Ruby J Hodges

Female1892–16 October 1966

Brief Life History of Ruby J

Ruby J Hodges was born in 1892, in Ohio, United States. She lived in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States in 1966. She died on 16 October 1966, in Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mentor Municipal Cemetery, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, United States.

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Martin Carl Covert
1875–1966
Ruby J Hodges
1892–1966

Sources (4)

  • Ruby J Covert, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ruby I Covert, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"
  • Ruby Covert in household of Martin Covert, "United States Census, 1940"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 4

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 6

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Age 20

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hodge with genitival or post-medieval -s. Occasionally, however, the name may be topographic for a person who lived or worked at the house of someone named Hodge or Roger.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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