Ruth Arabella Loney (1853-1927)

Mrs Ruth (Loney) Brown

As well as her own children, she brought up her husbands two children from his first marriage after he died in 1892. Her stepdaughter was killed in 1915 on the RMS Lusitania, and she outlived both her sons too. In 1921, she divided her husband's estate on Long Island into 967 lots which was auctioned off for $554,850. She lived the rest of her life between New York and the fashionable resorts of Europe.

Parents (2)

William Amos Loney

William Amos Loney of Baltimore, New York & Skaneateles

1822-1914

Ruth Ann Barker

Mrs Ruth (Barker) Loney

c.1826-c.1853

Spouse (1)

George Bruce Brown

George Bruce Brown, of Long Island, New York

1844-1892

Children (2)

William Bruce-Brown

William Bruce-Brown, of New York

1886-1918

David Loney Bruce-Brown

David Bruce-Brown, the first American Grand Prix Champion

1889-1912

Associated Houses (1)

Ruth Brown House

Manhattan, New York