A Guide to the Joyce Ruff Genealogical Research Collection, comp. 2010
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Accession Number 45209
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Preferred Citation
Joyce Ruff Genealogical Research Collection, comp. 2010. Accession 45209. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Joyce Ruff, Glen Allen, 8 October 2010.
Scope and Content
Genealogical research collection, completed by Joyce Ruff in 2010, chiefly consisting of information on individuals with the Ruff surname, and variations of the name including Roff, Roffe, Rolfe, Rough, and Ruffe. Includes correspondence on family history, family group sheets, photographs, and copies and transcripts of census records, cemetery records, land records, marriage records, and obituaries. Also includes a booklet prepared by Joyce Ruff in 2005, entitled "Cemeteries in the Mountain, Bedford, Virginia: In Memory of Our Deceased. "
Arrangement
Files are organized by geographic region, with Virginia information broken down by locality and the rest organized by U. S. state. Virginia localities include: Amherst, Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Fluvanna, Franklin, Gloucester, Halifax, Highland, Loudoun, Lunenburg, Mathews, Nelson, Orange, Prince George, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Surry, and Washington Counties; and Lynchburg, Petersburg, and Williamsburg. Other states include: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Collection came to the Library of Virginia housed in binders. File arrangement follows the order in which files appeared in original binders. It is alphabetized for the most part with some deviations.
Contents List
- Box 1
Folder 1
"Cemeteries in the Mountain, Bedford, Virginia: In Memory of Our Deceased, " by Joyce Ruff, 2005
- Box 1
Folder 2
Miscellaneous Ruff birth/death/burial/spouse
- Box 1
Folder 3
Miscellaneous and world
- Box 1
Folders 4-5
Ruff family research by Larry Ruff
- Box 1
Folder 6
U.S.A. Ruffs: Alabama
- Box 1
Folder 7
U.S.A. Ruffs: Arkansas
- Box 1
Folder 8
U.S.A. Ruffs: California
- Box 1
Folder 9
U.S.A. Ruffs: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois
- Box 1
Folders 10-11
U.S.A. Ruffs: Georgia
- Box 2
Folder 1
U.S.A. Ruffs: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky
- Box 2
Folder 2
U.S.A. Ruffs: Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan
- Box 2
Folder 3
U.S.A. Ruffs: Maryland
- Box 2
Folder 4
U.S.A. Ruffs: Mississippi
- Box 2
Folder 5
U.S.A. Ruffs: Missouri, Montana, New Mexico
- Box 2
Folder 6
U.S.A. Ruffs: Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey
- Box 2
Folder 7
U.S.A. Ruffs: New York
- Box 2
Folders 8-10
U.S.A. Ruffs: North Carolina
- Box 2
Folder 11
U.S.A. Ruffs: North Dakota, Oklahoms, Rhode Island, South Dakota
- Box 3
Folder 1
U.S.A. Ruffs: Ohio
- Box 3
Folder 2
U.S.A. Ruffs: Oregon
- Box 3
Folders 3-5
U.S.A. Ruffs: Pennsylvania
- Box 3
Folders 6-8
U.S.A. Ruffs: South Carolina
- Box 3
Folder 9
U.S.A. Ruffs: Tennessee
- Box 3
Folder 10
U.S.A. Ruffs: Texas
- Box 3
Folder 11
U.S.A. Ruffs: Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Box 4
Folder 1
Virginia Ruffs: Amherst, Albemarle, Alleghany
- Box 4
Folders 2-3
Virginia Ruffs: Augusta
- Box 4
Folders 4-5
Virginia Ruffs: Bedford
- Box 4
Folder 6
Virginia Ruffs: Botetourt
- Box 4
Folder 7
Virginia Ruffs: Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte
- Box 4
Folder 8
Virginia Ruffs: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie
- Box 4
Folder 9
Virginia Ruffs: Elizabeth City, Fluvanna, Franklin
- Box 4
Folder 10
Virginia Ruffs: Gloucester, Halifax, Highland, Lunenburg, Lynchburg
- Box 4
Folder 11
Virginia Ruffs: Loudoun, Mathews
- Box 4
Folder 12
Virginia Ruffs: Nelson, Orange, Roanoke, Petersburg, Prince George
- Box 5
Folders 1-2
Virginia Ruffs: Rockbridge
- Box 5
Folder 3
Virginia Ruffs: Rockingham, Shenandoah, Surry, Wahsington, Williamsburg