A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 74

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890

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II. W. F. ROWE.

WILLIAM FREDERICK ROWE, b. at Harrisville, (formerly Dublin), July 10, 1873, son of Walter B. F. and Harriet Eliza (Yardley) Rowe, is unm. (1916). On Oct. 28, 1907, he purchased of Mr. Wellman the old Jacob Spaulding place in S., at 119. He moved into the house, Nov. 1, 1908, and lived there alone for a year or longer, then sold the place. He now res. in Harrisville. He has worked in various towns.

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JACOB1 RUDZINSKY, b. in Kierszevicz, Poland, m. Fannie Darsuniszkis, a native of the same place. They came to America early in the twentieth century. Their Christian names are here given in the English spelling. They lived, in 1904, in the Lovisa Kingsbury house, in S., at 117. They had a son, Frank 2 Rudzinsky, b. in Kierszevicz, Poland, Sept. 15, 1888. He was a bright, capable boy and had learned English quite rapidly. The father and son were choppers, working near the lumber camp in the north part of the town. They had some Polish choppers as boarders.

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I. FAMILY OF ELIJAH RUGG.

I. JOHN1 RUGG, the first of the name of whom we hear in this country, was in Lancaster, Mass., in 1654, and made a freeman in 1669. He m. Ist, Nov. 4, 1654, Martha Prescott, dau. of John and Mary (Platts) Prescott. She

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was b. at Sowerby, Halifax Parish, England, March 11, 1632 ; d. at Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 24, 1655-6. He m. 2d, May 4, 1660, Hannah Prescott, sister of the former wife. She was killed, Sept. 11, 1697, in the massacre at Lancaster, by the Indians, upon that day, in " King William's War ". Her son Joseph, with his wife and three ch., shared the same awful fate. In the published list of the victims, Hannah is called the widow of John Rugg. His estate was in- ventoried, Jan. 19, 1697-8. He had probably died a few months before, in 1697. Martha had two ch., twins, who died at or near birth. Hannah had nine ch. II. DANIEL2 RUGG, son of the preceding, b. in Concord, Mass. (where his father lived a few years), Nov. 17, 1678; d. in Lancaster, Mass., June 23, 1758 ; m. Jan. 5, 1703-4, in Concord, Mass., Elizabeth Priest, who was probably dau. of John Priest, whose estate was inventoried in 1704. Mrs. Rugg d. in Lancaster, Dec. 3, 1754. Mr. Rugg belonged to a company organized to protect the town against the Indians and was prominent in town affairs. III. NATHAN3 RUGG, son of the preceding, was b. in or near Lancaster, and was bap., Nov. 30, 1718. He d. in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 15, 1786, ae. 68. He m., Nov. 12, 1741, Zerviah Frost of Groton, Mass., b. there, March 20, 1719-20. She was dau. of. John and Ruth Frost. She d. in Lancaster, April 8, 1807. Nathan Rugg lived in Lancaster and had eight ch., all b. in that town.

1. ELIJAH4 RUGG, son of Nathan3, b. in Lancaster, Mass., April 4, 1753; d. there, May 1, 1810. He res. in Sterling, Mass., in S., and Lancaster, Mass. He came from Sterling to S., in 1796. His wife brought her little dau. Lucy, afterwards Mrs. Asa Ellis, in her arms, on horseback. They settled at 127, on what we have since called the Pompey Woodward place, where they lived a few years. Mr. Rugg m. Ist, in Sterling, Mass., by Rev. R. Holcomb, Dec 5, 1787, Lois Wilder, b. in Lancaster (now Sterling), Mass., June 28, 1767 ; d. in S., at 127, Aug. 9, 1798; dau. of Phinehas and Bridget (Bailey) Wilder. He m. 2d, Oct. 23, 1808, Lucy Fairbank, b. in Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 21, 1765 ; dau. of Cyrus and Lucy (Wilder) Fairbank. Her father was a deacon in the First Church of Lancaster. We have not the date of her death. Mr. Rugg I. Elijah5, b. in Sterling, Mass.,

