Ruby Helen HerringAge: 58 years1907–1965
- Name
- Ruby Helen Herring
- Given names
- Ruby Helen
- Surname
- Herring
- Married name
- Ruby Helen Stringer
- Married name
- Ruby Helen McGaha
 Birth | July 3, 1907 21 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Roy Phillip Herring December 2, 1909 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | May 2, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mildred Herring February 14, 1912 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a sister | Sibyl Larue Herring December 31, 1916 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 10 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Nell Herring January 22, 1919 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Lucille Herring February 2, 1923 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Theopholus Herring March 10, 1925 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a father | David Edgar Herring November 23, 1931 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Hubert Lee Stringer — View this family about 1933 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan September 24, 1933 (Age 26 years) Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sara McGaha November 9, 1934 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sara McGaha November 9, 1934 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sue McGaha September 23, 1937 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sue McGaha September 23, 1937 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage | Charles Peevey McGaha — View this family between 1940 and 1950 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susan Caroline Mobley April 27, 1941 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emily Jane Rollins April 16, 1957 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mildred Herring November 14, 1958 (Age 51 years) Cause: Auto Accident - Thrown from Automobile |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Adoption of a daughter | Sara McGaha Adoption: Adopted by father |
| Adoption of a daughter | Sue McGaha Adoption: Adopted by father |
| Adoption of a daughter | Sara McGaha Adoption: Adopted by father |
| Adoption of a daughter | Sue McGaha Adoption: Adopted by father |
 Death | December 25, 1965 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crestview Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Edgar Herring Birth: November 19, 1885 33 25 — Manchester, Texas, United States Death: November 23, 1931 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Zora McMillan Birth: May 21, 1884 25 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1979 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 11, 1906 — Montague, Texas, United States |
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17 months herself |
Ruby Helen Herring Birth: July 3, 1907 21 23 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: December 25, 1965 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Roy Phillip Herring Birth: December 2, 1909 24 25 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: May 14, 1968 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mildred Herring Birth: February 14, 1912 26 27 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: November 14, 1958 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Sibyl Larue Herring Birth: December 31, 1916 31 32 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: April 29, 2003 — Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Dorothy Nell Herring Birth: January 22, 1919 33 34 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: March 1995 |
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4 years younger sister |
Harriet Lucille Herring Birth: February 2, 1923 37 38 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: November 7, 2002 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Family with Charles Peevey McGaha |
| husband |
Charles Peevey McGaha Birth: November 11, 1896 — Lott, Falls, Texas, United States Death: January 11, 1973 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Ruby Helen Herring Birth: July 3, 1907 21 23 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: December 25, 1965 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: between 1940 and 1950 — |
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-5 years daughter |
Sara McGaha Adoption: Birth: November 9, 1934 — Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: October 29, 2007 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sue McGaha Adoption: Birth: September 23, 1937 — Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States Death: December 17, 2008 — Austin, Travis, Texas, United States |
| Family with Hubert Lee Stringer |
| husband |
Hubert Lee Stringer Birth: October 27, 1904 — Wichita, Texas, United States Death: April 22, 1973 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Ruby Helen Herring Birth: July 3, 1907 21 23 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States Death: December 25, 1965 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: about 1933 — |
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22 months daughter |
Sara McGaha Adoption: Birth: November 9, 1934 — Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: October 29, 2007 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sue McGaha Adoption: Birth: September 23, 1937 — Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States Death: December 17, 2008 — Austin, Travis, Texas, United States |
| Charles Peevey McGaha + Private |
| husband |
Charles Peevey McGaha Birth: November 11, 1896 — Lott, Falls, Texas, United States Death: January 11, 1973 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Private |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - David Edgar Herring - Household
Grayson Street Nocona, Montague, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - David Edgar Herring - Household
Cook Street Nocona, Montague, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Hubert Lee Stringer - Household
112 Pembroke Lane Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles P McGaha - Household
350 Morningaide? Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
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| Note | 1940 census - Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
Hubert Stringer 35
Ruby Stringer: 32
Sarah Stringer: 5
Sue Stringer: 2
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1940 census - Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
Charles P McGaha 43 Head
Clara B McGaha 35 Wife
Malcolm McGaha 18
This indicates Charles & Ruby were not married until after 1940
But.. in the Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Sara McGaha
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1934
Birth Place: Tarrant, Texas, USA
Father: Charles P McGaha
Mother: Ruby Herring
Roll number: 1934_0005
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