Ruark - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Pedreyra Clan

Marilea — 2009-10-12 20:02:44Z

Hello,
I am not related to you, but grew up with your father and his sister, Margie, as playmates. I have recently been trying to contact your father, but have not been able to find a phone number for him. I knew your grandparents well. We were neighbors. Please reply to me. Thank you.
Marilea Dixon

Re: Ira Dale Ruark

sdalener — 2009-09-29 04:25:12Z

My dad was Ira Dale Ruark, I am his oldest daughter Sally Dale'ne Ruark, iif you would like to get in touch with me, you can contact me at s_dale_ne_r@hotmail.com

James of Spencer County ,Indiana

nccthorp — 2009-09-29 03:03:33Z

I took this pic in Indiana in July of 2009. If you look to the left of the Simpson stone you will find James.

Re: Daniel Ruark born abt 1789 Maryland

pampearson1 — 2009-09-21 21:29:57Z

Here is some info about a Daniel Ruark of MD who fits your timeframe. I have not researched this line and have no way of knowing whether this is the correct person. You will need to do additional research. If you haven't already, you should check out the MD deeds, which are online, to see if you find your Daniel selling land around the time you think he left MD. These early Ruarks were clustered in the Worcester Co, MD area.

Daniel Ruark b. c1763 Worcester Co, MD; d. 1838 Worcester Co, MD; son of Ezekiel Ruark and Rachel Esham. This Daniel Ruark left heirs James Ruark, William Ruark, DANIEL RUARK, Joel Ruark, Wheatley Ruark, and Mary Ann Ruark. If Daniel Sr. was born in 1763, he could be the father of your Daniel b. c1789. Good luck.

Daniel Ruark born abt 1789 Maryland

cpajfv — 2009-09-21 17:23:55Z

Looking for ancestors of Daniel. Also date of death and burial location. He married Priscilla Townsend in 1816, she and her grand daughter Nancy Jane Bell are buried in Rubicon Cemetery, Greene Co, Daniel had least 3 children {Elizabeth Ann b 1819 d ?? m Littleton Atteberry 1837 Greene Co, IL, m William Brooks 1867 Greene Co, IL} {James H. b 1825 d 1892 m Rebecca Corrington} and {Nancy b 1834 d ?}
He was a Methodist minister in KY abt 1830 prior to moving to IL where he purchased land.
My link is with Elizabeth who was my great-great-grandmother

Re: Ira Dale Ruark

dbbarr — 2009-09-15 01:34:25Z

I am dales youngest daughter,Cindie Marcrum, am interested in hearing from other family members.As dad passed away in 1970 have had very little if any contact with the Ruark side of my family. Looking forward too that.

RUARK Shedrick Reason 1894 1976 pfc US Army W W I

t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX — 2009-08-27 17:10:31Z

RUARK Shedrick Reason 1894 1976 pfc US Army W W I

The Johnson County Genealogical Society photographed this gravestone in the Green Acres Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 206,332 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

RUARK Eva M 1898 1990

t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX — 2009-08-27 17:10:19Z

RUARK Eva M 1898 1990

The Johnson County Genealogical Society photographed this gravestone in the Green Acres Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 206,332 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Ira Dale Ruark

jakebrak — 2009-07-26 16:20:03Z

Hi,
Ira Dale was my uncle. What relation are you to him? If you will email me I may be able to provide you with some information. jakebrak@southwind.net
Joyce

Re: Those Ruark Brothers

Jeanmcoleman — 2009-07-21 14:43:50Z

Sheila, I hope you still have that family Bible. Please let us know what you found out about Hanson Kelly Ruark, Sr. or his descendants.

Re: Caroline Ann Ruark

ElizabethGrech — 2009-05-23 11:01:28Z

Dear janet

Just stumbled on this website. I am a great great granddaughter of Corneilius and Caroline ann (snr) Ruark.
Have been trying to trace the family for some time and finally found some information.
Caroline Jnr born about 1874 is the sister of my great grandfather Frederick William ruark who is my grandmother's father. We believe he married a Gaetana Grech in Malta and died there around 1948.

