John Emmanuel Ruby
ID # 4959, (1869-1947)
| Baptism | John Emmanuel Ruby was baptized on 15 August 1869 at Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario. |
| Marriage | He married Annie Thomson Moffat on 20 September 1893 at Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 012942-93 Fergus, Wellington County John Emmanuel Ruby, twenty four, bachelor, General Agent, Presbyterian. Born Port Elgin, residing Winnipeg. Parents William H. Ruby and Catherine McKellar. Annie Thomson Moffat, twenty six, spinster, Presbyterian. Parents John Moffat and Janet Black. Witnesses Fred Ruby, Smiths Falls, and Mabel Dass, Fergus. On 20 September 1893, Fergus, by Rev. J. B. Mullan. |
| Marriage | He married Mabel Gertrude Cornell, daughter of Sanford Augustus Cornell and Eliza Cowan, on 23 June 1909 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The first source for the marriage of John Emmanuel Ruby and Mabel Gertrude Cornell is an index provided by a Manitoba Vital Statistics website. This is in index format and only shows the names of the couple, the date and location of the marriage. The registration number is 1909-004548. It is possible that John was a widower when he married Mabel. The confirming piece of information that we have for their marriage is that they are buried together in Saint James Cemetery in Watford, Lambton County. |
| Death | He died on 21 December 1947 at age 78. |
| Burial | He was buried at Saint James Cemetery, Watford, Lambton County. |
| Note | Birth reg. 001420-69 Port Elgin, Bruce County John Emmanuel Ruby born 15 August 1869. Parents William Henry Ruby, merchant, and Catherine McKellar. Informant William Henry Ruby, merchant, Port Elgin. Physician Dr. Douglass. John's birth registration is very early. The requirement only came into effect the 1st of July of 1869. John Ruby and Annie Moffat were married in Fergus in 1893. By the time of the 1901 census, John is a widower. His mother, Catherine, and a sister and brother, Ada and Oswald, are with him. His mother Catherine is shown as housekeeper and his sister and brother are shown as daughter and son. This is made clearer at the time of the 1906 census, again in Winnipeg, where Catherine is shown as his mother and Ada and Oswald are shown as sister and brother. No evidence has been found that John and Annie had children. |
| Last Edited | 22 Apr 2017 |