Herbert Edgar Ruby was born in 1893, to James Morton Ruby and Helen Johnson Ruby. His brother Oran Johnson Ruby was born on May 3, 1895. On September 1 of that same year, Helen died and Mort Ruby abandoned the family. Herbert and Oran were then raised by their maternal grandmother, Maria(h) Vickery Johnson.
Herbert married Bertha Knight on December 18, 1913, and together they had three children: Helen, Norma, and Herbert Jr. Family lore has it that upon her third pregnancy, Herbert promised to buy Bertha a new Victrola if she bore him a son. She did, and Herbert made good on his promise.
Herbert's chosen career, with the Illinois Central Railroad, spanned some 48 years. Some of his fellow trainmen teasingly called him "Harry" because they fancied he resembled President Truman (Herbert and Harry actually were distantly related). He retired as a conductor in 1961, and devoted full time to his hobby of gardening.
Suffering a stroke in 1974, Herbert's activities became limited. He succumbed to pneumonia about a year later. His widow Bertha would outlive him by 19 years.
Herbert married Bertha Knight on December 18, 1913, and together they had three children: Helen, Norma, and Herbert Jr. Family lore has it that upon her third pregnancy, Herbert promised to buy Bertha a new Victrola if she bore him a son. She did, and Herbert made good on his promise.
Herbert's chosen career, with the Illinois Central Railroad, spanned some 48 years. Some of his fellow trainmen teasingly called him "Harry" because they fancied he resembled President Truman (Herbert and Harry actually were distantly related). He retired as a conductor in 1961, and devoted full time to his hobby of gardening.
Suffering a stroke in 1974, Herbert's activities became limited. He succumbed to pneumonia about a year later. His widow Bertha would outlive him by 19 years.
Herbert Edgar Ruby was born in 1893, to James Morton Ruby and Helen Johnson Ruby. His brother Oran Johnson Ruby was born on May 3, 1895. On September 1 of that same year, Helen died and Mort Ruby abandoned the family. Herbert and Oran were then raised by their maternal grandmother, Maria(h) Vickery Johnson.
Herbert married Bertha Knight on December 18, 1913, and together they had three children: Helen, Norma, and Herbert Jr. Family lore has it that upon her third pregnancy, Herbert promised to buy Bertha a new Victrola if she bore him a son. She did, and Herbert made good on his promise.
Herbert's chosen career, with the Illinois Central Railroad, spanned some 48 years. Some of his fellow trainmen teasingly called him "Harry" because they fancied he resembled President Truman (Herbert and Harry actually were distantly related). He retired as a conductor in 1961, and devoted full time to his hobby of gardening.
Suffering a stroke in 1974, Herbert's activities became limited. He succumbed to pneumonia about a year later. His widow Bertha would outlive him by 19 years.
Herbert married Bertha Knight on December 18, 1913, and together they had three children: Helen, Norma, and Herbert Jr. Family lore has it that upon her third pregnancy, Herbert promised to buy Bertha a new Victrola if she bore him a son. She did, and Herbert made good on his promise.
Herbert's chosen career, with the Illinois Central Railroad, spanned some 48 years. Some of his fellow trainmen teasingly called him "Harry" because they fancied he resembled President Truman (Herbert and Harry actually were distantly related). He retired as a conductor in 1961, and devoted full time to his hobby of gardening.
Suffering a stroke in 1974, Herbert's activities became limited. He succumbed to pneumonia about a year later. His widow Bertha would outlive him by 19 years.
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