She was born in what as now known as Preston, West Virginia, in 1862 when she was born it was still Virginia, but in 1863 Preston County was one of the 50 counties to break away from Virginia to form West Virginia.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4B-9DD : 17 October 2014), Ruth Callis in household of Adam Callis, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 19, family 132, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,196.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TQ-7QB : 24 December 2015), Ruth Callis in household of Edward Callis, Grant, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 58, sheet 221C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1411; FHL microfilm 1,255,411.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3S2-J7S : accessed 3 June 2016), Ruth Montague in household of John Montague, Henry Clay Township (south side) Markleysburg borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,410.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3C-CH2 : 29 October 2015), Ruth Montague in household of John W Montague, Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,359.
Montague, George William. History and genealogy of Peter Montague, of Nasemond and Lancaster counties, Virginia, and his descendants, 1621-1894. Press of Carpenter & Moorehouse. Amherst, Mass. 1894. page 383.
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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: