Amanda Ruth was born on February 13th, 1883 in Tennessee.1 Amanda Ruth's father was Morris Cox and her mother was Clara Mitchell. She had a brother and a sister, named Virgie G. and Mary. She was the youngest of the three children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Perry Dewitt, Nora Ethel and Frances Ann. She died at the age of 85 on April 10th, 1968.1