had seven ch., all by the former wife : January, 1789, 2 ; 2. Polly 5, b. in Sterling, Mass., ab. July 19, 1870; d. there, July 29, 1870; 3. A dau5., twin to the preceding, d. the day of birth ; 4. Harrison 5, b. in Sterling, Mass., June 26, 1791 ; bap. the day of his birth, 3; 5. Almira5, b. in Sterling, Mass., Nov. 10, 1793, m. Timothy Dimick, Jr., q. v .; 6. Lucy 5, b. in Sterling, Mass., March 15, 1796, m. Asa Ellis, q. v .; 7. Martin 5, b. in S., at 127, July 29, 1798, 4.

2. ELIJAH RUGG, Jr., son of Elijah4, 1, d. in Detroit, Mich. , in 1833. He m. Lavinia Lane, who d. in Pamelia, N. Y., in 1830. We have not the par- ticulars concerning her birth and parentage. He res. in Lowville, N. Y., and Martinsburg, N. Y. He had seven ch .:

I. SILAS6 RUGG, b. in Lowville, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1816; d. in Carthage, N. Y., April 1, 1889 ; m. Ist, April 29, 1849, Abigail R. Holcome, who d., Sept. 30, 1853; m. 2d, Sept. 24, 1854, Electa Hf. Gibbs, dau. of Sherebiah Gibbs, formerly of Sturbridge, Mass. They had only one ch 7., which d. young. The widow was living at Carthage, at a great age, when the record was taken.

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2. MARTIN" RUGG, b. in Lowville, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1817; m. Ist, Lucy Nutting, who d., Sept. 19, 1887; m. 2d, June 11, 1889, Mrs. Eliza Hamilton. He res. in Carthage, N. Y. We have not learned the particulars of his death or that of his second w. He had three ch .: 1. Lavinia7 Rugg; m. L. D. Thompson of Carthage, N. Y .; 2. Efie M7. Rugg, m. George Sylvester of Colorado Springs, Col .; 3. Linda 7 Rugg, d., Sept. 19, 1887, ae. 7 yrs.

3. CHARLES6 RUGG, b. in Lowville, N. Y., May 7, 1819; m. Ist, March 9, 1846, Lucia A. Gates, b. in Cornish, N. H., Nov. 4, 1825 ; d., March 30, 1872 ; m. 2d, April 22, 1873, Mrs. Elizabeth Woolsey, He was a shoemaker and farmer, and res. in Antwerp, N. Y., and Carthage, N. Y. He d. in Carthage, Sept. 20, 1880. His widow res. at Wilna, N. Y., and Fulton, N. Y., and was living when the record was taken. He had six ch .: 1. Imogene A7. Rugg, b. in Antwerp, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1847; m., May 1865, Alexander Bossnot; res. at St. Peter, Minn .; four ch .: 1. Flora May8 Bossnot, 2. Charles8 Bossnot, 3. Kate Winnifred8 Bossnot, 4. Grace8 Bossnot. 2. Isabel L7. Rugg, b. in Antwerp, N. Y., March 8, 1851 ; m., Aug. 14, 1879, at Hudson, Wis., William G. Hayden; res. at Fargo, N. Dak., where he held many offices of trust and responsibility. She had been a high-school teacher. They had one ch .: I. Ethelwyn8 Hayden, b., Nov. 7, 1881. 3. Elizabeth S1. Rugg, b., Nov. 29, 1853; d., Dec. 1, 1873. 4. Eugene Cī. Rugg, b., Dec. 4, 1856; d., March 22, 1872. 5. Ella L7. Rugg, b., Dec. 30, 1862 ; d., June 4, 1884. 6. Caroline May" Rugg, b. in Carthage, N. Y ., Nov. 22, 1875.

