Ruth Marie Aday (1910 - 1966)

Born 17 Sep 1910 in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Bradford Colay — married 27 Oct 1933 in Collins, Columbia, Arkansas

Died 19 Jun 1966 at age 55 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Ruth Marie Aday was born on 17 Sep 1910 in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas. ^[1]

In 1920, at the age of 19, she was living with her, widowed, mother, and three siblings in Bear Creek Township, Searcy County, Arkansas. ^[1]

In 1930, she was living in Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas with her widowed mother a sister, Pearl B Nesbit, and niece, Pearl B Nesbit (Age 7). She was going to school to become a nurse. ^[2]

She married Harry B Coley on 28 Oct 1933 in Conway County Arkansas. She was 23 years old and he was 25. ^[3]

In 1935 she was living in Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas. ^[4]

In 1940, she was living in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas with her husband. ^[4]

Ruth died on 19 Jun 1966 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas. She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery of Magnolia. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch, 31 January 2021, accessed 6 August 2021, Ruth Aday sheet 5A, line 37, family unit 92, entry for Josie E Aday, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch, January 13, 2004, accessed 6 August 2021, Ruth M Aday in the household of Josie E Aday, Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 5A, line 21, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 89; FHL microfilm 2,339,824.
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", database with images, FamilySearch, 9 March 2021), accessed 6 August 2021, Ruth M Aday in an entry for Harry B Coley, 28 Oct 1933; citing Marriage, Conway, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,048,101.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch, 8 January 2021, accessed 11 August 2021, Ruth Colay in the household of Harry B Colay, Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-21, sheet 3A, line 20, family 50, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 126.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 6 August 2021, memorial page for Ruth Marie Aday Colay (17 Sep 1910–19 May 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #91985259, citing Magnolia Memorial Park Cemetery, Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Angela Cozart McKnight (contributor 47019333) .

See Also:

FamilySearch Family Tree Profile for Ruth

• Profile created through the import of Aday.ged on Jan 2, 2013, by William Knight.