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 1926 - 2016 (89 years)
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| Name |
Ruby Mildred Johnson |
| Alt Birth |
17 Dec 1924 |
Rutherford County, Tennessee  [1] |
| Born |
13 Sep 1926 |
Cannon County, Tennessee [2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1940 |
Cannon County, Tennessee [5] |
| Died |
28 Feb 2016 |
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee [1] |
| Person ID |
I33536 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
24 Dec 2018 |
| Family 1 |
William John "John" Bess, b. 11 Oct 1883, DeKalb County, Tennessee , d. 25 Dec 1966, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 83 years) |
| Married |
1 Feb 1941 |
Alabama [2, 3] |
| Divorced |
17 Mar 1965 |
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee [3] |
| Children |
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| Photos |
 | John & Ruby Bess
Photo provided by his son, Dan Bess |
| Last Modified |
23 Oct 2022 |
| Family ID |
F12306 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Fred Houston Vaught, b. 1911, (Tennessee) , d. 1983, Rutherford County, Tennessee (Age 72 years) |
| _MARRIED |
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Partners |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
23 Oct 2022 |
| Family ID |
F12769 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | Ruby Mildred Johnson Bess (1926-
Photo provided by her son, Dan Bess |
 | Ruby & Family
Standing are her parents, Robert & Ella Mae Johnson
Seated are John Bess with Ruby's brother, Barrett,
Sitting on John's lap is Mildred Bess,
William "Willie" Bess is in the dark overalls and
Walter Larry Bess...
Photo provided by Dan Bess |
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| Notes |
- She was about 13 when he married her...Christine Bess Cornett
She had 18 children...Christine Bess Cornett [Editor's Note: She had 15 children with three partners]
First three or four were from Mr. Bess. She came to take care of Mr. Bess when he was ill and he ultimately married Ruby...Pearl Byars Bess Fults
end of this note [2]
- Ruby was a witch-doctor and midwife...
Living in Murfreesboro and suffering from Alzheimers...
end of this note [3]
- It is thought that Ruby with her son, Moses, injected egg-whites in John's vein to cause his heart-attack...
end of this note [3]
- She was first married to William John Bess (Find A Grave Memorial# 150546180), and then Fred Houston Vaught.
Ruby's obituary reads, "Ruby Vaught, age 89 of Murfreesboro died Sunday. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Robert Ernest Johnson and Ella Mae Ferrell Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Fred Vaught; son, Sam and brothers, Elmer Ray, Derwood, Jim Henry,Teemus, Albert and Robert Johnson and sister, Mary Ann Cluck.
Mrs. Vaught is survived by her children; William Bess, Walter Bess Mildred Parker, Jewel Bess, Clemetine Tackett, John Bess, Joshua Bess, Arlan Bess, Charles Bess, Paul Bess, Angela Clark, Freddie Vaught, Mae Williamson, Roy Vaught, Nelson Vaught, Rex Vaught; brothers, Shelah Roy Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Barrett Johnson; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 4 PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be 2PM until 4PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel."
Family Members
Parents
Photo
Robert Ernest Johnson
1892–1957
Spouse
Photo
William John Bess
1883–1965
Siblings
Photo
Teemus Johnson
1921–2015
Mary Ann Johnson Cluck
1922–1985
Photo
Elmer Ray Johnson
1930–1999
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Albert W Johnson
1932–1985
Photo
Derwood Johnson
1934–2015
end of biography [1]
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| Sources |
- [S13473] Ruby Mildred Johnson Vaught, Biography & Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177101516/ruby-mildred-va.
- [S46039] Christine Bess Cornett | Interview | 5 Oct 2012 | homeinspect@blomand.net.
- [S47982] Dan Bess | Telephone Interview | 22 Feb 2013 | 478.288.1837 | danbess00@yahoo.com.
- [S47983] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K44C-JQ2.
- [S48242] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K44C-JQJ.
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