p. - 1817

Elsie C. Ruggles

• Father: John Leavitt Ruggles¹ b. March 27, 1836
• Mother: Eliza D. Roberts¹ b. 1836 or 1837

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Elsie C. Ruggles was born on November 9, 1870 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.²
• She was the daughter of John Leavitt Ruggles and Eliza D. Roberts.¹
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Elsie C. Ruggles, daughter, 9, attending school; in the household of
  John L. Ruggles, 44, a book binder; and
  Eliza D. Ruggles, wife, 43, keeping house;
  living at 22 Meadow Street, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.³
  
  
• Elsie married Charles E. Brown on December 20, 1890 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, by G. W. Phillips, Congregational minister.⁴

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2017

Gershom Cheney Ruggles¹

• Gershom Cheney Ruggles was born on February 3, 1810 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, son of Major John and Eunice (Kingsley) Ruggles.¹
• Gershom married Mary Cheney Neal, daughter of Moses Leavitt Neal and Ruth/Patty/Polly Prentice, on May 27, 1835 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, by William Mitchell, pastor of the Congregational Church.²
• The census of 1850 shows: Gershom C. Ruggles, 40, a farmer, with $3000 real estate; and Mary C. Ruggles, 35; listed with John L. Ruggles, Moses N. Ruggles, Julia B. Ruggles and Sarah P. Ruggles.
  Also living there was Johanna Crowley, 18.³
  
  
• The census of 1860 shows: Gershom C. Ruggles, 49, a merchant with $4000 real estate and $4000 personal estate; and Mary C. Ruggles, 45; listed with Moses N. Ruggles, Julia B. Ruggles, Sarah P. Ruggles and Clara J. Ruggles
  living at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.
  Also living there was an Irish servant, Martha Fell, 20.⁴
  
  
• The census of 1870 shows: G. C. Ruggles, 60, a chair manufacturer with $12,000 real estate; and Mary C. Ruggles, 54, keeping house, with $800 personal estate; listed with Sarah Ruggles and Clara Ruggles
  living at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.⁵
  
  

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  The Rutland City Directory 1872 lists:
  Ruggles, Gershom C., treasurer, Rutland Manufacturing Co., h. 3 Evelyn.
  
• The census of 1880 shows: Gershom C. Ruggles, 70, a clerk in a flour store; and Mary C. Ruggles, wife, 64, keeping house; listed with Clara J. Ruggles
  living at 3 Evelyn St., Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.⁶
  
  

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  The Rutland City Directory 1884 lists:
  Ruggles, Gershom C., h. 3 Evelyn.
  
• Gershom died on January 29, 1889 at age 78.⁷

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2012

Henry P. Ruggles¹

• Father: John Leavitt Ruggles¹ b. March 27, 1836
• Mother: Eliza D. Roberts¹ b. 1836 or 1837

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Henry P. Ruggles was born in 1862 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.¹
• He was the son of John Leavitt Ruggles and Eliza D. Roberts.¹
• Henry married Mary E. Price on January 9, 1885 in Chatham, Columbia County, New York, by Rev. W. F. Brush, of the Methodist Episcopal church.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2016

John Ruggles¹

• John Ruggles was born perhaps 1703.
• John married Sarah Jones, daughter of Benjamin Jones and Elizabeth Deering, on December 25, 1729 in Hull, Massachusetts.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Apr 2016

John Leavitt Ruggles

• Father: Gershom Cheney Ruggles b. February 3, 1810, d. January 29, 1889
• Mother: Mary Cheney Neal b. June 9, 1815, d. February 11, 1901

• Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0124ga

• John Leavitt Ruggles was born on March 27, 1836 in Vermont.¹
• He was the son of Gershom Cheney Ruggles and Mary Cheney Neal.
• The census of 1850 shows:
  John L. Ruggles, 14, attending school; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 40, a farmer, with $3000 real estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 35.²
  
  
• John married Eliza D. Roberts.

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  The Rutland City Directory 1872 lists:
  Ruggles, John L., bookbinder, house 15 Meadow.
  
• The census of 1880 shows: John L. Ruggles, 44, a book binder; and Eliza D. Ruggles, wife, 43, keeping house; listed with Marion Louise Ruggles and Elsie C. Ruggles
  living at 22 Meadow Street, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.³
  
  

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  The Rutland City Directory 1884 lists:
  Ruggles, John L., bookbinder, Tuttle's, h. 15 Meadow.
  

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  The Rutland City Directory 1887 lists:
  Ruggles, John L., milk dealer, h. 41 Forest.
  

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  The Rutland City Directory 1899 lists:
  Ruggles, John L., bookbinder, The Tuttle Co., h. 78 Brown.
  

