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RUBY LEE JOHNS 1919–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1919

Birth Location: Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 18 JUN 1979

Death Location: Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Willie Johns

Mother: Lou Cauley

Spouse(s): Leroy Woods

Children(s): Sylvia Woods, Willie Woods, Wayne Woods

RUBY LEE JOHNS was born in 1919 in Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Willie Nelson Johns And Lou Alice Cauley. In 1920, RUBY LEE JOHNS resided in Screven, Wayne, Georgia, USA. In 1930, RUBY LEE JOHNS resided in Odum, Wayne, Georgia, USA. RUBY LEE JOHNS married Leroy Woods, and had children including Cheryl Woods, Dixie Lee Woods, Edna Amanda Woods, Nick Woods, Sylvia Nell Woods, Thomas Woods, Wayne Woods, Willie Woods. RUBY LEE JOHNS passed away in 1979 in Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • RUBY LEE JOHNS was born in 1919 in Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Willie Nelson Johns And Lou Alice Cauley.
  • In 1920, RUBY LEE JOHNS resided in Screven, Wayne, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1930, RUBY LEE JOHNS resided in Odum, Wayne, Georgia, USA.
  • RUBY LEE JOHNS married Leroy Woods, and had children including Cheryl Woods, Dixie Lee Woods, Edna Amanda Woods, Nick Woods, Sylvia Nell Woods, Thomas Woods, Wayne Woods, Willie Woods.
  • RUBY LEE JOHNS passed away in 1979 in Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

RUBY JOHNS's Ancestors

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RUBY JOHNS
1919–1979
Birth Place: Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Willie Nelson Johns
1898–1974
Screven, Wayne Co. Georgia, USA
Lou (Alice) Cauley
1901–1954
Montgomery, Georgia
Grandparents
William (Malachi "Maley or Mallie") Johns
1875–1919
Wayne Co. Georgia, USA
Ida Denison
1879–1938
Ware County, Georgia, USA
William (C) Cauley
1874–1957
Montgomery, Georgia, USA
Ozenia Smith
1880–1964
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Johns
1852–1935
Nancy Groover
1846–1894
Sarah Dennison
1845–
James Cauley
1824–1895
Rachel Herndon
1843–1902
Issac Smith
1845–
Malinda Beasley
1855–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
malekiah CSA
1821–1891
Margaret Nettles
1822–1893
James Groover
1825–1909
Elizabeth Davis
1821–1908
Wm Denison
1820–1888
Jane Boothe
1827–1865
Henry Herndon
1821–1885
Gemna Davis
1822–1847

RUBY JOHNS's Descendants

1.
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RUBY (LEE) JOHNS (15 Aug 1919–18 JUN 1979) m. Leroy Woods (2 Oct 1914–24 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Sylvia (Nell) Woods 1937–2006
  2. 2. Willie Woods 1940–1987
  3. 3. Wayne Woods 1945–

RUBY JOHNS's Timeline

7 Records

1919
15 Aug 1919
Birth of RUBY LEE JOHNS in Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 1
RUBY LEE JOHNS resided here in Screven, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Screven, Wayne, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
RUBY LEE JOHNS resided here in Odum, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Odum, Wayne, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
RUBY LEE JOHNS resided here in Rural, Wayne, Georgia
Rural, Wayne, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 21
RUBY LEE JOHNS resided here in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
RUBY LEE JOHNS resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1979
18 JUN 1979
Age 60
Death of RUBY LEE JOHNS in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Odum, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00721; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 151-9A
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] Georgia, Death Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] South Carolina, County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Screven, Wayne, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Odum, Wayne, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wayne, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00721; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 151-9A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00721; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 151-9A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wayne, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1979
    Event Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] Georgia, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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