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Living in Crofton at the time of her father's death.

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LDS Film 1985466 gives place of birth as Indiana.

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E U Prentiss, Bethany, Mo

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Residence 139.

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A 25 year old foster child born in New York (female) was living with Amelia at this census.,

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Also had a foster child, Isabelle Stevens, living with her. Isabelle was born July 1881 in New York state.

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Occupation: Farmer Was living in Rochester, Mo in 1884, when she came over to Osborne, Kansas to visit her brother Frank. That winter, Amelia's son Vernon visited Frank. Amelia is described as being of Bethany, Mo in her sister Mary's 1906 death notice.

Alternate place of birth is Fredericktown, Washington county, PA, per Find-a-grave.

"MRS. AMELIA RUBY DEAD. Mrs. Amelia Ruby, at one time a well known resident of Albany, died at her home at Bethany Sunday at the advanced age of 88 years. She had been in her usual health and was remarkably active for one of her age. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist church.
Mrs. Ruby was a remarkable character and had spent a very useful life. An appropriate obituary for this venerable mother will be published next week. She was the mother of G. R. Ruby of Albany."--19 Feb 1920, Albany (MO) Ledger

"SHE WAS A FRITCHIE. Mrs. Amelia Ruby, mother of G. R. Ruby of Albany, and who died at her home in Bethany three weeks ago was a granddaughter of Barbara Fritchie, who was the heroine of John G. Whittier's poem, "Barbara Fritchie." Mrs. Ruby, whose maiden name was Amelia Fritichie Leebrick, was born in Fredericktown, Pa., March 4, 1832, being near 88 years old at the time of her death. Her parents moved to Indiana while she was yet a little girl, and she was there married to M. Gordon Ruby in 1854. They cam the same year to Albany, her husband being in the practice of law here for many years. Two daughters born to them died in infancy. Two sons, G. R. Ruby of Albany and J. C. Ruby of Bethany, are still living and another son, C. V. Ruby, died about ten years ago at Trenton, Mo. The sons were all for many years well known merchants in north Missouri towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruby moved to Bethany in 1896, and her husband died there three years later. She had been from girlhood a devout member of the Methodist Church, and was an earnest, active temperance worker, being known as a woman who was as firm in her convictions and as fearless in their expression as was her grandmother, Barbara Fritchie, who as Whittier's poem relates told Stonewall Jackson and his men to "Shoot if you must this gray old head, but spare your country's flag.""--11 Mar 1920, The Albany (MO) Capital.

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Liiving in Brandon, Fla, at the time of her father's death.

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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Parish records.

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Occupation in 1998 is "National Category Manager, Safeway Stores, Inc, Portland, Or".
Mail to 6315 SE Apple Street, Portland, OR 97222 didn't bounce in June 2003. Story in the Arizona Republic January 6, 2007 tells of the difficulty they are experiencing in selling their home: Sellers: Andy and Jill Leebrick.
House: 4,300 square feet, five bedrooms, in north Phoenix.
Price: Original listing: $714,999. Latest listing: $645,000.
Days on the market: About 130.
Their story: The couple moved to the Tramanto community a couple of years ago, expecting to take advantage of the rising market. Now, they have another house under construction and expect to close soon. If they don't sell, they'll have two mortgages and they need money from the old house to finance the new one.

They knew their listing price was in the top third of houses in that area and also knew the market had slowed. "But I was optimistic the price we had at that time was competitive enough to sell it in the time frame," Andy said. But a price cut was in order as the market languished, and the couple wanted to make it a dramatic one. So they got creative.

The Leebricks went to their builder with a proposition: They would cut the price of their old home by $70,000 if the builder would knock half of that amount off of their new house. The builder agreed, and threw in an extra $7,500 reduction in price and $5,000 in free upgrades.

Biggest frustration: Cutting the price. "I was more than willing to make an adjustment but when that was recommended to us, that shocked me," Andy said. "I didn't buy into that price because I thought it was too deep." It made them rethink whether they would get enough from the old house to buy the new one. At one point, they talked about having to get out of the contract, which would have cost them $27,500. "For us, that is a lot of money," he said. "Actually, the possibility still exists today. If we don't get a buyer we still face the possibility of having to back out and lose that money. I think about it every day."

Challenges: "The big hardship was having the home listed during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays," Andy said. "We have open houses three Saturdays in a row in and around Thanksgiving."
What's next: They will consider upgrades if the deal doesn't materialize quickly.

"My palms are starting to sweat," Andy said. "We have to get something done soon."