Washington RUCH & Elizabeth STRAUB

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Washington RUCH
Elizabeth STRAUB

Husband: Washington RUCH
Birth: 1820/1, PA
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: laborer, farmer

Marriage:

Wife: Elizabeth STRAUB
Birth: 1830, Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Joshua STRAUB
Mother: Mary YERGER

Children:

— born in PA, presumably in Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA:
1. M. Josephine E. RUCH, b. 1849/50

— born in PA, presumably in either Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA, or Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA:
2. Isabella RUCH, b. 1850/1; d. bef. 1870
3. James RUCH, b. 1853/4; d. bef. 1870
4. Charles RUCH, b. 1855/6; d. bef. 1870
5. Rosina C. "Rosa" RUCH, b. 1858/9

— born in Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA:
6. G. Benjamin M. RUCH, b. 1862/3 or 1864/5
7. Solon Daniel RUCH, b. 1864/5 or 1867/8

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 44): Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA, Roll M432_753, p. 90B, 215/215, enumerated 7 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Washington Ruch 27 M Penna

Elisabeth do 19 F "

Josephine " 1 F "

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 67): Fogelsville P.O., Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll M653_1130, p. 251, PN 76, 509/2, enumerated 25 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Washington Ruch 39 M Day Laborer 100 Penna

Elizabeth   " 30 F "

Josephine   " 10 F "

Isabella    " 9 F "

James       " 6 M "

Charles     " 4 M "

Rosa        " 1 F "

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #44 of 78): Trexlertown P.O., Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll M593_1363, p. 566B, PN 44, 294/317, enumerated 25 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Ruch Washington 47 M W Farmer Pennsylvania

" Elizabeth 40 F W Keeping house "

" M J E 20 F W "

" Rosina C 11 F W "

" G B M 7 M W "

" Solon D 5 M W "

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 46): Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA, Roll T9_1147, p. 442C, PN 11, SD 4, ED 198, enumerated 9/10 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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103 103 Ruch Washington W M 55 / Laborer PA PA PA

____ Elizabeth W F 50 Wife / Keeping House PA PA PA

____ Benjamin W M 15 Son / / PA PA PA

____ Daniel W M 12 Son / / PA PA PA

Straub Joshua W M 76 F-in-law / PA PA PA

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. Messages posted in the Ruch Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

8. Message posted to the RUCH Surname Board (online at Genforum.com).

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