Fred H. Held wrote: > > >... > >On February 14, 1850, he married Savilla Rugh, of Westmoreland County. > >To their union have been born seven children, two sons and five > >daughters; Clarissa (deceased); Amanda, Hannah C., Alice A., Turney G., > >Nancy J. and Lemuel C. (deceased). > > The Rugh name rings a bell. A Francis Rugh married Abraham Bowman in abt > 1805 in the same area. Do you have more data on the Rugh family? > > Fred Held Following is an outline for a Rugh family which seems to belong with those you are talking about. Unfortunately I have little documentation for much of this and hope to find more. Descendants of Christian Benjamin (Ruch) / Rugh Generation No. 1 1. CHRISTIAN BENJAMIN (RUCH) /1 RUGH was born June 20, 1773, and died March 20, 1835 in Indiana Co., Pa. He met ANNA ELIZABETH BEST, daughter of JOHAN Wilhelm BEST, Capt. and CATHERINE Kuster \ KEISTER. Children of CHRISTIAN RUGH and ANNA BEST are: 2. i. JOHAN PETER2 RUGH, b. June 09, 1799; d. 1870. 3. ii. WILLIAM RUGH, b. October 19, 1801; d. April 10, 1886, Clarion Co., Pa. iii. CHRISTIAN RUGH JR, b. 1806; d. 1865. Notes for CHRISTIAN RUGH JR: Christian lived in Michigan. iv. CATHERINE RUGH, b. July 06, 1809; d. 1865; m. JONAS MIKESELL. v. MICHAEL RUGH, b. December 20, 1811; d. 1871; m. ELIZABETH MCDONALD. vi. JACOB RUGH, b. April 06, 1815; d. 1873; m. JULIA A. BELL, 1838. vii. SOLOMON RUGH, b. 1816; d. 1886; m. MARY MCDONALD. viii. ELIZABETH RUGH, b. 1819; d. 1888; m. JOSEPH RAY. Notes for ELIZABETH RUGH: Elizabeth and her husband lived in Iowa City, Wisconsin. Generation No. 2 2. JOHAN PETER2 RUGH (CHRISTIAN BENJAMIN (RUCH) /1) was born June 09, 1799, and died 1870. He met SUSAN MIKESELL. Child of JOHAN RUGH and SUSAN MIKESELL is: i. JOSIAH3 RUGH. More About JOSIAH RUGH: Fact 10: youngest son 3. WILLIAM2 RUGH (CHRISTIAN BENJAMIN (RUCH) /1) was born October 19, 1801, and died April 10, 1886 in Clarion Co., Pa. He met CHARLOTTE MIKESELL. Notes for WILLIAM RUGH: Buried in Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion Co., Pa. Children of WILLIAM RUGH and CHARLOTTE MIKESELL are: i. LEVI3 RUGH, m. ESTHER LINN. ii. JOHN E. RUGH. iii. MARGARET C. RUGH, m. DONALD HUBER. iv. JONAS EMANUEL RUGH, m. CLARA ANN KUHNS. v. SOLOMON RUGH, b. March 05, 1840; m. ELIZABETH FOWLES, October 12, 1865. vi. LOUISE RUGH, b. 1842; d. 1893; m. J.S. BIERY.