Miss Ruth Taussig
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| Name: Miss Ruth Taussig
Born: Saturday 25th November 1893 Age: 18 years Last Residence: in New York City New York United States 1st Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 110413 , £79 13s Cabin No.: E68 Rescued (boat 8) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 Died: Friday 9th January 1925 Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever Buried: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery New York City New York United States |
Miss Ruth Taussig was born on 25 November 1893, the daughter of Emil Taussig and Tillie Taussig.
Ruth boarded the Titanic at Southampton with her parents. She occupied cabin E-68.
Ruth and her mother were rescued in lifeboat 8.
Ruth Taussig was married after the sinking to Julius B. Lichtenstein, had two daughters, Elinor and Alice, and lived in New York City. Tragically she died, at the age of just 31, from Typhoid fever on 9 January 1925. Two days later she was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, New York.
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Emil Taussig
Mrs Tillie Taussig
References and Sources
New York Times, 10 January 1925, Death Notice
State of New York Standard Certificate of Death
Credits
Michael A. Findlay, USA
Phillip Gowan, USA
Related Articles and Documents
| New York Times (1912) | SMITH CALLED BACK HALF-FILLED BOATS |
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