Brief Life History of Ruby
When Ruby Berry was born on 3 July 1906, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, her father, David Crockett Berry, was 34 and her mother, Mary Jane Hayes, was 30. She married Clyde Meeks Wallace on 24 December 1928, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Rural, Clarke, Alabama, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 10 Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1950. She died on 3 February 1990, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.
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- Ruby Berry in household of David C Berry, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ruby Berry - Published information: birth-name: Ruby Berry
- Miss Ruby Berry, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
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World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .
English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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