In the 1910 census Rubie (age 24) was the single daughter of Lue Ledford in Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States.[2]
In the 1920 census Ruby (age 34) was the wife of Bau Moorefield in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States.[3]
Ruby died after 27 April 1968 in Christian County, Kentucky, aged about 84.[4]
Sources
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 68; Digital film/folder number: 004118940; FHL microfilm: 1240552; Image number: 1012; Sheet number: 16; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00787-2
(FamilySearch Record: M9C3-3BP : accessed 29 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8MQ-LN5
Ledtford (15), single son, in household of Luce Ledtford (48) in Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
Luce Ledtford F 48 Widowed Head Missouri
William Ledtford M 28 Single Son Kentucky
Iness C Ledtford F 22 Single Daughter Kentucky
James G Ledtford M 18 Single Son Kentucky
Ledtford M 15 Single Son Kentucky
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971614; FHL microfilm: 1374514; Image number: 1106; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03405-8
(FamilySearch Record: M265-293 : accessed 29 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJB-7BB
Rubie Ledford (24), single daughter, in household of Lue Ledford (57) in Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
Lue Ledford F 57 Widowed Head Missouri
Garfield Ledford M 27 Married Son Kentucky
Rubie Ledford F 24 Single Daughter Kentucky
Henry Ledford F 23 Married Daughter-in-law Kentucky
Luezie Ledford F 2 Single Grandchild Kentucky
↑1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 43; Digital film/folder number: 004968808; FHL microfilm: 1821756; Image number: 798; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03112-1
(FamilySearch Record: MNR3-7RY : accessed 29 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RF7-VQS
Ruby Moorefield (34), wife, in household of Bau Moorefield (55 years) in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States. Born in Kentucky.
Bau Moorefield M 55 years Married Head Virginia
Ruby Moorefield F 34 years Married Wife Kentucky
↑Memorial:
"Find a Grave", database with images
(Find A Grave: Memorial #73739386 : accessed 29 September 2023)
Memorial page for Ruby Easter Ledford Moorefield (23 Feb 1884-27 Apr 1968), citing Powell Cemetery, LaFayette, Christian County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Julia M. (contributor 46842436).
See also:
United States Census 1900 and 1910, and data from family records
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-597 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruby by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Ruby: