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Joseph Roads was born in 1735 in Virginia. He and Mary Elizabeth Strickler were married. He died on 11 August 1764, at age ~29, in Shenandoah (Page County), Page County, Virginia. He was buried in White House Family Graveyard, White House, Page County, Virginia.

Joseph Roads

Birth: 1735
Virginia, USA
Death: Aug. 11, 1764
Shenandoah (Page County)
Page County
Virginia, USA

Joseph, his parents and six of his twelve brothers and sisters were victims of a the last Indian massacre in Page County, VA.

Son of Reverend John "Hans" Roads (Rhodes) and Eva Catherine Albright.

Family links:
Parents:
John Roads (1712 - 1764)
Eve Catherine Albright Roads (1723 - 1764)

Spouse:
Mary Elizabeth Strickler Roads Hottle (1730 - 1813)*

Children:
John Roads (1760 - 1825)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Son: John Roads Sr. 1760-1825, husband of Catherine Brubaker Roads 1761 - 1831. Both are buried in Licking Cemetery, Hebron, Licking, Ohio.

Burial:
White House Family Graveyard
White House
Page County
Virginia, USA

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Record added: Nov 01, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 79690669.

Mary Elizabeth Strickler was born in 1730 in Page County, Virginia. She and Joseph Roads were married. She and Jacob Hottel were married. She died on 24 December 1813, at age ~83, in Mauretown, Shenandoah County, Virginia. She was buried in Keller Cemetery, Mount Olive (Shenandoah County), Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Her married name was Mary Elizabeth Roads. Mary Elizabeth Strickler was also known as. Her married name was Hottel. Mary Elizabeth Strickler Roads Hottle

Birth: 1730
Page County
Virginia, USA
Death: Dec. 24, 1813
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA

Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Abraham Strickler 1670-1746 and Anna Marie (Ruffner) Strickler 1696- . She was married twice, by her first marriage to Joseph Roads they had a son, John Roads Sr. 1760-1825.

Family links:
Parents:
Abraham Strickler (1670 - 1746)
Anna Marie Ruffner Strickler (1696 - ____)

Spouses:
Joseph Roads (1735 - 1764)
Jacob Hottle (1749 - 1813)

Children:
John Roads (1760 - 1825)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Son: John Roads Sr. 1760-1825, husband of Catherine Brubaker Roads 1761 - 1831. Both are buried in Licking Cemetery, Hebron, Licking, Ohio.

Burial:
Keller Cemetery
Mount Olive (Shenandoah County)
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA

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Record added: Jan 03, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 82926791.

Rev. John Hans Rhodes was born in 1712 in Unterseen, Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland. He and Eve Catherine Albright were married. He died on 11 August 1764, at age ~52, in Shenandoah (Page County), Page County, Virginia. He was buried in White House Family Graveyard, White House, Page County, Virginia.

Rev. John Hans Rhodes was also known as Roads. Stone photo present

Rev John "Hans" Roads

Birth: 1712
Zurich
Bern, Switzerland
Death: Aug. 11, 1764
Shenandoah
Page County
Virginia, USA


Reverend John Rhodes, a Mennonite minister, who along with his wife, Catherine and seven children were were among the first pioneers in Massanutten in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the early 1700's. For more than 20 years, the settlers lived in peace with the native Indians, but as the white population grew, the Indians became more hostile and aggressive.

In August 1764, John Rhodes, his wife and six of their children were killed in the last Indian Massacre in what is now Page County. It is believed that the Indians intent was robbery. His son Michael (1749-1819) escaped and was held captive by the Indians for three years.

Family links:
Parents:
Ulrich Rhodes Roads (1680 - 1764)

Spouse:
Eve Catherine Albright Roads (1723 - 1764)*

Children:
Mary Roads (____ - 1764)*
Joseph Roads (1735 - 1764)*
Anna Roads Grove (1738 - 1774)*
David Roads (1745 - 1764)*
Susannah Elizabeth Roads Grove (1745 - 1764)*
Daniel Roads (1746 - 1764)*
Elizabeth Roads Gochenour (1752 - 1818)*
Esther Roads Kauffman (1764 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
THE REVEREND JOHN ROADS (RHODES) / DIED 1764 / A Pioneer and Christian father, who with his / wife and six of his thirteen children, was a victim / of the last Indian massacre in Page County. / PLACED BY / JOHN RHODES CHAPTER NSDAR / AUGUST 8, 1985

Note: Rhodes is the original family surname.

Burial:
White House Family Graveyard
White House
Page County
Virginia, USA

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Originally Created by: Audrey
Record added: May 24, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 19512754. Reverend John Roads, a Mennonite minister, who along with his wife, Catherine and seven children were were among the first pioneers in Massanutten in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the early 1700's. For more than 20 years, the settlers lived in peace with the native Indians, but as the white population grew, the Indians became more hostile and aggressive.


John was a Mennonite minister who, along with his wife and six children, was massacred by the Indians in the Shenandoah Valley in Aug, 1764, at his home, later known as "Fort Rhodes" or "Hope Farm." Eight Indians and one white man came down over the Massanutten Mountains and biding their time, stealthily crept up on the Rhodes family home on the banks of the south branch of the Shenandoah and murdered the father, mother, and one son in or near the house. Two sons were working in a nearby cornfield near the river and hearing the great commotion, one of them climbed up into a pear tree to see what was going on. He was spied by the Indians and shot. The other boy attempted to escape across the river, but was followed and killed in the water, the place being called "Blood Ford" to this day. In the meantime, Elizabeth, one of the older daughters had picked up the baby, Esther, and escaped with her to the barn and through it to a field and thence to the river which she crossed to the safety of the neighboring home of the Stauffer family. The Indians took as captives two boys and two girls of the Rodes family and led them up over the mountain west of the home where they killed all but Michael, whom they took away with them and kept prisoner for three years when he was permitted to return home. He later married Ann Strickler, a daughter of Benjamin Strickler. Elizabeth Roads, the heroine, married Jacob Gouchenour, while the baby, Esther, grew up and married Dr. Jacob Kaufman. The motive of this raid was evidently robbery as it was thought that the Rev. Roads had money hidden in his home. In August, 1924, on the 160th anniversary of this massacre, about five hundred people, many of them descendants of the Roads children who had been spared, met at "Hope Farm" the present name of the old Roads home and unveiled a monument to the memory of those who had been so ruthlessly and cruelly killed. The name of this family is frequently spelled "Rhodes." ("Genealogy of the Stukey, Ream, Grove, Clem, and Denniston Families" by Elmer Leonidas Denniston, published in 1939, pp. 393)


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In August 1764, John Rhodes, his wife and six of their children were killed in the last Indian Massacre in what is now Page County. It is believed that the Indians intent was robbery. His son Michael (1749-1819) escaped and was held captive by the Indians for three years. (FindaGrave bio by: Donald Young.)

Eve Catherine Albright was born on 18 September 1723 in Page County, Virginia. She and Rev. John Hans Rhodes were married. She died on 11 August 1764, at age 40, in Page County, Virginia. She was buried in White House Family Graveyard, White House, Page County, Virginia.

Her married name was Eve Catherine Roads. Eve Catherine Albright Roads

Birth: Sep. 18, 1723
Page County
Virginia, USA
Death: Aug. 11, 1764
Page County
Virginia, USA

Reverend John Roads (Rhodes), a Mennonite minister, who along with his wife, Catherine and seven children were among the first pioneers in Massanutten in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the early 1700's.

In August 1764, John Roads (Rhodes), his wife and six of their children were killed in the last Indian Massacre in what is now Page County. His son Michael (1749-1819) escaped and was held captive by the Indians for three years.

Family links:
Spouse:
John Roads (1712 - 1764)

Children:
Mary Roads (____ - 1764)*
Joseph Roads (1735 - 1764)*
Anna Roads Grove (1738 - 1774)*
David Roads (1745 - 1764)*
Susannah Elizabeth Roads Grove (1745 - 1764)*
Daniel Roads (1746 - 1764)*
Elizabeth Roads Gochenour (1752 - 1818)*
Esther Roads Kauffman (1764 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
White House Family Graveyard
White House
Page County
Virginia, USA

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Record added: Nov 01, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 79715925.

Ulrich Rhodes was born on 1 May 1680 in Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland. He and Susanna Balmer were married. He died on 31 August 1764, at age 84, in Shenandoah (Page County), Page County, Virginia. He was buried in White House Family Graveyard, White House, Page County, Virginia.

Ulrich Rhodes was also known as Roads. Ulrich Rhodes Roads

Birth: 1680
Bern, Switzerland
Death: Aug. 31, 1764
Shenandoah (Page County)
Page County
Virginia, USA


Family links:
Children:
John Roads (1712 - 1764)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
White House Family Graveyard
White House
Page County
Virginia, USA

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Record added: Nov 01, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 79715056.

Susanna Balmer was born in 1689. She and Ulrich Rhodes were married. She died on 14 February 1729, at age ~40, in Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland.

Her married name was Susanna Rhodes.

Lisabeth Lohrer was born in Switzerland. She and Hans Jacob Strickler were married in February 1693 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She died on 25 March 1697 in Germany.

Her married name was Lisabeth Strickler. Friederichstadt, S-h, Germany 1
Birth: in Rorbas, Switzerland 1 2 2
Death: 25 Mar 1697 in Friederichstadt, S-h, , Germany 2
Name: Lisabeth Lohrer 1 2 2
Death: 25 Mar 1697 in Friederichstadt, S-h, , Germany 2

Father: Jonas Lohrer
Mother: Anna Barbara Schneider b: 1716-11-11 in Bodelshausen,,,Germany

Marriage 1 Hans Jacob Strickler b: 1667 in Ibersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Married: FEB 1692/93 in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1
Children
Has Children Abraham Strickler b: 1693 in Canton Zurich, Horgen, Switzerland c: in Emigrated.

Jacob Hottel was born on 6 November 1749 in Tom's Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He and Mary Elizabeth Strickler were married. He died on 25 July 1813, at age 63, in Mauretown, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was buried in Keller Cemetery, Mount Olive (Shenandoah County), Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Jacob Hottle

Birth: Nov. 6, 1749
Toms Brook
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 25, 1813
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA


Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Elizabeth Strickler Roads Hottle (1730 - 1813)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Keller Cemetery
Mount Olive (Shenandoah County)
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA

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Record added: Jan 03, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 82926762.

Charles Carl Hottel was born on 26 October 1718 in Alsheim, Germany or. He and Barbara Hockman were married. He died on 16 June 1778, at age 59, in Tom's Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Barbara Hockman was born about 1720 in Tom's Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia. She and Charles Carl Hottel were married. She died on 12 September 1814, at age ~94, in Tom's Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Her married name was Barbara Hottel.

Mr. Moyer was born. He and Leah Meixel were married. He died.

John Kellenberger was born in 1805. He and Hannah Meixel were married. He died in July 1851, at age ~46. He was buried in Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

John Kellenberger

Birth: 1805
Death: Jul., 1851

Age 46y 4m 5d

Family links:
Spouse:
Hannah Michael Kellenberger (1802 - 1855)

Children:
Rebecca Kellenberger (1837 - 1922)*
Martin Vanburen Kellenberger (1840 - 1898)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Miabeth
Record added: Jul 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55399033.

Name Not Stated Rivercomb was born. He died.

Benjamin Ruffner was born on 14 August 1742 in Page, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He and Elizabeth Heiston were married. He died on 7 July 1806, at age 63, in Luray, Page County, Virginia. He was buried in Kendrick Family Cem., Luray, Page County, Virginia.

Source is a Book: CLEM, CLEMM AND KLEM, KLEMM GENEALOGICAL RECORDS
Page 333

"52. PETER CLEM was born 1779 in VA. Peter died 1830. He married Catharine
RUFFNER 7 Jun 1813 in Shenandoah Co., VA. Shenandoah Co., VA Court House
records showed his name as Peter Cline at time of their marriage; however, the
original Marriage Bond showed him as Peter Clem. Catharine was born 1786 in VA,
daughter of Benjamin RUFFNER and Elizabeth HEISTON. Peter's will filed
Shenandoah Co., VA, Will Bk S, p. 310, 6 Sep 1834. Ref 1, 60, 63, 130, 160, 454,
462, 513, 560.
They had 9 children:"
Mary Clem, Emmanuel Clem, Elizabeth Clem, Barbara Clem, Eliza Clemm,
William Clem, Charlotte Clem, Reuben Clem, Rebecca Clem.

"Reuben Clem, born 20 Sep 1828 in Dilbeck, VA. After death of his father, he
became ward of John Bushong. Reuben died 14 Nov 1854 in Shenandoah Co., VA.
He died intestate; Case 59.03.059, Mar 1859 Chancery Court Records, Shenandoah
Co., VA stated he was son of Peter Clem, decd., with brothers and sisters:
William, Eliza, Elizabeth, Barbara, Emmanuel, Polly, and half-sisters
Christena (who married John Fox) & Sarah Bushong." Benjamin Ruffner

The second child, another son, was born on August 14, 1742 at the Ruffner home on the Hawksbill Creek. His first marriage was to Ann Burner, the daughter of Jacob Burner of Shenandoah County, and a sister to Elizabeth, the wife of Benjamin’s brother Peter Ruffner, Jr.

Benjamin grew up on his parent’s farm where he learned the art of husbandry from his father. He acquired 640 prime acres of farmland from his father when he came of age. This farm, located just one mile south of his brother Joseph’s farm at Mundellsville, is where he took his new wife Ann, and where they lived and raised their six children before her death. Ann died sometime prior to April 5, 1785, the date her father Jacob executed his will. At that time it was noted that she was deceased.

After his first wife’s death, Benjamin wed a second time—this time to Elizabeth Heistand, who was born in 1756. Together they had seven more children.

Benjamin, like his brothers, was a tall and burly man of unusual strength. He served in the local militia, Michael Rader’s Company, during the American Revolution. He saw duty along with his brother at Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) in 1775.

Upon his death in 1806, he left an extensive will and estate inventory, indicating a certain amount of financial success. His will was written on May 9, 1806, he died shortly thereafter, the will being proved in court on July 7, 1806. He left his farm to his second wife Elizabeth. Before 1812, Elizabeth migrated to Ohio with her son Michael, age 13.

When Benjamin executed his will, he knew his eldest son Peter had died in Ohio. He did not mention this son’s widow, nor did he know the names of his grandchildren by this son. However, he did provide for any grandchild in the distribution of his estate. All of Benjamin’s children eventually migrated to Ohio, except Reuben, Elizabeth and Catharine

The old home place of Benjamin and his two wives still stands today, a short distance from Luray. This house is one of the best preserved of Page County’s early dwellings. Originally a two-story log home built on a stone foundation, much like his parent’s original house, it has an added third story and extensions. The major portion of the ground floor is dug into the hillside. The original log walls are encased in the current exterior walls.

Shortly before Elizabeth and her son Michael followed the other family members who had gone to Ohio, the Samuel Forrer family acquired Benjamin’s farm. Abram Kendrick later owned the house and property, and then his son Timothy obtained possession. Both of these Kendrick men are buried in the Benjamin Ruffner Burial Ground. Later, the house was owned by the Moyer family, and then the Frank family, who added the third story. In 1956, the Frank family sold the farm, which over the years had been reduced to only 75 acres.

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The Descendants of Peter Ruffner and Mary Steinman

Children of Peter Ruffner and Mary Steinman

The children of Peter Ruffner (1713 – 1778) and Mary Steinman (1714 – 1798) were the first Ruffner children of our family to be American-born. Most of them lived to see the days of the American Revolution, the formation of a new nation of states—our United States of America. Some also were witnesses to the expansion of this new nation along its Western Frontier. Some even took part in one or more of these happenings. We are proud of the part they played in these events, and we are grateful for the sacrifices and contributions they made to help assure the many opportunities we, and each of our fellow citizens enjoy today.

Each of these eight children of Peter and Mary was born at Big Spring, the Ruffner home place, located in what is today the town of Luray in Page County, Virginia. Herein, we give you a brief account of these children and list the children of their marriages.

Joseph Ruffner

Joseph Ruffner, the first child of our pioneers Peter and Mary, as well as the first son, was born September 25, 1740. He married Anna Heistand on May 22, 1764. Anna was born October 15, 1742, the daughter of Henry Heistand.

Joseph and Anna settled and lived at what is now Mundellsville, close to his parent’s home. Joseph built and owned the first mill on this site. The original Willow Grove Mills was destroyed by fire. Today on this site there is a mill of the same name, which was constructed in the nineteenth century.

Various accounts tell us Joseph was a very successful farmer and businessman who traveled far and wide buying and selling. Original receipts indicate that he did a lot of trading in Fredericksburg, which required him to go east over the Blue Ridge Mountains with his wagonloads of goods. These same receipts indicate he dealt on numerous occasions in very large quantities of trade goods and money. For thirty years he and his family prospered as he pursued his farming, raising his livestock, and crossing the countryside with his wagons filled for trading.

About 1794, after a fire destroyed a barn containing much grain and many of his animals, Joseph set out on a journey along the upper James River in search of iron ore. On this fateful journey, he met and traveled for a time with Colonel Dickerson from Point Pleasant. After hearing Col. Dickerson talk so glowingly about the buffalo salt licks on the Kanawha River and the prospects of producing salt on the Western Frontier, Joseph bought the Colonel’s land containing the salt licks without seeing it. For the 502 acres of land he paid 500 pounds, plus future considerations if producing the salt proved to be profitable.

In the spring of 1795, Joseph made a journey by horseback to inspect the land he had bought. Upon his arrival in the Kanawha Valley, he was so impressed by the lands of the river bottom he bought all he could obtain. The thousand or so acres he acquired included the log structures of Fort Lee, all of the unsold lots of the young town, and all the bottomland surrounding the Fort. This land covered most of what is today known as Charleston, West Virginia.

Upon his return to the Shenandoah Valley, he sold all his lands there and in the latter part of 1795 moved his family to the Kanawha Valley. He left his eldest son David behind to settle his affairs. A year later, David and his family followed Joseph to Kanawha.

Joseph’s initial interest in the potential of the salt was quickly replaced by his enthusiasm for farming the rich bottomland in this new territory. He did not live to see the development of the salt industry. But, in his will he specified his sons were to either utilize the salt resources or sell the land and divide the proceeds. Joseph’s fateful directive led to the Kanawha area becoming the leading salt producer on the Western Frontier. His sons did devise and develop the method of drilling and extracting the brine from a depth, which provided a higher concentration and quality brine. They then began to produce the prized commodity – salt.

Joseph and Anna were the parents of eight children. They were:

Esther (1765-1783) — David (1767-1843) — Joseph, Jr. (1769-1873) – Tobias (1770-1834) — Samuel (1773-18–) — Eve (1775-1821) — Daniel (1779-1865) — Abraham (1781-1854).

Joseph and Anna both died in Charleston, Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Joseph died on March 23, 1803, and Anna on August 19, 1820. They are buried at Charleston beneath the towering trees in the quiet beauty of Ruffner Hollow, which is known today as Rifleman’s Memorial Park.

Their eldest son David became the family’s first historian, leaving our family with a personal account of the early years of Peter and Mary’s union.

Benjamin Ruffner

The second child, another son, was born on August 14, 1742 at the Ruffner home on the Hawksbill Creek. His first marriage was to Ann Burner, the daughter of Jacob Burner of Shenandoah County, and a sister to Elizabeth, the wife of Benjamin’s brother Peter Ruffner, Jr.

Benjamin grew up on his parent’s farm where he learned the art of husbandry from his father. He acquired 640 prime acres of farmland from his father when he came of age. This farm, located just one mile south of his brother Joseph’s farm at Mundellsville, is where he took his new wife Ann, and where they lived and raised their six children before her death. Ann died sometime prior to April 5, 1785, the date her father Jacob executed his will. At that time it was noted that she was deceased.

