Ruby Lynn Slaughter Kivett
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Ruby Lynn Kivett was born Aug 23, 1897 near Hopkins, Mo and died Apr 19, 1959. Buried Hopkins Cemetery. Parents George Kivett and Mary C. Slaughter. It is marked that she was divorced which probably explains why Ross is not buried with the family. You can look at this death record on the Missouri Archives http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/   Ruby and D. Ross Garten of Hopkins were married Dec 24, 1913 at the home of the bride's mother at Hopkins by D.W. Griffith Baptist minister. The marriage says "Mary Kivett mother of said Ruby L. Livett gives written assent to said married" since Ruby was under the age of 18.   1920 Census Nodaway Co, Atchison Twp, Mo., Jan 7    Ross Garten 26 male, born Mo parents born US    Ruby L. Garten 22 female born Mo father born Ind mother born Mo    Howard R. Garten 5 male born Mo    Edra Garten 3 11/12 born Mo Charles Garten 2 10/12 born Mo    Clide G. Garten 2/12 born Mo   1930 Census Nodaway Co, Hopkins, Mo, April 15 D. Ross Garten, 38, born Mo father born Mo mother born US, married at age 21 Ruby L. Garten, 32, born Mo father born Ind mother born Mo, married at age 16 Edra L. Garten, 14, female, born Mo Charles S. Garten, 13, male, born Mo Clyde G. Garten, 10, male, born Mo Gerald Garten, 9, male, born Mo Floyd W. Garten, 7, male, born Mo R. Glen Garten, 5, male, born Mo Neva Garten, 3 2/12 female, born Mo   Ruby as a child on the census - 1900 Census Nodaway Co, Hopkins, Jun 8 George Kivett, born Mar 1859 Ind, father born NC, mother born Ind Mary C. Kivett, wife,  born Jun 1869 Mo, father born Ill, mother born Ky Hazel H. Kivett, daughter, born Jan 1894 Mo Ruby L. Kivett, daughter, born Aug 1897 Mo Mary D. Slaughter, mother-in-law, born Mar 1842 Ky parents born Ky Perl J.B. Slaughter, sister-in-law, born May 1886 Ill, parents born Ky   Ruby's mother from this, was Mary D. Slaughter. Mary's obituary was in the Maryville paper - Kivett, Mary Carolyn Slaughter - Mrs Mary Carolyn Kivett, 85, long time resident of Hopkins, died at 11:45 o'clock Friday night in the Berry nursing home at Shambaugh [Iowa] where she had been a patient for four months. She had been ill only a short time.   Mrs Kivett is survived by three daughters, Mrs Ruby Garten, Hopkins; Mrs Dale King and Mrs Stewart O'Dougherty, both of Lenox, Ia; one sister, Mrs Clara Miller, Portland: two brothers, Theodore Slaughter and C.W. Slaughter, both of Portland: 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.   Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church in Hopkins and burial will be in the White Oak cemetery near Pickering in charge of the Swanson funeral directors. The Rev Earl Griffith will conduct the service.   Maryville Daily Forum, Maryville, Missouri, Aug 7, 1954   Mary Carolyn Slaughter was the daughter of George Slaughter and Mary Newman.   1880 Census Lawrence Co, Buck Prairie Twp, Mo George Slaughter, 40, born Ill parents born Ky and Pa Mary Slaughter, 37, born Ky parents born Ky Thomas Slaughter, 19, born Mo Sarah Slaughter, 17, born Mo    Charles Slaughter, 14, born Mo Mary Slaughter, 11, born Mo Eliza Slaughter, 8, born Mo Theodore Slaughter, 6, born Mo Hariett Slaughter, 3, born Mo George H. Slaughter, 1, born Mo   1870 Census Stone Co, Pierce Twp, Mo Geo. T. Slaughter, 30, born Ill Mary Slaughter, 28, born Ky Thomas B. Slaughter, 10, born Mo Sarah F. Slaughter, 7, born Mo Charles W. Slaughter, 3, born Mo Mary C. Slaughter, 1, born Mo   1860 Census Nodaway Co, Nodaway Twp, Mo George Slaughter, 19, born Ill Mary Slaughter, 18 born Ky   Nodaway Co, Mo marriages: George Slaughter to Mary D. Newman, Oct 19, 1859   Next door to George and Mary on the 1860 census were his parents, Edgecome Slaughter age 71 born Frankfort, Ky and Fanny Slaughter age 62, born Pa. They are buried in White Oak Cemetery and have tombstones. Mary Carolyn Slaughter Kivett's obit says she was buried in White Oak Cem. There seem to be a number of burials of this family in White Oak without any tombstones.   Kivett's 1850 Census Morgan Co, Gregg Twp, Ind Aaron Kivett, 55, born NC Margarett Kivett, 54, born NC Sally Kivett, 23, born NC Aaron Kivett, 20, born NC Andrew Kivett, 17, born NC Daniel Kivett, 13, born NC John Kivett, 12, born Ind   1860 Morgan Co, Jefferson Twp, Ind Aaron Kivett, 30, born NC Nancy Kivett, 28, born Oh William Kivett, 6, born Ind Alpha Kivett, 4, born Ind George Kivett, 1, born Ind   1870 Nodaway Co, Union Twp, Mo census Aaron Kivett, 40 born NC Nancy Kivett, 38, born Oh William Henry Kivett, 16, born Ind Alpha Arabel Kivett, 13, born Ind George K. Kivett, 10, Ind EllaNora Kivett, 8, born Ind Alfred Kivett, 5, born Ind Charles Kivett, 1, born Mo   1880 Nodaway Co, Hopkins Twp, Mo census Aaron Kivett, 50, born NC parents born NC Nancy kivett, 48, born Oh parents born Md George Kivett, 21, born Ind Charles Kivett, 11, born Ind   1900 Nodaway Co, Hopkins Twp, Mo census Aaron Kivett, born Jun 1830, 69, born NC parents born NC, married 47 yrs Nancy Kivett, born Mar 1832, 68, born Oh parents born Md   Aaron and Nancy's son John is buried in White Oak Cemetery. I would guess they are too but I don't show a tombstone for them