Christopher P. Ruff and Lydia Strohm

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Husband Christopher P. Ruff ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Feb 1832 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1907 4
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         Father: Michael Ruff (      -      ) 3 5 6
         Mother: Susanna Painter (1808-      ) 3

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       Marriage: 16 Oct 1868 3

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Wife Lydia Strohm ^{2 7}

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            AKA: Lydia Strohme 3
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           Died: 1916 4
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         Father: Christian Strohm (1791-1867) 2 8
         Mother: Elizabeth Wertz (      -      ) 2 7 9

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Children

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1 M Willis W. Ruff ³

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           Born: 27 Oct 1869 3
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           Died: 3 Aug 1890 3
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2 F Eurydice Levia Ruff ³

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           Born: 6 Aug 1873 3
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3 M Rolland G. Ruff ³

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           Born: 29 Nov 1874 3
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4 M Clay Curtis Ruff ^{3 4}

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           Born: 8 Jan 1879 - Ruffsdale, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 4
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         Spouse: Anna Cleaver (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 1907 4

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General Notes: Husband - Christopher P. Ruff

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He removed to East Huntingdon township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with his pa­rents when he was very young. He was educated in the common schools and at the West Newton Select school, and after leaving school, engaged in agri­cultural pursuits until he was twenty-five years of age. He then embarked in the distilling business, which he followed for three years, then removed to Venango County, where he was for a time engaged in the oil business. From there he went to West Virginia, where he engaged in the same occupation for about three years, when he returned to East Huntingdon township. He again engaged in the distilling business, in which he continued until 1871, achieving excellent success in this line. After 1871 he has devoted his entire attention to agricultural pursuits. He owned a farm of two hun­dred and forty-five acres, situated about one mile from Tarrs post office. In politics he accorded allegiance to the Republican party, but never aspired to the honors or emoluments of public office.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 304, 311.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1033.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 311.

4 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1101.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 746.

6 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 268.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 304.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 518, 665.

9 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 518.