Ruben David Shirk Jr.

  General Notes:

The 1930 Federal Census for Weleetka Township, Okfuskee Co., Oklahoma, District 27, page 270A, dated April 9, 1930 records Reuben D. Shirk (15 - SD/IL/Missouri) living with Porter H. McClenshaw (36 - Mississippi) and his wife DeRette (35 - SD/IL/Missouri) on 6th Street. Reuben is listed as a Brother-in-law and is not elpoyed. Porter is a Traveling Salesman for a Hardware Company while DeRette is a Clerk at a Store.

The 1940 Federal Census for Tulsa Township, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma, District 79-57, page 973A, dated April 6, 1940 records Reuben Shirk (25 - Kansas) with his wife Marylu (22 - AL) and daughter Frances (0/12 - Oklahoma) renting a place for $27 / month at 1325 Detroit Street. Both Reuben and Marylu have completed 4 years of high school with Reuben employed as a "Truck" in Public Service earning $2,300 working 28 weeks during the last year ... pretty good money for the times.

The SSDI records:
Name: Ruben D. Shirk
SSN: 264-14-6848
Last Residence: 74105 Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Born: 20 Oct 1914
Died: 27 May 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: Florida (Before 1951)

Ruben married Mary Lu Reynolds on 5 Nov 1938. (Mary Lu Reynolds was born on 23 Dec 1916 in Red Level, Covington Co., Alabama, died on 11 Jun 2013 and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma.)