Ruth (Ogilvie) McCartney

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Ruth (Ogilvie) McCartney is a member of Clan Ogilvy.

Birth

Adela Ruth Ogilvie was born on,6 September 1905 , to David Menzies and Barbara Jane Kaye Ogilvie in Clarance, Cedar,Iowa, USA. ^[1]Adela was the youngest of eight children born to David and Barbara.

Early Days

As a young child Adela, she preferred Ruth, lived in many places. David was a Presbyterian Minister and the family moved to follow the needs of the Church. David left the Church in Clarance in 1907 and moved to Sandwich, Illinois^[2] where they lived for seven years. The family then moved on to Hot Springs, North Carolina, where they lived for a year. The last station for the younger part of the family was Dresden, Ohio at the First Presbyterian Church,some of the older children stayed in Illinois. They lived in Jefferson, Ohio.^[3] By 1917, the family was nicely settled in the Dresden area and Ruth was taught to cook and can foods like many young woman in the small towns of America at that time. She was an excellent study and actually won a trip to Washington D.C. for her canning abilities.

12 years old. She Dresden's youngest disciple of Herbert Hoover is canning food for the home, Ruth Ogilvie, aged 12, is to be probably the youngest tourist on the Home-maker special train, taking Ohio girls on a trip to the nation's capital from a class of eight in the Dresden Home making club, Ruth will join the train at Trinway Monday morning. ^[4]

School

While attending school Ruth was a diligent student, and by the time she finished High School in Dresden she was ready to attend Wooster College, in Wooster Ohio. Where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1928 ^[5] by 1930 she was teaching, Doylestown, Wayne, Ohio. ^[6]This is one of the places that she met her future husband Willard W. McCartney. They also attended church together. Where I am told they officially met. Willard was still at home in the 1930 census, it would make sense that they attended church in Doylestown, perhaps a local Presbyterian Church;

Married

Willard and Ruth were married at The FIrst Presbyterian Church in Newark, Licking, Ohio. Her father Rev. David Ogilvie officiated along with Rev Mark Maharg.^[7]

Children

• Private McCartney-1053 male
• PrivateMcCartney-1063 male

The couple may have lived in Newark for a while as both of their children were born in Newark between 1935 and 1940. In 1940 we find the small family in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio.^[8] Willard, Ruth and the boys move again to their home in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio. Willard and Ruth will live out their lives in this home.

Occupation

Ruth retired from teaching when she married, as at that time teachers were to remain unmarried. She soon found plenty to do as she had the two little ones at home to teach, she and her sister Florence taught the boys to play the piano.

She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at Old South UCC^[9] in Kirtland as well as the organist at the church for a time.

The home in Kirtland was on about 4 acres, they had a strawberry field, she soon became known as the “Strawberry Lady”, Willard over time planted an orchard with apples, peaches, plums, pears and a truck farm with vegetables.Soon she was selling and tending to produce from the farm. She ran the booth on the honor system, if she was not available, she left bags for produce and money can which to pay. I believe they continued this practice till they no longer had the fruit stand.

Death

Ruth was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1984, she lost her battle from this dreaded disease on 3 April 1985, in North Fort Myers, Lee, Florida. ^[10]She was under the care of her sister Florence and Willard at the time of her passing.

Ruth was laid to rest at South Cememtery in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA on the 27 April 1985.^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Ogilvie,Adela Ruth in "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVC4-5YC : 20 May 2016), Adela R Ogilvie, 06 Sep 1905; citing Cedar, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,810.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8R-FCS : accessed 22 August 2017), Ruth Ogilvie in household of David M Ogilvie, Sandwich Ward 1, DeKalb, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 7A, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 284; FHL microfilm 1,374,297.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDT2-DQ9 : accessed 22 August 2017), Ruth Ogilvie in household of David M Ogilvie, Jefferson, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing ED 97, sheet 8A, line 11, family 214, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1425; FHL microfilm 1,821,425.
4. ↑ Ogilvie, Ruth in newspaper clipping in 1917 Ohio Newspaper ( paper unknown, name was not saved with clipping) “Girl of 12 Wins Washington Trip” Transcribed as written by Julia (McCartney) Hogston
5. ↑ Wooster Class of 1928
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4ZP-SJD : accessed 28 Jun 2013), Adela R Ogilvie in entry for Metta F Van Note, 1930.
7. ↑ McCartney, Willard and Ogilvie, Adela in Zanesville Signal, "Evening Rites". 2 Nov 1935 Zanesville, Ohio pg 6 col 4. Newpapers
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW6B-NG2 : accessed 25 August 2017), Willard Mccartney, Mayfield Heights Village, Mayfield Heights Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-231, sheet 12A, line 5, family 239, 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 3056.
9. ↑ Old South UCC
10. ↑ Lee County Deaths. Lee County Genealogical Society. https://lcgsfl.org/lee-county-death-index/
    Name as Published McCartney, Ruth O. ,Publication Date 4/5/1985, Page / Section 4B Record ID 223451.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86298567 Manager of this memorial is Julia (McCartney) Hogston who attended the burial of the deceased
12. ↑ Transcription of the South Cememtery

also see

• McCartney, Ruth O. in Death Certificate
• Ogilvie, Adela Ruth in State of Iowa Birth Certificate #209 Birth Certificate