Emma Ruby (Diggs) Woodson (abt. 1913 - 2004)

Born about 9 Apr 1913 in Saint Joseph, Tensas, Louisiana, United States

Wife of Renzellus (Woodson) Woodson-Bey — married 2 Jun 1945 in Lucas, Ohio, United States

Died 11 Oct 2004 at about age 91 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Biography

Emma (Diggs) Woodson is a part of US Black heritage.

Emma was the daughter of Elijah Williams^[1][2] and Ida Evans.

She married Renzellus Woodson Bey in 1945.^[3]

She died in 2004.^[4][5]

Notes

"Robeca Diggs" in the household of Alfred Diggs in the 1920 census is probably her^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4S-N3SF : accessed 6 May 2021), Mr Elijah Williams in entry for Mrs Emma Ruby Woodson, Michigan, United States, 17 Oct 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Flint Journal, The, born-digital text.
2. ↑ Esther C. Hooks obituary, Flint Journal, 19 February to 21 February 2021. (https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/flint/obituary.aspx?n=esther-c-hooks&pid=197805671 Accessed 6 May 2021.)
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q3B-PFY : 8 March 2021), Renzellus W Bey and Emma Diggs, 02 Jun 1945; citing Marriage, Lucas, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Emma Ruby Woodson Gender: Female Race: Black Birth Date: 9 Apr 1913 Birth Place: St Joseph, Louisiana Death Date: 11 Oct 2004 Claim Date: 5 Aug 1976 Father: Alfred Diggs Mother: Ida Evans Notes: 26 Sep 1994: Name listed as EMMA RUBY WOODSON; 30 Jul 1976: Name listed as EMMA R WOODSON.
5. ↑ Emma Ruby Woodson obituary, Flint Journal, 12 to 17 October 2004.(https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/flint/obituary.aspx?n=emma-ruby-woodson&pid=2700391 Accessed 6 May 2021.)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVWC-CFW : 1 February 2021), Robeca Diggs in entry for Alfred Diggs, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTM-QMM : accessed 6 May 2021), Emma Diggs in household of Ida Diggs, Police Jury Ward 3, Tensas, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 21A, line 49, family 537, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 818; FHL microfilm 2,340,553.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHST-J2K : 10 January 2021), Emma Digges in household of Johnson Buckhamon, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85-47, sheet 1A, line 14, family 3, 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 1893.