellows
  Person ID	I26395	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Henry Ruh,   b. Abt 1859, Missouri, USA d. Feb 1956, St Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1884	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Children	1. Minnie O Ruh,   b. 29 Oct 1892, Missouri, USA d. 26 Feb 1983 (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Phillip Martin Ruh,   b. 23 Nov 1886, Missouri, USA d. 15 Jan 1976 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Aug 1857 - New York, USA Census - Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Occupation: Servant - 1880 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - 18 Sep 1884 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Death - 6 Feb 1941 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Burial - - Doe Run Memorial Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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