After his first wife’s death, Benjamin wed a second time—this time to Elizabeth Heistand, who was born in 1756. Together they had seven more children.

Benjamin, like his brothers, was a tall and burly man of unusual strength. He served in the local militia, Michael Rader’s Company, during the American Revolution. He saw duty along with his brother at Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) in 1775.

Upon his death in 1806, he left an extensive will and estate inventory, indicating a certain amount of financial success. His will was written on May 9, 1806, he died shortly thereafter, the will being proved in court on July 7, 1806. He left his farm to his second wife Elizabeth. Before 1812, Elizabeth migrated to Ohio with her son Michael, age 13.

When Benjamin executed his will, he knew his eldest son Peter had died in Ohio. He did not mention this son’s widow, nor did he know the names of his grandchildren by this son. However, he did provide for any grandchild in the distribution of his estate. All of Benjamin’s children eventually migrated to Ohio, except Reuben, Elizabeth and Catharine

The old home place of Benjamin and his two wives still stands today, a short distance from Luray. This house is one of the best preserved of Page County’s early dwellings. Originally a two-story log home built on a stone foundation, much like his parent’s original house, it has an added third story and extensions. The major portion of the ground floor is dug into the hillside. The original log walls are encased in the current exterior walls.

Shortly before Elizabeth and her son Michael followed the other family members who had gone to Ohio, the Samuel Forrer family acquired Benjamin’s farm. Abram Kendrick later owned the house and property, and then his son Timothy obtained possession. Both of these Kendrick men are buried in the Benjamin Ruffner Burial Ground. Later, the house was owned by the Moyer family, and then the Frank family, who added the third story. In 1956, the Frank family sold the farm, which over the years had been reduced to only 75 acres.

The six children of Benjamin and Ann were:

Peter (1770-1805) — Benjamin, Jr. (1772-1831) — Regina (1773-1855); Martin (1775-1812) – Mary (1777-1807) — Anna

The seven children of Benjamin and Elizabeth were:

Emanuel — Barbara (b. 1788) — Abraham (1791-1867) — Elizabeth (b. 1792) — Catharine (c.1794-1842) — Reuben (1797-1885) — Michael (1798-1877)

Benjamin and his first wife Ann, whose date of birth and death are unknown, are buried in the family burial ground on Benjamin’s home farm. Benjamin’s second wife, Elizabeth, died January 20, 1820 in Fairfield County, Ohio, and she is buried on her brother-in-law Emanuel’s farm at the Ruffner-Friend Cemetery. The grave of Elizabeth’s son Abraham is next to her burial spot.

source: http://www.ruffnerfamily.org/wp/early-genrerations/. From previous, Benjamin is buried in the same cemetery as Abram Kendrick....

stone photo present...

Abraham Kendrick

Birth: 1785
Virginia, USA
Death: Mar. 1, 1869
Page County
Virginia, USA

His wife was Elizabeth Forrer, they were wed on April 15, 1817 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Occupation was farmer. Died in the 84th year of his age.

Family links:
Spouse:
Elizabeth Forrer Kendrick (1793 - 1874)*

Children:
Timothy H. Patterson Kendrick (1823 - 1881)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Kendrick Family Cemetery
Luray
Page County
Virginia, USA

Created by: stars&bars
Record added: Mar 28, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50359947.

Elizabeth Heiston was born on 20 August 1766 in Page, Shenandoah County, Virginia. She and Benjamin Ruffner were married. She died on 20 January 1820, at age 53, in Fairfield, Ohio. She was buried in Friend-Ruffner Cemetery, West Rushville, Fairfield County, Ohio.

Her married name was Elizabeth Ruffner. Elizabeth Heiston was also known as Heistand. Source is a Book: CLEM, CLEMM AND KLEM, KLEMM GENEALOGICAL RECORDS
Page 333

"52. PETER CLEM was born 1779 in VA. Peter died 1830. He married Catharine
RUFFNER 7 Jun 1813 in Shenandoah Co., VA. Shenandoah Co., VA Court House
records showed his name as Peter Cline at time of their marriage; however, the
original Marriage Bond showed him as Peter Clem. Catharine was born 1786 in VA,
daughter of Benjamin RUFFNER and Elizabeth HEISTON. Peter's will filed
Shenandoah Co., VA, Will Bk S, p. 310, 6 Sep 1834. Ref 1, 60, 63, 130, 160, 454,
462, 513, 560.
They had 9 children:"
Mary Clem, Emmanuel Clem, Elizabeth Clem, Barbara Clem, Eliza Clemm,
William Clem, Charlotte Clem, Reuben Clem, Rebecca Clem.

