Ruth Ragsdale Criswell

1855 -

• Name	Ruth Ragsdale Criswell
  Born	1855	Black Jack Springs, Fayette County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	4930
  Person ID	I4930	Brownlow
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Leroy Vannoy Criswell,   b. 1813, Barboursville, Knox County, Kentucky ,   d. 6 Jul 1865, Oso, Fayette County, Texas  (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann McMicken,   b. 1825, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1866, Oso, Fayette County, Texas  (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	24 Feb 1842	Fayette County, Republic of Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F1285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Coleman B Spinks,   b. 1853, Georgia, USA
  Married	31 Jan 1878	Colorado County, Texas
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F3541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Ruth
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F3542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Criswell Family Among Early Settlers and Heroes of Texas History Ruth R. Criswell, b. Dec. 23, 1855 in Fayette Co., Texas. She married twice, the first time to - Spinks. In 1885, she was living in Gonzales, was a widow with children (who she said had been helping her pick cotton), and had a job as a cook for two old people and their two boarders; she wrote, the job gave her and the children a nice place to live and paid $8 per month besides. She apparently later married someone named Thomas. Died in New York.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Republic of Texas Marriage License, Republic of Texas Marriage License (Reliability: 4).