Ruth Pickett, daughter of Marvin D. (1848-1917 Okemos) and Lettie (Foster) (1860-1939 California) Pickett, was born 1 September 1891, Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan.  Ruth had one sibling, an older sister, Anna Elizabeth.  Ruth graduated in 1910 from Okemos High School and went on to graduate in 1914 from Michigan Agricultural College (later Michigan State College, Michigan State University) with an Home Economics degree.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Thursday 13 July 1911

OKEMOS

Okemos, July 12 - Miss Ruth Pickett left for Washington, D.C. Sunday.  (Ruth's sister, Anna, and family lived in the Washington D.C. area)

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Saturday 23 May 1914

COMPLETE PLANS FOR GRADUATION AT THE COLLEGE

....Ruth Pickett, Okemos; ....

After Ruth's father died in 1917 she and her mother moved to San Diego County, California.  Mrs. Pickett died there in 1939.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Wednesday 30 August 1939

The older residents of Okemos will be interested in a communication received by Mrs. Helen Hussler from Carlsbad, Cal., telling of the death of Mrs. Lettie Pickett, 78 years of age, last Friday.  The Pickett family were old time residents of this community and lived on the farm now owned by John Angell.  Mrs. Pickett had been very active up to a few days before her death, having even made a mountain trip and an out-door sleeping camp just recently.  She is survived by the daughter, Ruth, at home with the mother in Carlsbad, and Mrs. Anna Gurney of Washington, D.C.

Ruth died 25 April 1947, San Diego County.  She was interred Oceanview Cemetery, Oceanside, Sand Diego County.  Her father was interred in 1917 Riverside Cemetery, Okemos.  Her mother's grave is unknown.