Mary Louise Mayes

1892 - 1961  (69 years)

• Name	Mary Louise Mayes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	9 Jan 1892	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1950	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Thomas Ruff
  Occupation	Restaurant operator
  Death	26 Dec 1961	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  		Vital_Death-RUFF Mary Mayes Missouri Death Certificate for Mary Louise Mayes Ruff - Coronary Thrombosis
  Burial	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I22004	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John B Mayes,   b. 24 Nov 1858, Jackson County, Missouri, USA d. 31 Aug 1922, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	America Frances Womack,   b. 4 Apr 1861, Ste Genevieve County, Missouri, USA d. 3 Oct 1939, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 May 1880	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F5347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Thomas Ruff,   b. 22 Feb 1890, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 5 Jul 1973, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1912	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F4765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jan 1892 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1900 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA Marriage - 1 Jun 1912 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Thomas Ruff - 1950 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA Death - 26 Dec 1961 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Burial - - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-RUFF Mary and John (Marriage) Marriage Announcement - Mary Mayes marries John Ruff ICR June 6 1912

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Death-RUFF Mary Mayes Missouri Death Certificate for Mary Louise Mayes Ruff - Coronary Thrombosis

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 859; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240859. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 859; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240859 [S8592] Find a Grave: MAYES Mary Louise 1892-1961, Mary Louise Mayes Ruff. [S2170] Ancestry.com, Web: RootsWeb, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), Web: RootsWeb Death Index. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [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: Polk, Madison, Misso. 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: Polk, Madison, Misso [S7459] Find a Grave: WOMACK America Mayes 1861-1939, America Frances Womack Mayes. Birth 4 Apr 1861, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Death 3 Oct 1939 (aged 78), Ironton, Iron County, Missouri Burial Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri Memorial ID 88382650 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88382650/america-frances-mayes