Born in Sparta, White County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Virgil Marion Davis
and Virgie Jewell (Lack) Hyder
Sister of
Mary Davis [half], Virgil Davis [half], Juanita (Davis) Shelton [half], James Robert Davis [half], Blanche Katherine (Davis) Roberts, Anna Bell (Davis) Winnett, Doris Jean (Davis) Hale, Thelma (Davis) Roberts, Dillard Ray Davis and Reba Joyce (Davis) Blanton
Wife of
[private husband (1930s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jan 2023
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Biography
Ruby (Davis) Howell was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.
Ruby Pearl Davis was born on January 11, 1942 in Sparta, White County, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Marion Virgil Davis (1899–1950) and Virgie Jewell Lack (1912–2002).
Ruby died on May 28, 2022 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, aged 80. She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Sparta, Tennessee.[1]
Sources
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Memorial:
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Find A Grave: Memorial #240175460 (accessed 9 November 2023)
Memorial page for Ruby Pearl Davis Howell (11 Jan 1942-28 May 2022), citing Highland Cemetery, Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by brenda pegg (contributor 45017307).
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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:
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:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Kenneth Shelton 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rkshelton
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~0.78%
Barb (Looper) Beasley :
23andMe, GEDmatch A939387 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A939387 [compare], Ancestry member BarbaraBeasley66
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A939387 [compare], FTDNA kit #207206
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~0.78%
Tom Looper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A724705 [compare], Ancestry member BarbaraBeasley66
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A724705 [compare], FTDNA kit #B13118
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~0.78%
Michael Cordell :
MyHeritage DNA
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