In the 1850 census Ruth was living in My District, Floyd, Kentucky.[1]
In the 1860 census Ruth was living in Magoffin, Kentucky.[2]
In the 1870 census Ruth was living in Precinct 5, Magoffin, Kentucky.[3]
In the 1880 census Ruth was living in Meadows, Magoffin, Kentucky.[4]
Research Notes
Sources
↑ 1.01.11850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,
Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: My District, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: M432_200; Page: 448B; Image:.
↑1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,
Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 474; Image: 50.
↑1870 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes,
Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image:.
Magoffin County Historical Society (Ky). 1985. The Howards of Eastern Kentucky and Related Howard Families. Salyersville Ky: Magoffin County Historical Society.
Clay Shepherd Ancestry Book
Salyer, Elizabeth. "The Salyer Family: a Genealogical Record of their first 250 years in America." 688 pages with index. Privately published,1982
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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:
Howard-7885 and Howard-6616 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. I am inputting data from "Howards of Eastern KY" by Magoffin Co. Historical Society.