Ruth Alvis Croft

1914 - 1986  (72 years)

• Name	Ruth Alvis Croft  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	12 Jan 1914	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1950	Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to William Kinley
  Death	10 Nov 1986	Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Burial	Egyptian Memorial Gardens, Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1699	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Heber E Croft,   b. 9 Sep 1886, Alexander County, Illinois, USA d. 24 Feb 1946, Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertie Ann 'Birdie' Fisher,   b. 1 Jan 1894, Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA d. 13 Aug 1980, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1920  [6]
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Alvin Kinley,   b. 6 Jan 1915, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA d. Jan 1985 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1937	Jackson County, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Evelyn Louise Kinley,   b. 4 Apr 1938, Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA d. 24 Apr 1938, Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Donald Kinley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jan 1914 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Marriage - 7 Oct 1937 - Jackson County, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to William Kinley - 1950 - Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, USA Death - 10 Nov 1986 - Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9658] Find a Grave: CROFT Ruth. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340141. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340141 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnston City, Willi. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnston City, Willi [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 938. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 938 [S4458] Newspapers.com: Obituary of William Kinley • Carbondale Southern Illinoisan - 16 Jan 1985, William Alvin "Shorty" Kinley -- Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 16 Jan 1985; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois. https://www.newspapers.com/image/83706298/?article=095a7351-66d3-4a85-ae08-67faed7e3d03&focus=0.028562272,0.05870418,0.19114496,0.25065875&xid=3355 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21