Re: MD,NC,IND Henry & Samuel Ruark

DianaM_Goldenberg — 2009-05-10 16:51:48Z

I have started a new online Ancestry Clevedence/Clevidence family tree. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact me.

dmgoldenberg@wi.rr.com

Re: ruark/o'rourke of galway ireland

afromm72 — 2009-04-21 19:38:32Z

HiPsylosusie, Found your tree and post about McDermott family. Desperately wishing to talk to you about the McDermott connection. Please contact me at afromm72@hotmail.com. Thank you for time.
Anita Fromm

Re: ruark/o'rourke of galway ireland

psylosusie — 2009-04-13 18:37:34Z

My grandmother's sister Mary McDermott from Galway married Patrick O'Rourke around 1900.

Re: ROORK

ARoork — 2009-03-15 19:09:15Z

we are real people, those of us with the ROORK spelling, and it was not an error, those families are my people.

Alice ROORK Maxson

Death of Mr. and Mrs. John Ruark's baby boy

maryachtrh — 2009-03-11 01:58:25Z

Appears in the Terrell Times-Star, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, 27 September 1890...

Drowned in a Tub

Hot Springs, September 22 - A heart rendering accident happened yesterday afternoon at about three o'clock at the Mellard place in the lower end of the city,in which the eighteen month old boy baby of Mr. and Mrs. John Ruark lost its life. The child was playing about the yard as usual,and it is supposed climbed upon a tub and fell over its edge into the water. Upon being missed and a hunt instituted, the poor little child was found in the water dead. Every effort was made by the distracted parents to resuscitate the baby, but without avail.

Re: Ruarks from Georgia

angeleyes3083 — 2009-03-02 04:16:08Z

i appericate the input very much we know very little because my grandpa was an only child and any little bit helps i do know that my mom has metioned in the past about the Rooks and the brothers parting ways after coming off of the ship but i am totally lost we have been through the social security data base and can not find my great grandfather in there at all we finally found where he is buried in ohio his given name is Frances Jerome Ruark but he is buried under the name Frank J Ruark and also can not locate a census that list him or my granfather anywhere

Re: Ruarks from Georgia

sel4ed9 — 2009-03-01 19:23:30Z

My Ruarks were from Maryland by way of James Ruark of Ireland. They settled in GA in early 1800's. My great grandfather was William Jack Rooks (they changed the spelling of the name). Not sure if this will help. Jim in Texas

Mary Ruark/O'Rourk/etc & George Churchill

wash1476 — 2009-02-21 19:54:37Z

Looking for ancestors & other info on this couple who had a child named Dola Pearl Churchill, born c. 1890 in Pike Co, IL. The daughter, Dola Pearl, md. Wm. Clifton, 1908 Marion Co, MO. Dola Pearl later married a William Yager c.1918, prob. in MO.
Any help appreciated!

Ruarks from Georgia

angeleyes3083 — 2009-02-07 22:00:41Z

Hello My name is Angel Teems and i am trying to find out how our Ruarks fit in. I do not have a lot of info on our family just bits and peices that i have overheard through the years i know we are somehow kin to the Ruark's of Bostwick Ga and my great grandfathers name was Frances Jerome Ruark and he married Ella Sue and they had my grandfather who is William J Ruark some called him Billy and i know that Frances went by Frank and died in Ohio in the sixities do not know any more than that if anyone could helpme plese let me know

Re: Cyrena Adelia Ruark Carr, 1882, WA

wayne_n_linda — 2008-12-01 05:24:47Z

There was also an Orval Carr, and I think that is who Joan was inquiring about. Cyrena Adelia (Ada, as we knew her)was my great grandmother. She had two children while she was married to Alfred Reed Carr, my great grandfather. These were Alta, my grandmother, and Orval. Alfred (who went by Reed) passed away before my grandmother was born at the age of 23.

Linda

Re: Cyrena Adelia Ruark Carr, 1882, WA

lachicasandra — 2008-11-03 20:14:54Z

Orval Ruark lives in Walla Walla, WA and has for years. He is related to my father, Loren E Ruark of Pomeroy, son of Esther and Harry Ruark.

Ira Dale Ruark

lael135 — 2008-10-19 20:12:11Z

I am looking for information about Ira Dale Ruark born 1925 Kansas and died 1970 Kimbal NE. Looking for pictures, family origin etc.
Anything would be helpful

Shadrack RUARK - Correction on parents

Gene Rooks — 2008-09-09 00:30:57Z

I have been showing Shadrack RUARK as a son of John and Mary Driscoll RUARK. With additional clues provided to me by Pam Pearson, it is now apparent that is incorrect. Shadrack is the only son and heir of James RUARK and Elizabeth LINGOE. James is the brother of John RUARK.

