Ruth's paternal grandparents were Elizabeth 'Granny' (Watkins) ((McEntire)) AND John Oliver McEntire, Sr.
Ruth's maternal grandparents were Rev. Thomas 'Tommy' Sherrod Nowlin AND Leathe/Lethe Ann (Moore).
Ruth was the 9th of 10 siblings born to John Oliver McEntire, Jr. (b 11-24-1866 MT or obit says CA; d 02-22-1945, buried Bruno Cemetery) AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire (b 12-03-1874 Rutherford Co., NC; d 06-23-1956 Holt, Clay Co., MO, buried New Hope Cemetery, Holt, Clay Co., MO):
1. Ola ‘Oly/Ollie' (McEntire) ((Roberts)),
married Felix'Feke' Roberts on 11-21-1915.
2. Oliver McEntire, died as infant
3. Kinner/Kenner ‘Kin/Ken' McEntire,
married Edith Chloe (Dodd) on 05-16-1920.
4. Bertha (McEntire), never married,
died age 49, cod: stomach cancer
5. Iva/Ivy (McEntire), never married,
died age 17, cod: dropsy
6. Lou (McEntire) ((Adams)), married Clarence Adams on 03-04-1923.
7. Oda/Odie (McEntire) ((Lowery)), twin to Aud/Audy/Audie;
married Troy Lowery on 02-22-1933.
8. Aud/Audy/Audie McEntire, twin to Oda/Odie;
married Agnes Alpha (Taylor) on 12-18-1939.
9. Ruth (McEntire) ((VanZant)),
married Ulas ‘Echol' VanZant on 10-30-1936.
10.Roy ‘Cotton' McEntire,
married Iva Odessa (Smithee) on 05-12-1936.
End 10 children of John Oliver McEntire, Jr. AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire.
#9 Ruth (McEntire) married Ulas ‘Echol'/‘Buff'/'Buffalo' Vanzant, a U.S. Navy veteran, on 10-30-1936 in Bruno, Marion Co., AR.
(Ulas the son of John Lee Vanzant AND Essie Lee (Trublood).
Ruth AND Echol had 07 children: 5 were born in Arkansas; then the family migrated to Clay County, MO in 1945, where 2 more children would be born (1 of them was stillborn):
9a. Living VanZant
9b. Ray Edward VanZant (1939-2015)
9c. Living VanZant
9d. Living VanZant
9e. Gay Dene VanZant (1945-2008)
9f. Joe Brian VanZant (1947-1947, stillborn)
9g. Ronald Lane VanZant (1949 - 2017) # 291299572.
The couple eventually bought a home in Lathrop, Clinton Co., MO, where they raised their family. After Ulas 'Echol's' death Ruth moved back to Clay Co., MO.
An excerpt from a biography by her daughter states:
"Ruth made the girl's dresses from feed sacks, washed the laundry on a scrub board, then a ringer washer, made lye soap and hominy, put in a huge garden, canned all the fruits and vegetables that the family ate the next winter, made her own quilts, always had beautiful flowers, and you could always get a piece of pie or cake anytime you visited her home.
Ruth cooked three meals a day, had something baked and ready for the kids after school – she could whip up a meal fit for a king in minutes – never using measurements, a pinch of this and a dash of that. She fed anyone who happened to show up at mealtimes, and there was always plenty to eat, and plenty of people who showed up.
To the delight of her children, she could sometimes, be coaxed to do the Charleston for them.
Ruth attended the Church of Christ."
END excerpt from a biography by her daughter.
Last revised by Deb (McEntire) Williams on 04-21-2020.
Ruth's maternal grandparents were Rev. Thomas 'Tommy' Sherrod Nowlin AND Leathe/Lethe Ann (Moore).
Ruth was the 9th of 10 siblings born to John Oliver McEntire, Jr. (b 11-24-1866 MT or obit says CA; d 02-22-1945, buried Bruno Cemetery) AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire (b 12-03-1874 Rutherford Co., NC; d 06-23-1956 Holt, Clay Co., MO, buried New Hope Cemetery, Holt, Clay Co., MO):
1. Ola ‘Oly/Ollie' (McEntire) ((Roberts)),
married Felix'Feke' Roberts on 11-21-1915.
2. Oliver McEntire, died as infant
3. Kinner/Kenner ‘Kin/Ken' McEntire,
married Edith Chloe (Dodd) on 05-16-1920.
4. Bertha (McEntire), never married,
died age 49, cod: stomach cancer
5. Iva/Ivy (McEntire), never married,
died age 17, cod: dropsy
6. Lou (McEntire) ((Adams)), married Clarence Adams on 03-04-1923.
7. Oda/Odie (McEntire) ((Lowery)), twin to Aud/Audy/Audie;
married Troy Lowery on 02-22-1933.
