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New information found for the Ruffner's.Elias Ruffner of Kanawha WV - b: Abt 1797 (?) m: Nancy Phillips Children: Joseph Andrew Lewis Silas (my gggrandfather) George (?) Silas Ruffner was married 5 times - had 11 children and in 1889, seven were still living. Known marriages: Mariah Howard - 1857 Married in Lawrence Co. Ark. Margaret E. Wallis - 1875 Married in Lawrence Co. Ark. Wife No. 3: ? Wife No. 4: ? Rachel Upchurch Schrader- 1885 Married in Franklin Co. Ill. From Information found - Silas's first four wives were all cousins and two were sisters. I was told that my gggrandmother was a Rachel Orr, but can't find any information on this marriage. Silas's children: Savannah Ruffner m: John E. Johnson of Walnut Ridge, AR Nancy Ruffner m: Joseph Owen Williger Ruffner m: Edgar 'Neal of "Stranger's Home" (Ark) Davis Ruffner m: Julia? of Lawrence Co. ARk. Charles Henry Ruffner m: Sarah Caldonia Pinnell, Lawrence Co. Ark. (these are my ggrandparents) Charles Henry Ruffner died when he was about 36 years old. "Donnie" Pinnell Ruffner m: W.C.Yarbrough. George Ruffner John Ruffner No names for the other 4 children. I can find no parents or connection for Elias Ruffner or Nancy Phillips (from Virginia). Children of Charles Henry Ruffner & Caldonia Pinnell Ruffner - Katherine Ruffner (my grandmother) m: Paul sloan of Walnut Ridge,Ark Ora Fanelle Ruffner (Schultz) Jessie Exodus Ruffner (Hughes) John Silas Ruffner m: Ruth Oneal Caldonia Ruffner then married W.C.Yarbrough and had one child: Pinnell Yarbrough. Hope someone can connect to this family and can share what they know. Kay E-Mail: kayc@home.com
  
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