Ruby Elizabeth Shepard

1904 - 1999  (95 years)

• Name	Ruby Elizabeth Shepard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	19 Apr 1904	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Maternal DNA	Haplotype J2b1a : found in western Europe and Russia  [7]
  Race	Negro  [2]
  Reference Number	102
  Residence	1910	Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
  Residence	1930	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Died	30 Apr 1999	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Buried	4 May 1999	Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I102	Families

  
  

  Father	Charles Frederic Shepard,   b. 6 Aug 1879, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1948, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Luetta M. Roberts,   b. 21 Apr 1883, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1951, Fontanet, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Not Married
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Lindsey Cooper,   b. 11 Apr 1894, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1985, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1922	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. John Lindsey Cooper, Jr,   b. 16 Aug 1923, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 6 Apr 1995, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   2. Richard Theron Cooper,   b. 3 Dec 1924, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1992, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   3. Edith Cooper,   b. 1930, Indiana, USA  [natural]   4. Olga Bonnie Cooper,   b. 8 Oct 1931, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 2021, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 89 years)  [natural]   5. Theodore 'Pete' Cooper,   b. 25 Apr 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 18 May 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 42 years)  [Adopted]  [natural]   6. Idleleen May Cooper,   b. 18 Jul 1922, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1956, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA  (Age 33 years)  [Adopted]  [natural]
  Photos		Shepard Reunion 1946
  		Cooper, John and Ruby photo by Carla Young
  Headstones		Cooper, John & Ruby John: Birth: Apr. 11, 1894 Death: Jan. 17, 1985 Ruby: Birth: Apr. 19, 1904 Death: Apr. 30, 1999 Inscription: Married Feb 17, 1922
  Marriage Records		Cooper, John & Ruby E. Shepard Vigo County Marriage Records
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James Niece,   b. 9 Mar 1896, Indiana, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1965, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Never Married
  Children	1. Theodore 'Pete' Cooper,   b. 25 Apr 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 18 May 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 42 years)  [natural]   2. Idleleen May Cooper,   b. 18 Jul 1922, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1956, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA  (Age 33 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F1533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Apr 1904 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - 1910 - Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Married - 21 Feb 1922 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Died - 30 Apr 1999 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Buried - 4 May 1999 - Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Ruth-Babe-Ruby Ruth Russell Manuel, Clyde "Babe" Manuel Jr, Ruby Shepard Cooper
  		Freddie Mae Malone - Ruby Cooper photo from Russ & Vicky

  
  

  Death Records

  Cooper, Ruby Elizabeth Shepard Death Certificate

  
  

  DNA Project

  J2b1a ● Maternal DNA Haplogroup of Larry Russell You are are an inferred DNA test match cousin if you have not taken this test. This test shows the relationship with other testers who share this Maternal DNA Haplogroup. This is the inferred mtDNA of Panthea Harrison, her female ancestors, and female descendants.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online. Record for John Cooper [S160] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 636; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: 117.0; FHL microfilm: 2340371. Record for John Cooper [S269] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Ruby Elizabeth Shepard [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for John Lindsey Cooper Jr [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Theodore Cooper [S267] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for Idelien May Cooper [S255] 23andMe DNA, Larry D. Russell. Maternal DNA test results Haplogroup: J2b1a Ethnic Origin: Western Europe and Russia [S231] Stewart Lawn Cemetery (Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA) to James Otto Shepard, Cemetery Record Book, 2004, Ruby Cooper. South Side Row 4 Grave 920 Burial Date: 4 May 1999