| Last Edited | 11 March 2006 00:00:00 |
| Note | Capt. Tomas Sanchez was the founder of Laredo, Texas. |
| Daughter | Alejandra Sanchez+ |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Marriage | Juan Antonio Vidaurri married Manuela Borrego daughter of Capt. Don Jose Vasquez Borrego and Dona Josefa Imperial. |
| Son | Jose Fernando Vidaurri+ |
| Father | Capt. Don Jose Vasquez Borrego b. About 1720 |
| Mother | Dona Josefa Imperial |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Name | Manuela Borrego was also known as Manuela Vidaurri. |
| Marriage | She married Juan Antonio Vidaurri. |
| Son | Jose Fernando Vidaurri+ |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Henry F. Garcia of Laredo, Texas sent John Jay Ruhlman IV, a delightful E-mail on July 10, 1996 that traced his uncle Howard “Nun”Ruhlman’s wife Lottie Dovalina all the way back to the Don Jose Vasquez Borrego Capt. the original Land Grant Holder from Spain. He originally held 329,000 acres in the Webb and Zapata Counties (general area of Laredo, Texas). Don Jose Vasquez Borrego placed his settlement in charge of hisnephew, Batolome Borrego. In 1753 Corralitos and Hacienda de San Ignaciowere given to him. Corralitos was assigned to Jose Fernando Vidaurri, grandson of Capt. Borrego (and the great-grandfather of Lottie Donvalina Ruhlman). The older son of Don Jose Vasquez Borrego, Juan Jose Vasquez Borrego, negotiated the land grant of this vast settlement, approximately 329,000 acres of land in what is now Webb and Zapata Counties. It seems that Capt. Borrego was ever the adventurer. His wife was Dona Josefa Imperial and they had four children: Juan Jose, Macario, Fernando and Manuela (who married Juan Antonio Vidaurri). One of their sons, Jose Fernando Vidaurri Borrego married Alejandra Sanchez, daughter of Capt. Tomas Sanchez who founded Laredo, Texas.' --- Henry F. Garcia, Laredo, Texas July, 1990. |
| Birth | Capt. Don Jose Vasquez Borrego was born About 1720, in Coahuila, SpainG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Dona Josefa Imperial. |
| Daughter | Manuela Borrego+ |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Dona Josefa Imperial was also known as Dona Josefa Borrego. |
| Birth | She was born, in SpainG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Capt. Don Jose Vasquez Borrego. |
| Daughter | Manuela Borrego+ |
| Last Edited | 26 March 2011 00:00:00 |
| Name | Caroline Fisher was also known as Caroline Ruhlman. |
| Marriage | She married John Jacob Ruhlman, II, son of John Jacob Ruhlman, I, and Caroline Baltzly. |
| Father | Jacob J. Ruhlmann b. 19 May 1825, d. 14 January 1917 |
| Mother | Catherine Wise b. 1815 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | John Jacob Ruhlman, I, was born on 27 September 1852, in New York City, New York County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Caroline Baltzly daughter of Jacob Baltzly and Amellia Place. |
| Death | John Jacob Ruhlman, I, died on 20 February 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: Pneumonia in 1920.2,2,1 |
| Burial | He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New YorkG. |
| Son | John Jacob Ruhlman, II+ b. 19 December 1877, d. 2 November 1953 |
| Daughter | Lillian Ruhlman b. 7 September 1879, d. 7 September 1879 |
| Daughter | Bertha 'Bert' Ruhlman b. 11 October 1880, d. 13 November 1958 |
| Daughter | Lillian 'Lil' Ruhlman b. 10 January 1883, d. After 1968 |
| Daughter | Jessie Ruhlman b. 24 January 1885, d. 24 January 1885 |
| Daughter | Ida E. Ruhlman b. 16 July 1888, d. After 1968 |
| Son | Eddie Ruhlman b. 1889, d. 13 October 1893 |
| Daughter | Etta Ruhlman b. 30 December 1890, d. 1890 |
| Daughter | Carrie Addie Ruhlman b. January 1891, d. 3 February 1891 |
| Son | Edward Jacob Ruhlman+ b. 27 June 1892, d. 26 September 1977 |
| Daughter | Carrie E. 'Tut' Ruhlman b. 2 October 1894, d. 24 February 1968 |
