RUBY RAINEY GILLEY PERSON
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IL7 RUBY RAINEY GlLLEY PERSON once lived at Ranger with her parents. They 
moved to Carden Bottom and lived near the Petit Jean Creek below the Pontoon 
bridge.
     
She was born October 31, 1901 the daughter of  John and   Wanda Smith Rainey. She 
married  Earl Gilley at an early age and separated from him soon after. She went back 
to live with her parents and there her daughter,  Vera Gilley, was born. Ruby attended 
the country schools and was a housewife. Her brother was  Roscoe Rainey and her 
sisters were  Opal,  Johnie and  Geneva. They attended Sunday School and Singings at 
Lakeview.
   
She married  Rueben Edward Person, M. D. on April 20, 1929. They lived in Carden 
Bottom before moving to Pine Bluff. They moved in their older years back to Birta in 
Perry County and bought a farm. After Dr. Person's death in 1959 she sold the farm 
and moved to Little Rock and worked as a clerk. She cared for her mother until her 
death, then her Aunt   Cora Smith Holt lived with her until her death. Ruby bought a 
home in Pine Bluff to be near her daughter,  Vera Merritt, and family. She was a 
member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Carden Bottom No. 240 Lodge.