Ruby Sprague

1889 - 1980  (91 years)

• Name	Ruby Sprague  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	27 Mar 1889	Oregon County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1930	Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1940	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1950	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to JM Keel
  Death	22 Apr 1980	Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA   [4, 6]
  Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [4]
  		Burial-KEEL Ruby Ruby Sprauge Austin Keel -- Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825078/
  		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
  Person ID	I17447	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Charles E Austin,   b. Jul 1858, Henry County, Illinois, USA d. Between 1910 and 1914, Missouri, USA (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Edward L Austin,   b. 15 Jul 1908, Missouri, USA d. 16 Nov 1935, Missouri, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel,   b. 5 Oct 1885, Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Feb 1962, Ripley County, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1914	Cass County, Indiana, USA   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Jimmie Lincoln Keel,   b. 19 May 1922, Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jul 2021, Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Mar 1889 - Oregon County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA Marriage - 4 Jul 1914 - Cass County, Indiana, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to JM Keel - 1950 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 22 Apr 1980 - Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-KEEL Ruby Ruby Sprauge Austin Keel -- Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825078/

  
  

  People

  KEEL-Ruby and Jasper Ruby Sprague (1889-1980) and Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel (1885-1962)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1374818. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1374818 [S585] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S7089] Find a Grave: SPRAGUE Ruby Keel 1889-1980, Ruby Sprague Keel. Birth 27 Mar 1889 Death 22 Apr 1980 (aged 91) Burial Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley County, Missouri Memorial ID 19825078 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825078/kee [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 489-68-1148; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1973. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sherley, Ripley, Mis. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sherley, Ripley, Mis