Shadrack is first mentioned in Worcester Co. records in 1783 tax records in Quenpoco, with no land and his father James owning Lamberson's Venture.

He is next found serving as estate administrator for James RUARK in 1786, and in 1789 land records show he sells 46 acres of Lamberson's Venture to Stephen White, and the deed refers to Shadrack as the son and only heir of James RUARK. At that time, Shadrack is married to Rebecca.

Many thanks to Pam for helping set this record straight.

Gene Rooks, Gotha, Florida

family crest

rlruark1975 — 2008-06-29 16:00:29Z

I have been around various sites and have seen different variations of the Ruark family crest. I was wondering if there is a correct or widely used crest that someone may point me in that direction. And hello to all by the way. I had to change my name on this list. I am using a new email adress...anyway. Thanks

Re: Ruark/ MD and GA

ludoering — 2008-06-25 18:03:43Z

I have info on Irvin Ruark son of Littleton Ruark son of Seth Ruark all born in Maryland. Lu

Re: John Ruark

thesaralong — 2008-06-01 05:42:09Z

Ruby,
Would this be the same John Roark who married Phebe Mainard in Tennessee? They had a boy- Samuel Thomas Roark who I am a descendant of.

Hope to learn some information or clues about John Roark if you have any!
Thanks!
Sara

Re: RUARK etc. of Maryland>Georgia

SOURY_1 — 2008-04-19 06:17:15Z

If you still have Georgia list available please send to soury@lexcominc.net THANKS!!

Please help--Joseph Ruark in PA early 1900's?

pruark110 — 2008-04-15 19:50:26Z

Does anybody have any information on a Joseph Ruark who lived in PA circa 1900-1915? He was married to Madeline Frey and had a son (Ernest Ruark) and a daughter. This is very important to my family. If you can help, please e-mail me at pruark at gmail dot com. My name is Peter. Thanks.

Re: ELIZABETH RUARK m ISAAC THOMAS, SPENCER CO, IN

Kathy Woelfel — 2008-04-08 14:47:18Z

Sorry, but I am unable to help you. I found out later that this Isaac Thomas was not the one I was looking for and is not related to my line. My line left Indiana and moved to Illinois and that is where I found my Thomas family.

Re: ELIZABETH RUARK m ISAAC THOMAS, SPENCER CO, IN

sarahlesleykirk — 2008-04-01 02:00:19Z

I would love to get any information that you have available...I believe my family roots trace back to these ancestors. My grandmother was born in Indiana and her maiden name was Ruark. My email address is slkirk83@comcast.net

Re: ELIZABETH RUARK m ISAAC THOMAS, SPENCER CO, IN

sarahlesleykirk — 2008-04-01 01:58:37Z

I'm not sure if they are related but my grandmother is a Ruark and she lives in Indianapolis, IN. I am looking for information on our ancestry as well. My email is slkirk83@comcast.net.

Re: Those Ruark Brothers

JRJBC1 — 2008-03-31 17:57:30Z

I am Joanne Ruark Juby...Judge Ruark's ganddaughter. Yes, he and Joseph Waters Ruark are the same. If you are in Southport again, go in the gate (not the one on Moore St., but the gate on the side street) at the cemetery. The family plot is the second plot on the left. My grandfather is buried there along with several of the brothers.

Re: Those Ruark Brothers

JRJBC1 — 2008-03-31 17:53:48Z

Rena,

I am Joanne Ruark Juby, daughter of Joseph Cross Ruark. My gandfather, Joseph Waters Ruark was brother to your grandfather. I, too, am looking for any information that I can find. My first grandchild was born this year and I became interested in tracking family to pass on to my children. I have some information from my dad's sister, Marion, that I can send to you.

We were in Southport for the week after Easter. It was the first time that I had been down there in years and years. Had a wonderful time and "revisited" many fond memories.

Re: James Buchanan Ruark

Jeanmcoleman — 2008-03-14 16:34:21Z

Try using www.google.com
"Advanced search"
"exact phrase"
type in JAMES BUCHANAN RUARK

A wonderful site with lots of information about him and his Army Air Force career with pictures and bio info on parents and brother are there...clips from newspapers - including a birth announcement of his son James Whitfield Ruark, born Lincolnton, NC (home of wife Anne Lee Louder).

