The Rueff Boys are from left to right: John Christoper "JC" Rueff, my grandfather, George Kenneth Rueff, William Edward "Bill" Rueff, Norman A.Rueff, Irvin Charles "Bud" Rueff, Frank William Rueff and my great grandfather, William Joseph Rueff, Jr.
From the day my Aunt Barbara showed me this picture I have called it "The Rueff Boys". It is one of my favorite photographs that I have in my own personal collection. It is also the only photograph I have with all of the brothers and their father in one photograph.
Here is a brief sketch of the Rueff Boys in the order they are photographed.
John Christoper "JC" Rueff was the youngest son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1910 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1992 in Fort Myers, Florida. He married Alice M. Franconia.
George Kenneth Rueff, my grandfather and the fifth son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1905 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1991 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He married Mary Myrtle Behrle.
William Edward "Bill" Rueff is the fourth son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1978 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He married Harriet A. Dorsey.
Norman A. Rueff is the third son of William and and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1901 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1986 also in Louisville. He married Georgia Rose Spaulding.
Irvin Charles Rueff was the 2nd son of William and and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1900 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1973 also in Louisville. He married Ida Marie Bauer.
Frank William Rueff was the first born son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1898 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1995 also in Louisville. He married Gertrude A. Carr.
William Joseph Rueff, Jr., my great grandfather was the son of William Joseph and Caroline "Carrie" (Kuhn) Rueff, Sr. They were married in 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky.
I will be doing more in-depth posts on each of my great uncles, my grandfather and great grandfather later this summer.
Sources:
1900 U.S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : 12 June 2015), entry for William Rueff and family, Magisterial District 5, Precinct 11 Louisville city Ward 1, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing sheet 3B, family # 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm: 1,240,528.
1910 U.S Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), for William J Rueff, Middletown, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 4B, family # 37, citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm: 1,374,496.
1920 U. S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), for William J. Rueff, Jr., Gilman's, Jefferson, Kentucky, citing Sheet 7A, family # 145, citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm: 1,820,577.
1930 U. S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), William J. Rueff, District 1, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing enumeration district (ED) 0185, sheet 23A, family # 689, citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), FHL microfilm: 2,340,487.
1940 U. S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), William Rueff, Saint Matthews, Magisterial District 1, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-13, sheet 33A, family # 225, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1320.
Florida Death Index, 1878-1998, database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed on 12 June 2015), entry for John Christoper Rueff, 7 May 1983; citing Florida Index, 1878-1998 Index (www.ancestry.com : accessed on 12 June 2015); citing volume n.d., certificate # 46820, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; citing original data: State of Florida, Florida Death I.
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910, database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 12 June 2015), entry for Charles I Rueff, 27 February 1900; citing Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910, database and images, Ancestry (https://www/ancestry.com : accessed 12 June 2015), entry for Frank Rueff, 3 October 1898; citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999; Frankfort Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 12 June 2015), entry for Frank W. Rueff, 4 February 1995; citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning; citing Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed on 12 June 2015), entry for Irvin C. Rueff, 17 March 1973; citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning; citing Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed on 12 June 2015), entry for William Edward Rueff, 6 September 1987; citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning; citing Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Here is a brief sketch of the Rueff Boys in the order they are photographed.
John Christoper "JC" Rueff was the youngest son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1910 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1992 in Fort Myers, Florida. He married Alice M. Franconia.
George Kenneth Rueff, my grandfather and the fifth son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1905 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1991 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He married Mary Myrtle Behrle.
William Edward "Bill" Rueff is the fourth son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1978 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He married Harriet A. Dorsey.
Norman A. Rueff is the third son of William and and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1901 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1986 also in Louisville. He married Georgia Rose Spaulding.
Irvin Charles Rueff was the 2nd son of William and and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1900 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1973 also in Louisville. He married Ida Marie Bauer.
Frank William Rueff was the first born son of William and Anna Marie (Kirn) Rueff, Jr. He was born in 1898 in Louisville, Kentucky and died in 1995 also in Louisville. He married Gertrude A. Carr.
William Joseph Rueff, Jr., my great grandfather was the son of William Joseph and Caroline "Carrie" (Kuhn) Rueff, Sr. They were married in 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky.
I will be doing more in-depth posts on each of my great uncles, my grandfather and great grandfather later this summer.
Sources:
1900 U.S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : 12 June 2015), entry for William Rueff and family, Magisterial District 5, Precinct 11 Louisville city Ward 1, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing sheet 3B, family # 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm: 1,240,528.
1910 U.S Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), for William J Rueff, Middletown, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 4B, family # 37, citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm: 1,374,496.
1920 U. S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), for William J. Rueff, Jr., Gilman's, Jefferson, Kentucky, citing Sheet 7A, family # 145, citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm: 1,820,577.
1930 U. S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), William J. Rueff, District 1, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing enumeration district (ED) 0185, sheet 23A, family # 689, citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), FHL microfilm: 2,340,487.
1940 U. S. Census, database and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 June 2015), William Rueff, Saint Matthews, Magisterial District 1, Jefferson, Kentucky; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-13, sheet 33A, family # 225, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1320.
Florida Death Index, 1878-1998, database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed on 12 June 2015), entry for John Christoper Rueff, 7 May 1983; citing Florida Index, 1878-1998 Index (www.ancestry.com : accessed on 12 June 2015); citing volume n.d., certificate # 46820, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; citing original data: State of Florida, Florida Death I.
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910, database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 12 June 2015), entry for Charles I Rueff, 27 February 1900; citing Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910, database and images, Ancestry (https://www/ancestry.com : accessed 12 June 2015), entry for Frank Rueff, 3 October 1898; citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999; Frankfort Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 12 June 2015), entry for Frank W. Rueff, 4 February 1995; citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning; citing Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed on 12 June 2015), entry for William Edward Rueff, 6 September 1987; citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning; citing Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, database. Ancestry (htts://www/ancestry.com : accessed on 12 June 2015), entry for Norman A Rueff, 7 October 1986; citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning; citing Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
Kentucky Death Records, database and images, Ancestry (https://www/ancestry.com : 12 June 2015), entry for William J Rueff. 28 June 1950; citing Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm # 994027 - 994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed pm 12 June 2015, entry for George Kenneth Rueff, Sr., 19 May 1991; citing Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina. volume 21B cn 21834.
Great Photo. They traveled a lot. Glad you got that information on their whereabouts! Very Classy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, True! Yes, they did but they all either worked for Rueff Sign Company or Rueff Lighting Company which all started in Louisville. Now lets hope all my "scheduled" posts work while I am in Savannah!
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ReplyDeleteI'm one of Frank Rueff's many grandchildren. Thanks for posting this great picture.
ReplyDeletei too am a grandchild of frank rueff and i have never seen this. thanks!
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