4. GEORGE S6. RUGG, b. in Lowville, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1821 ; d. in Kansas City, Mo., July 1885 ; m., Nov. 20, 1849, Lavinia E. Dickinson, b. in Denmark, Lewis Co., N. Y., Aug 20, 1827; who was living at Kansas City when the record was taken. Mr. Rugg was a physician and surgeon and served three years in the army, during the Civil War, as a surgeon. He had five ch .: I. Ellen Amelia 7 Rugg, b., Sept. 17, 1850; m., Dec. 25, 1874, a Mr. St. John, and res. at Brooklyn, N. Y. Two ch .. I. George B8. St. John, b., September 1876; d. January 1890; 2. Ida Mayo St. John, b., November 1879. 2. George Edward" Rugg, b., Aug. 4, 1852 ; m., Nov. 17, 1886, and res. at Kansas City, Mo. The name of his wife was not given in the report. He had, at that time, one ch .: I. Joseph Lee8 Rugg, b., Nov. 18, 1890. 3. Mary Elizabeth7 hugg, b., March 25, 1855; m., May 15, 1883, a Mr. Coyle, and res. at Kansas City, Mo. One ch., when report was given : I. Florence Irene8 Coyle, b., Aug. 15, 1887. 4. Jane Irene7 Rugg, b., Aug. 15, 1857; m., Nov. 28, 1882, a Mr. Bloomfield, and res. at Brooklyn, N. Y. Two ch. when report was sent : J. Edna Belle8 Bloomfield, b., March 1887 ; 2. Charles Edwing Bloomfield, b., Sept. 22, 1889. 5. Caroline May" Rugg, b., Dec. 18, 1861 ; d., Nov. 25, 1874.

5. SARAH ANN" RUGG, b. in Lowville, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1824; was unm. at last report, and res. at Carthage, N. Y.

6. ELIZABETH6 RUGG, b. in Martinsburg, N. Y., July 1, 1826; m., Feb. 8, 1855, at Antwerp, N. Y., David H. Eggleston, b. at Hebron, Washington Co., N. Y., in 1808. Seven ch., all b. at Antwerp, N. Y .: 1. David Ambrose7 Eggleston, b., Nov. 17, 1855 ; 2. Ida Ellen? Eggleston, b., Nov. 6, 1857; m. James E. Dickinson, and had, when report was sent, one ch .: 1. Ilazels

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Dickinson ; 3. Sarah Jane7 Eggleston, b., Sept. 18, 1859; 4. George V1. Eggleston, b., July 5, 1861 ; m. Viola Baxter, and had, when report was sent, one ch .: I. Walker& Eggleston ; 5. Lavinia Elizabeth" Eggleston, b., Nov. 4, 1863; m. Frank Huell, and had, when the report was sent, two ch .: I. Viola8 Huell, 2. Edna8 Huell ; 6. Hattie May1 Eggleston, b., May 2, 1867 ; m. James A. Dickson ; 7. Nettie Louisa 7 Eggleston, b., Oct. 12, 1869; m. William A. Dickson, and had one ch., when the report was sent: I. Albert Ambrose8 Dickson.

7. ANDREW J6. RUGG, b. in Martinsburg, N. Y., July 26, 1828; m., April 26, 1864, Caroline Amanda Henning, b. at Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1845. They were m. at Fond du Lac, Wis. They res. at Kansas City, Mo. Two ch .: I. Lottie W7. Rugg, b., Feb. 26, 1865 ; m., July 18, 1884, at Kansas City, Mo., Horace A. Germain of New York, N. Y. She is a lady of literary tastes and contributes to papers and magazines. They res. in New York, N. Y. They had two ch. when the record was made: I. Eleanor C8. Germain, b. at St. Louis, Mo., April 26, 1885; 2. Franklin Horaces Germain, b. at Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 1, 1888. 2. Hattie Isabel? Rugg, b., Nov. 24, 1867 ; m., at Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 31, 1892, Robert Arthur Macdonald of Memphis, Tenn., where they now res.