Enjoy!

Re: Cyrena Adelia Ruark Carr, 1882, WA

wayne_n_linda — 2008-02-23 16:55:01Z

Hi Joan,
You inquired about Alta Carr. This is my grandmother. Please advise if you would like any information about her. Unfortunately, I don't have information on Orval, but may be able to find some from other relatives.

Linda

Re: Henry Ruark Family

Jeanmcoleman — 2008-02-07 17:17:41Z

Thank you Ray, and blessings on your new book - your are formidabled!
Jean

Re: Henry Ruark Family

BergRay — 2008-02-06 01:54:01Z

Hi Jean:

I am sorry I am not able to help you further. I have not done any substantive Ruark research since I published my Henry Ruark book in 2001. I have been working on other family lines since that time, getting ready for another book publication this year. If I ever come across anything relevant to this request, I'll post it here.

Ray Berg

Re: Henry Ruark Family

Jeanmcoleman — 2008-02-04 14:22:40Z

DEAR MR. BERG, I am still trying to trace the parents of Hanson Kelly Ruark, Sr. who lived in Smithville, NC, Brunswick County (now called Southport).
I wonder if you have made any headway in finding information. I saw in your various posts that you leaned toward Horry County, SC Ruarks with their various spellings. I have been to the Archives in Columbia, SC but did not find any information in the limited amount of time I had. I did find the John Ruark that lived in Horry County and had property there early in the history of the county. I also saw on the internet that the names Privette and Rabon are found in Horry County, SC - names also found in the Southport area.
Perhaps when H.K.Ruark,Sr. stated in the various early census of NC that he was born in NC he was referring to the time when NC and SC were one state and his parents did not make a difference. Perhaps they were from what is now SC. I found it interesting that there was a Gibbons name connected to Methodist pastors in the Horry County, SC area and there now lives a Gibbons Ruark in North Carolina....his works can be found on the internet search engine...he is a writer like one of his "cousins" Robert Chester Ruark.
With all the various diseases taking toll on populations, shipwrecks, hurricanes, burnings of county courthouses, and the Civil War, it is a wonder we find any records....

I do see from various records that Hanson Kelly Ruark, Sr. was supposedly born between 1808 and 1812 and that he died shortly after the 1880 US Census, where he was living with his wife Rebecca Ann Woodside Ruark in Smithville. My husband's widowed grandmother and children were living with them at the time. I believe Rebecca Ann Woodside Ruark died around 1888 before the 1900 Census, which might have told us something more.

I have found the name "Hanson" in various family lines in and around the southeastern NC area in New Hanover County, Brunswick County, and Pender County. I believe perhaps Hanson Kelly Ruark, Sr. was named for a very successful and prominent business man: Hanson Kelly who was involved in shipping to Maryland and elsewhere and who eventually moved to Pensacola , Florida area and was even postmaster there for a while.
He must have been a good bit older than H.K.Ruark,Sr. and thus a kind of "Godfather" to him...for the family to have used his name. Perhaps the family were Episcopalians, a Church which follows the custom of having godfathers and godmothers at the Christening of babies. I do wish I could find some of those records in Wilmington or elsewhere!

At present I have written NARA for copies of the records of H.K.Ruark,Sr. petition to the Southern Claims Commission for compensation for damages and loss during the Civil War. The petition/claim was denied. I hope perhaps some family information will be found in those records. According to a book in our local library, there perhaps may be additional information.

Thank you for any help,

Sincerely,

Jean M. Coleman
Lenoir, NC

olin@puritanproject.com

Re: Those Ruark Brothers

Jeanmcoleman — 2008-01-31 23:22:07Z

Mary Catherine Ruark, daughter of Hanson Kelly Ruark, Sr. married first a William E. Carr - a widower with children. He died and she and the children can be found in the 1880 US Census (LDS free site) living with her father and his family in Smithville, Brunswick County, NC. She second married Franklin James Anders, a widower with a large family. He was a farmer in Bladen County, NC and a Civil War Veteran. He was captured at Bentonville, NC and taken prisoner to Point Lookout Prison, MD, but survived and after a stay in a hospital was returned home. His widow Mary Carr Anders applied for a pension in Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida. It is unclear if she ever received a pension. She was living with a daughter and husband (Virginia Anders Dyson).

