Family: Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Sr / Ruby Lee Hamilton (F4847)

• Male Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Sr

  
  

  Birth	14 Oct 1890	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Death	2 Oct 1972	Arlington County, Virginia, USA
  Burial		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	Oct 1926  [1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	Amanda Marie Firux | F4846
  Marriage	Bef 1917
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  Female Ruby Lee Hamilton

  
  

  Birth	12 Jan 1896	Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
  Death	Jan 1985	Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Burial		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Father	John James Hamilton | F4255 Group Sheet
  Mother	Charlotte Hyacinth 'Lottie' Algiers | F4255 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Dorothy Ann Distelhurst

  
  

  Birth	13 Jan 1928	Georgia, USA
  Death	1934	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Burial		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

  
  

  Male Cockswain Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Jr

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1917	Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
  Death	9 Jan 1943
  Burial	Lost at Sea - Atlantic Ocean

  
  

  Female Martha Jean Distelhurst

  
  

  Birth	13 Jun 1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
  Death	1 Jul 1973	Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
  Burial		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Spouse	Spofford Jay Beadle | F9386
  Marriage	6 Dec 1952	New York, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2318; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 0072; Image: 670.0; FHL microfilm: 2342052. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2318; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 0072; Image: 670.0; FHL microfilm: 2342052 [S9057] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Ruby and Alfred Distelhurst • Atlanta Constitution - 26 Sep 1926, Ruby Lee Hamilton and Alfred Edgar Distelhurst Sr - Publication Date: 26/ Sep/ 1926; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia. https://www.newspapers.com/image/398071904/?article=b90bd12c-fec9-4169-813e-270e8518aa97&focus=0.48743445,0.30196545,0.726454,0.3298597&xid=3398 [S10784] Find a Grave: HAMILTON Ruby Distelhurst 1896-1985, Ruby Lee Hamilton Distelhurst. Ruby Hamilton was born on January 12, 1896 in Mississippi, to John J. and Charlotte Hamilton. She was the sister to Lonie, John and Virginia. In the late 1920s, Ruby married Alfred Edgar Distelhurst. The two lived in several states, including Georgia and Texas, before settling down in Tennessee. They had two daughters, Dorothy Ann and Martha Jane. Ruby and her family were struck by an incomprehensible tragedy when their eldest daughter Dorothy was abducted while walking home from school. Many efforts were made to recover her alive, including fulfilling a ransom, but Dorothy was found murdered eight weeks after her abduction. Dorothy's story gained national attention, and although there was a spotlight on her case, her killer was never caught. Nine years after Dorothy's death, Ruby's stepson, Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Jr., was killed in WWII. After Alfred Jr.'s death, Ruby and Ed moved to Virginia, where they lived until both Ed and their adult daughter Martha died within a year of each other. Ruby then moved back to Tennessee, where she died in January of 1985. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Ed (1972); daughter, Dorothy (1934); stepson, Alfred (1943); and daughter, Martha (1973). She was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park with her family. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157986861/ruby-distelhurst