Ruby Jean (Hopkins) Joyner (abt. 1922 - 2015)

Born about 1922 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Long Joyner — married 22 Feb 1941 in Wewahitchka, Gulf, Florida, United States

Died 3 Apr 2015 at about age 93 in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States

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Biography

Ruby Jean Hopkins was born about 1922 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States. (Estimate based on the 1930 United States Census.) She was the daughter of Holmes Adolphus Hopkins (1886-1962) and Clara L. (Lang) Hopkins (1890-1934).^[1]

Ruby Jean was 8 years old when the 1930 United States Census was taken. She was living in the household of her parents at 1325 East Gadsden Street in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.^[2]

Ruby Jean's mother, Clara Lang Hopkins, died in 1934.^[3] Ruby "Gene" Hopkins was named in her obituary as one of her surviving children.^[4]

When the 1935 Florida State Census was taken, Ruby Jean and two of her siblings were living in the household of her sister and her sister's husband in Escambia County, Florida. Ruby Jean was 13 years old and a 7th grade student.^[5]

When the 1940 United States Census was taken, Ruby Jean, who was 18 years old, and her brother Jack were living with Alban Stewart in Panama City, Bay County, Florida, Her relationship to him was described as sister-in-law, however Alban Stewart's status was recorded as single.^[6]

Ruby Jean Hopkins was married to Charles Long Joyner on 22 February 1941 in Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida.^[7] They were the parents of 3 children who were named in her obituary.^[1] Daughter, Ethel Carolyn (Joyner) Howard, is deceased.^[8] The other two children are potentially still living.

Jean, her husband Charles, and their 4 year old daughter, were living at 1106 Friendship in Bay County, Florida when the 1945 Florida State Census was taken.^[9]

Jean and Charles were the parents of 2 children at the time the 1950 United States Census was taken. They were making their home at 1608 10th Street in Panama City, Bay County, Florida. Jean was working as the secretary in the office of the principal of the city grammar school.^[10]

Ruby Jean's father died in 1962. In his obituary, she was mentioned as Mrs. Charles Joyner, one of her father's surviving children.^[11]

From her obituary: "She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and served in the past as a member of the choir and the altar Guild. She was a cub scout Den Mother and was active in PTA. Mrs. Joyner was employed by the Bay County School Systems for six years as bookkeeper at St. Andrew Grammer and Jinks Jr. High School and for eighteen years at the Educational Media Center."^[1]

Ruby Jean Hopkins Joyner passed away on 03 April 2015 in Panama City, Bay County, Florida. She was 93 years old.^[1] She was buried in Saint Andrews Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Panama City, Bay County, Florida.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Ruby Jean Hopkins Joyner (Obituary)," Legacy.com, online, accessed 03 Apr 2022; originally published in Panama City News Herald, 04-05 Apr 2015.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 4A, line 18, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 315; FHL microfilm 2,340,050.
   FamilySearch Record: SRXT-WPZ (accessed 3 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4F-2G8 Image number 00718
   Ruby Jean Hopkins (8), single daughter, in household of Holmes Hopkins (42) in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Relation	Sex	Status	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   Holmes Hopkins	Head	Male	Married	42	Tennessee	Salesman - Automobile
   Clara L Hopkins	Wife	Female	Married	37	Florida	None
   Raymond Hopkins	Son	Male	Single	20	Florida	Salesman - Oil
   Ernestine Hopkins	Daughter	Female	Single	18	Florida	Sales Lady - Department Store
   Ruby Jean Hopkins	Daughter	Female	Single	8	Alabama

3. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPZC-L48 : 9 December 2020), Clara S. Hopkins, 1934.
4. ↑ "Mrs. Clara Hopkins (Obituary)," Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida), 2 Oct 1934, p. 8, col. 1; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 21 Jan 2021).
5. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935"
   citing line , State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MNV3-5TX (accessed 3 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-66Y9-8RZ Image number 01083
   Ruby Jean Hopkins (13) sister in household of C S Lane (26) in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Relation	Sex	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   C S Lane	Head	Male	26	Florida	Contractor
   Ernestine B Lane	Wife	Female	23	Florida	Saleslady
   Raymond K Hopkins	Brother	Male	24	Florida	Vulcanizer
   (Possibly Living) Hopkins	Brother	Male	3	Florida	None
   Ruby Jean Hopkins	Sister	Female	13	Alabama	Student

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 19;
   FamilySearch Record: VTH3-Z1B (accessed 3 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MR-6XSQ
   Ruby Hopkins (18), single sister-in-law, in household of Ruby Hopkins (18) in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   Alban Stewart	Head	Male	Single	24	Wisconsin	Extension Work - Florida Tourist and Park S.
   Lula Thomas	Servant	Female	Single	39	Florida
   Ruby Hopkins	Sister-in-law	Female	Single	18	Alabama
   Jack Hopkins	Brother-in-law	Male	Single	8	Florida

7. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:234V-1L2 : 22 February 2021), Charles L Joyner and Ruby Jean Hopkins, 1941; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,745.
8. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #87860457 (accessed 3 April 2022)
   Carolyn Howard death 2 Aug 2010.
9. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945"
   citing line 18, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,177.
   FamilySearch Record: MNF7-9DJ (accessed 3 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DB5Q-NW1
   Jean H Joyner (23y) in , Bay, Florida. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   Charles L Joyner	Male	29	Florida	Draftsman
   Jean H Joyner	Female	23	Alabama	Housewife
   Ethel J Joyner	Female	4	Florida	Child

10. ↑ "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 7; Line: 2;
    FamilySearch Record: 6XKY-54RZ (accessed 3 April 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QH7-Y4RD
    Jean H Joyner (28), wife, Secretary, in household of Charles L Joyner (34 years) in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States. Born in Alabama.

    Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
    Charles L Joyner	M	34	Married	Head	Facilities Engineer	Florida
    Jean H Joyner	F	28	Married	Wife	Secretary	Alabama
    Carolyn Joyner	F	8	Never married	Daughter		Florida
    (Possibly Living) Joyner	M	4	Never married	Son		Florida

11. ↑ "Holmes A. Hopkins (Obituary)," Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida), 01 Aug 1962, p. 18, col. 5; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 21 Jan 2021).
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226603060/ruby-jean-joyner : accessed 03 April 2022), memorial page for Ruby Jean Hopkins Joyner (16 Oct 1921–3 Apr 2015), Find A Grave: Memorial #226603060, citing Saint Andrews Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Panama City, Bay County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by v f (contributor 46924171).