8. Aud/Audy/Audie McEntire, twin to Oda/Odie;
married Agnes Alpha (Taylor) on 12-18-1939.
9. Ruth (McEntire) ((VanZant)),
married Ulas ‘Echol' VanZant on 10-30-1936.
10.Roy ‘Cotton' McEntire,
married Iva Odessa (Smithee) on 05-12-1936.
End 10 children of John Oliver McEntire, Jr. AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire.
#9 Ruth (McEntire) married Ulas ‘Echol'/‘Buff'/'Buffalo' Vanzant, a U.S. Navy veteran, on 10-30-1936 in Bruno, Marion Co., AR.
(Ulas the son of John Lee Vanzant AND Essie Lee (Trublood).
Ruth AND Echol had 07 children: 5 were born in Arkansas; then the family migrated to Clay County, MO in 1945, where 2 more children would be born (1 of them was stillborn):
9a. Living VanZant
9b. Ray Edward VanZant (1939-2015)
9c. Living VanZant
9d. Living VanZant
9e. Gay Dene VanZant (1945-2008)
9f. Joe Brian VanZant (1947-1947, stillborn)
9g. Ronald Lane VanZant (1949 - 2017) # 291299572.
The couple eventually bought a home in Lathrop, Clinton Co., MO, where they raised their family. After Ulas 'Echol's' death Ruth moved back to Clay Co., MO.
An excerpt from a biography by her daughter states:
"Ruth made the girl's dresses from feed sacks, washed the laundry on a scrub board, then a ringer washer, made lye soap and hominy, put in a huge garden, canned all the fruits and vegetables that the family ate the next winter, made her own quilts, always had beautiful flowers, and you could always get a piece of pie or cake anytime you visited her home.
Ruth cooked three meals a day, had something baked and ready for the kids after school – she could whip up a meal fit for a king in minutes – never using measurements, a pinch of this and a dash of that. She fed anyone who happened to show up at mealtimes, and there was always plenty to eat, and plenty of people who showed up.
To the delight of her children, she could sometimes, be coaxed to do the Charleston for them.
Ruth attended the Church of Christ."
END excerpt from a biography by her daughter.
Last revised by Deb (McEntire) Williams on 04-21-2020.
Ruth's paternal grandparents were Elizabeth 'Granny' (Watkins) ((McEntire)) AND John Oliver McEntire, Sr.
Ruth's maternal grandparents were Rev. Thomas 'Tommy' Sherrod Nowlin AND Leathe/Lethe Ann (Moore).
Ruth was the 9th of 10 siblings born to John Oliver McEntire, Jr. (b 11-24-1866 MT or obit says CA; d 02-22-1945, buried Bruno Cemetery) AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire (b 12-03-1874 Rutherford Co., NC; d 06-23-1956 Holt, Clay Co., MO, buried New Hope Cemetery, Holt, Clay Co., MO):
1. Ola ‘Oly/Ollie' (McEntire) ((Roberts)),
married Felix'Feke' Roberts on 11-21-1915.
2. Oliver McEntire, died as infant
3. Kinner/Kenner ‘Kin/Ken' McEntire,
married Edith Chloe (Dodd) on 05-16-1920.
4. Bertha (McEntire), never married,
died age 49, cod: stomach cancer
5. Iva/Ivy (McEntire), never married,
died age 17, cod: dropsy
6. Lou (McEntire) ((Adams)), married Clarence Adams on 03-04-1923.
7. Oda/Odie (McEntire) ((Lowery)), twin to Aud/Audy/Audie;
married Troy Lowery on 02-22-1933.
8. Aud/Audy/Audie McEntire, twin to Oda/Odie;
married Agnes Alpha (Taylor) on 12-18-1939.
9. Ruth (McEntire) ((VanZant)),
married Ulas ‘Echol' VanZant on 10-30-1936.
10.Roy ‘Cotton' McEntire,
married Iva Odessa (Smithee) on 05-12-1936.
End 10 children of John Oliver McEntire, Jr. AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire.
#9 Ruth (McEntire) married Ulas ‘Echol'/‘Buff'/'Buffalo' Vanzant, a U.S. Navy veteran, on 10-30-1936 in Bruno, Marion Co., AR.
(Ulas the son of John Lee Vanzant AND Essie Lee (Trublood).
Ruth AND Echol had 07 children: 5 were born in Arkansas; then the family migrated to Clay County, MO in 1945, where 2 more children would be born (1 of them was stillborn):
9a. Living VanZant
9b. Ray Edward VanZant (1939-2015)
9c. Living VanZant
9d. Living VanZant
9e. Gay Dene VanZant (1945-2008)
9f. Joe Brian VanZant (1947-1947, stillborn)
9g. Ronald Lane VanZant (1949 - 2017) # 291299572.
