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Ira E. Woodhurst was born on February 16th 1894 to parents Earl George (1) Woodhurst and his wife Nellie B. Worst.
The US 1900 Census finds him at age 6 living with his parents in Pennfield township, Calhoun County in Michigan. This describes him as born in Michigan in February 1894.
The US 1910 Census finds him at age 16 living with his divorced sister Jessie E. in North Granger Street, Saginaw City in Michigan in the household of Frank Stevens, his mother's second husband.
The occasion of his 20th birthday was reported in an issue of The Idaho Post published on February 19th 1914 as follows:
Ira E. Woodhurst was pleasantly surprised at his home, 402 Fifth street, Monday evening. The occasion was his 20th birthday. Several recitations by Miss Gladys Hodge, also games and music were enjoyed. A bountiful lunch was served after which the party broke up, wishing him many more happy birthdays. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Halverson, Mr. and Mrs. Ara Woodhurst, The Misses Gladys Hodge, Mabel Nolan, Myrtle Hegstead, Martha Grange, Edna Orr, Dora Otter, Neeta Frazier, Gladys Bailey, Neeta Stevens, Goldie Munson, Anna Halverson, Ruby Dowdy, Paul Halverson, Ed Thompson, William Bell, George Hepstead.
On February 19th 1917 he married Helen Haywood. Their marriage was reported in an issue of The Star-Mirror published on February 22nd 1917 as follows:
J.[sic]E. Woodhurst and Miss Helen Haywood, both of Pullman were united in marriage [Monday, February 19] at Colfax. They will spend a short honeymoon in Spokane and will return to Pullman where they will make their home. Mr. Woodhurst was formerly associated with the J.C. Penny company of this city and is at present connected with the same company at Pullman. Mrs. Woodhurst was chief operator with the Pullman Telephone company.
The California Death Index states that Helen was born in Missouri on November 24th 1889 and died aged "68" in Los Angeles on January 4th 1958, that her SSN was 534-12-4171 and that her mother's maiden surname was Smith.
Ira subsequently married Ruth E. Ingram, daughter of Charles Ingram and his wife Clarissa B. (nee Needham).
The American Social Security Death Index states that Ira was born on February 19th 1894 and died in December 1973, that his SSN was 490-10-0048 and that he had resided at 64836 Carthage, Jasper County in Missouri.
The same source states that his widow Ruth was born on March 9th 1908 and died on September 18th 2000, that her SSN was 490-10-0922 and that she had likewise resided at 64836 Carthage, Jasper County in Missouri. Her obituary, published in The Joplin Globe, states that she was buried at age 92 in the Park Cemetery in Carthage.
The birth of Helen (1) was reported in an issue of The Idaho Post published on December 12th 1919 as follows:
Mrs. Ben Hadsell has received word of the birth of a great grand daughter last evening [December 8] at Pullman. The baby girl Helen [Woodhurst], is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Woodhurst, of Pullman. Mr. Woodhurst is in the employ of the J.C. Penny company in that city.
Mrs. Ben Hadsell, the mother of Ira's mother Nellie B., was probably then living in Moscow, Idaho situated a little to the east of Pullman.