John B. Ruby (1848 - 1926)

Born 15 Jan 1848 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Belle (Bain) Ruby — married 13 Feb 1877 (to before Jun 1900) in Keokuk, Iowa, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (Bradley) Paxton — married 17 Sep 1901 in Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, United States

Died 6 Oct 1926 at age 78 in Ollie, Keokuk, Iowa Territory, United States

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Biography

1850 CENSUS:

Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. August 30.

Wm Ruby Male 33 Kentucky Farmer

Nancy Ruby Female 39 Illinois

Mary A Ruby Female 8 Illinois

Margaret Ruby Female 7 Illinois

John Ruby Male 2 Illinois

Marshal Ruby Male 0 Iowa^[1]

1860 CENSUS:

Jackson Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. June 29.

William Ruby Male 45 Kentucky Farmer

Nancy Ruby Female 45 Kentucky

Margret Ruby Female 16 Illinois

John Ruby Male 13 Illinois

Marshall Ruby Male 9 Illinois

Sarah Ruby Female 8 Iowa

Harriet Ruby Female 5 Iowa

George Ruby Male 2 Iowa ^[2]

1870 CENSUS:

Jackson Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. August 27.

Wm Ruby Male 50 Kentucky Farmer

Nancy Ruby Female 47 Kentucky Keeping House

Margaret Ruby Female 20 Illinois

Jno Ruby Male 21 Illinois Farm Laborer

Marshall Ruby Male 19 Iowa Farm Laborer

Sarah Ruby Female 16 Iowa

Harriet Ruby Female 14 Iowa

Geo Ruby Male 12 Iowa

L M Ruby Male 7 Iowa ^[3]

1880 CENSUS:

Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. June 14.

John Ruby Self Male 33 Illinois, United States Farmer

Belle Ruby Wife Female 23 Iowa, United States Keeping House

Jasper Baines Brother-in-law Male 19 Iowa, United States Laborer ^[4]

1900 CENSUS:

Jackson Township Ollie town, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. June 5.

John Ruby Head Male 50 Kentucky Farmer

Glennie Ruby Son Male 4 Iowa

Filander Smithart Lodger Male 31 Iowa Farm Laborer

Note: Belle & John appear to be separated or divorced. belle & youngest child Frank appear three households away. Both are listed as widowed. John's sister and her children appear to be Belle's lodgers. ^[5]

1910 CENSUS:

Polk, Jefferson, Iowa, United States. April 27.

John Ruby Head Male 61 Iowa Farmer

Marian Ruby Wife Female 52 Iowa

Glenn Ruby Son Male 14 Iowa Farm Laborer

Frank Ruby Son Male 10 Iowa Farm Laborer

Arthur Packeston Stepson Male 26 Iowa Laborer Odd Jobs

Van Packeston Stepson Male 23 Iowa Laborer Odd Jobs

Ray L Packeston Stepson Male 15 Iowa Laborer Odd Jobs

John D Packeston Stepson Male 11 Iowa ^[6]

BURIAL: Rock Creek Cemetery. Ollie, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA. PLOT-Section#1 Row 4. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4X-K91 : 12 April 2016), Wm Ruby, Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing family 211, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82D-FGG : 13 December 2017), William Ruby, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVD-DT7 : 11 June 2019), Jno Ruby in entry for Wm Ruby, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2R-K2K : 11 August 2017), John Ruby, Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 161, sheet 218B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,349.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92F-H44 : accessed 17 February 2020), Annabel Ruby, Jackson Township Ollie town, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44, sheet 2B, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,441.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMC-JWK : accessed 17 February 2020), Arthur Packeston in household of John Ruby, Polk, Jefferson, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 54, sheet 6B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 408; FHL microfilm 1,374,421.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65141133/john-b_-ruby

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ8S-DNR : 25 September 2017), Wm Ruby in entry for John Ruby and Mary Ann Paxton Or Bradly, 17 Sep 1901, Sigourney, Iowa, United States; citing reference R38 P132 143, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,005,837.

"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-SZ5X : 8 November 2017), John Ruby, 20 Oct 1923, Ollie, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #54488, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784563.

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJP6-5FB : 5 November 2017), John Ruby in entry for Glen Ruby and Pansy Burtlow, 08 Mar 1919, Mahaska, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,787,319.