3. HARRISON RUGG, son of Elijah4, 1, was a farmer in S., on the farm at the end of the " Kendall Lane", at 145, where he d., May 25, 1859. He m., June 30, 1824, in Alstead, by Rev. Seth Arnold, Sophia Beverstock, b. in Alstead, April 30, 1808; d. at East Sullivan, at the house of her son, Hon. D. W. Rugg, at 22, April 16, 1900. She was the dau. of Daniel and Lucinda (Bingham) Beverstock. Mr. Rugg was a captain in the old Sullivan militia company. He was promoted to the rank of major, but declined the proffered honor. He was a man of the strictest integrity of character, industrious, and frugal, and was greatly respected in the community. He had six ch. who grew to maturity : 1. Emily Sophia6, b. in S., at 145, July 17, 1825; m. Daniel Towne, q. v .; 2. Horace Kendall 6, b. in S., at 145, Dec. 6, 1830, 5; 3. Gardner Harrison 6, b. in S., at 145, Feb. 15, 1834, 6; 4. Daniel Willard6, b. in S., at 145, July 18, 1836, 7 ; 5. Ellery Edward 6, b. in S., at 145, June 7, 1841, 8; 6. Edna Almira Luella 6, b. in S., at 145, Dec. 19, 1851 ; d. at Acworth, unm., Jan. 1, 1870. She was a young lady of rare worth, whose lovely life profoundly impressed all with whom she became acquainted. The reader must be cautioned that the " History of Gilsum " errs in several particulars in the account of this family.

4. MARTIN' RUGG, son of Elijah4, 1, was a farmer in S., at 59, where he d., Oct. 21, 1858. Hlis body was the first which was buried in the Meeting- house Cemetery. He was an honest, industrious man. He m., March 23, 1826, in Alstead, by Rev. Seth Arnold, Lucinda Beverstock, b. in Keene, in the old David Nims house that once stood on Washington St., on the site of the house owned later by Henry Martin, March 16, 1805; d. in S., at the house of her dau., Mrs. Davis, at 6, Feb. 21, 1889. She was dau. of Daniel and Lucinda (Bingham) Beverstock. They had seven ch .: I. James Henry6, b. in S., at 59, April 4, 1827; d. there, Aug. 29, 1831 ; 2. Lucy Ann 6, b. in S., at 59,

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March 28, 1830, 9; 3. A dau6., b. in S., at 59, June 27, 1832 ; d. the day of birth ; 4. Ellen Jane6, b. in S., at 59, May 17, 1836, 10; 5. Charles Wilson 6, b. in S., at 59, Oct. 4, 1838, 11; 6. Andrew Jackson 6, b. in S., at 59, Sept. 21, 1841 ; d. in a hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., July 25, 1862, a soldier of the Civil War, a brave and good boy, who left the homestead farm on which he had intended to settle, for the service of his country ; 7. Emily Sophia 6, b. in S., at 59, June 18, 1846; m. Henry Davis, q. v. Hayward's * History of Gilsum " errs in several particulars with respect to this family.

5. HORACE KENDALL6 RUGG, son of Harrison5, 3, was a good farmer in Langdon and Acworth. He served his country faithfully in the Civil War. He was a strictly honest and industrious man, much respected. He d. in Acworth, May 14, 1911. IIe m. Ist, in Keene, by Rev. W. O. White, Jan. 30, 1856, Clarissa Keith, b. in Cabot, Vt., June 24, 1831 ; d. in Acworth, March 17, 1867; dau. of Bezaleel and Mary (Farwell) Keith of Sullivan. She was a well educated lady, who had taught successfully many terms of district schools. Her intellectual abilities were appreciated by those who knew her. She was, on two occasions, injured by strokes of lightning, resulting, finally, in an almost complete loss of physical power. Mr. Rugg m. 2d, June 14, 1870, Mary Lestina Chatterton of Acworth, b. there, Dec. 11, 1846; d. there, Feb. 28, 1889; dau. of Alpheus and Esther (Richardson) Chatterton. She was also an educated and refined lady, whose mental accomplishments were appreciated by a large circle of friends. Mr. Rugg had one ch. by each wife: 1. Elmer Herbertī, b. in Langdon, May 31, 1858, 12; 2. Floyd Newell", b. in Acworth, Sept. 6, 1876, 13.