| Daughter | Clara Edith Ruhlman+ b. 6 April 1899, d. 9 October 1994 |
| Daughter | Margaret Ruhlman b. 6 August 1900, d. 1900 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Caroline Baltzly was also known as Caroline Ruhlman. |
| Note | Caroline Baltzly, daughter of Jacob Baltzly and Amellia Place. m. JohnJacob Ruhlman I, b. 27 Sep 1852 in New York City, New York. d. 20 Feb1920 in Niagara Falls, New York. They lived at 2507 13th St., Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, New York.They were members of the Evangelical Church, Cleveland Ave. and 16th St.,Niagara Falls, New York. His daughter, Bertha later lived in the house atthe above address. Caroline Baltzly was a devout evangelical Christian, but John was not soknown. He had quite a temper--but his daughter Clara said he was always'remorseful' afterward. Clara also said that her mother Caroline was 'asaint' Caroline's granddaughter, Grace Yaxley says that Caroline was very thin. |
| Birth | She was born on 10 March 1857, in GermanyG.2,2 |
| Marriage | She married John Jacob Ruhlman, I, son of Jacob J. Ruhlmann and Catherine Wise. |
| Death | Caroline Baltzly died on 21 April 1928 in Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls County, New York, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: Cancer in 1928.1,1 |
| Son | John Jacob Ruhlman, II+ b. 19 December 1877, d. 2 November 1953 |
| Daughter | Lillian Ruhlman b. 7 September 1879, d. 7 September 1879 |
| Daughter | Bertha 'Bert' Ruhlman b. 11 October 1880, d. 13 November 1958 |
| Daughter | Lillian 'Lil' Ruhlman b. 10 January 1883, d. After 1968 |
| Daughter | Jessie Ruhlman b. 24 January 1885, d. 24 January 1885 |
| Daughter | Ida E. Ruhlman b. 16 July 1888, d. After 1968 |
| Son | Eddie Ruhlman b. 1889, d. 13 October 1893 |
| Daughter | Etta Ruhlman b. 30 December 1890, d. 1890 |
| Daughter | Carrie Addie Ruhlman b. January 1891, d. 3 February 1891 |
| Son | Edward Jacob Ruhlman+ b. 27 June 1892, d. 26 September 1977 |
| Daughter | Carrie E. 'Tut' Ruhlman b. 2 October 1894, d. 24 February 1968 |
| Daughter | Clara Edith Ruhlman+ b. 6 April 1899, d. 9 October 1994 |
| Daughter | Margaret Ruhlman b. 6 August 1900, d. 1900 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Could the Baltzlys have been part of the Ebenezer Society of Buffalo,N.Y.? Jacob served in the French Army and moved to the U.S. prior to 1857 sohis sons wouldn't be drafted. His oldest daughter, Caroline, born inBuffalo in 1857, lived in Ebenezer (Buffalo) New York. Jacob had ablacksmith shop about 1878 and moved to Niagara Falls . Either theBaltzlys or Jacob's wife's family (The Places) had some relatives namedKaplan? (Sp?) in Buffalo. One Uncle of Caroline Ruhlman was named EdnestPlace? Baltzly? Kaplan? who owned a brewery in Buffalo 1910? |
| Birth | Jacob Baltzly was born in 1825, in Metz, Germany or Lorraine, FranceG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth. |
| Marriage | He married Amellia Place. |
| Daughter | Caroline Baltzly+ b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Daughter | Lena Baltzly b. 1863 |
| Son | Jacob Baltzly b. 1866 |
| Daughter | Elizabeth 'Libby' Baltzly b. 1870 |
| Daughter | Sophia Baltzly b. 1871 |
| Daughter | Amellia 'Emma' Baltzly b. 1872 |
| Son | Phillip Baltzly b. 1875 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Amellia Place was also known as Amellia Baltzly. |
| Note | Her daughter, Caroline's death certificate says her mother was AmelliaPlace. |
| Birth | She was born in 1834, in GermanyG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Jacob Baltzly. |
| Daughter | Caroline Baltzly+ b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Daughter | Lena Baltzly b. 1863 |
| Son | Jacob Baltzly b. 1866 |
| Daughter | Elizabeth 'Libby' Baltzly b. 1870 |
| Daughter | Sophia Baltzly b. 1871 |
| Daughter | Amellia 'Emma' Baltzly b. 1872 |
