Ruby A. Beher ^{2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: LV68-26D.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Duck Creek Township, Madison, IN. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. ¹²

10. Newspaper: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar 1942, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. ¹³ BEHER, FREDERICK JACKSON, age 41, residence 3632 Calmont, died Monday, March 2. Survived by son, Boobie Jack; three sisters, Mrs. Mable Gibbany, San Diego, Cal.; Mrs. Elta Bagley, Miss Ruby Beher of Los Angeles, Cal., who are here for the service. Service 4 p. m. today, Shannon's North Side Funeral Chapel, Rev. T. A. Keenan, Brooklyn Heights Baptist Church, officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers, Will R. Parker, Ben Williams, C. A. Senior, H. S. McMullen, Ed Beldon, E. L. Dodd.

Ruby married Raiford Douglas Ward, son of Edgar J. Ward and Unknown, on 9 Sep 1919 in , Johnson, TX.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Raiford Douglas Ward was born on 3 May 1889 in Ranger, Eastland, TX,^{14 15} died on 21 Dec 1954 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX ¹⁴ and was buried in Pharr: Pharr Memorial Cemetery, Hidalgo, TX ¹⁴.)