Ruth was born about 1850. She passed away in 1909.
Sources
Email from Diane N. VanWagner, February 19, 2014.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZG-SKY : 24 December 2015), Ruth A Vanwagner in household of Henry Van Wagner, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 29D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0825; FHL microfilm 1,254,825.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
Ruth Amelia Brown was born 9-1850 in LaGrange NY and died 1-16-1909 age 58 in Highland, Ulster County NY. She married Henry VanWagner 9-14-1870 in Freedom Plains NY. She was the daughter of John Brown and Frances Gypson Brown of Oneida County.