6. GARDNER HARRISON6 RUGG, son of Harrison5, 3, went to the West when a young man and res. in Morrison, Ill., and Carbondale, Ill., where he d., April 21, 1866, from the effects of maladies contracted in the Civil War. He served in the 38th Reg., Illinois Vols. He was remembered in Sullivan as a young man of the purest character, gentle and kind to all. He m., in Morrison, Ill., by Rev. D. W. Linn, Jan. 21, 1857, Elizabeth Jackson, b. in Chesterville, Ohio, May 27, 1833; still living (1916) in Stafford, Kansas ; dau. of Aaron Case and Charity Ann (Young) Jackson. After Mr. Rugg's death, she m. 2d, Sept. 20, 1870, Alexander Sommers, b. in Germantown, Pa , March 15, 1812; d. in Stafford, Kansas, March 21, 1900; son of Jacob and Mary (Woodcock) Sommers, by whom she had a dau., Gertrude May Sommers, b. in Carbondale, Ill., Oct. 21, 1871, who m. Arthur Elston Asher. Mr. Rugg had two ch .: J. Etta Luella7, b. in Morrison, Ill., May 16, 1859, 14; 2. Frank Curtis 7, b. in Morrison, Ill., Dec. 20, 1862, 15.

7. HON. DANIEL WILLARD RUGG, son of Harrison5, 3, is a farmer, still living, 1916, in his native town, where he has always res. At his marriage, he settled upon the old homestead, at 145, where he lived nearly eleven years. In 1869, he built a house near East Sullivan, at 41. In less than two years later, this house was destroyed by fire, with a large part of its con- tents. Mr. Rugg then lived in the village of East Sullivan a short time, at 33. In 1876, he purchased the McIntire place, at 26, where Q. B. Nash now (1916) lives. Mr. Rugg lived here ten years, until the middle of June in 1886, when

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he moved into the house at 22 (the former Lucius Nims house), where he now resides. Mr. Rugg has been very prominent in the affairs of the town. He has held all the important offices, has represented the town in the General Court, and is the only person who, while a resident of the town, was elected to the state senate. He is a man of the utmost integrity and has always been most deeply interested in all that pertains to the town's best interests. He was twice married. He m. ist, Dec. 23, 1858, Elvira Davis, b. in Stoddard, Sept. 3, 1838; d. there, at her mother's house, Sept. 20, 1871 ; dau. of Marcus and Lydia Lane (Wilson) Davis. He m. 2d, Nov. 14, 1872, Rosabelle Susan Davis of Stoddard; b. there, Oct. 24, 1845; d. in S., at 22, March 4, 1909; dau. of Asa and Sophronia (Gould) Davis. She had been a schoolteacher and was a well educated and refined lady, very highly esteemed in social circles. Mr. Rugg had one ch., by the former wife: I. Arthur Harrison7, b. in S., at 145, Sept. 26, 1863, 16.

8. ELLERY EDWARD6 RUGG, son of Harrison5, 3, was a farmer, blacksmith, and carpenter. He res. in S. and Keene. In S., he built the house at 39, at East Sullivan, in 1866. It was the old Ellsworth Hubbard house, which had stood at 171, removed to 39 and rebuilt. He operated the blacksmith-shop that stood at 11, afterwards operated by Lyman Davis. Mr. Rugg had lived in Alstead three years before he built this house. He sold this house in 1881. He afterwards lived in Keene. His last residence in that city was on Park Avenue, where he built a fine house. For many of the later years of his life he gave up blacksmithing and followed carpentry. He was employed, for a time, at the Symonds tannery in West Keene. He d. in Keene, March 30, 1914. He was twice married. He m. ist, Jan. 1, 1863, in Keene, by Rev. I. C. Knowlton, to Sabrina Simonds Barrett, b. in Stoddard, Dec. 27, 1837 ; d. in Keene, Sept. 25, 1885; dau. of Luther and Mary (Green) Barrett. He m. 2d, Nov. 12, 1889, in Keene, by Rev. C. E. Harrington, to Ella Francelia Foster, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 20, 1856; living in Keene, on Park Avenue ; dau. of Hosea and Mary G. (Rice) Foster. No ch.

9. LUCY ANN6 RUGG, dau. of Martin5, 4, m., in S., by Rev. T. S. Norton, Feb. 13, 1855, Frank Edward Temple of Gilsum (original name was Franklin Ebenezer Temple), b. in Gilsum, May 29, 1829; d. at Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1899; son of Jesse and Betsey (Ellis) Temple. He was a farmer and res. at Mason City, Iowa, where she d., Jan. 8, 1911. No ch.

10. ELLEN JANE6 RUGG, dau. of Martin5, 4, m., in S., by Rev. T. S. Norton, Jan. 21, 1858, Eben Clark Tolman of Nelson ; b. there, Dec. 6. 1831 ; d. there, Feb. 25, 1903; son of Cyrus and Lucy (Abbott) Tolman. He was a farmer and res. in Nelson. Mrs. Tolman d. in Boston, Mass., June 26, 1911. She had two ch .:

I. GERTRUDE ELLEN7 TOLMAN, b. in Nelson, May 14, 1862; d. in Springfield, Mass., Nov. 23, 1902 ; m., in Nelson, Aug. 16, 1887, by Rev. T. S. Norton, then of Dover, Mass., who married her parents, assisted by Rev. B. A. Dean, to Henry Edward Corey, b. in Dublin, Oct. 8, 1863 ; son of Edward Clark and Mary Ann (Davis) Corey. Ch .: I. Kenneth Tolman8 Corey, b. in

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Springfield, Mass., Feb. 14, 1889; m., Oct. 26, 1912, Jeanette Law Gowdy, b. in Somerville, Conn., Sept. 30, 1889; dau. of Arthur Wayland and Mary Jane (Bridge) Gowdy. Ile is a civil engineer ; res. at Pittsfield, Mass. One ch. in 1916: 1. Hazel Gertrude" Corey, b. in Pittsfield, Mass., July 21, 1913. 2. Donald Clark 8 Corey, b. in Springfield, Mass., Jan. 12, 1894; m., Oct. 7, 1916, Gladys Emma Wyman, b. at Turner's Falls, Mass., Sept. 15, 1893; dau. of Arthur Edward and Emma Louise (Baker) Wyman.

2. WILMER CYRUS TOLMAN, b. in Nelson, April 18, 1870; m., Dec. 23, 1896, Etta Mildred Milton, b. in Hillsborough, N. B., July 7, 1864; dau. of William Francis and Martha Louise (Shaw) Milton. He is a prosperous farmer upon the homestead farm in Nelson. His fine residence has been opened to the accommodation of summer boarders. It is near the shore of Long Pond or Nubanusit Lake. Three ch .: 1. Gordon Francis 8 Tolman, b. in Nelson, Oct. 9, 1897; now in the N. H. College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts at Durham ; 2. Roger Milton 8 Tolman, b. in Nelson, Nov. 26, 1898; 3. Doris Gertrude 8 Tolman, b. in Nelson, April 23. 1901.