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2016

Julia Bissonette Ruggles

• Father: Gershom Cheney Ruggles b. February 3, 1810, d. January 29, 1889
• Mother: Mary Cheney Neal b. June 9, 1815, d. February 11, 1901

• Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0124gc

• Julia Bissonette Ruggles was born in August, 1845 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Gershom Cheney Ruggles and Mary Cheney Neal.
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Julia B. Ruggles, 4, attending school; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 40, a farmer, with $3000 real estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 35.³
  
  
• The census of 1860 shows:
  Julia B. Ruggles, 14, attending school; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 49, a merchant with $4000 real estate and $4000 personal estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 45;
  living at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.⁴
  
  
• Julia married Wilber F. Parker in 1863.⁵
• The census of 1880 shows: Wilber F. Parker, 39, a jeweler; and Julia B. Parker, 34, wife, keeping house; listed with Clayton Wilbur R. Parker
  living at Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vermont.
  Also in the household were Charles H. Briggs, 14, a servant, Fred H. Carpenter, 22, a jeweler, and Frank French, 17, apprentice to jeweler.⁶
  
  
• The census of 1900 shows: Wilber F. Parker, head, 58, a jeweler; and Julia B. Parker, wife, 54; listed with Clayton Wilbur R. Parker and Mary K. Parker
  living at Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vermont.¹
  
  
• The census of 1910 shows: Wilbur F. Parker, head, 68, a retail jewelry merchant; and Julia B. Parker, wife, 64, without occupation; listed with Clayton Wilbur R. Parker, Mary Parker, Wilbur Neal Parker, Horace Shepard Parker and Robert Kent Parker
  living at North Main Street, Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vermont.
  Also in the family was a servant, Edith Barber, 19.⁷
  
  

• Last Edited: 13 Aug 2015

Laurestin E. Ruggles

• Name Variation:
• Laurestin E. Ruggles was born on July 22, 1839.¹
• Laurestin married John E. Willard, son of Richard Willard and Mary Eastman, on March 18, 1862 in Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont.²
• Laurestin died on August 31, 1872 at age 33.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2007

Marion Louise Ruggles^1,2

• Father: John Leavitt Ruggles² b. March 27, 1836
• Mother: Eliza D. Roberts² b. 1836 or 1837

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Reference: 0124gaa

• Marion Louise Ruggles was born about May 31, 1862 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.³
• She was the daughter of John Leavitt Ruggles and Eliza D. Roberts.²
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Marion Louise Ruggles, daughter, 18, at school; in the household of
  John L. Ruggles, 44, a book binder; and
  Eliza D. Ruggles, wife, 43, keeping house;
  living at 22 Meadow Street, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.⁴
  
  
• Marion married John McFarlane on November 15, 1883 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.¹
• Marion died on January 16, 1938 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.³

• Last Edited: 9 Dec 2016

Mary Ruggles¹

• Mary Ruggles was born perhaps 1774.¹
• Mary married William Dix, son of Dr. Elijah Dix and Dorothy Lynde, on May 31, 1798. They had no children.¹

• Last Edited: 7 May 2014

Moses Neal Ruggles

• Father: Gershom Cheney Ruggles b. February 3, 1810, d. January 29, 1889
• Mother: Mary Cheney Neal b. June 9, 1815, d. February 11, 1901

• Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Moses Neal Ruggles was born on October 14, 1839 in Vermont.¹
• He was the son of Gershom Cheney Ruggles and Mary Cheney Neal.
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Moses N. Ruggles, 9, attending school; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 40, a farmer, with $3000 real estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 35.²
  
  
• The census of 1860 shows:
  Moses N. Ruggles, 19, a clerk; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 49, a merchant with $4000 real estate and $4000 personal estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 45;
  living at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.¹
  
  

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2012

Samuel Ruggles of Rutland¹

• Samuel Ruggles of Rutland was born perhaps 1719.
• Samuel married Bathsheba Smith, daughter of Nathaniel Smith and Susanna Wood, on May 26, 1762,as her second husband.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Aug 2016

Sarah Prentice Ruggles

• Father: Gershom Cheney Ruggles b. February 3, 1810, d. January 29, 1889
• Mother: Mary Cheney Neal b. June 9, 1815, d. February 11, 1901

• Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Sarah R Pierce was born in January, 1847 in Vermont.¹
• She was the daughter of Gershom Cheney Ruggles and Mary Cheney Neal.
• The census of 1850 shows:
  Sarah P. Ruggles, 2; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 40, a farmer, with $3000 real estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 35.²
  
