Ruth Olds Wigley was the fourth child of Amy and Jane Morse Olds. She was close in age to her sister, Dollie, and they did nearly everything together as children, including chores like walking to the spring to haul back water. They learned to hunt together, and often brought squirrel or rabbit home to help feed the family. They learned to cook early, and both remembered all their lives when their Daddy brought home a wild turkey and told the eight and ten year old girls they would have to butcher and cook it since their mother was sick in bed.
A favorite family story that was often told by Ruth's brother, Wallace, to his children, happened in 1918. Ruth was a quiet, obedient eleven year old girl, who always studied hard and never minded helping out. Her mother had nursed a young peach tree that grew beside their rail fence, and this year it finally had produced one peach. Jane Olds warned all of her children not to pull the peach, because she wanted the seed to start another tree. Ruth was ever so respectful and cognizant of her mother's warning, but temptation finally gave way to ingenuity. She cleverly but carefully chewed the luscious meat from the peach and left the seed dangling in place.
Many of the young folks in the area enjoyed the swimming hole on Big Creek located on the Columbus "Lum" Morgan place, just one mile south of the Olds home. It may have been there that Ruth met her future husband, William Ener. He had taken a job at the old Trice sawmill which was just a short distance from the swimming hole. Ruth and William married May 1, 1927. A year later, their son Dolphus, was born. They made their home on a farm near Hemphill, in Sabine County, close to William's family.
On November 12, 1936, the family was driving on Highway 8, when a Hemphill football player returning from a game played in Kirbyville that night, attempted to pass another car and did not notice the Ener's pickup until it was too late. William died that night, and Dolphus the next day. Ruth sustained severe injuries, but recovered after a lengthy hospital stay. After this tragedy, Ruth moved back in with her parents.
Ruth remarried on December 2, 1939, to Earl Wigley, the brother of Mamie Wigley Roundtree who had taught some of the Olds children at the Erin school. Ruth and Earl made their home in Roganville, Texas. They never had any children.
A favorite family story that was often told by Ruth's brother, Wallace, to his children, happened in 1918. Ruth was a quiet, obedient eleven year old girl, who always studied hard and never minded helping out. Her mother had nursed a young peach tree that grew beside their rail fence, and this year it finally had produced one peach. Jane Olds warned all of her children not to pull the peach, because she wanted the seed to start another tree. Ruth was ever so respectful and cognizant of her mother's warning, but temptation finally gave way to ingenuity. She cleverly but carefully chewed the luscious meat from the peach and left the seed dangling in place.
Many of the young folks in the area enjoyed the swimming hole on Big Creek located on the Columbus "Lum" Morgan place, just one mile south of the Olds home. It may have been there that Ruth met her future husband, William Ener. He had taken a job at the old Trice sawmill which was just a short distance from the swimming hole. Ruth and William married May 1, 1927. A year later, their son Dolphus, was born. They made their home on a farm near Hemphill, in Sabine County, close to William's family.
On November 12, 1936, the family was driving on Highway 8, when a Hemphill football player returning from a game played in Kirbyville that night, attempted to pass another car and did not notice the Ener's pickup until it was too late. William died that night, and Dolphus the next day. Ruth sustained severe injuries, but recovered after a lengthy hospital stay. After this tragedy, Ruth moved back in with her parents.
Ruth remarried on December 2, 1939, to Earl Wigley, the brother of Mamie Wigley Roundtree who had taught some of the Olds children at the Erin school. Ruth and Earl made their home in Roganville, Texas. They never had any children.
Ruth Olds Wigley was the fourth child of Amy and Jane Morse Olds. She was close in age to her sister, Dollie, and they did nearly everything together as children, including chores like walking to the spring to haul back water. They learned to hunt together, and often brought squirrel or rabbit home to help feed the family. They learned to cook early, and both remembered all their lives when their Daddy brought home a wild turkey and told the eight and ten year old girls they would have to butcher and cook it since their mother was sick in bed.
A favorite family story that was often told by Ruth's brother, Wallace, to his children, happened in 1918. Ruth was a quiet, obedient eleven year old girl, who always studied hard and never minded helping out. Her mother had nursed a young peach tree that grew beside their rail fence, and this year it finally had produced one peach. Jane Olds warned all of her children not to pull the peach, because she wanted the seed to start another tree. Ruth was ever so respectful and cognizant of her mother's warning, but temptation finally gave way to ingenuity. She cleverly but carefully chewed the luscious meat from the peach and left the seed dangling in place.
Many of the young folks in the area enjoyed the swimming hole on Big Creek located on the Columbus "Lum" Morgan place, just one mile south of the Olds home. It may have been there that Ruth met her future husband, William Ener. He had taken a job at the old Trice sawmill which was just a short distance from the swimming hole. Ruth and William married May 1, 1927. A year later, their son Dolphus, was born. They made their home on a farm near Hemphill, in Sabine County, close to William's family.
On November 12, 1936, the family was driving on Highway 8, when a Hemphill football player returning from a game played in Kirbyville that night, attempted to pass another car and did not notice the Ener's pickup until it was too late. William died that night, and Dolphus the next day. Ruth sustained severe injuries, but recovered after a lengthy hospital stay. After this tragedy, Ruth moved back in with her parents.
Ruth remarried on December 2, 1939, to Earl Wigley, the brother of Mamie Wigley Roundtree who had taught some of the Olds children at the Erin school. Ruth and Earl made their home in Roganville, Texas. They never had any children.
A favorite family story that was often told by Ruth's brother, Wallace, to his children, happened in 1918. Ruth was a quiet, obedient eleven year old girl, who always studied hard and never minded helping out. Her mother had nursed a young peach tree that grew beside their rail fence, and this year it finally had produced one peach. Jane Olds warned all of her children not to pull the peach, because she wanted the seed to start another tree. Ruth was ever so respectful and cognizant of her mother's warning, but temptation finally gave way to ingenuity. She cleverly but carefully chewed the luscious meat from the peach and left the seed dangling in place.
Many of the young folks in the area enjoyed the swimming hole on Big Creek located on the Columbus "Lum" Morgan place, just one mile south of the Olds home. It may have been there that Ruth met her future husband, William Ener. He had taken a job at the old Trice sawmill which was just a short distance from the swimming hole. Ruth and William married May 1, 1927. A year later, their son Dolphus, was born. They made their home on a farm near Hemphill, in Sabine County, close to William's family.
On November 12, 1936, the family was driving on Highway 8, when a Hemphill football player returning from a game played in Kirbyville that night, attempted to pass another car and did not notice the Ener's pickup until it was too late. William died that night, and Dolphus the next day. Ruth sustained severe injuries, but recovered after a lengthy hospital stay. After this tragedy, Ruth moved back in with her parents.
Ruth remarried on December 2, 1939, to Earl Wigley, the brother of Mamie Wigley Roundtree who had taught some of the Olds children at the Erin school. Ruth and Earl made their home in Roganville, Texas. They never had any children.
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