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William Garfield Ruggles 1880 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1880

Birth Location: Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Cass County, Iowa, USA

Father: William Ruggles

Mother: Hannah Hoke

Spouse(s): Lillian STEPHENSON

Children(s): Esther Ruggles

The story of William Garfield Ruggles began in 1880 in Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA. William Garfield Ruggles married Lillian Anne "Lillie" STEPHENSON, and had children including Esther R Ruggles. William Garfield Ruggles passed away in 1956 in Cass County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Garfield Ruggles began in 1880 in Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA.
  • William Garfield Ruggles married Lillian Anne "Lillie" STEPHENSON, and had children including Esther R Ruggles.
  • William Garfield Ruggles passed away in 1956 in Cass County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruggles
1830 –
Birth Location: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, USA
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Hannah Hoke
1837 – 1925
Birth Location: Berkeley County, VA, USA (Now WV)
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Spouses(s)

Lillian STEPHENSON
1882 – 1968
Birth Location: Iowa
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Children(s)

Esther Ruggles
1921 – 2002
Birth Location: Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
ER

William Ruggles's Ancestors

Self
William Ruggles
1880 – 1956
Birth Place: Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Parents
William Mason Ruggles
1830 –
Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, USA
Hannah Hoke
1837 – 1925
Berkeley County, VA, USA (Now WV)
Grandparents
Spooner Ruggles
1795 – 1874
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Drown
1796 – 1885
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
(Laurence) (Jacob) Hoke
1801 – 1886
Moeglingen, Neckar-Wurtemberg, Germany
Abigale (Maria Barbara) THATCHER
1807 – 1860
Berkeley County, VA, USA (now WV, USA )
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ruggles
1750 – 1805
John Drown
1761 – 1825
Abigail Turner
1762 – 1824
Jonathan Thatcher
1776 – 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Ruggles
1723 – 1778
Jonathan Drowne
1725 – 1794
Sarah Kent
1722 – 1771
Elisha Turner
1729 – 1793
Abigail Foster
1738 – 1764
Samuel Thatcher
1748 – 1776
Mary Wright
1752 – 1836

William Ruggles's Descendants

1.
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William (Garfield) Ruggles (20 Sep 1880 – 1956) m. Lillian (Anne "Lillie") STEPHENSON (22 Jun 1882 – 15 Jan 1968)
  1. 1. Esther (R) Ruggles (21 Jun 1921 – 11 Jul 2002) m. Donald (Wing) Hathaway (23 May 1909 – 07 Dec 1986)
    1. 1. Sarah (I) Hathaway (23 Oct 1952 – ) m. Michael (A) Winandy (09 Feb 1953 – )
      1. 1. Leah Wiemer (16 Apr 1988 – )
      2. 2. Mia (Moran) Ebdy (23 Jun 1989 – )

William Ruggles's Timeline

2 Records

1880
20 Sep 1880
Birth of William Garfield Ruggles in Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
1956
1956
Age 76
Death of William Garfield Ruggles in Cass County, Iowa, USA
Cass County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1880
    Event Place: Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Cass County, Iowa, USA
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