Summary
Ruth Ellen Gregg was identified as the owner of Ruthie’s Bits of Beaver Gift Shop in the May 1973 engagement notice and was reported married to David Ray Himebaugh at Holy Cross Church on September 22, 1973.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper accounts establish a reported wedding but not a civil marriage record, business registration, or complete family identity.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Engagement.”Identifies Ruth Ellen Gregg as the daughter of Philip R. Gregg and owner of Ruthie's Bits of Beaver Gift Shop; it announces her engagement to David Ray Himebaugh and a planned September 22 island wedding, but supplies no civil or business record.
- Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Businesses Open for the Summer.”Reports Ruthie Gregg's Bits of Beaver Gift Shop open with gifts made by island residents; it does not provide a registration, inventory, or exact opening date.
- Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Weddings: Gregg–Himebaugh.”Reports Ruth Ellen Gregg’s September 22, 1973 marriage to David Ray Himebaugh at Holy Cross Church.