Born in Montgomery Co., Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Hemken
and Ada Vena (Vogel) Hemken
Sister of
Burl Wlliam Hemken, Russell Vogel Hemken, Marion Elbert Hemken, Velma Emma (Hemken) Ledbetter and [private brother (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Ellsworth E. Hughes
— married
2 Dec 1925 in Walshville, Montgomery Co., Illinois
Died
at age 98
in Litchfield, Montgomery Co., Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2015
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Biography
Ruby M. Hemken was born on 28 Nov 1908 in Montgomery Co., Illinois as the first child of Henry Hemken Hemken-59 and Ada Vena Vogel Vogel-822. She had five siblings.
When she was 17, she married Ellsworth E. Hughes, son of James E. Hughes and Laura M. Boyd, on 02 Dec 1925 in Walshville, Montgomery Co., Illinois. They had three children.
Ruby lived in Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois in 1910 (Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois in 1920 (Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas in 1930 (Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Walshville, Montgomery Co., Illinois in 1935. She lived in Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois on 01 Apr 1940 (Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).
Ruby died on 18 Nov 2007 in Litchfield, Montgomery Co., Illinois. She was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond Co., Illinois.
Sources
- link to Year: 1910; Census Place: Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T624_313; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374326
- link to Year: 1920; Census Place: Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T625_394; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 817
- link to Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 721; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0079; Image: 1046.0; FHL microfilm: 2340456
- link to Year: 1940; Census Place: Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T627_860; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 68-46
- link to Social Security Death Index
- Burial: Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond Co., IL - Find A Grave Memorial# 45282678 link
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