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Graf, LaVerne Ruff Photographs including Gackle,
North Dakota, Ruff, Graf & Schlittenhard Families
Gackle, North Dakota
Photographs courtesy of LaVerne Ruff Graf, Sacramento,
California
Scanning of photographs prepared by Michele West, Sacramento,
California
Ruff and Graf Family Photographs:
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R-1:
William W. Ruff Family – wedding of Emelia Ruff to John
Elhard. Feb 1915
Back row: Fred & Mary (Ruff) Merkel, John & Emelia
Elhard, Sam & Mathilda (Fetzer) Ruff, Henry & Sophia
(Ruff) Fetzer, Susan Ruff.
Front row: Jacob W. & Mary (Edinger) Ruff, William (Sr.)
& Christina (Muenz) Ruff, William W. & Lydia (Mueller)
Ruff.
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R-2:
William Ruff (Sr.) & Christina (Muenz) Ruff with youngest
daughter Susan. They migrated from Atmagea, Dobrudja, Romania,
picture taken in ND. |
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R-3:
Samuel W Ruff with sisters, Emelia (L), Mary (R) , Susan (in
front). |
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R-4:
Four Ruff sisters taken by Engelhart’s in Bismarck,
ND, Back row: Emelia, Sophia, Front row: Mary, Susan.
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R-5:
Sunday School class; Grace Baptist Church, Gackle ND. |
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R-6:
Samuel W Ruff & friends; Gackle ND (1913). |
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R-7:
Samuel W Ruff and Mathilde (Fetzer) Ruff, William & Lydia
(Mueller), Gackle ND (1920’s). |
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R-8:
Samuel W Ruff and Mathilde (Fetzer) Ruff with sister Sophia
(Ruff) Fetzer. Mathilde’s dress is in E. Reynold’s
collection with NDSU. |
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R-9:
Mathias Ruf with his 12 children, taken in Romania, date unknown.
Mathias was brother of LaVerne’s grandfather, William
Ruff. |
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R-10:
Wedding picture of Christoph Maier & Katharina (Gruebele)
Fetzer, taken in Ashley, N.D., June 10,1915. |
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R-11:
Wedding certificate of Christoph Maier & Katharina (Gruebele)
Fetzer, taken in Ashley, N.D., June 10,1915. |
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R-12:
Baptismal certificate of William Fetzer, son of Katharina (Gruebele)
Fetzer, 1907. |
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R-13:
Wedding picture of Samuel W Ruff and Mathilde (Fetzer) Ruff,
August 24, 1914 in Napoleon (Logan County) North Dakota. |
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R-14a and R-14b:
Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage of Samuel W Ruff
and Mathilde (Fetzer) Ruff. |
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R-15:
Samuel William Ruff Family, Taken 1930 in Gackle, ND.
Front row: LaVerne, Lucille
Back row: Clemence, Mathilde holding Thelma, Erwin, Samuel W.
Ruff |
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R-16:
Wedding picture of Alfred W. Graf & LaVerne (Ruff) Graf,
June 26, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, Brooks Field (airforce). |
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R-17:
Wedding license of Alfred W. Graf & LaVerne (Ruff) Graf,
June 26, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, Brooks Field (airforce). |
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R-18:
Wedding ceremony of Alfred W. Graf & LaVerne (Ruff) Graf,
June 26, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, Brooks Field (airforce).
Witnesses are Cpl. & Mrs. Norman Boyum. Chaplain William
O. Hope, Capt. AUS, performing the ceremony. |
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R-19:
Alfred W. Graf & LaVerne (Ruff) Graf, June 26, 1943 in San
Antonio, Texas, Brooks Field (airforce) chapel. |
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R-20:
LaVerne (Ruff) Graf, June 26, 1943 San Antonio, Texas, Brooks
Field (airforce) chapel. |
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R-21:
Alfred W. Graf & LaVerne (Ruff) Graf, June 26, 1943 in San
Antonio, Texas, Brooks Field (airforce), the evening of graduation
of Class 43F from the Airforce. |
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R-22:
Alfred W. Graf & LaVerne (Ruff) Graf, June 26, 1943 in San
Antonio, Texas, Brooks Field (airforce), after the wedding. |
Schlittenhard Family Photographs:
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S-1:
Schlittenhard & Rosina (Bechtold) Schlittenhard.
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S-2:
David Schlittenhard, served in the Russian army for five years.
Medal on uniform is for sharp shooting. |
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S-3:
Emelia Schlittenhard wearing Rosina (Bechtold) Schlittenhard
wedding dress. Wedding day was January 1, 1904 in Russia. Donated
to Emily Reynold’s collection, NDSU. |
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S-4 & S-5:
Russian Birth record (top & bottom of page) for two
oldest children of David Schlittenhard & Rosina (Bechtold)
Schlittenhard.
a. David Schlittenhard, Jr. born November 21, 1904.
b. Katharina Schlittenhard, born August 19, 1906
Also shows baptisms for David Schlittenhard – December
26, 1904
and for Katherina Schlittenhard
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S-6:
Katherina Schlittenhard Weikum, LaVerne Ruff Graf, Emelia Schlittenhard,
taken 1989 at 75th anniversary of Gackle N.D., All three women
wearing their mother’s clothes. |
Gackle, North Dakota Photographs:
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G-1:
Opening day, Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle,
ND, 1919. |
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G-2:
Opening day, interior of Ruff Brother’s Department Store,
Gackle, ND, 1919. |
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G-3:
Interior of Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle, ND,
1919-1920. From Left to Right, unidentified boy, Samuel W Ruff,
Left, AF Lehr, WW Ruff, Helen Kleingartner, rear, customer (unidentified
man), Jacob Ruff. |
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G-4:
Basement of Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle,
ND, 1920’s. Samuel W Ruff, Note funeral hearse and buggy. |
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G-5:
House wares Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle, ND,
1920’s. |
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G-6:
House wares Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle, ND,
1920’s. |
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G-7:
Parts Dept. for cream separator, Mr. Ted Smith and SW Ruff,
Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle, ND, 1920’s. |
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G-8:
Parts Dept. Ruff Brother’s Department Store, Gackle, ND,
1920’s. Left side, unidentified man. Right side - Samuel
W Ruff. |
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G-9:
Main Street Gackle, ND, most likely 4th of July parade, 1920’s.
Ruff department store is on far rear left, with an awning. |
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G-10:
Main Street Parade, Gackle, ND, likely to celebrate Summer Bible
School, (note sign) in 1920’s. |
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G-11:
Display of Farm Machinery, Main Street, Gackle, ND, 1920’s. |
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G-12:
Central Garage Machine Shop - Gackle, ND. Shorty Kroll on far
right, unidentified men on left. |
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