John Alexander Ruffaner and Anna Adeline Claypoole Ruffaner
September 28, 1885
1935
Anna Claypoole Ruffaner Obituary
John Alexander Ruffaner Family
circa 1913
#1-Pearl, #2-Bessie, #3-Mary, #4-Blair, #5-Clair, #6-Richard, #7/8 scribbled-Clark, #9-Frank John Alexander and Anna Adaline seated in the middle front
1935
John and Anna's 50th Wedding Anniversary
Back: Charles "Clark", Richard Alexander, Frank Vernon, John "Clair" Front: Pearl, Mary Myrtle, John Alexander, Anna Adaline, Bessie Alice
Frank and Pearl (Ruffaner) Dimmitt
Richard Alexander Ruffaner
Charles Clark and Mary Myrtle Ruffaner
John Clair and Blair Ruffaner
Annabel and Clark Ruffaner
1913
Pearl Ruffaner Dimmitt, Mary Ann Boyd Claypoole, Anna Claypoole Ruffaner, and Mildred Dimmitt
Mary Ann Boyd Claypoole, Anna Claypoole Ruffaner, Kenneth Shearer, Annabel Shearer, and Bessie Ruffaner Shearer holding Ethel Shearer
1934
Bessie Shearer, John Ruffaner holding Joan Lee Shearer, Kenneth Shearer, Anna Ruffaner, Kenneth R. Shearer in front
1942 Bessie and Albert Shearer, Pearl and Frank Dimmitt
1961 Bessie Alice Ruffaner Shearer and Mary Myrtle Ruffaner Shearer
Frank Ruffaner, Frank Dimmitt, Bessie, Caroline Ruffaner (Clark's wife), Bessel and Clair Ruffaner, Omer Nichol, Anna Ruffaner (Richard's wife)
August 1969 Frank Vernon Ruffaner, Charles "Clark" Ruffaner, Bessie Ruffaner Shearer, John "Clair" Ruffaner
Frank, Clark, Caroline (Clark's wife), and Bessie
June 2001 Leona Ruffaner (Greer's wife) with Betty Shearer and Linda Shearer Cosgrove
Pearl Ruffaner (December 12, 1886-July 3, 1954) Husband: Frank Dimmitt (May 2, 1882-March 1974); married December 28, 1906; son of Henderson and Adina Jane Hawk Dimmitt
Their children:
Mildred Dimmitt, born February 1, 1909 John Dimmitt, born November 21, 1912
James Dimmitt, born July 28, 1916 Arthur B. Dimmitt, born July 27, 1919 Virginia Dimmitt (December 15, 1921- January 30, 1922)
Delbert R. Dimmitt, born February 8, 1924 Herbert Clark Dimmitt, born December 16, 1930
Mildred Dimmitt Slease Paup
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John Dimmitt
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Mildred and John Dimmitt
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James Dimmitt
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Arthur Dimmitt
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Delbert Dimmitt
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James, Arthur, and Delbert Dimmitt
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Herbert Dimmitt
1949-50
Mary Myrtle Ruffaner (May 30, 1889-May 24, 1963) Husband: John Pressley Shearer (April 19, 1888- June 23, 1962); married June 2, 1910; son of Wilson C. and Sarah Hepler Shearer
Their children:
Bernice L. Shearer, born January 13, 1911 Oren Berdett Shearer, born September 23, 1913
Avanelle K. Shearer, born December 25, 1919 Richard Max Shearer, born January 1, 1922
Mary Myrtle Ruffaner Family
Pressley Shearer and Mary Myrtle Ruffaner Shearer
Bernice, Mary, Avanelle, and Pressley Shearer
Mary riding one of Vern Claypoole's horses
Pressley and Mary Shearer
Vern and Bernice Shearer Claypoole
Front:Vern and Bernice Claypoole Back:Madeline, Darlene, Vernon Roy, and Lavelle
1978 Pressley and Mary's four children: Max, Bernice, Avanelle, and Oren
Oren Shearer and wife Irene
John Clair Ruffaner (December 12, 1894-June 7, 1971) Wife: Bessel Melissa Edwards (November 22, 1994- October 16, 1972); married June 1, 1916; daughter of Wesley and Elizabeth Jane Anthony Edwards
