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Helen Elizabeth MELROSE

Helen Elizabeth MELROSE

Female 1924 - 2008  (83 years)


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  • Name Helen Elizabeth MELROSE  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 13 Jun 1924  Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Elizabeth MELROSE  [8
    Also Known As Helen Elizabeth RUZICKA  [5, 6, 7
    Census 22 Apr 1930  Fair, Malheur, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1930 Federal Census of Oregon, Malheur County, Fair
    1930 Federal Census of Oregon, Malheur County, Fair
    Enumeration District No. 23-13, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 3A
    Census 9 Mar 1940  Applegate, Malheur, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1940 Federal Census of Oregon, Malheur County, Applegate
    1940 Federal Census of Oregon, Malheur County, Applegate
    Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 23-3, Sheet No. 1A
    Census 4 Apr 1950  Weed, Siskiyou, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1950 Federal Census of California, Siskiyou County, Edgewood
    1950 Federal Census of California, Siskiyou County, Edgewood
    Enumeration District No. 47-6
    Sheet No. 71
    Social Security Number Bef 1951  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    551-32-8468 
    Death 24 Feb 2008  [2, 3
    • Highly likely that the death occurred in California.
    Burial Abt 27 Feb 2008  Santa Rosa Memorial Park/Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    MELROSE, Helen
    MELROSE, Helen
    Person ID I351  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Joseph John RUZICKA,   b. 4 Aug 1882, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1958, Shasta, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emily Elizabeth KUBANEK,   b. 8 Jan 1890, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1934, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1912  Prague Catholic Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Jun 1924 - Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 22 Apr 1930 - Fair, Malheur, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Mar 1940 - Applegate, Malheur, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 4 Apr 1950 - Weed, Siskiyou, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSocial Security Number - 551-32-8468 - Bef 1951 - California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 27 Feb 2008 - Santa Rosa Memorial Park/Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    MELROSE, Elizabeth
    MELROSE, Elizabeth
    Oregon, U.S., Motor Vehicle Registrations, 1911-1946

  • Notes 
    • There is a SSDI entry for Helen Elizabeth MELROSE, born 13 Jun 1928, died 24 Feb 2008, SSN 551-32-8468. It is is big coincidence that the date of birth is exactly 4 years off and the last residence is only slightly off of the U.S. Public Records Index source.

  • Sources 
    1. [S432] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2.
      Name: Helen E Melrose
      Birth Date: 13 Jun 1924
      Address: 306 Mendocino Ave Apt 409, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401-8523

    2. [S1436] Santa Rosa Memorial Park (Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA), Grave Markers.
      HELEN E. MELROSE
      JUN. 13, 1924 - FEB. 24, 2008

    3. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
      Name: Helen Elizabeth Melrose
      Social Security Number: 551-32-8468
      Birth Date: 13 Jun 1928 [sic]
      Issue year: Before 1951
      Issue State: California
      Last Residence: 95405, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
      Death Date: 24 Feb 2008

    4. [S1437] 1950 U.S. Census, California, Siskiyou, Edgewood, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 71.
      Line 17

    5. [S18] 1930 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Fair, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 23-13, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 3A.
      Lines 15 thru 21

    6. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti.
      Later, Joe and Emily, with their children, returned to their home at Ontario, Oregon. There Albert John was born on February 14, 1922 and Helen Elizabeth was born on June 13, 1924.

    7. [S686] 1940 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Applegate, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 23-3, Sheet No. 1A.
      Lines 4 thru 8

    8. [S1438] Oregon, U.S., Motor Vehicle Registrations, 1911-1946, We do not know with absolute certainty that this document refers to our Elizabeth / Helen. However, the likelihood is good enough that we are adding it.
      Name: Elizabeth Melrose
      Residence Date: 1942
      Address and Additional Info: 602 N Winter Salem 41 Ply cpe Pll-379336
      Residence Place: Oregon, USA

    9. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti.
      Joe and Emily were married November 18, 1912 by father Teck in the church in Prague.

    10. [S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942.
      Name: Jos. John Kuzicke [sic]
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 1912
      Marriage Place: Prague, Alberta, Canada
      Spouse: Emilia E. Kubanek
      Certificate Number: 4326


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