Christian Rugh and Elizabeth Best

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Husband Christian Rugh ¹

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           Born: 1774 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1835 1
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         Father: Peter Rugh (1747-1828) 1 2 3
         Mother: Margaret Keister (cal 1753/1754-1831) 1

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Wife Elizabeth Best ¹

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Children

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1 M Peter Rugh ¹

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           Born: 1799 1
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           Died: 1870 1
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         Spouse: Susan Mikesell (      -      ) 1

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2 M William Rugh ¹

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           Born: 1801 - Indiana Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1886 1
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         Spouse: Charlotte Mikesell (      -      ) 1

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3 M Christian Rugh ¹

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           Born: 1806 1
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           Died: 1885 - Michigan 1
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4 F Katherine Rugh ¹

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           Born: 1809 1
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           Died: 1865 - Indiana Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Jones Mikesell (      -      ) 1

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5 M Michael Rugh ^{1 4 5}

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           Born: 1811 - Burrell Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1871 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth McDonald (      -      ) 1 4 6

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6 M Jacob Rugh ^{1 9}

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            AKA: [Unk] Raugh,7 [Unk] Reigh 8
           Born: 1814 - Rugh Station, Indiana Co, PA 1 9
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           Died: 1873 1 9
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         Spouse: Julia A. Bell (1820/1821-      ) 1 7 8 9
           Marr: 1838 9

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7 M Solomon Rugh ^{1 4}

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           Born: 1816 1
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           Died: 1886 1
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         Spouse: Mary McDonald (      -      ) 1 4 6

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8 F Elizabeth Rugh ¹

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           Born: 1819 1
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           Died: 1888 1
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         Spouse: Joseph Ray (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Christian Rugh

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Early in 1800 he removed to Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where he settled on a farm midway between Blairsville and the county seat. He reclaimed a fine farm from the virgin wilderness, and became one of the successful agriculturists in Indiana County. He also owned land in Clarion County, about five hundred acres, which he divided among three of his children. He and his wife were members of the Lutheran church.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 678.

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 668.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 563.

4 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 409.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 965.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 123.

7 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 304.

8 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 1.

9 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 408.