"Reuben Clem, born 20 Sep 1828 in Dilbeck, VA. After death of his father, he
became ward of John Bushong. Reuben died 14 Nov 1854 in Shenandoah Co., VA.
He died intestate; Case 59.03.059, Mar 1859 Chancery Court Records, Shenandoah
Co., VA stated he was son of Peter Clem, decd., with brothers and sisters:
William, Eliza, Elizabeth, Barbara, Emmanuel, Polly, and half-sisters
Christena (who married John Fox) & Sarah Bushong." Stone photo present - age 63 years 5 months

Elizabeth Ruffner

Birth: unknown
Death: Jan. 20, 1820

Second wife of Benjamin Ruffner. Benjamin was the son of Peter Ruffner and Mary Steinman of Virginia.

Elizabeth's maiden name was either: Hiestand or Heiston.

Family links:
Children:
Abraham Ruffner (1791 - 1867)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Friend-Ruffner Cemetery
West Rushville
Fairfield County
Ohio, USA

Created by: Rachel Keller
Record added: Nov 03, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16450705.

Peter Ruffner was born in 1713 in Switzerland. He and Mary Steinman were married. He died on 17 January 1778, at age ~65, in Beckford Parish, Dunmore, Virginia.

Peter Ruffner and Mary Steinman

Peter Ruffner – the first Ruffner of our family to come to America was born about 1713 in Switzerland. It is presumed that he came to this country in 1732. He settled in Pennsylvania, eventually in Lancaster County, and there he met his future wife, Mary Steinman.

After he was settled in life and living in Shenandoah County in Virginia, according to records of the court, he was several times appointed by the court to oversee the apprenticeship of young boys in order to instruct them in the weaver’s trade. From this, even though we cannot know whether he had learned the trade prior to coming to America or while living in Pennsylvania, we can safely determine that Peter himself had learned this trade. It is something he had in common with his friend and brother-in-law, Abraham Strickler, the husband of his sister Mary.

We can only voice conjecture as to why Peter decided to come to America, but like many young men, he probably felt he could advance himself in a new country. The advancement from weaver to that of a prosperous farmer and landholder came through his marriage to Mary Steinman, the daughter of Joseph and Frances Steinman/Stoneman. A yeoman himself, as well as a prosperous land purchaser, Joseph Stoneman was very generous to his daughter Mary and her new husband Peter Ruffner when he deeded to them land along Hawksbill Creek in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia following their marriage in 1739.

source: http://www.ruffnerfamily.org/wp/our-ancestors/

there is much more there... According to David Ruffner, a reliable primary witness to the status of the original family, there were eight children born to Peter and Mary Ruffner, all born at Big Spring, the Hawksbill pioneer home. They were:

Joseph, born 1740 — Benjamin, born 1742 — Catharine, born 1744 — Peter, Jr., born 1746 — Reuben, born 1748 — Tobias, born 1752 — Elizabeth, born 1755 — Emanuel, born 1757.

Mary Steinman was born on 1 September 1714 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She and Peter Ruffner were married. She died in 1798, at age ~84, in Luray, Page County, Virginia.

Her married name was Mary Ruffner. Mary Steinman’s father Joseph came to America from Wurttemberg, Germany several years before her birth. Mary was born in 1714 in Chester County (later Lancaster County), Pennsylvania, possibly at a place called Willow Street, the home place of her father and mother. When Mary married Peter Ruffner in 1739, she would have been 25 years old, several years past the age when most girls married in those colonial times. She was most likely referred to as a spinster.

