Individual Details

Ruby C. Baker

(24 Jun 1904 - 27 Apr 2003)



Family Search entry states she was adopted by Joseph & Delilah, 20 May 1905, age 11 months.

Married name was Marcus. License, Chilton Co, dated 15 Mar 1920. Mr. Joseph A. Marcus to Miss Rubye Baker. He was 26; she was 16.

1927 Birmingham, AL, City Directory
Marcus, Jos. A. (Ruby) carpenter. Home: 710 S 16th Place, SW

1930 Census. Birmingham, Jefferson, AL, Hh 102
710 16th Place, SW
Joseph A. Marcus, 35, married at age 25, Carpenter, House
Ruby C., wife, 25, married at 16
Peggy Joe, dau, 5

1940 Census. Mitchell Dam, Chilton Co, AL, Hh 20
Same house in 1935
Joseph Marcus, 45, Carpenter
Ruby, wife, 35
Peggy Jo, dau, 15
Bettie Loraine, dau, 9

1950 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 306
Joe Marcus, 55, Carpenter, Power Company
Ruby, wife, 45
George Waites, lodger, 20, meat cutter, grocery store
Maxine, lodger's wife, 16

Married to Joseph A. Marcus, child of James Monroe Marcus Jr. and Bell Attaway. He was born 25 Oct 1894, Autauga Co, AL - died in Clanton, 1 May 1970.

The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, 8 Nov 1953, Sunday, p.59
Miss Peggy Marcus weds Dr. Haynes
Miss Peggy Marcus, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Marcus of Clanton and Dr. Walter G. Haynes were wed Saturday afternoon in the Chancel at the church of the Advent. The Rev. John C. Turner officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hollock gave a reception at their home on Vestavia Drive after the ceremony. Dr. and Mrs. Haynes left later for a wedding trip to Miami, Fla., and Cuba.

Daughter Bettye Loraine Marcus was born 29 May 1930, Birmingham, AL - died 8 Aug 1994.

Events

Birth24 Jun 1904
Adoption20 May 1905
Death27 Apr 2003Birmingham, Shelby County, Alabama

Families

FatherJoseph Alfred Baker (1867 - 1941)
MotherDelilah Adline Mims (1869 - 1950)
SiblingWilliam Rudolph Baker (1888 - 1984)
SiblingClaude Mathew Baker (1890 - 1984)
SiblingSena Mable Baker (1907 - 1948)