James W. Ruffer

Male, #10153, (say 1849 - )

Birth*say 1849 James was born say 1849. 
Marriage*circa 1870 He married Alice (?) at Kentucky circa 1870.1 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.1 
Biography* The following is taken from one of the footnotes in my family's genealogy. I found the resource at one of the Mormon Family Libraries. The spelling of the family name appears to have changed when my progenitors immigrated from Switzerland to northwest Ohio in the 1830's, although both spellings Rufer/Ruffer can be found in Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Russia, among others, today. I've been successful in tracking my line of Ruffers back to 1550 in Jegenstorf, Switzerland.

Information in this genealogy/lineage is taken from a xerox copy of the data contained on a microfilm (Europe Film Area 1181531, Item 4) of the book entitled, Rufer family of Mattstetten, Urtenen, Zuswil, parish of Jegenstorf and Egli family of Trub, Bern, Switzerland, authored by Julius Billeter (1869-1957), and published by Winterthür:Selbstverlag, 1915.

You can also find a Ruffer family web site at: http://home.att.net/~druffer1/.2 

Family

Alice (?) (Apr 1854 - )
Children

Last Edited 25 Jun 2008

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 20, Page 5A, Family 90, Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale County, MS
    James W. Ruffer, Head, Wh, M, Oct 1849, 50, md-30yrs, KY/Germany/German, Brick maker
    Alice Ruffer, Wife, Wh, F, Apr 1854, 46, md-30yrs, ch 11/6, KY/Germany/Germany
    Mattie Ruffer, Daughter, Wh, F, Mar 1880, 19, md-2yrs, ch 1/1, KY/KY/KY
    Alice B. Ruffer, Daughter, Mar 1886, 14, sng, MS/KY/KY
    Carrie W. Ruffer, Daughter, Wh, F, Oct 1888, 11, sng, MS/KY/KY
    Frank L. Ruffer, Son, Wh, M, Mar 1890, 10, sng, MS/KY/KY
    Claude Culpepper, Lodger, Wh, M, April 1878, 22, S, AL/AL/AL.
  2. E-mail from Jack Ruffer, e-mail address to Culpepper Connections, 7 Nov 2001.