Ruth Gertrude HICKMAN^[1]

1908 - 1997  (88 years)

• Name	Ruth Gertrude HICKMAN
  Nickname	Ruth
  Birth	16 Jan 1908	Sun Rise, Bath Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Jan 1997	Richmond City, VA   [2]
  	Ruth died in Richmond, Virginia on 2 January 1997. She was two weeks shy of her 89th birthday at the time of her death.
  Burial	Richmond City, VA
  	Her remains were interred at Westhampton Memorial Park in Richmond, Virginia.
  Person ID	I28604	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter Lightner HICKMAN
  Mother	Ollie Gertrude LOCKRIDGE
  Family ID	F2043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hermann William GABRIEL,   b. 26 Jan 1909, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 10 Jun 1972, Hamilton, Mercer Co, NJ (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1933	Richmond City, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married in Richmond, Virginia by H. G. Harney on 8 April 1933. Virginia Hickman Campbell, the bride's sister, and Paul H. Gabriel, the groom's brother, stood as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Children	1. Hermann William GABRIEL   2. Henmar Ruskin GABRIEL
  Photos		Hermann & Ruth Hickman Gabriel on their wedding day.
  Family ID	F1502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Edward Ira HARDY,   b. 1913   d. 1975 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1969	Richmond City, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Richmond, Virginia by Rev. Reno S. Harp, Jr, a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, on 3 January 1969.
  Notes	Ed had a previous marriage with children from that union.
  Family ID	F1960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3239] Ruth Gertrude Hickman, Virginia certificate of delayed birth registration no. (not noted) (1941). [S887] Ruth G. Hardy. SSN 226-20-1191. SSDI. [S470] Herman William Gabriel - Ruth Gertrude Hickman, Virginia marriage certificate (1934). [S1673] Edward Ira Hardy - Ruth Hickman Gabriel, Richmond City, VA marriage certificate (1969).