Born October 11, 1860 Iowa
Died March 29, 1932 Mechanicsville, Iowa
Burial Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa
Daughter of Joseph & Margaret Scott of Jones County, Iowa
Husband John Vanderbilt
Children: Jessie, Herman, Ira, William, Lester, Floyd, Ray, Neva, Sara, Joe, Arthur

Mrs. Ruth Vanderbilt, formerly of Marion, died today, March 29, 1932, of pneumonia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Ross, in Mechanicsville, Iowa. Mr. Ross is seriously ill of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian Church in Mechanicsville and the body will arrive at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion about 4 p.m. for burial.
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette March 30, 1932

Mrs. Vanderbilt Dead
Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon for Mrs. Ruth Vanderbilt, former Marion woman, who died of pneumonia Wednesday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Ross, in Mechanicsville. Services were held in Mechanicsville and the body was sent here for burial in Oak Shade Cemetery.
March 31, 1932 The Marion Sentinel

Note: The Vanderbilt family lived in Manning, Iowa, for a period of time as several of their children were born in Manning.