Mary was one of the seven children named in her father Joseph Stoneman’s 1756 will. She was mentioned as having previously been provided for, a statement evidently referring to the land she had already received from her father. As a final inheritance from her father, she was left “one English shilling.”.

Reuben Clem was born on 24 September 1828 in Dilbeck, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He died on 14 November 1854, at age 26, in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was buried in Slate Hill Cemetery, Dilbeck, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Source is a Book: CLEM, CLEMM AND KLEM, KLEMM GENEALOGICAL RECORDS
Page 333

"52. PETER CLEM was born 1779 in VA. Peter died 1830. He married Catharine
RUFFNER 7 Jun 1813 in Shenandoah Co., VA. Shenandoah Co., VA Court House
records showed his name as Peter Cline at time of their marriage; however, the
original Marriage Bond showed him as Peter Clem. Catharine was born 1786 in VA,
daughter of Benjamin RUFFNER and Elizabeth HEISTON. Peter's will filed
Shenandoah Co., VA, Will Bk S, p. 310, 6 Sep 1834. Ref 1, 60, 63, 130, 160, 454,
462, 513, 560.
They had 9 children:
Mary Clem, *Emmanuel Clem, Elizabeth Clem, Barbara Clem, Eliza Clemm,
William Clem, Charlotte Clem, *Reuben Clem, Rebecca Clem.

"Reuben Clem, born 20 Sep 1828 in Dilbeck, VA. After death of his father, he
became ward of John Bushong. Reuben died 14 Nov 1854 in Shenandoah Co., VA.
He died intestate; Case 59.03.059, Mar 1859 Chancery Court Records, Shenandoah
Co., VA stated he was son of Peter Clem, decd., with brothers and sisters:
William, Eliza, Elizabeth, Barbara, Emmanuel, Polly, and half-sisters
Christena (who married John Fox) & Sarah Bushong." Reuben Clem

Birth: Sep. 24, 1828
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA
Death: Nov. 14, 1854
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA


Family links:
Parents:
John Clem (1787 - 1838)
Mary Elizabeth Coverstone Clem (1788 - 1866)

Inscription:
Age 26.1.21

Burial:
Slate Hill Cemetery
Dilbeck
Shenandoah County
Virginia, USA

Created by: MHCharles
Record added: May 22, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 19484958.

John David Clem was born on 21 March 1754 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He and Elizabeth Sibert were married. He died on 27 May 1824, at age 70, in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was buried in Dry Run Cemetery, Powell's Fort, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

John David Clem was also known as Klemm.

Elizabeth Sibert was born in 1756 in Virginia. She and John David Clem were married. She died in 1824, at age ~68, in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Her married name was Elizabeth Clem.

Peter Hans Ruffner was born on 7 April 1669 in Sigriswil, Tschingel, Bern, Switzerland. He and Elisabeth Thommen were married. He died in 1715, at age ~46, in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Elisabeth Thommen was born in 1672 in Bern, Switzerland. She and Peter Hans Ruffner were married. She died in 1715, at age ~43, in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Her married name was Elisabeth Ruffner.

Ruth was born. She and Jacob Stover were married. She died.

Her married name was Ruth Stover.

Peter Stauffer was born about 1720. He and Frainey Funk were married. He died on 13 August 1799, at age ~79, in Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Peter STOVER
Surname: Stover
Given Name: Peter
Sex: M
Birth: 1720 in Strasburg, Alsace, Germany
Death: 13 Aug 1799 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Change Date: 30 Mar 2001 at 01:00:00 1



Father: Christian Stauffer STOVER b: ABT 1680 in Switzerland
Mother: Mrs. Christian ? Stauffer STOVER b: ABT 1680

Marriage 1 Frainey FUNK b: ABT 1728 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Children
Has Children Jacob STOVER b: ABT 1751 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children Joseph STOVER b: ABT 1753 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children John STOVER b: ABT 1754 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children Christian STOVER b: ABT 1756 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children Elizabeth STOVER b: ABT 1758 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children Christian III STOVER b: ABT 1759 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has Children Anne STOVER b: ABT 1760 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children Catherine STOVER b: ABT 1762 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
Has No Children Regina STOVER b: 1763 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia.