Born in Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Orville Lewis Johnson
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Dora Ellen (Johnson) Phelps [half], Bessie Marie (Johnson) Phelps [half], Albert Lee Johnson [half] and Mary L Johnson [half]
Wife of
Hershel Odell Cottrell
— married
14 May 1943 in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 91
in Scott Depot, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Apr 2021
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Biography
Ruby was born in 1924. She passed away in 2015.
Sources
- Harbour Family History
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DX-YBH5 : 22 July 2021), Odell Cottrell and Ruby Johnson, 14 May 1943; citing Marriage, Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,913,820.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151551581/ruby-catherine-cottrell : accessed 31 October 2021), memorial page for Ruby Catherine Johnson Cottrell (3 Jan 1924–29 Aug 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151551581, citing White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by David Gladwell (contributor 48396714).
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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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~0.78%
James Applegate
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