Ruth Cosnahan

b. 22 May 1901, d. 12 October 1991
  • Ruth Cosnahan was born on 22 May 1901 in Texas.
  • Robert Waller Cosnahan and Edna Merle Hughes appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, at 620 Main Street. Other members of the household included Ruth Cosnahan, Julia Franklin Cosnahan, Corbin Waller Cosnahan, Frank Hughes Cosnahan and Patrick Freeman Cosnahan.
  • The following appeared on 14 March 1926 in Dallas Morning News: The marriage of Allen L. Pitts Jr. and Miss Ruth Cosnahan, daughter of Mrs. R. W. Cosnahan, 1511 Lenway street, will take place Monday at the home of the mother of the bride. The marriage will be a very quiet affair, due to a recent bereavement in the family. The Rev. William Anderson, pastor of the first Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
  • The SSDI lists Granbury, Hood County, Texas, as the last residence of record of Ruth Cosnahan.
  • Ruth Cosnahan died on 12 October 1991 at age 90 in Tarrant County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 13 October 1991 in the Forth Worth Star-Telegram: Ruth C. Pitts of Fort Worth, a former longtime Dallas resident, died Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital. She was 89. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery in Granbury. Martin's Funeral Home in Granbury is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Pitts was born in Mexia and had lived in Dallas for many years before moving to Forth Worth three years ago. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Pitts was a member of Highland Park Methodist Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors: Daughter, Ruth Adelia Pitts White of Granbury; son, Allen Linwood Pitts of Houston; sister, Julia Roach of Dallas; brother Frank Cosnahan of Port Arthur; and three grandchildren.
  • Last Edited: 17 Sep 2010