- Some sources list birthdate as 1904 or 1905
- Was an aviatrix. Along with Gladys McConnell, was one of very few female pilots of her era.
- She established a new over-water endurance flight record of 2,623 miles, the longest flight ever made by a woman at that time. She and her co-pilot were feted with a ticker-tape parade in New York.
- According to Wikipedia, Ruth Elder was married 6 times. She had one son, William Trent Gillespie (1940-2008), with A. Arnold Gillespie who was a movie effects pioneer.
- She had one son William Trent Gillespie (1940-2008).
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