11. CHARLES WILSON6 RUGG, son of Martin5, 4, was a farmer. He res. in S., at 59, 115, 145 and 7, and finally moved to Winslow, Washington Co., Arkansas, where he d., May 17, 1889. He m., Nov. 19, 186t, Lucy Ann Richardson of Stoddard ; b. there, Sept. 3, 1843; dau. of Luther and Lucy Tryphena (Dunn) Richardson. She is still living in Mason City, Iowa. After the death of Mr. Rugg, she m. 2d, Oct. 14, 1889, Marvin B. Alexander, a native of the state of New York. There were four ch .: I. Frederick Andrew7, h. in S., at 59, Nov. 30, 1862, 17; 2. Harlan Elbert7, b. in S., at 115, April 28, 1867, 18; 3. Myra Jane7, b. in S., at 145, Nov. 14, 1871, 19; 4. Lucy Isabel7, b. in S., at 7, June 8, 1876, 20.

12. ELMER H7. RUGG, son of Horace K6 , 5, is a farmer in Acworth. He m., June 5, 1884, Alice Emma Chatterton, b. in Springfield, Ill., Aug. 6, 1859; dau. of Alonzo L. and Emily (Bowles) Chatterton. They have had no ch., but have received into their home as a daughter Thelma Louise Blish, b. in Meriden, N. HI., Aug. 8, 1904; dau. of George R. and Grace (Lake) Blish. She is known as Thelma Louise Rugg.

13. FLOYD NEWELL7 RUGG, son of Horace K6., 5, is a farmer and mechanic. He has res. in Acworth, Bellows Falls, and Brattleborough, Vt. He m., April 10, 1900, Florence Rosette Lamb, b. in Charlestown, N. H., Sept. 24, 1877 ; dau, of George and Almira (Clark) Lamb. Ch .: 1. Ellery Horace 8, b. in Acworth, Sept. 22, 1901; 2. Edna Almira", twin to preceding, b. in Acworth, Sept. 22, 1901 ; 3. Gordon Elmer 8, b. in Acworth, April 13, 1903 ; 4. Mary Florence 8, b. in Acworth, Dec. 24, 1906.

14. ETTA LUELLA7 RUGG, dau. of Gardner H6., 6, m., Nov. 17, 1878, Sargent Calvin Turner, b. in Georgetown, Ohio, Aug. 10, 1851, son of Calvin Green and Ann Dunham (Sargent) Turner. Ch. I. Nellie Hasseltine 8 Turner, b. at Sterling, Kansas, Aug. 16, 1879; m., June 21, 1905, Lemuel Roland Wright, b in Kentucky, April 1880; son of John H. and Ella Wright. Res. Stafford Kansas. Ch .: I. Kenneth Turner? Wright, b. in Hutchinson,

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Kansas, May 26, 1907. 2. Mildred May 8 Turner, b. in Denver, Col., Sept. 18, 1881. 3. Henrietta Louise 8 Turner, b. in Stafford, Kansas, Aug. 4, 1893.

15. FRANK CURTIS RUGG, son of Gardner H6., 6, m. at Stafford, Kansas, March 25, 1888, Elizabeth Kelman, b. in Aberdeen, Scotland, Sept. I, 1865 ; dau. of John and Elizabeth (Youngman) Kelman. Res. in Denver, Col., and (in 1916) at Fort Morgan, Col., where he is the assistant master mechanic in the Great Western Sugar Co. He has three ch .: I. Willard 8 Lewis, b. at Strafford, Kansas, Feb. 2, 1890; 2. John 8 Elmer, b. in Denver, Col., Oct. 4, 1891 ; 3. . Frances June 8, b. in Denver, Col., June 20, 1906. All are unm. in 1916.

16. ARTHUR HARRISON7 RUGG, son of Hon. Daniel Willard6, 7, is a farmer in S., at 22. He has been for several years the town clerk, and has represented the town in the General Court. He is a justice of the peace, and one of the most highly esteemed citizens of the place. He m., at Harrisville, by Rev. C. F. Goldsmith, Nov. 29, 1888, Alice Mabel Tarbox, b. in Nelson, Nov. 17, 1868; dau. of Charles A. and Alma A. (Beverstock) Tarbox. They have one ch .: I. Helen Elvira &, b. in S., at 22, Oct. 22, 1895. She was educated at the Keene high school, and is a successful schoolteacher in Massachusetts.

