Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRuben Clement SUDBURY, 3C3R
Birth27 Feb 1882, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Death4 Feb 1948, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
FatherSamuel John SUDBURY (1829-1909)
MotherWilhelmine DAMCKE (1851-1923)
Spouses
Birth17 Feb 1884, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Death7 Jun 1977
Marriage12 Jun 1907
ChildrenGrace Cope (1908-1930)
 Leah C. (~1911-)
 Earl Cope (~1914-)
 John Cope (1915-1993)
 Paul Cope (~1917-)
 Lucille C. (~1919-)
 Donald Cope (1920-)
 Frances Adele (1923-1951)
Notes for Ruben Clement SUDBURY
Full name, birth date and location and death date and location from the Wardell/Lord/MacNeill Family Tree at ancestry by Fegrant

1900 US Census
Centre Street, Salt Lake City ward 3, Salt Lake City, Utah
Head Wilhelmina Sudbury, born August 1851, age 48 years married 25 years, 1 child born alive - still living, born Germany, parents born Germany, keeps boardinghouse
Son ? Clements Sudbury, born February 1882, single, born Utah, father born England, o=mother born Germany
6 borders all males

Utah Select Marriages
Married June 12, 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Reuben C. Sudbury and Adelphine Cope

1910 US Census
2437 8th East Street, Forest Dale, Salt Lake county, Utah
Head Clement Sudbury, age 29, age 29, first marriage, born Utah, parents born England, electrical engineer U. Light Co.
Wife Della Sudbury, age 24, married 2 years, 1 child born alive - still living, born Utah, parents born England
Daughter Grace Sudbury, age 1, born Utah, parents born Utah
Mother Wilhelmina Sudbury, age 59, widow, 1 child born alive - still living, seamstress - home

US WWI Draft Cards
Reuben Clement Sudbury, born February 27 1881, age 37
2283 South 8th East, Salt Lake City, Salt lake County, Utah
Occupation Stationary Electrical Engineering, employer himself
Wife Mrs. Reuben Sudbury

1920 US Census
2283 South 8th Street East, Salt Lake City ward 1, Salt Lake County, Utah
Head Ruben C. Sudbury, age 39, born Utah, father born England, mother born Holstein, Germany, engineer - electric stationary
Wife Della C. Sudbury, age 36, born Utah, parents born England
Daughter Grace Sudbury, age 11, born Utah, parents born Utah
Daughter Leah Sudbury, age 9, born Utah
Son Earl Sudbury, age 7, born Utah
Son John Sudbury, age 5, born Utah
Son Paul Sudbury, age 2 years 8? Months, born Utah
Daughter Lucile Sudbury, age 1 year 1 month, born Utah
Mother Wilhelmina Sudbury, age 67, widow, immigrated 1873, born Holstein, Germany, parents born Holstein, Germany

1930 US Census
3440 South 13th East Street, Precinct 3, Salt Lake County Utah
Head Clement R. Sudbury, age 48, married 26 years,, born Utah, father born England, mother born Germany, salesman, paint store
Wife Della C. Sudbury, age 44, married 23 years, born Utah, parents born England,
Daughter Grace C. Sudbury, age 21, single, born Utah, parents born Utah, operator - telephone exchange
Daughter Leah C. Sudbury, age 19, born Utah, parents born Utah, operator -telephone exchange
Son Earl C. Sudbury, age 16, born Utah
Son John C. Sudbury, age 15, born Utah
Son Paul C. Sudbury, age 13, born Utah
Daughter Lucile C. Sudbury, age 11, born Utah
Son Donald C. Sudbury, age 9 born Utah
Daughter Frances Sudbury, age 6, born Utah

1940 US Census
3440 South 13th East, Precint 3, Salt Lake County
Head R. Clement Sudbury, age 59, born Utah, salesman - buys and sells vegetables
Wife Della C. Sudbury, age 56, born Utah
Daughter Lea Sudbury, age 29, single, telephone operator - telephone company
Son Paul Sudbury, age 23, single, born Utah, machinist
Son Donald Sudbury, age 19, single, salesman - buys and sells?????
Daughter Frances Sudbury, age 16, single

US WWII Draft Cards
Reuben Clement Sudbury
3440 South 13th East Street, Salt Lake, Utah
Age 60, born February 27 1882, Salt Lake, Utah
Person who will always know your address: George Sudbury [brother from a different marriage] 919 South 7th East Street, Salt Lake, Utah

Death Certificate
Ruben Clement Sudbury died L.D.S. Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4 1948, aged 65 years 11 months 7 days
Born February 27 1882
Usual Residence 3440 S. 13th East Street, rural, Salt lake county, Utah
Usual occupation building contractor, self employed
In this community 65 years
Wife Adelophine Cope Sudbury, age 63
Father Samuel Sudbury, born England
Mother’s maiden name Wilhelmina Dampke, born Germany
Informant Earl C. Sudbury, 2283 Sunset Avenue
Buried Wasatch Lawn Cemetery

Obituary
The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 5 1948
S. L. Contractor Dies at 65
Ruben Clement Sudbury, 65, 3440-13th East, died in a Salt Lake hospital Wednesday at 6 p.m. of a cerebral hemorrhage.

A son of Samuel W. [J.] and Wilhelmina Dampte [Damke?] Sudbury, he was born February 27, 1882 in Salt Lake City. He had been a building contractor for many years. He married Della Cope June 12, 1907, in the Salt Lake temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He is survived by his widow; four sons Earl, John, Paul and Donald Sudbury; three daughters Mrs. Leah Beckstead, Mrs Lucille Greenwood and Frances Sudbury, all of Salt Lake City and a brother, Edward Sudbury, Los Angeles.

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Ruben Clement Sudbury
Birth 27 Feb 1882, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death 4 Feb 1948 (aged 65), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park
Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 40.6969542, Longitude: -111.8410348
Plot Gilcrest 1052-3-W
Memorial ID 195497181
Notes for Adelphine (Spouse 1)
Known as Della.

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Adelphine “Della” Cope Sudbury
Birth 17 Feb 1884, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death 7 Jun 1977 (aged 93), USA
Burial Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park
Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 40.6969473, Longitude: -111.8410389
Plot Gilcrest 1052-4-W
Memorial ID 143241190
Adelphine was married to Reuben Clement Sudbury (1881-1948) on June 12, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.
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