Person:Ruth Hamm (1)

Name	Ruth Childress
Alt Name^[2]	_____ Childers
Alt Name^[5]	_____ Hamm
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]^[2]^[3]	Apr 1880	Arkansas, United States
Marriage	9 Jan 1896	Union, Arkansas, United Statesto Melton Smith
Death^[1]^[2]	19 Jul 1937	Marsden, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Burial^[1]		Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas, United StatesMarsden Cemetery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ruth Hamm Smith, in Find A Grave.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Mrs Ruth Smith, in Arkansas, United States. Death Certificates, 1914-1969. (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, 2019).

born Apr 1880
died July 19th, 1937 in Marsden, Bradley, Arkansas
parents: Bill Ham and Bertha Childers
↑ [1], in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).
[2], in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

servant: Bertha Childers, age 25, born in Arkansas
boarder: Ruth Childers, age 1, born in Arkansas
↑ Her step-father's surname was Hamm and several records after her marriage give this as Ruth's maiden name, but a user comment at Ancestry Public Records indicates that there is no indication her step-father adopted her. She used the name Childers in her marriage record.