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Note: ncluding name of his wife, and dates of birth and baptism for Betty, Audrey, and Clara, is the record book of the Salem United Church of Christ in Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. Minta's date of birth is approximated based on the birth of the first child.
The source for the marriage of Charles and Minta is "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMZ2-9KQ : accessed 20 Apr 2013), Charles R Rutman and Minta B Johns, 1924, GS Film number: 21018 Digital Folder Number: 004811560 Image Number: 00331. This document is also the source for the names of Minta's parents.
Another source for Minta's surname as Johns is the marriage certificate of her daughter, Aubrey Jean Rutman, which lists the mothers name as Minta Johns Rutman
The source for the death of Charles Robert Rutman is the Social Security Death Index.
The source for the marriage of Betty Jane is "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSJ-KDL : accessed 08 Nov 2013), Grant Warren Moore and Betty Jane Rutman, 1945; citing Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, 97; FHL microfilm 21224. This is the source for the names of the parents of Grant Moore. This entrance clearly identifies Betty Jane as the daughter of Charles R Rutman and Minta Johns.
The source for the death of Betty Jane Rutman is her obituary in the Patriot News, 22 Sept, 2004.
The obituary brings up a perplexing question. While the marriage certificate listed above to Grant Warren Moore is clear, the obituary says her husband, Donald L. Moore, preceeded her in death. Was she married to two different Moores? More research is needed here.
Note: The source for the reconstruction of the Charles Robert Rutman family, i
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