Their children:
Greer Clair Ruffaner, (April 12, 1917-April 5, 1984) Berneta Lavelle Ruffaner, (born February 24, 1921)
Wilma Mae Ruffaner, (born September, 1922- September, 1922) Virginia Jane Ruffaner, (born October 23, 1924)
John Clair Ruffaner Family
John Clair and Bessel (Edwards) Ruffaner Married June 1, 1916
Clair and Bessel Ruffaner 1963
Greer Clair Ruffaner
1917
1919
Berneta Lavelle Ruffaner
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Blair Ruffaner (December 12, 1894-1918) Wife: Mary O. Lerner (January 31, 1894- November 1972); married September 14, 1912; daughter of William and Jane Lerner
Their children:
William John Ruffaner, born November 7, 1912 Richard G. Ruffaner, born July 19, 1915
Victor Blair Ruffaner, born August 11, 1918
Mary Olive Lerner and her sister Emma
Richard Alexander Ruffaner (August 6, 1897-July 5, 1966) Wife: Anna Wilson (August 10, 1897- September 1994)
Their son:
John Keith Ruffaner, born October 25, 1926
Richard Alexander Ruffaner Family
John Keith Ruffaner Born October 25, 1926
Charles Clark Ruffaner (June 2, 1903-1983) Wife: Caroline L. Kinder (1908- 19??)
Their daughter:
Ramona Caroline Ruffaner, born April 20, 1937
Charles Clark Ruffaner Family
1965 Caroline (Kinder) Ruffaner Wife of Charles "Clark" Ruffaner
Ramona Caroline Ruffaner
1937
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Class of 1955
Frank Vernon Ruffaner (March 9, 1911-1985) Wife 1: Freda Knappenberger (February 12, 1914- August 4, 1976); daughter of Joseph and Ella Edwards Knappenberger;
Wife 2: Grace Miller McKelvey (April 11, 1915- November 26, 1981); daughter of Harry and Florence (Hindman) Miller
Frank and Freda's children:
Marlin Frank Ruffaner, born July 11, 1940 Martha Ruffaner, born September 6, 1949
Frank Vernon Ruffaner Family
Marlin and Martha Ruffaner
1969 Ruffaner Reunion
Held at the Pony Farm, West Kittanning
Back Row: Woodrow Ruffaner, girl - Unk, Greer Ruffaner, Caroline Ruffaner,
Winnie Shearer, unk, behind Sonya - Betty Knappenberger Shearer, Charles
"Chuck" Ruffaner, girl - unk, Oren Shearer, Mildred Paup ???,
Vic Ruffaner, girl - unk Row 3: Maxine Ruffaner Anderson, Alverta Ruffaner, Melda Shearer Bricker, Sonya
Nichol, Albert "Bud" Shearer Jr, Eyvette Shearer Fair, Carol Anderson Row 2: Bessie Ruffaner Shearer, Clair Ruffaner holding Lynette "Sue" Ruffaner Arner's son ___, Clark Ruffaner,
Frank Ruffaner, Millie Ruffaner ??? (Vic's wife) Front Row: Bill Anderson, Derek Piper, Barry Nichol, Robin Nichol, Stephen Nichol,
Debra Piper, Dan Nichol, Donna Piper, Cary Livengood, Kim Livengood, Amber Anderson
Comment: If these people would stand in
straight lines my job would be much easier!
Solomon Ruffaner Family
Solomon Ruffaner was John Alexander Ruffaner's half brother. Their father was Alexander Ruffaner. John Alexander Ruffaner's mother was Mary Ann (Zellefrow) Ruffaner. After Mary Ann's death, Alexander married her sister Nancy Zellefrow. Nancy was Solomon's mother.
Solomon Ruffaner
Circa 1923 Gertie with Dale, Solomon with Edward Back: Mary Alice, Charles, and Woodrow
c.1947
Clark, Sol Ruffaner, Bessie
Gertie and Sol Ruffaner
Gertie and Sol with their children: Woodrow, Mary Ruffaner Crawford, Charles At Laird's Crossing
Sol and Gertie with grandchildren Row 1: Elaine and Mary "Rose" Crawford Row 2: Isabel, Gertie, Clifford Fedorski, Sol, and Maxine
Charles (Chuck) and Alverta Ruffaner
1981 50th Anniversary
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