Mary Catherine Ruark was my husband's grandmother. His mother was Annie Mildred Anders (married Jamieson Olin Coleman (all now deceased).

Mary Catherine (Ruark, Carr) Anders and Franklin James Anders had three children together:

Virginia Anders
William Gladstone Anders
and Annie Mildred Anders

Mary Catherine Ruark saw the Battle of Ft. Fisher across the Cape Fear River during the Civil War. She was about 12 years old. The only remnant of the Prices Creek Lighthouse (the house had one light above it, another down by the River) is the lighthouse by the Cape Fear River, which can be seen from the Ferry from Southport to Ft. Fisher. The lighthouse was deactivated by the Federal Government.

Re: Those Ruark Brothers

Jeanmcoleman — 2008-01-31 23:13:02Z

Hanson Kelly Ruark, Sr. (H.K. Ruark- not H. R. as reported in some documents) was also named Hanson Roward in some census records.
H.K. Ruark, Sr. was g.grandfather to my husband (now deceased).
He was Prices Creek lighthouse keeper in Smithville, NC (Now Southport, NC) during the Civil War and applied for compensation from the Southern Claims Commission in 1876, but his claim was denied. I would be most interested in the Bible records that you mentioned, and the fact that you believe the family orginally came from Germany. Most descendants believe the family to be from Ireland with various spellings. It is said that H.K.Ruark,Sr. family "came up from South Carolina" but I have never found any proof.
Until now, no one has found his parents names or his siblings. He did marry Rebecca Ann Woodside and had the large family you cited. Various records say he was born anywhere from 1808 - 1812 in North Carolina. The census records always mention NC as place of birth.

Elvinah Louisa Norris Ruark

yiotis — 2007-07-15 01:06:30Z

Does anyone have any more infomation on Elvinah Louisa Norris Ruark, born ca. 1786, who was reported by others to be a Native American adopted by one Joel Norris. She married Lemuel Ruark ca. 1810 possibly in Georgia. I am doing research for one of her direct descendants. Thank you.

Re: Kentucky Ruarks

sugarfoot71674 — 2007-02-27 02:59:04Z

I am back now...have had a run of bad luck....i would love to get with you about Que and his family...my email is sugarfoot71674@yahoo.com...sorry it has taken me so long to get back to this...

SHEA STEELMAN RUARK

Re: Cordellia Ruark

billie523 — 2007-01-29 15:30:06Z

this is my family e-mail me at sharpwendy3@aol.com will give you what i have.
Billie

Staits Distric Ruarks-Dorchester county,md

debland — 2006-11-07 01:18:48Z

Hello! One of my ancestors name was Major T. Ruark. HE was a watermeno Dorchestr County,Md. His wifes name was Laura Jane Wingate (spelling). Major was born April 28,1837.His fathers nam e was James Ruark from England. Brothers Thomas,William and Major. His mother was sarah. Major's sister was named ameilia a. widow of V. Cannon .
Some of Majors children were alexander,Howard,Mrs William Moore, Ernest,Fredrick,Richard,Lina,Wilbur,Alvinda,Katie,and Victoria. Could we be related?

Staits Distric Ruarks-Dorchester county,md

debland — 2006-11-07 01:18:48Z

major t ruark

debland — 2006-11-07 01:18:48Z

Thank you for you reply ! I agree that yourJames is not Major's father. I live in Salisbury so I will check out the Nabbs center .Thanks again. S Bock.

thanks

debland — 2006-11-07 01:18:48Z

Thank You so much for your reply.O do not have an e-maill address at this time . I have been communicating with you through the library. Thanks again.

Ruark Family history

wwwruark511 — 2006-07-01 04:34:32Z

looking for lewis co ky ruark's William Mckinley Ruark was my grandfather his father was John Brooks Ruark Johns wife was America Beiland Ruark Johns brothers was Tom and Bill Ruark Tom was the one that got shot on a horse. My grandfather Mckinley was married to Anna Frances Myer he had one brother Barbour Ruark ttree sisters Ada Holland Maggie Meadows and Loretta Forbes.Mckinley had 6 boys Howard Brooks Harry Earnest Donald and Harold 2 daughters Mildred Highfield and Norma Jean Ruggles

ruark

wwwruark511 — 2006-07-01 04:34:32Z

thanks Mrs Pearson