Re: looking for ancestors for my family tree
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looking for ancestors for my family tree
12/10/01
I just found your query today.
My husband's great great grandmother was Mary Rotroff, married to John H. Bowers. They were born in PA and moved west, living in Indiana where all of their children were born. In the 1880s, they moved their family to Kansas and died in Cheney. Mary's father was George D. Ruthruff (spelling from gravestone in North Judson, Indiana}. George was born March 2, 1811, died in 1885 & was married to Ellenor Appenzeller. His father was Jonas Ruthrauff, born about 1788 in Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. Jonas married in 1809 to Katherine Hussong who came from Germany when a few weeks old.
Originally, the name was Rudrauff but the "d" became "th" in English when Johannes came to America in October 1753. He was probably the grandfather of Jonas, but I haven't checked it. So far, that is the only person by that name found on ships' lists, so assume everyone by that name or the many name changes goes back to Johannes Rudrauff..
Mary Ruthrauff Hoover published a "History of the Ruthrauffs, 1560-1925."I have not seen the book, but have a few copied pages from it. Does any of this fit with what you know? I have more on George's children.
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