Ruffner Family Association CollectionLU.163

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

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Benedict Chatelain

Repository

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Identification

LU.163

Title

Ruffner Family Association Collection 1811-2014 1999-2014

Quantity

26.75 Linear Feet, 6 Legal Hollinger Boxes, 2 Flat Boxes, and 17 Banker Boxes.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Custodial History

The materials in this collection were originally compiled and organized by the Ruffner Family Association, and were acquired by Greenwood Library from 2012-2016.

The Ruffner Family Association's purpose is to, "maintain a society of members who will research and preserve their common heritage through the collection of historical artifacts and documents that form the basis for knowledge and appreciation of the historical role played by the Ruffner descendants and their collateral lines in the settlement of the American Frontier." The Association has Officers and Board of Directors, Publication Committee, a Ruffner Roots and Ramblings publication, and maintains and plans Ruffner family reunions.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes genealogical research and notes on the Ruffner Family. As well as administrative records, newsletters and financial records of the Ruffner Family Association. in addition the collection includes correspondence, books, photographs, family bibles, and digital files related to the Ruffner Family and the Association.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908

Container List

Text [1000524421] box: 01 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants, 1st edition

Text [1000524421] box: 01 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants, 1st supplement

1969

Text [1000524421] box: 01 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants, 2nd edition, Vol. I

Text [1000524421] box: 01 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants, 2nd edition, Vol. II

Text [1000524421] box: 01 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants, 2nd edition, Vol. III

Text [1000524421] box: 01 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants, 2nd edition, Vol. IV

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

H.N. Ruffner, correspondence, (original and transcription)

1910

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Lewis T. Ruffner to Anna Palmer, correspondence

October 16, 1914

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Tom O'Bedlam, correspondence

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Mrs. Dale E. Travis, correspondence re: Edmund "Tiny" Ruffner

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Information re: Edmund "Tiny" Ruffner

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Lenora (Ruffner) Alexander, correspondence with cousin Lida

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Mrs. Caleb (Doris) Ruffner, correspondence

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Correspondence, unknown author or recipient

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Frederick G. Ruffner, correspondence

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Olive Taylor Ruffner, correspondence, unknown dates or authors

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Olive Taylor Ruffner, correspondence with F.G. Ruffner

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Olive Taylor Ruffner, correspondence

1965-1969

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Olive Taylor Ruffner, correspondence

1970

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Olive Taylor Ruffner, correspondence

1971-1972

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Letter from David Ruffner to his son, dated (copy)

1829-08-01

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Viola Ruffner (copy)

1901-09-18

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Ruffner (and extended families) Marriages and Resulting Heirs

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Genealogical Notebooks, F. Ruffner

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Re: Joseph Ruffner's German Bible

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

RFA publication committee, Ruffner Genealogy Survey

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Records copies from Ruffner Family Bible

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Ruffner Family Genealogy *with additional information and corrections

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

History of the Ruffner Family of Kanawha, by Charles Hedrick

1884

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Ruffner Publications

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

The Ruffner Family of Coalfield, Morgan County, Tennessee

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Information compiled re: Carpenter, Conrad, Davis, Dains, Pence, and Simmons Families

Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Assorted Information re: Ruffner Family History and Genealogy

General

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Text [1000524422] box: 02 of 25

Peter Ruffner biography, Anne Ruffner

1910

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Newspaper Clippings, Ruffner related

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Pleasantville Times, articles re: Ruffner Family

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Re: Frederick Gale Ruffner

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Re: Cornelius J. Ruffner and Charles Ruffner

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Re: Lompoc, California

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

William F. Ruffner, obituary

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Swiss Family Ruffner, DVD

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Re: Ruffners in Switzerland

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Re: Rouffach in Guebwiller, Upper Alsace

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

David Ruffner Notes and Accompanying note re: Transcription

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

The Descendants of Peter Ruffner and notes on the "Caverns of Luray, VA"

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Genealogy and Photographs

General Folder includes copies of history and images related to the following. Andrews Raiders Executions, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA Marion Ross, gravestone and historical marker Holly Grove Mansion, Charleston, WV Roger Ruffner and Hiram C. "Jack" Ruffner Joseph Ruffner Homestead, Charleston WV Peter Ruffner Jr. Home, Luray, VA Hiram Rufner home, Lancaster, OH Rebecca Ruffner - Harmon Farm, Lancaster, OH Mary Ruffner Bridge, Perry County, OH Eve (Ruffner) and Nehemiah Wood, Homestead, Rio Grande, OH Joseph Ruffner, Home and Emanuel Ruffner, Home Rushville, OH Lt. Jacob "Kate" Ruffner, Rushville, OH Jacob "Kate" Ruffner's sword and dogtag Rushville, OH

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Deed for land purchased in Lincoln County, Kentucky by Reuben Ruffner

