RUBY, Anna Lena Adele^[1]

1904 - 1975  (70 years)

• Name	RUBY, Anna Lena Adele
  Birth	1 Jun 1904	Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Jan 1975	Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA   [3]
  Death	13 Jan 1975	Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Age	70 years
  Person ID	I4713	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	RUBY, Carl Benjamin           b. 1 Jul 1877, Polk City, Polk County, Iowa, USA           d. 3 Nov 1910, Perkins County, Iowa, USA (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	SCHMALE, Adele           b. 2 Nov 1878, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany           d. 4 Jul 1954, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1 Sep 1902	Clayton, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 2 months - She : 23 years and 10 months.
  Siblings	5 brothers
  1. RUBY, Christian August Frederick "Fred"           b. 17 Jun 1903, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 20 Dec 1995, Aloha, Washington County, Oregon, USA  (Age 92 years) ╚═KRAUSE, Kathleen Naomi           b. 28 Sep 1908, Adams County, North Dakota, USA           d. 01 Mar 1996, Aloha, Washington County, Oregon, USA  (Age 87 years)   + 2. RUBY, Anna Lena Adele           b. 1 Jun 1904, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 13 Jan 1975, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 70 years) ╚═DUTTON, Harry Sr           b. 26 May 1904, Lacelle, Clarke County, Iowa, USA           d. 18 Dec 1986, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years),  m. 18 Sep 1927, Bison, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA   3. RUBY, Carl Paul           b. 28 May 1905, Wisconsin, USA           d. 21 Mar 1991, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years) ╚═ANDERSON, Ruth Suzanna           b. 22 Apr 1906, Marquisville, Polk County, Iowa, USA           d. 29 Jan 1991, Vale, Butte County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 84 years)   4. RUBY, Paul Benjamin           b. 02 Nov 1906, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 15 Jul 2001, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 94 years) ╚═FORDAHL, Nordis Marguerite           b. 28 Jun 1909, Wanamingo, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA           d. 14 Jan 1994, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 84 years),  m. 24 May 1931   5. RUBY, Sgt Franklin Anton "Frank"           b. 29 Oct 1907, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 07 Jul 1980, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 72 years) ╚═FIELDS, Mabel Lucille           b. 20 May 1914, Twin Branch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA           d. 23 Oct 1991, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 77 years)   6. RUBY, Sgt William Walter "Bill"           b. 09 Mar 1909, Glidden, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 18 Jun 1983, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years) ╚═COSGROVE, Frances Elizabeth           b. 27 Jun 1912, Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, USA           d. 04 Aug 2004, Hampton City, Virginia, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Children	6 children
  	1. RUBY, Christian August Frederick "Fred"           b. 17 Jun 1903, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 20 Dec 1995, Aloha, Washington County, Oregon, USA  (Age 92 years) + 2. RUBY, Anna Lena Adele           b. 1 Jun 1904, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 13 Jan 1975, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 70 years) 3. RUBY, Carl Paul           b. 28 May 1905, Wisconsin, USA           d. 21 Mar 1991, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years) 4. RUBY, Paul Benjamin           b. 02 Nov 1906, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 15 Jul 2001, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 94 years) 5. RUBY, Sgt Franklin Anton "Frank"           b. 29 Oct 1907, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 07 Jul 1980, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 72 years) 6. RUBY, Sgt William Walter "Bill"           b. 09 Mar 1909, Glidden, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA           d. 18 Jun 1983, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Stepparents	RUBY, Richard Frederick "Fred" (m. 1902)
  Family ID	F1818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	RUBY, Richard Frederick "Fred"           b. 22 Jan 1884, Elk Horn, Shelby County, Iowa, USA           d. 10 May 1955, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	SCHMALE, Adele           b. 2 Nov 1878, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany           d. 4 Jul 1954, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA (Age 75 years)
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 5 half sisters
  1. RUBY, Sgt Christopher Benjamin "Chris"           b. 09 Aug 1913, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 23 Aug 1969  (Age 56 years) ╚═ DIEDRICH, Katherine "Kathie"   2. RUBY, Adele           b. 27 Nov 1915, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 27 Nov 1915, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 0 years)   3. RUBY, Richard Daniel           b. 15 Dec 1917, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 10 Aug 1973, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA  (Age 55 years)   4. RUBY, Rose Florence           b. 25 Jan 1918, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 26 Feb 1935, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 17 years)   5. RUBY, Sgt Ruth Marie           b. 16 Mar 1919, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 13 Dec 1999, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 80 years)   6. RUBY, Emma Florence "Em"           b. 19 Sep 1920, Zeona, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 05 Nov 2014, Belmont, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 94 years)   7. RUBY, May Christine           b. 20 Jul 1922, Newell, Butte County, South Dakota, USA           d. 08 Jun 2005, Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F4249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DUTTON, Harry Sr (unproven)           b. 26 May 1904, Lacelle, Clarke County, Iowa, USA           d. 18 Dec 1986, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA (Age 82 years)  [4]    Other partners: ANDERSON, Gunda (m. 1983)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1927	Bison, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 3 months - He : 23 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Living + 2. DUTTON, Harry Hedley Jr           b. 15 May 1928, Strool, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 6 Apr 1969, Winter Park, Grand County, Colorado, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. DUTTON, Daniel Lauren "Danny"           b. 28 Nov 1935, Bison, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA           d. 19 Jun 1988, Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	ANDERSON, Gunda           b. 4 Jan 1910, Florence, Codington County, South Dakota, USA           d. 12 Feb 1997, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 87 years) m. 23 Nov 1983, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F2140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jun 1904 - Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 18 Sep 1927 - Bison, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA Burial - Jan 1975 - Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA Death - 13 Jan 1975 - Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Anna Lena Adele (born Ruby) Dutton (1904 - 1975) spent her early years on the homestead her birth Father Carl Benjamin "Ben" Ruby (1877-1910) and her Uncle Richard Frederick "Fred" (1884-1955) built; On the homestead was a one-room sod house for Ben and his Wife Adele (born Schmale) Ruby (1878-1954) and their six children--Fred, Anna, Carl, Paul, Frank, and Bill. Anna's birth Father Ben was killed in a coal mine near the homestead, and a couple of years later her birth Mother Adele married Ben's brother Fred, who raised Anna and her brothers as his own. Anna's Uncle Fred and her birth Mother Adele gave birth to six more children--Chris, Richard, Rose, Ruth, Emma, and May, all born in that sod house except May. Another baby, Adele, was stillborn and is laid to rest in the Ruby Family Cemetery next to Ben's grave. Anna married Harry Dutton, Sr. (1904 - 1986) on September 18, 1927. *Biography Facts Courtesy of "Prairie Rattlers, Long Johns and Chokecherry Wine: Memoirs from the Silent Prairie" (ISBN: 1-4137-0053-5), authored by Emma L. (born Ruby) Willey, the eleventh of Adele (born Schmale) Ruby's twelve children and who is the only living sibling. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Ancestry.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: Michael Eugene Shaner Record added: Feb 17, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 65752773 [S84] Ancestry.com. EdwardArleneD