Born about in New York, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Roth (Rhoades) Rhodes
and Elizabeth (Crandall) Rhodes
Wife of
Nicolas Acon Roof Jr.
— married
2 Mar 1820 in Hardin County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
John Reason Roof, Sarah Ann (Roof) Lindsey, Daniel L. Roof, Elizabeth (Roof) Wingfield, Nancy Reason (Roof) Kinser, Ruby Ellen (Roof) Webb and Cynthia E. (Roof) Saling
Died
at about age 58
in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2014
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Biography
- Ruby was born about 1795 in New York to Daniel Rhodes and Elizabeth "Betsy" Crandall.
- She married Nicholas A. Roof on 2 Mar 1820 in Hardin County, Kentucky.
- She was married when she died in the community of Green River from "flux." Her death was recorded in Kentucky Vital Records with her father named as Daniel Rhodes.
- Ruby and Nicholas had the following children:
- John R., b. c.1820
- Sally Ann (Sarah), b. c.1821
- Daniel, b. c.1825
- Elizabeth, b. c.1827
- Nicholas, b. c.1829
- Martin Van Buren b. c.1831
- Ruby Ellen, b. c.1832
- Eliza, b. c.1835
- Cynthia E., b. 1838
- In the 1850 US Census of Edmonson County, Nicholas A. Roof (57, KY) and Ruby Roof (54, NY) have the following children in their household:
- Elizabeth (22)
- Nicholas (20)
- Martin (18)
- Ruby Ellen (17)
- Eliza (14)
- Cynthia E. (11)
Sources
- Marriage Record (Searchable at Hardin County Clerk's Web Site)
- Marriage Record for Rheuby Rhoads & Nicholas A. Roof on 2 Mar 1820 in Hardin County, Kentucky; Kentucky County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 61372 #901332649
- 1850 US Census: Edmonson County, Kentucky; Rhuby Roof (54, NY) in household of Nickolas A. Roof (57, KY); roll: 198; page: 25a; line number: 41; Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 8054 #17038113
- Death Record for Ruby Roof (58) on 20 Sep 1853 in Edmonson County, Kentucky; daughter of Danl. Rhodes; Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965; KDLA, Frankfort, Kentucky; Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 1222 #924956
- Find A Grave: Memorial #122575736
Acknowledgements
- Rhoades-421 was created by Robert Black through the import of near skouson.ged on 12 Feb 2014.
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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 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruby 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 Ruby:
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~3.12%
Brenda (Vincent) Rogers
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T135379 [compare], Ancestry member bbrogers70
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T135379 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Judi (Norene) Corbin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member judic9999
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~3.12%
John Norene :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JessicaNorene74
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~3.12%
~1.56%
Cindy (Key) Dickman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cindydickman1
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~3.12%
Dwight Vincent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jdvincent24
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Glenna Meredith :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal GLE9ae718df, Ancestry member glenna_meredith
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Damon Clark :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member damon_clark
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~3.12%
Leon Houchin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~2.34%
~6.25%
Rick Carroll :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Mary Lou (Vincent) Humphrey :
23andMe, GEDmatch HC6220885 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PR5586199 [compare], Ancestry member marylou6995
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lisa Day :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Allen Prunty :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A263090 [compare], Ancestry member allen1439
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~1.56%
Doyle Sanders :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DoyleSanders89
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Wayne Diemer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wayneky21
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Joe Krasnican :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A477513 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch a477513 [compare]
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~0.78%
Melissa (Stacy) Schmitt :
23andMe, GEDmatch M216396 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M216396 [compare]
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~0.78%
Courtney (Cruze) Ashby :
23andMe, GEDmatch M159729 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506263 [compare], Ancestry member Kortanie23
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~0.78%
Craig Johnson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Brittany Cruze :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XE2255979 [compare]
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~0.78%
Michael Cruze :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HF4122667 [compare]
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~0.78%
Deborah Cook :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member in2paints955265
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Joseph Jamison :
Autosomal DNA Test
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Rhodes-2221 and Rhoades-421 appear to represent the same person because: Same name and spouse.
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by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Rhoads-1002 and Rhoades-421 appear to represent the same person because: Same woman. Both profiles need improvment.
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by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
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