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

(5) deeds for land purchased in Frederick Co., VA by Peter Rufner (transcriptions)

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

"In Search of the Ruffners…the Fruit," written by Marian Harnach

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Mauck Family Bible

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Re: descendants of Jonas and Anna (Mauck) Ruffner

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Information re: Dr. George H. Wright and family

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Reproduction of photograph, The Ruffner-Long Family

1930s

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Nemeth-Hall Family Tree

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Daughters of the American Revolution Application Form and Booklet

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

RFA – Cemetery Restoration Committee

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

A Short History of the Ruffner Family; compiled for 2001 Ruffner Family Reunion

2001

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Program from the re-dedication of the Ruffner Cemetery

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Photographs of Ruffner Descendants

June 27, 2009

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Ruffner Family Reunion Booklet 2012; "Come Home to Luray"

2012

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Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Miscellaneous

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Assorted Maps

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Ruffner Family Information

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Letter from David Ruffner (grandson of Peter) to Col. John Stuart

1811

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Marye-Ruffner Family Bible

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Farmer's Almanac 1969 and Ophthalmic Examination Receipt 1904

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Grant City Hospital, Petersburg, W.V., Work Order Invoice

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Property Tax Receipts (Reuben and Jacob W. Ruffner)

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Copies of misc. Ruffner-related items

Mixed Materials [1000524423] box: 03 of 25

Copies and index of Gen. Lewis Ruffner Letters

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Various Ruffner-related items

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Personal Letters

General

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Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Deeds

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Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Miscellaneous Ledger Pages

1848-1854

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Ruffner Family History, William Marye

1865

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Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence

1972-1975

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence

1971

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence

1970

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence

1969

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence

1968

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence

1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner, correspondence, undated

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Paul Ruffner and F.G. Ruffner, correspondence

1938 and 1940

General

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Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Doris Ruffner, correspondence

1982, 1984, 1986

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

George E. Ruffner, certificate from President George H.W. Bush

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Ruffner Genealogical Research, Germany and Switzerland

General

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Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner and Doris Ruffner, genealogy notes (1 of 3)

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner and Doris Ruffner, genealogy notes (2 of 3)

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Olive Ruffner and Doris Ruffner, genealogy notes (3 of 3)

Mixed Materials [1000524424] box: 04 of 25

Ruffner Family Tree

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Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Olive Ruffner, genealogy notebook

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

History of the 17th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Div., 14th Corps

1861-1865

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

DAR applications, Dorothy Virginia Marion Noxon and Carrie Holliday Cuddle

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Henry Lighter, last will and testament

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

National Archives, photocopy orders

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Paul Ernest Ruffner, Masonic certificate

1952

General

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Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Nehemiah Wood, last will and testament

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Miscellaneous Ephemera

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Private Geo. A. Wright, furlough permission – signed Lt. Col. McCausland (copy)

1861

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Selected information from "A History or Genealogy of the Strickler Families, 1700-1924"

1700-1924

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

The Families of Earl Sidney Ruffner

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Miscellaneous Ruffner History

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Miscellaneous Newsletters and Copies Articles

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Peter Ruffner, deeds (1-5) of land from Lord Fairfax (transcribed)

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Photographs, miscellaneous

General

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Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Ruffner book, comments and annotations

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

RFA, membership report

September 1999

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Ruffner-associated families, Genealogy

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Ruffner Family Reunion, Estes Park, CO campfire sing-a-long

2007

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

"The House that Ruffner Built: The Lee-Jackson House"

General

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Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Church and Family History, Page County, VA

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Sate Normal School, Catalogue and Circular

1884-1885

Text [1000524425] box: 05 of 25

Genealogy of John Ruffner family

1873

Books [1000524426] box: 06 of 25

Ruffner Family Bible

1868

Books [1000524427] box: 07 of 25

Ruffner Family Bible

1881

Mixed Materials box: 26

M. J. Ruffner Family Bible

1880s

Content Description

Pages of family Bible which belonged to M. J. Ruffner, including spine, info page, photographs from among the pages, and Birth, Marriage, Death, and Notation pages.

General

Pages and cover were removed from original Bible due to condition, the pages and binding are fragile and should be handeled with care.

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Bob Evans Menu

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Benjamin Franklin Ruffner, Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Oregon State Uni.

General

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Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Virginia Rigg, writings

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Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Re: Reunion materials for the archive

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Fletcher-Crawford, gift of spinning wheel

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Re: Oral History Questions

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Oral History Interview with Charlotte Long

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Thank you letter from Bob Reid

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Lewis and Viola Ruffner, also Booker T. Washington letter

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Ruffner Family CD's

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

The Heritage Collection: History of Effingham County, Illinoi

1910

Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants

General

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Mixed Materials [1000524428] box: 08 of 25

Peter Ruffner and His Descendants (supplement)