Ruby May Brooks

1921 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Ruby May Brooks  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Feb 1921	Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	After their parents both died in Arizona, Mildred, Ruby, Elzora and Fay can all be found on the 1930 Missouri census in St. Louis, Missouri. The four girls are all described as "inmates" of the Masonic Home of Missouri, and listed as Mildred, age 11, born Missouri; Ruby, age 8, born Missouri, Elzora age 7, born Missouri, and Fay, age 5, born Missouri. The Masonic Home of Missouri, was an institution for the elderly and homeless children, supported by Missouri Masonry. It has been located at 5351 Delmar since 1889; however, the oldest of its present buildings dates from 1914. The western portion of its site was the location of the Jewish Hospital, at 5415 Delmar from 1902 to 1927 when it moved to 216 South Kings Highway. Since acquisition of that property, the Masons have erected several structures for expansion of the Home, the latest building, a residential hall, was finished in 1959. http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/1930mhm.htm http://stlouis.missouri.org/neighborhoods/history/cabanne/hospitals5.htm Art Peck wrote that Ruby is a retired Navy Nurse living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She participated in the Veterans History Project sponsored by the American Folklife Center and found at the Libary of Congress, referenced at the following website. <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/30880>?u? ?/u?They showed that she enlisted into the Navy Nurse Corps, and served from 1943 to 1974, achieving the rank of Commander. Her service period covered the Second World War, the Korean War, and a good portion of the Cold War Era.
  Person ID	I5364	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Willis "Willie" F. Brooks,   b. Abt 1894, Missouri d. Feb 1928, Arizona (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Naoma "Oma" Krapf,   b. 11 Apr 1894, Indian Territory d. 12 Jan 1928, Arizona (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1916  [1]
  Family ID	F2804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Feb 1921 - Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Missouri, St. Louis County, St. Louis, Masonic Home of Missouri (Reliability: 3).