Saturday, September 4, 2010

Surname Saturday - Ruth (in PA)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 103 - Catherine Ruth (1770-1813), one of my 4th-great-grandparents.

My ancestral line back through one generation of RUTH families is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

6. Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7. Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

12. Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)
13. Abbie Ardell "Della" Smith (1862-1944)

24. David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902)
25. Rebecca Spangler (1832-1901)

50. John Daniel Spangler (1781-1851)
51. Elizabeth King (1796-1863)

102. Philip Jacob King, born 24 February 1764 in York, York County, PA; died 02 March 1829 in Springgarden, York County, PA. He was the son of 204. Philip Jacob King and 205. Maria Barbara Wilhelm. He married before 1790 in probably. York County, PA.
103. Catherine Ruth, born 10 March 1770, perhaps in Berks County, PA; died 08 December 1813 in York, York County, PA.

Children of Philip King and Catherine Ruth are:
i. Catherine King, born About 1792 in York, York County, PA; died young.
ii. George King, born 23 February 1794 in York, York County, PA; died 17 July 1860 in York, York County, PA; married Rachel Johnston in York, York, PA; born 19 January 1800 in York, York, PA; died 01 July 1874 in York, York County, PA.
iii. Elizabeth King, born 05 March 1796 in York, York County, PA; died 18 March 1863 in Conneautville, Crawford County, PA; married John Daniel Spangler 12 March 1815 in York, York County, PA.
iv. Sarah King, born 22 November 1797 in York, York County, PA; married Jacob Ehrhart.
v. Lydia King, born 27 October 1799 in York, York County, PA; died young.
vi. Catherine King, born About 1801 in York, York County, PA; died young.
vii. Jacob King, born 05 September 1803 in York, York County, PA.
viii. Rebecca King, born 10 December 1805 in York, York County, PA; died young.
ix. Anna Maria King, born 26 January 1806 in York, York County, PA; married George Kann.
x. Barbara King, born 02 February 1808 in York, York County, PA; married Peter Zacharias January 1829 in York, York, PA.
xi. Julia Anna King, born 06 September 1810 in York, York County, PA; died About 1825 in York, York County, PA.
xii. Henry King, born 07 February 1813 in York, York County, PA.

All of my information about Catherine Ruth was obtained from the book The Kings of York County: Pioneers, Patriots and Papermakers by Richard Shue, York, Penn., 1959 (accessed at York County [PA] Historical Society. This work provides Catherine's name, birth date and birth place, but no parents names, no marriage date or marriage place. The name and birth date and place must have come from a family record handed down over the generations. York County is about 50 miles from Berks County. There may have been family connections between the King and Ruth families in earlier generations back in Germany or Pennsylvania. Or perhaps one of the Ruth families moved from Berks to York before 1790.

There were Ruth families in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the 1770 time period, including:

* Johann Christian Ruth and Maria Barbara Epler had children born there between 1759 and 1771.

* Johann Jacob Ruth and first wife Anna Elizabeth Schell had children born there between 1762 and 1770, and with second wife Catherine Crick had children born there between 1776 and 1791.

* Johann Michael Ruth and Anna Maria Moser had children born there between 1752 and 1777.

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the 1770 time period, there were:

* George Johannes Ruth and Christina Klinker had children between 1771 and 1795.

* Christian Ruth and Barbara Lapp had children born between 1751 and 1770.

There was a James Ruth who had a son Samuel Ruth born in 1788 in York County, Pennsylvania.

All of the above is from mining the Rootsweb WorldConnect database for Ruth families in the specific counties. There may be more families in these places.

Of course, I was hoping to a clear cousin link to George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the baseball player.

Are there any Ruth family researchers that can help me identify the parents of Catherine Ruth (1770-1813), the wife of Philip Jacob King? If so, please email me at rjseaver@cox.net.

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