02/06/1895 AD born

Born at 216 Emory Street in the Pigtown section of Baltimore, MD to Katherine (née Schamberger) and George Herman Ruth Sr., both of German ancestry.

He was born in the house of his maternal grandfather, Pius Schamberger, a German immigrant and trade unionist. Only one of young Ruth's seven siblings, his younger sister Mamie, survived infancy.

According to the 1880 census, his parents were born in Maryland. His paternal grandparents were from Prussia and Hanover. Ruth Sr. worked a series of jobs that included lightning rod salesman and streetcar operator. The elder Ruth then became a counterman in a family-owned combination grocery and saloon business on Frederick Street.

As a child, Ruth spoke German.

When Ruth was a toddler, the family moved to 339 South Woodyear Street, not far from the rail yards; by the time he was six years old, his father had a saloon with an upstairs apartment at 426 West Camden Street.

Baltimore, MD

Lattitude: 39.2833° N
Longitude: 76.6166° W
Region: North America

Modern Day United States

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