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1. Title:   1920 Federal Census
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname
2. Title:   Cherie's Family
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Maiden surname
3. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Maiden surname/Married surname
4. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Charles Hughes and Ruby Sprowls, 20 Apr 1932
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname
Url:   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQQ-7H5
5. Title:   1920 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [State]
6. Title:   Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM
Text:   Date [Year]
Author:   James Fordyce
7. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Date/Location [Township]
8. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Charles Hughes and Ruby Sprowls, 20 Apr 1932
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [State]
Url:   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQQ-7H5
9. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
10. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Date/Location [Facility]
11. Title:   Obituary of Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Date
12. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date/Location
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
13. Title:   Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM
Text:   Location
Author:   James Fordyce
14. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Date/Location
15. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Location
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
16. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Date
17. Title:   Obituary of Charles E. Hughes
Text:   Date [Month/Year]
18. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Charles Hughes and Ruby Sprowls, 20 Apr 1932
Text:   Date/Location
Url:   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQQ-7H5

Notes
a. Note:   N603 Given name (Ruby), middle name (Jane) and maiden surname (Sprowls) from RootsWeb World Connect Project:Cherie's Family (Cherie Atkinson Clark from Sprowls Family Files of Patty Harris)
  Given name (Ruby), married surname (Hughes), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in March, 1952, from the obituary of Okey Ellsworth Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 22, 1952, page 2
  Given name (Ruby), married surname (Hughes) and status (deceased) in May, 1984, from the obituary of Sylvia L. Reese - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, May 17, 1984, page D-3
  Given name (Ruby), married surname (Hughes) and status (deceased) in December, 1991, from the obituary of Ree Z. Karr - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 23, 1991, page B-9
  Given name (Ruby), married surname (Hughes) and status (deceased) in July, 1994, from the obituary of Daisy R. Harris - "Observer Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 16, 1994, page B5
  Given name (Ruby), maiden surname (Sprowls) and date (November 25, 1970) of death from the obituary of Charles E. Hughes - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, April 8, 1997, page C5
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 1920 (January 28) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 236 - sheet 11B - image 22 - line 80) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 6 years old and living with her parents, 3 brothers and 2 sisters on a farm, which was owned and mortgaged. She had not attended school at any time since September 1, 1919. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and her mother. Her given name is listed as "Ruby" in this census.
  1930 (April 10) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 127 - sheet 3A - image 5 - line 36) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was single and 16 years old. She was living with her parents, 1 brother and 2 sisters on a farm, which was owned and valued at $1500 , on Windy Gap Road. She had not attended school at any time since September 1, 1929. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Ruby" in this census.
  1940 (April 24) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 63-153 - sheet 8B - image 16 - line 64) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 26 year old housewife working as an unpaid family worker. She was engaged in home housework. She had worked 0 hours for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and 0 weeks in 1939, earning $0. She did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed the 8th grade. She was married and living with her husband, 2 sons and 2 daughters on a farm, which was owned and valued at $700, on Route 308. On April 1, 1935, she lived in the same house. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Ruby" in this census.
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 MRS. CHARLES E. HUGHES
  Mrs. Ruby J. Hughes, 56, of West Finley, died in Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, at 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 1970, after a serious illness of two weeks.
  Mrs. Hughes was born January 5, 1914, in West Finley Township, a daughter of Jacob and Minnie Henry Sprowls. She spent her entire life in West Finley Township. She was a member of Windy Gap United Presbyterian Church, a past elder and member of the Missionary Society and a member of West Finley FiremenÕs Auxiliary and Good Intent MotherÕs Club.
  She was married April 20, 1932, to Charles E. Hughes, who survives.
  Also surviving are three daughters, Doris Stollar, Canton, Ohio; Mary Lee, wife F (sic) Duane Swart, West Finley, R. D. 2 and Sharon, at home; two sons, Leo, Washington and Earl, Uniontown; three sisters, Mrs. Rea (sic) Karr, Town Inn, Del.; Mrs. Daisy Harris, Washington and Mrs. Sylvia Reese, West Finley, R. D. 2; two brothers, Melvin Sprowls, Washington and Delmar Sprowls, Akron, Ohio and 16 grandchildren. Two brothers are deceased.
  HUGHES - Friends of Mrs. Ruby J. Hughes, West Finley, who died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1970, will be received from 7-9 p.m. Friday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday in the Brownlee Funeral Home, Claysville, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, in charge of Rev. Donald Parker, pastor of Windy Gap U. P. Church. Burial in West Finley Cemetery.
  Source - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, November 27, 1970, pages D-3 and D-5
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 The following information is found at the Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery, Contributed by Karen Hucko, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley2_s.html:
  Surname: Hughes
 Given name: Ruby Jane
 Parents: d/o Jacob & Minnie Henry Sprowls
 Date of Death: 25 Nov 1970
 Date of Birth: 5 Jan 1914
 Place of Death: Pittsburgh, Pa
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 Monument in West Finley Cemetery (Section 4), West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania from "Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM Volume 5" - James Fordyce (2004)
  HUGHES
 RUBY J. CHARLES E.
 1914 - 1970 1904 - 1997

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