  
• The census of 1860 shows:
  Sarah P. Ruggles, 11, attending school; in the household of
  Gershom C. Ruggles, 49, a merchant with $4000 real estate and $4000 personal estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 45;
  living at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.³
  
  
• The census of 1870 shows:
  Sarah Ruggles, 22; in the household of
  G. C. Ruggles, 60, a chair manufacturer with $12,000 real estate; and
  Mary C. Ruggles, 54, keeping house, with $800 personal estate;
  living at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.⁴
  
  
• Sarah married Henry H. Pierce on July 26, 1873 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. He was a physician.⁵
• The census of 1880 shows: Henry H. Pierce, a physician; and Sarah R Pierce listed with Lewis H. Pierce and Mary R. Pierce
  living at Delaware Center, Delaware County, Iowa.
  Also in the household were Allice Power, 20, a hired girl from Massachusetts, and Ugene _[sic] McNeil, 22, practicing medicine.⁶
  
  
• The census of 1900 shows:
  Sarah R Pierce, daughter, 52, a public school teacher; in the household of
  Mary C. Ruggles, 84, landlord;
  living at 16 Madison, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont.¹
  
  

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 2016

Stephen Ruggles of Westboro¹

• Stephen Ruggles of Westboro was born perhaps 1818.
• Stephen married Eleanor Paine Learned, daughter of Thomas Learned and Eleanor Sargent, on January 11, 1843.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Dec 2021

Carolyn H. Ruhe¹

• Father: Owen Ruhe¹ b. 1884/85
• Mother: Nellie Maud Smith¹ b. February 27, 1887, d. October 8, 1975

• Relationship: 6th cousin of Steven George Levine

• Carolyn H. Ruhe was born in 1920/21 in Massachusetts.¹
• She is the daughter of Owen Ruhe and Nellie Maud Smith.¹
• The census of 1930 shows:
  Carolyn H. Ruhe in the household of
  Owen Ruhe and
  Nellie Maud Smith
  living at 162 King Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.¹
  
  
  
• The census of 1940 shows:
  Carolyn H. Ruhe in the household of
  Owen Ruhe and
  Nellie Maud Smith
  living at Springfield, Massachusetts.²
  
  
  

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2016

Natalie E. Ruhe¹

• Father: Owen Ruhe¹ b. 1884/85
• Mother: Nellie Maud Smith¹ b. February 27, 1887, d. October 8, 1975

• Relationship: 6th cousin of Steven George Levine

• Natalie E. Ruhe was born about January, 1919 in Massachusetts.¹
• She was the daughter of Owen Ruhe and Nellie Maud Smith.¹
• The census of 1920 shows:
  Natalie E. Ruhe in the household of
  Owen Ruhe and
  Nellie Maud Smith
  living at 528 Union Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.¹
  
  
  
• The census of 1930 shows:
  Natalie E. Ruhe in the household of
  Owen Ruhe and
  Nellie Maud Smith
  living at 162 King Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.¹
  
  
  
• The census of 1940 shows:
  Natalie E. Ruhe in the household of
  Owen Ruhe and
  Nellie Maud Smith
  living at Springfield, Massachusetts.²
  
  
  

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2016

Owen Ruhe¹

• Owen Ruhe was born in 1884/85 in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, son of Daniel and Esther (Gordon) Ruhe.¹
• Owen married Nellie Maud Smith, daughter of Samuel H. Smith and Harriet E. Morrison, on April 11, 1917 in Easthompton, Massachusetts.¹
  
  
• The census of 1920 shows: Owen Ruhe and Nellie Maud Smith listed with Natalie E. Ruhe
  living at 528 Union Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.²
  
  
  
• The census of 1930 shows: Owen Ruhe and Nellie Maud Smith listed with Natalie E. Ruhe and Carolyn H. Ruhe
  living at 162 King Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.²
  
  
  
• The census of 1940 shows: Owen Ruhe and Nellie Maud Smith listed with Natalie E. Ruhe and Carolyn H. Ruhe
  living at Springfield, Massachusetts.³
  
  
  

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2016

Clifford Floyd Rumrill

• Father: Merton D. Rumrill b. November 27, 1905, d. April 8, 1954
• Mother: Evelyn Viola Hadley b. February 24, 1908

• Relationship: 6th cousin 1 time removed of Steven George Levine

• Name Variation: ¹
• Clifford Floyd Rumrill was born on April 25, 1927 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
• He is the son of Merton D. Rumrill and Evelyn Viola Hadley.
• The Florida state census of 1935 shows Clifton Rumrill, son, 8, a student, in the household of Merton D. Rumrill and Evelyn Rumrill, at Henderson Apt., Precinct 5, Palm Beach County, Florida; father, 30, with high school education, a barber.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Oct 2009