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Notes

• "We now have Ruby Martin, James Alfred Charles Martin’s daughter from a marriage we knew nothing about.  He was married to Pearl Walker Parsons Martin.  I have added documentation to my tree. Linda Martin Bussell went to court house and got marriage info which is included in tree."
  --  Marion L Mixon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins and Kati Jackson Cain, 28 February 2016
  
  Texas Birth Certificate
  Ruby Martin
  Born 5 March 1916
  Father J A Martin
  Mother Pearl Walker
  Residence of Parents Advance [Parker County], Texas
  Occupation of Father Minister
  Person Reporting J A Williams, MD, Peaster [Parker County], Texas
  
  Ruby's birth certificate does not state the place of birth, other than to identify the county as Parker.
  
  "ADVANCE, TEXAS. Advance is a dispersed rural community near Farm Road 1885 sixteen miles northwest of Weatherford in northwest Parker County. In 1890 B. B. Barton, of Denton County, moved to Adell in Parker County. Four years later he opened a general store four miles northwest of Adell and encouraged Adell residents to move to his new community, which he named Advance. Postal service began in 1894. A cotton gin was erected, and by the late 1890s the new community had twenty residents. Postal service was discontinued in 1906."
  --  "Advance TX," The Handbook of Texas, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hra12
  
  "Peaster is an unincorporated community in Parker County, Texas, United States, nine miles (14 km) northwest of Weatherford.  Settlement began in the 1870s when Georgia native H.H. Peaster bought 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land and built a house. The community that developed near the site of his home was originally called Freemont; in 1885 the name was changed to Peasterville. Throughout the 20th century, Peaster has served area farmers as a school and church community. During the mid-1920s the town's population grew to approximately 300, but this was soon followed by a steep decline after the Great Depression. From 1975 to 1990, Peaster had around 80 residents. Current estimates put the population at approximately 100."
  --  "Peaster, Texas," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaster,_Texas
  
  I found one of our cousin famliy researchers on Martin-Jackson-Green had left a note on Ruby's Find a Grave memorial.
  
  "She is half sister to my grandfather LeeLoo Alfred Martin, and the daughter of James Alfred Martin.  If you are related to her I would love to hear from you. Thanks,  Linda Martin bussell,lmhankssbcglobal.net"
  --  LINDA MARTIN BUSSELL, Comment on Find a Grave, 21 Feb 2016, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61602735
  
  In 1920, Ruby was enumerated with her mother and another child, identified as Leon Martin, Female age 7.  The latter would be Pearl's son Leon Parsons from her first marriage.  They are in the household of Pearl's unmarried brother Jim Walker.  And next door on Ft Worth Street is their parents with other siblings.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 17 January, Weatherford Ward 4, District 64, page 14B, Hse #311, Fam #333
  Walker, Jim  Head  Rents  M W 26 Single TX TX TX Cotton Compress Laborer
  Martin, Pearl Sister F W 31 Married [but husband James not in the household] Colorado TX TX
  Martin, Lean  Dau [of Pearl] F W 7 TX US Colorado [b abt 1912]
  Martin, Ruby  Dau [of Pearl] F 3yrs8mos TX US Colorado [b abt Apr 1906]
  --  Ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=100693575&indiv=try
  
  Ruby's death certificate reports her birth a year later than the birth record shows.  Notice also that she hs a middle name, even though her birth certificate reports only the name Ruby Martin.
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  Ruby Lucille McKenzie [Ruby Lucille Martin]
  Birth 5 Mar 1917 Weatherford [Parker County], Texas [compare the birth certificate, the year was 1916]
  Residence New Waverly, Walker, Texas, Address Box 395
  Father Unknown Martin, Mother Unknown
  Married, Age at Death 59
  Death 19 Sep 1976 University Branch Medical Hospitals, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, stay of 12 days
  Cause of Death Cardiac Tamponade, Pericardial Effusion
  Removal 19 September 1976 for burial in East Sandy Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker, Texas
  Certificate #67641 filed 28 September 1976, filed state 14 October 1976
  
  In March 2016 I submitted information to the memorial for Ruby to fuill gaps and complete family links.  The updated memorial is included below.  The grave date of birth has the year 1917, but the birth certificate date is in 1916.
  
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  Ruby Lucille Martin McKenzie
  Birth Mar 5, 1916 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
  Death Sep 19, 1976 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
  
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  Texas Birth Certificate
  Ruby Martin
  Born 5 March 1916 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
  Death Sep 19, 1976 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
  
  Father J A Martin
  Mother Pearl Walker
  Residence of Parents Advance [Parker County], Texas
  Occupation of Father Minister
  Person Reporting J A Williams, MD, Peaster [Parker County], Texas
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  Ruby Lucille McKenzie
  Birth 5 Mar 1917 Weatherford [Parker County], Texas
  Residence New Waverly, Walker, Texas, Address Box 395
  Father Unknown Martin, Mother Unknown
  Married, Age at Death 59
  Death 19 Sep 1976 University Branch Medical Hospitals, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, stay of 12 days
  Cause of Death Cardiac Tamponade, Pericardial Effusion
  Removal 19 September 1976 for burial in East Sandy Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker, Texas
  Certificate #67641 filed 28 September 1976, filed state 14 October 1976
  
  info from Orville Jenkins
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  Parents:
  James Charles Martin (1870 - 1942)
  Pearl Maude Walker Martin (1886 - 1931)
  Spouse Bascom C McKenzie (1916 - 1984)
  Son Stephen C McKenzie (1940 - 2006)
  
  Burial East Sandy Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker County, Texas
  Created by Ron & Myrna Cooper Nov 14, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #61602735,  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61602735
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Sources

• 1. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 2. Texas Birth Certificate
• 3. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 17 January, Weatherford Ward 4, District 64, page 14B, Ft Worth St, Hse #311, Fam #333
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. Marion L Mixon