17. FRED. ANDREW? RUGG, son of Charles Wilson6, 11, m., Nov. 15, 1883, Malinda Jane Brayton, b. at Jefferson, Wis., May 7, 1860; dau. of John and Eliza (Raymond) Brayton. Res. in Mason City, Iowa. Ch .: I. Wesley Harlan 8, b. in Mason City, Iowa, Dec. 24, 1884. 2. Ellery Wilson 8, b. - in Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1887. Mrs. Rugg d. at Mason City, Iowa, in the spring of 1899. He m. 2d, Feb. 28, 1900, Mauchi A. Vroman, b. in Rochester, Minn., Dec. 29, 1877; dau. of Eugene and Sara (Savera) Vroman. No ch. by 2d w.

18. HARLAN ELBERT7 RUGG, son of Charles Wilson6, 11, m., Sept. 10, 1902, Eudoltha Fuller, b. at Portage, Wis., Oct. 3, 1878; dau. of Horace L. and Sylvia (Stancer) Fuller. Res. at Mason City, Iowa, where his ch. were b. (three in all, to 1916) : 1. Aileen May 8, b., Aug. 12, 1904 ; 2. Thelma Frances 8, b., July 18, 1907 ; 3. Lynn Elbert 8, b., July 29, 1916.

19. MYRA JANE7 RUGG, dau. of Charles Wilson6, 11, m., Jan. 1, 1892, Addison Steinhart of Mason City, Iowa. He was b. at Winnebago, Wis., March 27, 1865, son of Francis Miller and Sarah Elizabeth (Emerson) Stein- hart. The last name is sometimes spelled Stinehart, a variant of the true spelling. Ten ch. in 1916: 1. Wayne Rugg8 Steinhart, b. at Mason City, Iowa, June 19, 1893; 2. Arthur LaVerne 8 Steinhart, b. at Kensett, Worth Co., Iowa, Sept. 28, 1895; m., Sept. 4, 1915, Mae Rogers, both of Bruce, S. Dak .; 3. Earl Wilson 8 Steinhart, b. at Thornton, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, July 1, 1897; 4. Lunetta Belle & Steinhart, b. at Mason City, Iowa, March 4, 1899; 5. Myra Anzonetta 8 Steinhart, b. at Mound City, Campbell Co., S. Dak., June 29, 1901 ; 6. Lloyd Francis & Steinhart, b. at Westbrook, Cottonwood Co., Minn., June 18, 1903 ; 7. Grace Ruby 8 Steinhart, b. at Mason City, Iowa, Feb. 27, 1907 ; 8. Esther Elizabeth 8 Steinhart, b. at Estelline, Hamilton Co.,

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S. Dak., Nov. 17, 1909 ; 9. Ruth Adeline 8 Steinhart, b. at Estelline, S. Dak., May 25, IQUI; 10. Hazel Estelle 8 Steinhart, b. at Estelline (now in Deuel Co.), S. Dak., April 11, 1913. They now live at Bruce, S. Dak. (1916).

20. LUCY ISABELLE RUGG, dau. of Charles Wilson6, 11, m., May 3, 1899, Edgar J. Long, b. in Rockford, Ill., Sept. 10, 1874; son of Richard and Emily W. (Woods) Long. He is employed (1916) in a garage at Granite Falls, Minn. They had three ch. in 1916: 1. Anzonetta Belle8 Long, b. at Mound City, S. Dak., Aug. 5, 1903; 2. Clyde H. J8. Long, b. at Sacred Heart, Minn., Feb. 27, 1906; 3. Frank Edgar8 Long, b. at Sacred Heart, Minn., Aug. 17, 1909.

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 74

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917 Publication date: 1921 Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.] Number of Pages: 890

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890