This month, member Anita Wills honors her maternal great-uncle, William Chester Ruth, grandson of a slave, inventor, and self-made millionaire.
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William Chester Ruth (1882-1971) |
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Photograph courtesy of Anita Wills.
Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library
3 comments:
Thank you for including my article!
This is my great-great-granduncle (Thompson family pay homage)!!
Just so you know, he's also on Pinterest.
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