Albert Gregorius Ruf

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Albert Gregorius Ruf

Birth
Merzig, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Death
4 Apr 1912 (aged 81)
Williamstown, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Williamstown, Wood County, West Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.393578, Longitude: -81.4470473
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He was born in Merzig (near Trier), Prussia and emigrated to the USA in 1854. He married Caroline Froeschle in 1857, Dayton, OH. He was a tanner and resided in Ohio until about 1870 when he settled in Williamstown WV and established a tannery.
While still in Germany he was a member of the kaiser's bodyguard.

[SETTLERS & BUILDERS OF OHIO, The Ohio Genealogical Society]

His parents were Mathias Joseph Ruf and Angela (Schneider)Ruf of Merzig.
He was born in Merzig (near Trier), Prussia and emigrated to the USA in 1854. He married Caroline Froeschle in 1857, Dayton, OH. He was a tanner and resided in Ohio until about 1870 when he settled in Williamstown WV and established a tannery.
While still in Germany he was a member of the kaiser's bodyguard.

[SETTLERS & BUILDERS OF OHIO, The Ohio Genealogical Society]

His parents were Mathias Joseph Ruf and Angela (Schneider)Ruf of Merzig.