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| EPHRAIM RUCKER 1796-1884 |
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| From the "History of Monroe County, Ohio" by H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers (1882)-- "Ephraim Rucker and Mollie McBrides were the first settlers in Summit Township. Mr. Rucker came from Virginia and Miss McBrides came from Pennsylvania. Mollie McBrides settled North of Lewisville and this settlement was known as Mollie's Garden. Mr. Rucker settled in the Western part of Summit Township. These first settlers built the first cabins around 1814 in Summit Township." From the 1850 Census for Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio-- 226/226 Ephraim Rucker 52 m. Farmer 2500 Va. Margaret 50 f. " Jackson 18 m. O. Rebecca 15 f. " Mathias 13 m. " Sarah 10 f. " Martha 7 f. " Margaret 7 f. " From the 1870 Census for Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio-- 103/103 Ephrem Rucker 73 Va. Wk in Vineyard Martha 27 Oh. Keep House Margaret 27 Oh. Help Sister Sabina C. 2 Oh. His son Mathias Rucker is at 102/102 and another son, Jackson Rucker is at 104/104. |
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