Jerry Summers: Big Ruby Of Alabama - Chattanoogan.com
Jerry Summers: Big Ruby Of Alabama Saturday, January 2, 2021 - by Jerry Summers Jerry Summers When you are the sister of ex-Governor James Elisha “Big Jim” Folsom and the mother of Cornelia Wallace, second wife of George C. Wallace, three-time governor of Alabama and unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States, you have to be a big part of the history of the State of Alabama. Ruby Lee Folsom Ellis Austin was a bigger than life character in the colorful and often corrupt state government in Montgomery. “Big Ruby” (she was over six feet tall) was born on May 2...
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