Johnson Cath Smith Crisalli family genealogy - Person Sheet
Johnson Cath Smith Crisalli family genealogy - Person Sheet
NameRuth Matilda CATH47
Birth20 Nov 1896, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY2
Death6 Sep 1973, Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY47,2
BurialGlenville, Schenectady Co., NY43
Census1900, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY10
Census1925, Schenectady, Sch’dy Co., NY20
Census1930, Schenectady, Sch’dy Co., NY5
Occupation1930: Cashier, restaurant5
FatherTeunis Hamlin CATH (1862-1936)
MotherNellie Lockwood SEAMAN (1870-1948)
Misc. Notes
In the 1925 census, I find her living at 123 Lafayette Street, Sch'dy, listed as a roomer in the house of Mary E. Capen (39 yo). Ruth is 22, saleswoman Green's Bakery.
City directories:
1925: clerk, r 121 Lafayette
1926: r 123 Lafayette
1930: r 123 Lafayette (Mary Capen's rooming house) (rent: $30/month)5
1935: r 773 State [between Nott Terrace and close]

Social Security Master Death Index: DOB, DOD, SS# 067-22-7836

Clipping, hand-dated Sept. 6th, 1973 -- “Ruth Cath, W. Glenville, Dies at 76 Miss Ruth M. Cath, 76, of Waters Road, West Glenville, died yesterday in Ellis Hospital after a long illness. Miss Cath, a native of West Glenville, had lived in that area all of her life. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the West Glenville Cemetery. The Rev. Donald Troost, pastor of First Reformed Church, Glenville, will officiate. There will be no calling hours.”36

An article in the Schenectady Gazette, 12/12/1970, “Raw Materials of History” by Neil B. Reynolds, credits Ruth with providing him with some financial records of a local country doctor, supposed to be E.A. Young.
Obituary
Death Notice, Schenectady Gazette, Sept. 7, 1973:
CATH - September 6, 1973, Ruth M. Cath of Waters Road, West Glenville; sister of Mrs. Ernest (Hazel) Smith, Mrs. Marion Carrono [sic] and Miss Helen Cath all of Schenectady, Miss Margaret Cath of Scotia; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Graveside service 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the West Glenville Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements by the White Funeral Home, Scotia.
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