John Benjamin Ruoff

1854 - 1957  (103 years)

• Name	John Benjamin Ruoff  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	10 May 1854	Ulster County, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	10 Jul 1860	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [1]
  Residence	22 Jun 1865	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [2]
  Residence	22 Aug 1870	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [3]
  Residence	15 Jun 1875	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [4]
  Residence	11 Jun 1880	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [5]
  Residence	16 Feb 1892	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [6]
  Residence	15 Jun 1900	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [7]
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [8]
  Residence	1 May 1910	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [9]
  Residence	1 Jun 1915	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [10]
  Residence	26 Jan 1920	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [12]
  Residence	1 Jun 1925	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [13]
  Residence	15 Apr 1930	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [14]
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [15]
  Residence	23 May 1940	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [15]
  Residence	17 Apr 1950	Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [16]
  Death	29 Aug 1957	New York, USA   [17]
  Burial	Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [17]
  	Limestone Cemetery
  Person ID	I3729	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	John P. Rouff,   b. Dec 1821, Wittenburg, Germany d. 12 Sep 1914, Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	L. Catharine Shoup,   b. Feb 1834, Wittenburg, Germany d. 15 Jun 1915, Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1851  [18]
  Family ID	F3201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Adell McKelleb,   b. 29 Apr 1868, Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 22 Sep 1939, Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1887	Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [7, 11, 18]
  	There is a discrepancy with the marriage date. Where Clara is listed date of marriage is March 1st; where John is listed date is listed as November 1st. As his name is spelled correctly I have gone with November. Document is needed to prove which one.
  Children	1. Benjamin H. Ruoff,   b. Apr 1889, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Herbert William Ruoff,   b. 4 Feb 1906, Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 29 Nov 1962, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edward P. Ruoff,   b. Dec 1890, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Geneva M. "Eva" Ruoff,   b. May 1893, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Vivian L. "Vera" Ruoff,   b. 1895, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Leroy Reuben Ruoff,   b. 29 Apr 1898, New York, United States d. 22 Sep 1992, Broward County, Florida, United States (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Raymond L. Ruoff,   b. Apr 1899, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Clyde K. Ruoff,   b. 1904, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 May 1854 - Ulster County, New York, USA Residence - 10 Jul 1860 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 22 Jun 1865 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 22 Aug 1870 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 15 Jun 1875 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 11 Jun 1880 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Marriage - 1 Nov 1887 - Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 16 Feb 1892 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 15 Jun 1900 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1905 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 May 1910 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1915 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 26 Jan 1920 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1925 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 15 Apr 1930 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1935 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 23 May 1940 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Residence - 17 Apr 1950 - Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Death - 29 Aug 1957 - New York, USA Burial - - Limestone, Cattaraugus, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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