A Guide to the Joyce Ruff Genealogical Research Collection, comp. 2010 #45209

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Preferred Citation

Joyce Ruff Genealogical Research Collection, comp. 2010. Accession 45209. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Joyce Ruff, Glen Allen, 8 October 2010.

Genealogical research collection, completed by Joyce Ruff in 2010, chiefly consisting of information on individuals with the Ruff surname, and variations of the name including Roff, Roffe, Rolfe, Rough, and Ruffe. Includes correspondence on family history, family group sheets, photographs, and copies and transcripts of census records, cemetery records, land records, marriage records, and obituaries. Also includes a booklet prepared by Joyce Ruff in 2005, entitled "Cemeteries in the Mountain, Bedford, Virginia: In Memory of Our Deceased. "

Arrangement

Files are organized by geographic region, with Virginia information broken down by locality and the rest organized by U. S. state. Virginia localities include: Amherst, Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Fluvanna, Franklin, Gloucester, Halifax, Highland, Loudoun, Lunenburg, Mathews, Nelson, Orange, Prince George, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Surry, and Washington Counties; and Lynchburg, Petersburg, and Williamsburg. Other states include: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Collection came to the Library of Virginia housed in binders. File arrangement follows the order in which files appeared in original binders. It is alphabetized for the most part with some deviations.

Contents List

Joyce Ruff Genealogical Research Collection , comp. 2010 .

Boxes 1-5

Extent: 5 boxes.

Box 1 Folder 1
"Cemeteries in the Mountain, Bedford, Virginia: In Memory of Our Deceased, " by Joyce Ruff, 2005
Box 1 Folder 2
Miscellaneous Ruff birth/death/burial/spouse
Box 1 Folder 3
Miscellaneous and world
Box 1 Folders 4-5
Ruff family research by Larry Ruff
Box 1 Folder 6
U.S.A. Ruffs: Alabama
Box 1 Folder 7
U.S.A. Ruffs: Arkansas
Box 1 Folder 8
U.S.A. Ruffs: California
Box 1 Folder 9
U.S.A. Ruffs: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois
Box 1 Folders 10-11
U.S.A. Ruffs: Georgia
Box 2 Folder 1
U.S.A. Ruffs: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky
Box 2 Folder 2
U.S.A. Ruffs: Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan
Box 2 Folder 3
U.S.A. Ruffs: Maryland
Box 2 Folder 4
U.S.A. Ruffs: Mississippi
Box 2 Folder 5
U.S.A. Ruffs: Missouri, Montana, New Mexico
Box 2 Folder 6
U.S.A. Ruffs: Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey
Box 2 Folder 7
U.S.A. Ruffs: New York
Box 2 Folders 8-10
U.S.A. Ruffs: North Carolina
Box 2 Folder 11
U.S.A. Ruffs: North Dakota, Oklahoms, Rhode Island, South Dakota
Box 3 Folder 1
U.S.A. Ruffs: Ohio
Box 3 Folder 2
U.S.A. Ruffs: Oregon
Box 3 Folders 3-5
U.S.A. Ruffs: Pennsylvania
Box 3 Folders 6-8
U.S.A. Ruffs: South Carolina
Box 3 Folder 9
U.S.A. Ruffs: Tennessee
Box 3 Folder 10
U.S.A. Ruffs: Texas
Box 3 Folder 11
U.S.A. Ruffs: Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Box 4 Folder 1
Virginia Ruffs: Amherst, Albemarle, Alleghany
Box 4 Folders 2-3
Virginia Ruffs: Augusta
Box 4 Folders 4-5
Virginia Ruffs: Bedford
Box 4 Folder 6
Virginia Ruffs: Botetourt
Box 4 Folder 7
Virginia Ruffs: Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte
Box 4 Folder 8
Virginia Ruffs: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie
Box 4 Folder 9
Virginia Ruffs: Elizabeth City, Fluvanna, Franklin
Box 4 Folder 10
Virginia Ruffs: Gloucester, Halifax, Highland, Lunenburg, Lynchburg
Box 4 Folder 11
Virginia Ruffs: Loudoun, Mathews
Box 4 Folder 12
Virginia Ruffs: Nelson, Orange, Roanoke, Petersburg, Prince George
Box 5 Folders 1-2
Virginia Ruffs: Rockbridge
Box 5 Folder 3
Virginia Ruffs: Rockingham, Shenandoah, Surry, Wahsington, Williamsburg