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Ruby
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Ruby (Thurston) Faith Davis was born
in 1893 in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA, the daughter of Charles
and Emma (Minerd) Thurston.
In 1919, Ruby resided in Southwest, Westmoreland County.
At the age of 19, in 1915, Ruby married Ross W. Faith (1893- ? ). He was the son of Mary A. Faith.
They had at least two children -- Emma Jean Faith and James T. Faith.
When the federal census was taken in 1920,
the Faiths made their home on Church Street in Mt. Pleasant. Ross was employed
as a salesman in a grocery store.
By 1930, Ross's career was progressing, and they moved to Dallas, TX, where he worked as district superintendent of a grocery chain. Their home was on Hampton Road. Ross's mother Mary A. Faith lived with them that year.
In 1932, the Faiths traveled from Dallas to Mt. Pleasant for the annual Thurston reunion. Ruby also brought her children back to Mt. Pleasant in June 1937 for a vacation. She attended the Kennel-Miller family reunion at Kalp's Grove near Champion, Fayette County on July 31, 1940, and was named in a related story in the Connellsville Daily Courier.
Circa 1940, when her sister Margaret Cramer died, Ruby lived in Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX.
Ruby later married John E. Davis ( ? - ? ) and returned to her old home area of Western Pennsylvania. Circa 1952, she made her home in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, at the time of death of her brother James Loren Thurston.
The Davises resided in St. Cloud, FL circa 1963. Ruby died at the age of 67 in St. Cloud on Oct. 21, 1963. Her remains were returned to Mt. Pleasant for burial at the Middle Presbyterian Cemetery in Middle Churches.
~ Son James T. Faith ~
Son James T. Faith
(1927-1990) was bon on May 10, 1927. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II
and served aboard the U.S.S.
Rupertus, D.D. 851, based in Newport, RI.
As part of his service in 1945, he was given a standard issue pocket Bible with an inspirational message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, reading:
As Commander-in-Chief I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength and now, as always, an aid in attaining the highest aspirations of the human soul.
After the war, James moved to San Clemente, Orange County, CA and resided there in the early 1960s.
James died in Orange County on Oct. 28, 1990, at the age of 63.
~ Daughter Emma Jean (Faith) Adams ~
Daughter Emma Jean Faith ( ? - ? ) married R.H. Adams ( ? - ? ).
They made their home in St. Petersburg, FL in 1963.
Copyright © 2001, 2008 Mark A. Miner