Husband: Daniel C. Ruley
Census name: Daniel Ruly
Born: May-22-1840 in Belmont Co, OH 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Mar- 6-1898 1
Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Lloyd Ruley (1811 - 1884)
Mother: Elizabeth Dotson (1809 - 1880)
Wife: Anna Elizabeth Johnston 4
Census name: Ann E. Johnston
Married: Mar-23-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Jan-26-1845 in Frederick Co, VA 1,5,2
Died: Nov-12-1926 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6
Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 6,3 (see note 2)
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6
Resided: 1915 in Roane Co, WV 7
Census: 1900 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Addison A. Johnston (1811 - 1855)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Rust (1818 - 1892)
F Child 1: Camilla O. Ruley Census name: Cassanella Ruley Born: Dec-23-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,8 (see note 3) Died: Oct-22-1921 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 6 Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis 6 Census: 1900 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: dry goods clerk 6
F Child 2: Elizabeth V. Ruley Also known as: Elisabeth Ruley Born: Oct- -1874 5,8,9 Died: 1960 8 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 3 Resided: 1928 in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 10 Census: 1900 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles M. Frashure b. 1859 d. Mar-29-1946 Census name: Charles Frazier Married: ca 1899 5
M Child 3: Henry J. Ruley Born: ca 1878 9 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Daniel Avery Ruley Census name: Avery Ruly Born: Aug-30-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13,5 Died: Sep-18-1964 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,14 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 11 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,15,16,17 Census: 1920, 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV Occupation: timber & lumber producer 11 Occupation: 1930 oil & gas operator 17 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Opal Augusta "Gussie" Britton b. May- 1-1884 d. Feb-16-1917 Also known as: Gussie Britton 18,6 Married: Oct- 5-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Wife: Olive Skidmore b. Oct-17-1884 d. May-23-1951 Married: Feb- 1-1919 in Wirt Co, WV 20
F Child 5: Anna Estella Ruley Also known as: Estella Ruley 21 Born: Apr-17-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,5,8 Died: Mar-31-1965 in Wood Co, WV 23,8 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV Husband: Samuel Jackson Smith b. May-20-1866 d. Dec-17-1923 Also known as: S. J. Smith 21 Married: Sep-29-1902 in Tyler Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Lloyd Johnston Ruley Born: Nov- 3-1887 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 22,24,5 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Census: 1900 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Death record of son. (5) 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) West Union Herald, 11/11/1915. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (10) Obituary of aunt. (11) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Death record of wife. (16) Death record of mother. (17) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (18) Obituary. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as D. A. Ruley, 30, of Doddridge Co; and Gussie Britton, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 5 1910. (20) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV. (21) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) Event Notes Note (1) Age 12 in the 1850 Census would put birth in about 1838. Note (2) Although there is a marker for her with her husband at Ruley Cemetery in Doddridge County, her burial was actually in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (formerly IOOF Cemetery), as indicated in her death record and by her own grave marker there. Note (3) Birth date given in death record as Dec 23 1872. But date on headstone is 1871, and the 1900 Census show it as Dec 1871.