Amanda Campbell Trauger was born in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on March 26, 1859, the daughter of Joseph Klein Trauger and Sarah Campbell. On January 29, 1876, she married in Leithsville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Milton Deemer Ruth, son of Peter Shaffer Ruth and Lucy Ann Deemer. After living in Bucks County the first 25 years of their marriage, Milton and Amanda moved to Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where they lived the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of 5 children: William Howard, Charles T., Harry Trauger, Mary Louisa and Sarah Mabel Ruth. In her later years, Amanda was called "Grammy Ruth" by her family members. After Milton died in 1940, she moved in with her daughter (my great-grandmother), Mary Louisa Ruth Bachman and her family. They lived on the other side of Main Street in Hellertown, just a couple of blocks away. She taught my mother (her great-granddaughter) how to play Solitaire. She died at the age of 85 years on November 3, 1944, and is buried with her husband in the Hellertown Union Cemetery, close to where she spent the last 43 years of her life.
Death notice for Amanda Campbell (Trauger) Ruth from the Bethlehem Globe Times, November 4, 1944:
"Ruth---In Hellertown, November 3, 1944, Mrs. Amanda C. Trauger Ruth, widow of Milton D. Ruth, of 96 Main Street, aged 85 years, 7 months and 7 days. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Templeton Funeral Home, 326 Main Street, Hellertown, where friends may call on Monday evening. Interment in Hellertown Union Cemetery."
Obituary for Amanda Campbell (Trauger) Ruth from the Bethlehem Globe Times, November 4, 1944:
"Mrs. Amanda C. Trauger Ruth, 85, widow of Milton D. Ruth, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Bachman, 96 Main Street, Hellertown. A resident of Hellertown for the past 43 years, Mrs. Ruth was born March 26, 1859 in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Campbell Trauger. She was a member of Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church, Hellertown, the Women's Guild of the Church, and Hellertown Temple 47, Ladies of the Golden Eagle. Two daughters, Mrs. John Bachman and Mrs. Stewart Boehm, both of Hellertown, three sons, William and Charles Ruth, Hellertown; Harry Ruth, Morrisville, Pa., 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren survive. Rev. Adam E. Schellhase will officiate at funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Templeton Funeral Home, 326 Main Street, Hellertown."
Death notice for Amanda Campbell (Trauger) Ruth from the Bucks County Intelligencer, November, 1944:
"Amanda C. Ruth, widow of Milton D. Ruth, died November 3, 1944 in Hellertown, Pa., age 85; native of Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pa., daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Trauger. Leaves children Mrs. John Bachman, Mrs. Stewart Boehm, William and Charles Ruth, all of Hellertown; Harry Ruth, Morrisville, Pa."
Amanda Campbell Trauger was born in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on March 26, 1859, the daughter of Joseph Klein Trauger and Sarah Campbell. On January 29, 1876, she married in Leithsville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Milton Deemer Ruth, son of Peter Shaffer Ruth and Lucy Ann Deemer. After living in Bucks County the first 25 years of their marriage, Milton and Amanda moved to Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where they lived the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of 5 children: William Howard, Charles T., Harry Trauger, Mary Louisa and Sarah Mabel Ruth. In her later years, Amanda was called "Grammy Ruth" by her family members. After Milton died in 1940, she moved in with her daughter (my great-grandmother), Mary Louisa Ruth Bachman and her family. They lived on the other side of Main Street in Hellertown, just a couple of blocks away. She taught my mother (her great-granddaughter) how to play Solitaire. She died at the age of 85 years on November 3, 1944, and is buried with her husband in the Hellertown Union Cemetery, close to where she spent the last 43 years of her life.
Death notice for Amanda Campbell (Trauger) Ruth from the Bethlehem Globe Times, November 4, 1944:
"Ruth---In Hellertown, November 3, 1944, Mrs. Amanda C. Trauger Ruth, widow of Milton D. Ruth, of 96 Main Street, aged 85 years, 7 months and 7 days. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Templeton Funeral Home, 326 Main Street, Hellertown, where friends may call on Monday evening. Interment in Hellertown Union Cemetery."
Obituary for Amanda Campbell (Trauger) Ruth from the Bethlehem Globe Times, November 4, 1944:
"Mrs. Amanda C. Trauger Ruth, 85, widow of Milton D. Ruth, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Bachman, 96 Main Street, Hellertown. A resident of Hellertown for the past 43 years, Mrs. Ruth was born March 26, 1859 in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Campbell Trauger. She was a member of Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church, Hellertown, the Women's Guild of the Church, and Hellertown Temple 47, Ladies of the Golden Eagle. Two daughters, Mrs. John Bachman and Mrs. Stewart Boehm, both of Hellertown, three sons, William and Charles Ruth, Hellertown; Harry Ruth, Morrisville, Pa., 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren survive. Rev. Adam E. Schellhase will officiate at funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Templeton Funeral Home, 326 Main Street, Hellertown."
Death notice for Amanda Campbell (Trauger) Ruth from the Bucks County Intelligencer, November, 1944:
"Amanda C. Ruth, widow of Milton D. Ruth, died November 3, 1944 in Hellertown, Pa., age 85; native of Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pa., daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Trauger. Leaves children Mrs. John Bachman, Mrs. Stewart Boehm, William and Charles Ruth, all of Hellertown; Harry Ruth, Morrisville, Pa."
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