Ruby Jane was the daughter of Pleasant & "Emma" (Johnston) Spiva. They were the parents of 6 children all of whom they named names starting with "R"; Roy, Ray, Rita, Rama, Ruby and Ruth.
Ruby was born on 3 Feb 1900 although her death record lists her birth year as 1901. She appears on the 1900 Census in Pottawatomie county, Oklahoma with her family and is listed as born Feb 1900, age 4 months, born in OK.
Her niece, Betty Spellman, recollects that Ruby's maternal grandmother's middle name was "Jane" and that's where her middle name came from. When researching the families it turns out that both of Ruby Jane's grandmother's middle names were "Jane".
Ruby married Michael A. Hughes, Sr. and had 3 children. One little daughter died in infancy, and another son, Eugene Thomas died at age 4. The remaining son, Michael Arthur "Artie" Hughes, Jr. lived a full life and died at age 86 leaving many descendants.
Ruby was born on 3 Feb 1900 although her death record lists her birth year as 1901. She appears on the 1900 Census in Pottawatomie county, Oklahoma with her family and is listed as born Feb 1900, age 4 months, born in OK.
Her niece, Betty Spellman, recollects that Ruby's maternal grandmother's middle name was "Jane" and that's where her middle name came from. When researching the families it turns out that both of Ruby Jane's grandmother's middle names were "Jane".
Ruby married Michael A. Hughes, Sr. and had 3 children. One little daughter died in infancy, and another son, Eugene Thomas died at age 4. The remaining son, Michael Arthur "Artie" Hughes, Jr. lived a full life and died at age 86 leaving many descendants.
Ruby Jane was the daughter of Pleasant & "Emma" (Johnston) Spiva. They were the parents of 6 children all of whom they named names starting with "R"; Roy, Ray, Rita, Rama, Ruby and Ruth.
Ruby was born on 3 Feb 1900 although her death record lists her birth year as 1901. She appears on the 1900 Census in Pottawatomie county, Oklahoma with her family and is listed as born Feb 1900, age 4 months, born in OK.
Her niece, Betty Spellman, recollects that Ruby's maternal grandmother's middle name was "Jane" and that's where her middle name came from. When researching the families it turns out that both of Ruby Jane's grandmother's middle names were "Jane".
Ruby married Michael A. Hughes, Sr. and had 3 children. One little daughter died in infancy, and another son, Eugene Thomas died at age 4. The remaining son, Michael Arthur "Artie" Hughes, Jr. lived a full life and died at age 86 leaving many descendants.
Ruby was born on 3 Feb 1900 although her death record lists her birth year as 1901. She appears on the 1900 Census in Pottawatomie county, Oklahoma with her family and is listed as born Feb 1900, age 4 months, born in OK.
Her niece, Betty Spellman, recollects that Ruby's maternal grandmother's middle name was "Jane" and that's where her middle name came from. When researching the families it turns out that both of Ruby Jane's grandmother's middle names were "Jane".
Ruby married Michael A. Hughes, Sr. and had 3 children. One little daughter died in infancy, and another son, Eugene Thomas died at age 4. The remaining son, Michael Arthur "Artie" Hughes, Jr. lived a full life and died at age 86 leaving many descendants.
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