Ruth Virginia (Black) Chambers (1925 - 2018)

Born 5 Feb 1925 in Marion County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Apr 2018 at age 93 in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ruth Virginia Black was born on 5 Feb 1925 in Marion County, Illinois, United States, daughter of Leslie Floyd Black (1903–1928) and Eva Viola Williams (1904–1930). Ruth died on 9 Apr 2018 in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, United States, aged 93 years, 2 months, 4 days. In 1928, Ruth's father passed away and in 1930 her mother passed away suddenly. After her parents death, she was raised by her paternal grandparents and adopted and raised by her maternal Uncle & Aunt, Loren & Lottie.^[1]

Early Life

Ruth was a native of Marion County, Illinois, United States and was a graduate of Alma High School, Alma. She was a homemaker and by 1950, Ruth and her family were residing in Miami, Oklahoma, where she and her husband raised their children and in later years, were chose to be buried.

Ruth was active in civic and religious organizations. Since 1946, she was a member of First United Methodist Church, Miami. She participated in NEO Travel Club, Eastern Star and PEO Chapter EJ and enjoyed Letters and Arts, sewing and cooking.^[1]

Family Life

Ruth married John Wiley Chambers in 1941 (based on marriage license in Jun 1941 in newspaper article and Ruth's obit 12 Jun 1941) ^{[citation needed]}. Ruth and John were the parents of 2 daughters and 1 son (all living). Prior to John's death, Ruth and John were married for 55 years.

During WWII, John was taken as a POW and held captive for 99 days. On their 4th wedding anniversary, he was able to call her to say he was alive and would be released.^[1][2]

After the death of her parents, Ruth was raised by her grandparents (until 1940, when she was adopted by her maternal uncle). In 1930, Ruth (5) was living with her paternal grandparents George & Dora Black and her brother George. Her grandfather was a farmer and they were living in a rented home in Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, United States.^[3]

By 1940, Ruth (15) is living with her maternal Uncle and Aunt, Loren & Lottie, sister Kathryn, and maternal grandmother Mary. Loren is an operator and they are residing in a rented home in Alma, Marion County, Illinois, United States.^[4]

In 1950, Ruth (25) is married and residing with her husband John and 2 daughters in their own home in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States.^[5]

Later Life

Ruth passed away on Monday, 9 Apr 2018 in Geneva, Illinois and burial was in Miami, Oklahoma.

Those left to mourn the loss of Ruth are 2 daughters (and sons-in-law), 1 son (daughter-in-law); 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Preceding Ruth in death were her husband, John; parents, Leslie and Eva, two sisters, Kate and Evelyn and two brothers, Junior and Leslie.^[1]

Ruth's Celebration of Life service was officiated by Rev. Chuck Horton, Owasso and Rev. Mark Rickman on Saturday, 14 Apr 2018 at First United Methodist Church, Miami, Oklahoma. Ruth's burial service was private.^[1]

Ruth is commemorated and interred in Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens, Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States with a death date of 9 Apr 2018, aged 93 years, 2 months, 4 days. Ruth Virginia Black Chambers Joint Headstone, added to FindAGrave by Caroline Jeffers-Burleson on 6 Sep 2022^[1][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ruth Virginia Black Chambers Obit, 93 (5 Feb 1925-9 Apr 2018), Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service (Miami), https://www.brown-winters.com/obituaries/Ruth-Chambers-5/#!/Obituary
2. ↑ Marriage License, Marriage License Black-Chambers (1941), St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Fri, 13 Jun 1941, Page 26, Online Copy, Newspapers.com, accessed 17 Dec 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/573476679/?terms=ruth%20black&match=1
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340278
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 6224 #47446732 (subscription required, accessed 17 December 2023)
   Ruth Black (5), single granddaughter, in household of George W Black (56) in Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Alma, Marion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00852; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-1
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 2442 #141323962 (subscription required, accessed 17 December 2023)
   Ruth Black (15), single niece, Student, in household of Faren Williams (32) in Alma, Marion, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", database with images
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: 2500; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 58-24
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 62308 #57042943 (subscription required, accessed 17 December 2023)
   Ruth B Chambers (25), wife, in household of John W Chambers (34) in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Illinois.
6. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #220320560 (accessed 17 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Ruth Virginia Black Chambers (5 Feb 1925-9 Apr 2018), citing Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens, Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Karen Harman (contributor 47690157).