The couple eventually bought a home in Lathrop, Clinton Co., MO, where they raised their family. After Ulas 'Echol's' death Ruth moved back to Clay Co., MO.
An excerpt from a biography by her daughter states:
"Ruth made the girl's dresses from feed sacks, washed the laundry on a scrub board, then a ringer washer, made lye soap and hominy, put in a huge garden, canned all the fruits and vegetables that the family ate the next winter, made her own quilts, always had beautiful flowers, and you could always get a piece of pie or cake anytime you visited her home.
Ruth cooked three meals a day, had something baked and ready for the kids after school – she could whip up a meal fit for a king in minutes – never using measurements, a pinch of this and a dash of that. She fed anyone who happened to show up at mealtimes, and there was always plenty to eat, and plenty of people who showed up.
To the delight of her children, she could sometimes, be coaxed to do the Charleston for them.
Ruth attended the Church of Christ."
END excerpt from a biography by her daughter.
Last revised by Deb (McEntire) Williams on 04-21-2020.
Ruth's maternal grandparents were Rev. Thomas 'Tommy' Sherrod Nowlin AND Leathe/Lethe Ann (Moore).
Ruth was the 9th of 10 siblings born to John Oliver McEntire, Jr. (b 11-24-1866 MT or obit says CA; d 02-22-1945, buried Bruno Cemetery) AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire (b 12-03-1874 Rutherford Co., NC; d 06-23-1956 Holt, Clay Co., MO, buried New Hope Cemetery, Holt, Clay Co., MO):
1. Ola ‘Oly/Ollie' (McEntire) ((Roberts)),
married Felix'Feke' Roberts on 11-21-1915.
2. Oliver McEntire, died as infant
3. Kinner/Kenner ‘Kin/Ken' McEntire,
married Edith Chloe (Dodd) on 05-16-1920.
4. Bertha (McEntire), never married,
died age 49, cod: stomach cancer
5. Iva/Ivy (McEntire), never married,
died age 17, cod: dropsy
6. Lou (McEntire) ((Adams)), married Clarence Adams on 03-04-1923.
7. Oda/Odie (McEntire) ((Lowery)), twin to Aud/Audy/Audie;
married Troy Lowery on 02-22-1933.
8. Aud/Audy/Audie McEntire, twin to Oda/Odie;
married Agnes Alpha (Taylor) on 12-18-1939.
9. Ruth (McEntire) ((VanZant)),
married Ulas ‘Echol' VanZant on 10-30-1936.
10.Roy ‘Cotton' McEntire,
married Iva Odessa (Smithee) on 05-12-1936.
End 10 children of John Oliver McEntire, Jr. AND Lucy Wade (Nowlin) McEntire.
#9 Ruth (McEntire) married Ulas ‘Echol'/‘Buff'/'Buffalo' Vanzant, a U.S. Navy veteran, on 10-30-1936 in Bruno, Marion Co., AR.
(Ulas the son of John Lee Vanzant AND Essie Lee (Trublood).
Ruth AND Echol had 07 children: 5 were born in Arkansas; then the family migrated to Clay County, MO in 1945, where 2 more children would be born (1 of them was stillborn):
9a. Living VanZant
9b. Ray Edward VanZant (1939-2015)
9c. Living VanZant
9d. Living VanZant
9e. Gay Dene VanZant (1945-2008)
9f. Joe Brian VanZant (1947-1947, stillborn)
9g. Ronald Lane VanZant (1949 - 2017) # 291299572.
The couple eventually bought a home in Lathrop, Clinton Co., MO, where they raised their family. After Ulas 'Echol's' death Ruth moved back to Clay Co., MO.
An excerpt from a biography by her daughter states:
"Ruth made the girl's dresses from feed sacks, washed the laundry on a scrub board, then a ringer washer, made lye soap and hominy, put in a huge garden, canned all the fruits and vegetables that the family ate the next winter, made her own quilts, always had beautiful flowers, and you could always get a piece of pie or cake anytime you visited her home.
Ruth cooked three meals a day, had something baked and ready for the kids after school – she could whip up a meal fit for a king in minutes – never using measurements, a pinch of this and a dash of that. She fed anyone who happened to show up at mealtimes, and there was always plenty to eat, and plenty of people who showed up.
To the delight of her children, she could sometimes, be coaxed to do the Charleston for them.
Ruth attended the Church of Christ."
END excerpt from a biography by her daughter.
Last revised by Deb (McEntire) Williams on 04-21-2020.
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