Marcus B. Beher
(Abt 1841-1896)
Mary Elizabeth Dill
(Abt 1841-1877)
Theophilus John Jackson Jett
(Abt 1835-1892)
Cynthia Ann Reed
(Abt 1839-1894)
Jefferson D. Beher
(1868-1928)
Willie Elizabeth Jett
(1875-1926)
Ruby A. Beher
(1896-1971)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Raiford Douglas Ward

Ruby A. Beher 2 3

  • Born: 7 Nov 1896, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Raiford Douglas Ward on 9 Sep 1919 in , Johnson, TX, USA 1
  • Died: 4 Sep 1971, Santee, San Diego, California, USA at age 74 3 4
  • Buried: San Diego: Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA, USA 3

   FamilySearch ID: LV68-26D.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Duck Creek Township, Madison, IN, USA. 5 The 1900 census recorded Jefferson Beher, teamster, 32, born Feb 1868, living with wife Millie E. [sic, indexed as Millie but poor handwriting in census is Willie], 26, Feb 1874; Mable G., 10, Nov 1890; Ella L., 6, Oct 1894; and Rubie, 4, Nov 1896. Jefferson, his parents, and Ella were born in Indiana. Mable and Rubie were born in Texas. Willie and her father were born in Georgia and her mother in Alabama.

2. Census in 1910 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 6 The 1910 census recorded at 1508 Pacific Avenue: Jeff D. Beher, blacksmith in own shop, 41, living with wife Willie B., 35; and daughters Elta, seamstress in overall factory, 16, and Ruby, 13. Jeff, his parents, and Elta were born in Indiana. Willie and her parents were born in Georgia. Ruby was born in Texas. Willie had birthed 4 children by 1910 and all were alive.

3. Census in 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 7 The 1920 census recorded renting at 1515 Pacific Street: Rayford D. Ward, office clerk, 34, living with wife Ruby, seamstress in factory, 25. Rayford, his parents, and Ruby were born in Texas. Ruby's father was born in Indiana and mother in Georgia.
On the same census page is Ruby's father renting at 1508 Pacific Street: Jeff R. Beher, blacksmith for supply co., 51, living with wife Willie, 44; son Frederick, glass washer for engraving, 16; brother John F. Beher, locomotive engineer for railroad, 45; and brother Samuel I. Beher, watchman for railroad, 51. Jeff, John, Samuel and their parents were born in Indiana, as was Frederick. Willie and her parents were born in Georgia.

4. Residence: on 10 Apr 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 2

5. Residence: 1927 Forth Worth City Directory: Ward Raiford D. (Ruby) clk Frisco Lines h3140 S. Jennings av in 1927 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 8

6. Residence: 1930 San Diego Directory: Beher, Ruby clerk Gibbany Corset Shop r 1450 4th San in 1930 in San Diego, San Diego, CA. 9

7. Residence: 1935 San Diego City Directory: Beher Ruby A saleswoman Mrs. Mabel Gibbany r 1137 12th avenue in 1935 in San Diego, San Diego, CA. 10

8. Census in 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 11 The 1940 census recorded renting at 676 S. Coronado Street: Ruby A. Beher, corset fitter, 43, single, living alone. In 1935 she lived in San Diego. She was born in Texas.

9. Fact: The informant on Frederick Jackson Beher's death certificate was Miss Ruby Beher of Los Angeles, Calif., 2 Mar 1942, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 12


Ruby married Raiford Douglas Ward, son of Edgar J. Ward and Unknown, on 9 Sep 1919 in , Johnson, TX, USA.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Raiford Douglas Ward was born on 3 May 1889 in Ranger, Eastland, TX, USA,13 14 died on 21 Dec 1954 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX 13 and was buried in Pharr: Pharr Memorial Cemetery, Hidalgo, TX, USA 13.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 (Texas State Library and Archives Commission), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-YCRF R D Ward and Ruby Beher, 06 Sep 1919; citing Marriage, citing Johnson, Texas.

2 Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX), 13 Apr 1926, obituary of Mrs. J. Beher.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155437772.

4 FamilySearch.org, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHD-DWV Ruby A Beher, 04 Sep 1971.

5 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MM-KLJ Jefferson Beher, Duck Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 11A, family 213.

6 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2SY-CHD Jeff D Beher, Fort Worth Ward 3, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 5A, family 92.

7 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1L-S3R Rayford D Ward, Fort Worth Ward 3, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing ED 106, sheet 18A, line 24, family 470.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1927 Fort Worth, TX printed page 870, online image 443.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1930 San Diego City Directory, printed page 162, online image 86.

10 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1935 San Diego City Directory, printed page 120, online image 65.

11 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZW-57Z Ruby A Beher, Councilmanic District 12, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-992, sheet 7A, line 10, family 190.

12 Texas State Registrar Office, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D7-NLB Fredrick Jackson Beher, 02 Mar 1942; citing certificate number 14498.

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161582023.

14 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXF-1V1 Raford D Ward b. 3 May 1889.



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