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UN:lemmingade
LN:Smith
DH:David Samuel (deceased 1916 at 35)
DW:Opal June (deceased 1916 at 35)
DD:Ruby Iris (20)
-DD:Mary Rose (3, born 1917)
DD:Hazel Grace (deceased 1916 at 13)
DD:Ivy Pearl (deceased 1916 at 11)
DD:Daisy Patience (deceased 1916 at 9)
DD:Olive Mae (deceased 1916 at 8)
DD:Lilly Jewel (deceased 1916 at 6)
DS:David Samuel Jr. (5)

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Ruby Iris was left to raise her infant brother alone after the tragic deaths of her parents and five sisters in 1916. Since she was
a pretty sixteen year old struggling to run the family farm, it seemed to the town elders that the best solution would be for her to marry an eligible bachelor, as quickly as possible so that he could run the farm with her help, while providing a father figure for David Jr., who would reclaim the farm when he was of age.

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Unfortunately, it was already too late for things to be that simple.
Just once, Ruby Iris, struggling with grief and anxiety, had given into temptation while she was comforted by a neighboring farm boy, Bryce Miller. Raised as a devout Baptist and horrified at what she had done, Ruby told him that they must not fall into temptation again. In a fit of anger and frustration, Bryce ran away from her and his family to become a soldier.

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Only a few weeks later, Ruby realized she was pregnant. She was at the Millers' farm explaining the situation when a telegram arrived.
Bryce Miller, 16, was one of the first American casualties of the war. In 1917, with the help of a midwife, Ruby gave birth to their daughter, Mary Rose.

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Now at 20, Ruby Iris is trying to run a farm and raise two children, one considered a bastard, alone.