Robert Oliver Bovard and Elizabeth J. Ruff

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Husband Robert Oliver Bovard ^{1 2}

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           Born: 30 Nov 1855 - South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Father: Oliver Bovard (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Mathilda S. Farr (      -      ) 4

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Wife Elizabeth J. Ruff ^{2 3 5}

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            AKA: Zorah Elizabeth Ruff 6
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         Father: Samuel Ruff (1825-      ) 3 7 8 9
         Mother: Sybilla Rugh (      -      ) 2

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1 M Oliver William Bovard ³

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2 F Sybilia Rose Bovard ³

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3 F Milla Zeruiah Bovard ³

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4 M Samuel Ruff Bovard ³

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5 F Roberta Elizabeth Bovard ³

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Oliver Bovard

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He was born in South Huntingdon township, Westmoreland County, PA, and received his education in the common schools. On reaching his eighteenth year he took Horace Greeley’s advice and “went West,” spending five years in various parts of the western country, two of those years being passed in California. He then returned to Westmoreland County and participated in the labors of the home farm, also purchasing a farm of his own, and dealing extensively in country produce as well as in cattle and hogs, shipping his products to Pittsburgh. Subsequently he sold this property and settled on a rented farm in South Huntingdon township. Two years later he removed to Allegheny County and at the end of another two years returned to his native county and township, became by purchase the owner of the homestead, and resided thereon until 1902, when he leased and removed to his own farm. In 1901 he was one of forty-one candidates for the office of poor director, and although comparatively but little known at that time lost the nomination by only seventeen votes. In 1903 he was one of fifteen candidates and received more than five hundred votes above the number received by any other candidate. In 1905 he was again nominated, receiving exactly five hundred more votes than any other candidate. At each of his three candidacies Mr. Bovard has polled every vote in his voting precinct, and at the last election received every vote in his neighboring precinct. He was a staunch Republican and for years took an active part in local politics. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, in which for several years he served as trustee and treasurer, and also as superintendent of the Sunday school.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 595.

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

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 596.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 325.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 693.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 929.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 690.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 519.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 745.