Ruby (Morgan) Lawton (1892 - 1959)

Born 10 Oct 1892 in Screven, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 May 1959 at age 66 in Chatham, Georgia, United States

Biography

Ruby was born in 1892. She is the daughter of Solomon Morgan and Anna Daley. ^{[1] [2]}

She married by about 1911 to William Preston Lawton and they had children: ^{[3] [4]}

1. Annzelle, b. abt. 1913
2. William Preston, Jr., b. 05 Oct 1914, m. Katurah ____, d. 15 Mar 1991
3. Woodrow W., b. 23 Aug 1916
4. Ruby M., b. abt. 1920
5. Vera K., b. abt. 1922
6. Henry N., b. 20 Dec 1925, d. 16 Aug 1982
7. Helen N., b. abt. 1928

Ruby passed away on 23 May 1959 at Chatham County, Georgia, aged 66, ^[5] and is buried at West Hill Cemetery in Newington, Georgia. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V7-TRZ : accessed 7 June 2018), Ruby Morgan in household of Solomon H Morgan, Militia District 259, Screven, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 14B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,220.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLD-Z3T : accessed 6 June 2022), Rubie W Morgan in household of Solomon H Morgan, Militia District 1676, Screven, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 8A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 211; FHL microfilm 1,374,224.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXQ-Z3T : accessed 7 June 2018), Ruby Lawton in household of William P Lawton, Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States; citing ED 139, sheet 3B, line 70, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 275; FHL microfilm 1,820,275.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3STB-FMM : accessed 7 June 2018), Ruby Lawton in household of William P Lawton, Militia District 7, Chatham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 12A, line 36, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 345; FHL microfilm 2,340,080.
5. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V43Z-38P : 24 December 2014), Ruby M Lawton, 23 May 1959; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Chatham, Georgia, certificate number 10807, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26501468 for Ruby Morgan Lawton (10 Oct 1892–23 May 1959), citing West Hill Cemetery, Newington, Screven County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by jrpv (contributor 46972216).