By Kathy Wait Myers, on June 1st, 2010
Scott and I went on a little road trip to the former town of Ruby, where my ancestors homesteaded in 1863. I wanted to see what it was like now and try to imagine what it was like back then. I’d driven through once and thought I remembered seeing an old post office, but it’s [...]
By Kathy Wait Myers, on April 20th, 2010

LONG
PERMELIA A ROGERS
1820
APR 28, 1915
SAMUEL
APR 30, 1811
APR 5, 1887
SETTLED AT RUBY JUNE 10, 1863
Samuel and [...]
By Kathy Wait Myers, on November 18th, 2009
A scan of a photo taken of a photo taken of a Tintype.
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By Kathy Wait Myers, on November 9th, 2009

WILLIAM HENRY WAITS
William Henry Waits was born in Clermont County Ohio, September 29, 1845. He departed this life at his home in Ruby, Nebraska, January 30, 1927. Age 81 years, 4 months, and one day.
He was united in marriag with Mrs. Elvie Pitt, January 24, 1875. [...]
By Kathy Wait Myers, on November 9th, 2009
I found a new website yesterday called Obits of Nebraska that specializes in pre-1930s obituaries for people who died in Nebraska. Having deep Nebraska roots, I thought I would give it a shot and see if they have any from Seward County. Since it’s such a rural county, there usually aren’t any clippings from their newspapers, [...]
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