August Christian Ruff
1864 - 1944 Submit Photo / DocumentSet As Default Person
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Name August Christian Ruff Born 28 Jun 1864 Stuttgart, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Gender Male Census 14 Jun 1900 Precinct 3 Sand Springs, Limestone, Alabama, United States [1] August Roof Census 27 Apr 1910 Sand Spring, Limestone, Alabama, United States [2] August Ruff Census 24 Jan 1920 Sand Springs, Limestone, Alabama, United States [3] August Ruff Died 14 Jul 1944 , Limestone, Alabama, United States Obituary 20 Jul 1944 Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States Limestone Democrat - August Christian Ruff, 80-year-old resident of the Germantown community ended his life late Friday afternoon by firing a single-barrel shotgun into his throat at the home of his son, Walter Ruff, 12 miles northeast of Athens.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the home, Bro. David Bobo officiating, and interment was made in the German Cemetery, McConnell in charge.
Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased.
A native of Wurttemberg, Germany, Mr. Ruff was one of the original settlers of the Germantown community in this county, coming to the United States in March 1882. He married the former Miss Louise Eisenman a few years later, and to the union were born six children, Mrs. Paul Schultz and Mrs. Rosa Clements of Kuna, Idaho, Mrs. Louis Kobb of Storm Lake, Iowa and Mrs. W. W. Kull, of Austell, Ga., and Miss Lillie Ruff of Athens, Route 1, and a son, Walter Ruff, Athens, Route 1, all of whom survive, in addition to 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Buried Germantown Cemetery, Thach, Limestone, Alabama, United States August Christian Ruff at Findagrave.com Person ID I11451 Kull Family Last Modified 25 Mar 2016
Family Louise Eisenman, b. 16 Feb 1873, , , , Germany , d. 13 Aug 1906 Married Abt 1889 [4] Children > 1. Elsa C. Ruff, b. 21 Oct 1890, , , Alabama, United States , d. 21 Jan 1965, , , Idaho, United States > 2. Rosa Ruff, b. Sep 1892, , Limestone, Alabama, United States , d. Abt 1980, Kuna, Ada, Idaho, United States 3. Walter Eberhard Ruff, b. 8 Sep 1897, , , Illinois, United States , d. 24 Apr 1990 4. Alma M. Ruff, b. Apr 1900, , , Alabama, United States , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Lillie E. Ruff, b. Abt 1903, , , Alabama, United States , d. Yes, date unknown > 6. Gerda E. Ruff, b. 22 Feb 1905, d. 14 Jun 2002 Last Modified 12 Mar 2016 Family ID F4187 Group Sheet
- August Christian Ruff, 80-year-old resident of the Germantown community ended his life late Friday afternoon by firing a single-barrel shotgun into his throat at the home of his son, Walter Ruff, 12 miles northeast of Athens.
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Sources - [S761] 1900 United States Census, Alabama, Limestone, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll 26, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 12A, dwelling 127, family 127, August Roof (Reliability: 3).
Details/Image - [S583] 1910 United States Census, Alabama, Limestone, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll T624_15, enumeration district (ED) 98, sheet 6A, dwelling 102, family 103, August Ruff (Reliability: 3).
Details/Image - [S989] 1920 United States Census, Alabama, Limestone, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll 28, enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 17A, dwelling 340, family 341, August Ruff (Reliability: 3).
Details/Image - [S761] 1900 United States Census, Alabama, Limestone, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll 26, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 12A, dwelling 127, family 127 (Reliability: 3).
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- [S761] 1900 United States Census, Alabama, Limestone, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll 26, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 12A, dwelling 127, family 127, August Roof (Reliability: 3).
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