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Peter G. Ruch

Birth
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Jun 1946 (aged 78)
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Son of Henry F. Ruch and Sarah Jane Snyder Ruch.

Peter G. Ruch was first married to Jennie "Jane" Marshall by about 1893. She died in childbirth 22 July 1894 and the child, who was stillborn, was buried with her.

The 1900 and 1910 censuses list Peter G. Ruch as a widower living with his parents.
1900 Census
Name: Peter G Ruch
Age: 32
Birth Date: Sep 1867
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Henry F Ruch
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Sara J Ruch
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Members:
Name, Age, Relation to head
Henry F Ruch, 61, head
Sara J Ruch, 54, wife
Peter G Ruch, 32, son
Walter L Ruch, 28, son
Olive A Ruch, 25, daughter
Fred S Ruch, 18, son

The 1920 census lists him as being married. However, he is at the end of the page and the next page starts a new household. The first record found with his second wife Ella is the City Directory for Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. However, their son Leonard P. Ruch was born 20 May 1925.

Name: Peter G Ruch
Gender: Male
Residence Years: 1927, 1929, 1933
Street Address: 96 Queen
Residence Place: Sunbury, Pennsylvania [images show Northumberland City Directory]
Occupation: Steward
Spouse: Ella Ruch
Publication Title: Sunbury, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1927, 1929, 1933

The Peter G. Ruch family was living in the same location in 1935 and 1940 according to the 1940 Census
(Indexed record below has been edited to show what is on the actual image, not what is in the index, which has several errors.)

Name: Peter G Ruch
Respondent: Yes
Age: [72]
Estimated Birth Year: abt [1868]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Street: Queen Street
House Number: 194
Inferred Residence in 1935: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 3B
Occupation: Labor
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Household Members:
Name, Age, Relation to head
Peter G Ruch, [72], head
Ella Ruch, [48], wife
Leonard Ruch, 14, son

Death date and place for Peter G. Ruch was found in the Pennsylvania Death Indices, 1946, D-46 P-R, image 135 of 219, page 1643
Name: PETER G RUCH
Death Place: NTHMBRLD [Northumberland]
Code: R 200
County: 49 [Northumberland]
Death Date: 6/19/46 [19 June 1946]
Certificate: 53995



[Jennie "Jane" Marshall Ruch was thought to be the wife of John Clayton Ruch, but her gravestone, which is next to the stone of Peter G. Ruch and his second wife Ella, says she was the wife of P. G. Ruch. Also, the Jennie who was the widow of John C. Ruch, was still living in 1915. The 1900 census indicates her maiden name was Crouser.]
Son of Henry F. Ruch and Sarah Jane Snyder Ruch.

Peter G. Ruch was first married to Jennie "Jane" Marshall by about 1893. She died in childbirth 22 July 1894 and the child, who was stillborn, was buried with her.

The 1900 and 1910 censuses list Peter G. Ruch as a widower living with his parents.
1900 Census
Name: Peter G Ruch
Age: 32
Birth Date: Sep 1867
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Henry F Ruch
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Sara J Ruch
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Members:
Name, Age, Relation to head
Henry F Ruch, 61, head
Sara J Ruch, 54, wife
Peter G Ruch, 32, son
Walter L Ruch, 28, son
Olive A Ruch, 25, daughter
Fred S Ruch, 18, son

The 1920 census lists him as being married. However, he is at the end of the page and the next page starts a new household. The first record found with his second wife Ella is the City Directory for Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. However, their son Leonard P. Ruch was born 20 May 1925.

Name: Peter G Ruch
Gender: Male
Residence Years: 1927, 1929, 1933
Street Address: 96 Queen
Residence Place: Sunbury, Pennsylvania [images show Northumberland City Directory]
Occupation: Steward
Spouse: Ella Ruch
Publication Title: Sunbury, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1927, 1929, 1933

The Peter G. Ruch family was living in the same location in 1935 and 1940 according to the 1940 Census
(Indexed record below has been edited to show what is on the actual image, not what is in the index, which has several errors.)

Name: Peter G Ruch
Respondent: Yes
Age: [72]
Estimated Birth Year: abt [1868]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Street: Queen Street
House Number: 194
Inferred Residence in 1935: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 3B
Occupation: Labor
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Household Members:
Name, Age, Relation to head
Peter G Ruch, [72], head
Ella Ruch, [48], wife
Leonard Ruch, 14, son

Death date and place for Peter G. Ruch was found in the Pennsylvania Death Indices, 1946, D-46 P-R, image 135 of 219, page 1643
Name: PETER G RUCH
Death Place: NTHMBRLD [Northumberland]
Code: R 200
County: 49 [Northumberland]
Death Date: 6/19/46 [19 June 1946]
Certificate: 53995



[Jennie "Jane" Marshall Ruch was thought to be the wife of John Clayton Ruch, but her gravestone, which is next to the stone of Peter G. Ruch and his second wife Ella, says she was the wife of P. G. Ruch. Also, the Jennie who was the widow of John C. Ruch, was still living in 1915. The 1900 census indicates her maiden name was Crouser.]


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  • Created by: Eileen Lentz
  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119477041/peter_g-ruch: accessed ), memorial page for Peter G. Ruch (Sep 1867–19 Jun 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119477041, citing Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Eileen Lentz (contributor 46845642).