The sweep of family history across the generations
Two of the Ruby offspring went back to Israel for significant periods.
Widow Patty Smith Swett and six children by two husbands were among the first settlers who staked claims in Wapello County near Ottumwa in May 1843
Stan maintained correspondence with his closest high school and Army buddies, several of whom went on to prominent careers.
Stan strung transmission wires in the South Pacific during World War II.
Families from Connecticut settled northeastern Ohio in the early 1800s
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Herman Ringel and Walter Ruby wore opposing uniforms in the Great War
Social reformer Nathan Meeker was among nine men killed in an uprising of Ute Indians at the White River reservation where he was serving as U.S. agent. His wife and daughter—Smith family descendants—were held hostage for three weeks