Minerva Ruth whose parents were Alice K. Carr and Leander Carr was born in Lee County , Mississippi on Feb. 15 , 1904 . Her siblings were Elzie Carr and Alonzo Carr . First Minerva Carr married Bennett Austin of Chickasaw County in Lee county , Mississippi on November 29 , 1934 . However , Bennett Austin died on September 25 , 1935 . As a widow Minerva married John Henry Ruth , Sr. in Lee County , Mississippi on September 2 , 1941 . The couples only child John H. Ruth, Jr. was born in Lee county , Mississippi . Later the Ruth family moved to Oktibbeha County , Mississippi . Mrs. Ruth was employed as a clerk in retail stores for many years . She was a member of Curtis Chapel United Methodist Church . On December 30 , 1992 Mrs. Minerva Carr Ruth died in Oktibbeha County , Mississippi survived by her husband John Henry Ruth, Sr. , her son and daughter-in-law John H. Ruth , Jr. and Joyce , and five grandchildren .
Minerva Ruth whose parents were Alice K. Carr and Leander Carr was born in Lee County , Mississippi on Feb. 15 , 1904 . Her siblings were Elzie Carr and Alonzo Carr . First Minerva Carr married Bennett Austin of Chickasaw County in Lee county , Mississippi on November 29 , 1934 . However , Bennett Austin died on September 25 , 1935 . As a widow Minerva married John Henry Ruth , Sr. in Lee County , Mississippi on September 2 , 1941 . The couples only child John H. Ruth, Jr. was born in Lee county , Mississippi . Later the Ruth family moved to Oktibbeha County , Mississippi . Mrs. Ruth was employed as a clerk in retail stores for many years . She was a member of Curtis Chapel United Methodist Church . On December 30 , 1992 Mrs. Minerva Carr Ruth died in Oktibbeha County , Mississippi survived by her husband John Henry Ruth, Sr. , her son and daughter-in-law John H. Ruth , Jr. and Joyce , and five grandchildren .
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MINERVA C. RUTH 1904 1992
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