Ruby
Christensen
formerly Donovan
Born in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Timothy Leo Donovan
and Agnes (Nelson) Donovan
Sister of
Timothy Donovan, Ernest Joseph Donovan, Mary Donovan, Francis Eileen (Donovan) Sullivan, Harold Donovan, Ruth (Donovan) Jacobson and Joanna (Donovan) Bissey
Wife of
Edward Grant Christensen
— married
25 Feb 1947 in Dwight, Livingston, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2022
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Biography
Ruby was born in 1933. She is the daughter of Timothy Donovan and Agnes Nelson.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWC8-1RJ : 8 January 2021), Ruby M Donovan in household of Timothy L Donovan, Saunemin Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53-49, sheet 4B, line 41, family 76, 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 837.
- Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 23/ Jul/ 1947; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/70420025/?article=ecbe3125-14a3-4a11-9601-cea74130cdaf&focus=0.266402,0.841382,0.38440385,0.8779918&xid=3398
Ancestry Record 62116 #77914282 (accessed 22 April 2022)
Ruby Mae Donovan marriage to Edward G Christiansen on 25 Feb 1947 in Pontiac, Illinois, USA. - Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
The Times; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1980; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/543118483/?article=5ff8ef43-ddc8-4884-a549-8c179fd1dfea&focus=0.024455888,0.23160155,0.2655478,0.3665595&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #264519393 (accessed 22 April 2022)
Name: Ruby Donovan; Gender: Female; Newspaper Title: The Times; Spouse: Edward G. Christensen. - Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Ancestry Record 3693 #83650240 (accessed 22 April 2022)
Ruby Christensen death 29 Oct 2008.
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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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~1.56%
Paul Sorensen
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