Ruby Elizabeth (Spearing) Shell (1912 - 1998)

Born 18 Feb 1912 in Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Millard Boyd Shell — married 7 Mar 1931 in Bowling Green, Licking, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Ruby was born in 1912. She was the daughter of Walter and Mary Louisa (Kitchen) Spearing.^[1]

She married Boyd Shell in 1931.^[2] They divorced in 1942.^[3] They remarried in 1950.^[4]

Ruby died in 1998.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917", Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 230; Record Group: Rg 80-2, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8838 #2596894 (accessed 20 November 2023), Ruby Elizabeth Spearing born on 18 Mar 1912, daughter of Walter Spearing & Mary Louisa Kitchen, in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
2. ↑ "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993", Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #904629995 (accessed 20 November 2023), Ruby Spearing (21) marriage to Boyd M Shell on 7 Mar 1931 in Wood, Ohio, USA. Bride's parents: Walter Spearing and Mary Kitchen; Groom's parents: William Shell and Lou Mchoffie.
3. ↑ "Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952", Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9092 #6337354 (accessed 20 November 2023), Ruby E Shell divorce from Boyd M Shell.
4. ↑ "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952", Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 216; Film Title: 77 St. Clair 15885-78 ST. Joseph 819; Film Description: St Clair (1949)-St Joseph (1929), Ancestry Record 9093 #4255895 (accessed 20 November 2023), Ruby Shall (37) marriage to Boyd Shell on 8 Jul 1950 in Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA.
5. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Ancestry Record 60901 #20395444 (accessed 20 November 2023), Name: Ruby Spearing Shell [Ruby Shell] [Ruby Spearing Spearing]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 18 Feb 1912; Birth Place: Collingwood, Canada; Death Date: 18 Jun 1998; Father: Walter Spearing; Mother: Mary Kitchen; Notes: Jul 1941: Name listed as RUBY SPEARING SHELL; 25 Jun 1998: Name listed as RUBY SHELL.

• Infant son death certificate Sep 1931 mentions parents Boyd M. Shell and Ruby Spearing

• "1930 United States Federal Census", Year: 1930; Census Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 2340753, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #11181379 (accessed 20 November 2023), Ruby Spearing (18), single daughter, Saleslady, in household of Walter Spearing (48) at 78 Southside, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA. Born in Canada.

• "1940 United States Federal Census", Year: 1940; Census Place: Hazel Park, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01803; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 63-157, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #83827592 (accessed 20 November 2023), Ruby Shell (26), wife, in household of Boyd Shell (30) in Hazel Park, Oakland, Michigan. Born in Canada English.