Ruth Brady was born 23 Jan 1922 in Hood County, Texas. She was the daughter of Jack Brady and Mary Elizabeth Proctor.
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She first married James Knox Franklin on 9 Oct 1940, in Galveston, Texas. They had three children: Betty Sandra, James Knox, and Carol Diane.
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The Galveston Directory has them living at 1505 Ave. M in 1941.
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Sometime between 1941 and 1950, she divorced James and married John Howard Hamilton who she is living with in 1950 in Galveston.
The 1950 Census shows John 37 and wife Ruth 28 living in an upper apartment with Jasper Nato a lodger. They are listed as married and living on Ave. S1/2 in Galveston, Texas.
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John Hamilton died on 28 Mar 1990 in Coleman, Texas. She married Marshall N. Tutt on 19 Nov 1994 in Coleman, Texas.
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She died on 1 Aug 2011 at Valley View Care Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
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There was a private graveside service at 1:00 directed by Adams-Grahan Funeral Home in Anson. She is buried in White Chapel Cemetery in Coleman, Texas next to John Hamilton.
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Sources
↑Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #90711930 (accessed 15 April 2024) Tutt death 1 Aug 2011 (born 23 Jan 1922) residing at 76120, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
↑Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965" Galveston > 1940 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 15 April 2024) Ruth Lee Lawson. They got the wrong name on the license.
↑U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Texas > Galveston > 1941 > Galveston, Texas, City Directory, 1941 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 15 April 2024)
↑1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 1262; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 262-110 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #188800672 (accessed 15 April 2024) Ruth L Hamilton (28), wife, in household of John H Hamilton (37) in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
↑Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019" Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019 Ancestry Record 8795 #2790413 (accessed 15 April 2024) Ruth Brady (72) marriage to Marshall N Tutt on 19 Nov 1994 in Coleman, Texas, USA.
↑Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #36904903 (accessed 15 April 2024) Memorial page for Ruth Lee Brady Hamilton (23 Jan 1922-1 Aug 2011), citing White Chapel Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas, USA (plot: Map #166 - Map Coordinates: I12); Maintained by Joe W. Fields (contributor 46835524).
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