Ruby Mae Roberson

1916 - 2014  (97 years)

• Name	Ruby Mae Roberson
  Born	4 Jun 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 9, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	6 Mar 2014  [3]
  Buried	8 Mar 2014	Friendship Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I313623	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Horace M. Roberson,   b. 19 Aug 1888, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Apr 1964, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Eliza Emmaline "Emma" Hickey,   b. 5 Feb 1892, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Mar 1967  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F122974	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Arthur Downey,   b. 14 May 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Aug 1997  (Age 83 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1934
  Children	1. Kathleeen Downey,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2014  (Age ~ 79 years) + 2. Horace L. "Bud" Downey,   b. 19 Oct 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jan 2015, Tennova Healthcare Residential Hospice  (Age 78 years)   3. Lucille Downey,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   4. Arthur Downey, Jr.,   b. 1940, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)   5. Evaline Downey,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2014   6. Raymond Downey,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2014   7. Shirley Downey,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2014   8. Sarah Downey   9. Donald Downey
  Family ID	F147095	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jun 1916 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 8 Mar 2014 - Friendship Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ruby May Roberson Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1916 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Enumeration District Number: 0013 Family Number: 155 Sheet Number and Letter: 7A Line Number: 42 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2234 Film Number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 4548148 Image Number: 00422 Household Gender Age Parent Harace M Roberson M 42 Parent Emma E Roberson F 38 Leroy A Roberson M 18 Lula D Roberson F 16 Ruby May Roberson F 14 Willie R Roberson F 12 John H Roberson M 10 James K Roberson M 7 Fae E Roberson F 4 H M Roberson M 2 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Ruby Downey Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 9, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 23 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Blount, Tennessee District: 5-21 Family Number: 833 Sheet Number and Letter: 42B Line Number: 75 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3874 Digital Folder Number: 005461280 Image Number: 00688 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Arthur Downey M 25 Tennessee Wife Ruby Downey F 23 Tennessee Daughter Kathleen Downey F 5 Tennessee Son H L Downey M 3 Tennessee Daughter Lucile Downey F 1 Tennessee Son J A Downey M 0 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 6 Mar 2014. June 4, 1916 - March 6, 2014 Ruby Mae Roberson Downey, 97, of Maryville went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Mrs. Downey was a faithful servant of Friendship Baptist Church. Being the oldest in years and youngest at heart, she was known by all as "Mamaw Downey." Mrs. Downey was preceded in death by: Husband of 63 years, Arthur Downey; Daughter, Evaline Downey; Daughter, Kathleen White; Son, Raymond Downey; Daughter, Shirley Webb; Grandson, Mike Tyler; Brothers, Roy, James, John and H.M. Roberson; Sisters, Lula Nix and Willie Kirkland. Mrs. Downey is survived by: Children, Horace (Bud) Downey & wife Peggy, Lucille McCall, Arthur Downey Jr. & wife Belva, Sarah Aro, Donald Downey & wife Tammy; 19 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; Sisters, Evelyn Ogle, Maxine Dunn, and Virginia Bowers. Funeral service will be at 3:00 Pm, Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. James Atkins officiating. Interment will follow at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00 PM, Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Friendship Baptist Church. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithLifeandLegacy.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 91006690).