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John F. Ruggles 1821–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Shelby, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1895

Death Location: Abingdon, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: George Ruggles

Mother: Margaret Plummer

Spouse(s): Sarah Carpenter

Children(s): Mary Wood, Albert Ruggles, Charles Ruggles, Henry Ruggles, John Ruggles, Margaret Ruggles, Nancy Ruggles, Sarah Wood, Thomas Ruggles

John F. Ruggles was born in 1821 in Shelby, Ohio, USA, the child of George Enoch Ruggles And Margaret Plummer. In 1880, John F. Ruggles resided in Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, USA. John F. Ruggles married Sarah Carpenter, and had children including Albert Ruggles, Charles Ruggles, Henry Sylvania Ruggles, John Sylvester Ruggles, Margaret E Ruggles, Mary Lucinda Wood, Nancy E Ruggles, Sarah Catherine Wood, Thomas Albert Ruggles. John F. Ruggles passed away in 1895 in Abingdon, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John F. Ruggles was born in 1821 in Shelby, Ohio, USA, the child of George Enoch Ruggles And Margaret Plummer.
  • In 1880, John F. Ruggles resided in Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, USA.
  • John F. Ruggles married Sarah Carpenter, and had children including Albert Ruggles, Charles Ruggles, Henry Sylvania Ruggles, John Sylvester Ruggles, Margaret E Ruggles, Mary Lucinda Wood, Nancy E Ruggles, Sarah Catherine Wood, Thomas Albert Ruggles.
  • John F. Ruggles passed away in 1895 in Abingdon, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ruggles's Ancestors

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John Ruggles
1821–1895
Birth Place: Shelby, Ohio, USA
Parents
George Enoch Ruggles
1795–1882
Ribolt, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Margaret Plummer
1800–1880
Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Brimmer) Ruggles
1755–1822
Frederick, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Vories
1765–1823
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Ruggles
1723–1778
Mary Brenner
1729–1777
John Voires
1736–1796
Femmetje Bennett
1742–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ruggles
1696–1775
Ann Sims
1701–1775
Christian Brimmer
1680–1760
Susannah Sigourney-Brimmer
1704–1793
Daniel Voorhees
1701–1768
Femmtje Bennet
1706–
Johannis Bennet
1708–1774
Marytje Letten
1710–

John Ruggles's Descendants

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John (F.) Ruggles (1821–1895) m. Sarah Carpenter (1 December 1826–3 April 1894)
  1. 1. Mary (Lucinda) Wood 1859–1930 m. J. (Joshua) Wood 1856–
    1. 1. Roy (Elden) Wood 1883–1971
      1. 1. Glen (B.) Wood 1906–1983
    2. 2. Laurence (L.) Wood 1877–
    3. 3. Sarah (R.) Wood 1879–
  2. 2. Albert Ruggles 1858–
  3. 3. Charles Ruggles 1870–1880
  4. 4. Henry (Sylvania) Ruggles 1853–1937
  5. 5. John (Sylvester) Ruggles 1848–1929
  6. 6. Margaret (E) Ruggles 1850–1859
  7. 7. Nancy (E) Ruggles 1854–1859
  8. 8. Sarah (Catherine) Wood 1865–1937
  9. 9. Thomas (Albert) Ruggles 1861–1936

John Ruggles's Timeline

3 Records

1821
1821
Birth of John F. Ruggles in Shelby, Ohio, USA
Shelby, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 59
John F. Ruggles resided here in Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 74
Death of John F. Ruggles in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Shelby, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 349; Page: 220B; Enumeration District: 161
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 349; Page: 220B; Enumeration District: 161

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Keokuk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abingdon, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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