| Son | Phillip Baltzly b. 1875 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Lena Baltzly was born in 1863, in Erie County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Jacob Baltzly was born in 1866, in Erie County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Elizabeth 'Libby' Baltzly was born in 1870, in Erie County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Sophia Baltzly was born in 1871, in Erie County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Amellia 'Emma' Baltzly was born in 1872, in Erie County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | Jacob Baltzly b. 1825 |
| Mother | Amellia Place b. 1834 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Phillip Baltzly was born in 1875, in Erie County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Elizabeth was also known as Elizabeth Baltzly. |
| Birth | She was born in 1834, in GermanyG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Jacob Baltzly. |
| Note | 1875 Census of Erie County, West Seneca Section, says Elizabeth (Anglicized?), might have been part of the Ebenezer Society of Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 15 January 2017 00:00:00 |
| Note | Lillian Ruhlman must have died in infancy. |
| Birth | Lillian Ruhlman was born on 7 September 1879.1 |
| Death | She died on 7 September 1879; likely died in infancy. likely died in infancy.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 17 May 2011 00:00:00 |
| Name | Bertha 'Bert' Ruhlman was also known as Bertha 'Bert' Ellis. |
| Name | She was also known as Bertha 'Bert' Cannon. |
| Note | Bertha 'Bert' Ruhlman took care of her mother, Caroline Baltzly Ruhlmanuntil Caroline died, Bertha had a stroke and died 7 December 1956. |
| Birth | She was born on 11 October 1880.1 |
| Marriage | She married Water G. Cannon. |
| Marriage | She married Henry J. Ellis. |
| Death | She died on 13 November 1958. cause of death was a stroke.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Lillian 'Lil' Ruhlman was also known as Lillian 'Lil' Everitt. |
| Note | Lillian 'Lil' Ruhlman, Aunt Lil, lived at 2209 Cleveland Ave. N.E.Niagara Falls, New York. Grace Yaxley said that Aunt Lil was a GodlyChristian. Aunt Lil taught Grace to tithe, and was the only Aunt whoChristmas presents to brother John's kids every year. |
| Birth | She was born on 10 January 1883.1 |
| Marriage | She married Stuart O. Everitt. |
| Death | She died After 1968 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 24 January 2002 00:00:00 |
| Note | Jessie Ruhlman must have died in infancy. |
| Birth | Jessie Ruhlman was born on 24 January 1885.1 |
| Death | She died on 24 January 1885.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Ida E. Ruhlman was also known as Ida E. Ruhlman. |
| Note | Ida E. Ruhlman was unmarried in 1928. She was very prim and proper- lots of perfume - she married a drunk later in her life -- Grace Yaxley Ruhlman. |
| Birth | She was born on 16 July 1888.1 |
| Marriage | She married Mr. Penner Penner. |
| Death | She died After 1968 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Eddie Ruhlman was born in 1889, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | He died on 13 October 1893 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG. he drowned in a cistern.1 |
| Burial | He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Etta Ruhlman was born on 30 December 1890, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | She died in 1890 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG. she died on her birth day or the next.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Carrie Addie Ruhlman was born in January 1891, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | She died on 3 February 1891 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Burial | She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Edward Jacob Ruhlman lived at 756 Spruce Ave., Niagara Falls, New York.He was a butcher by trade and had a stroke on Aug 15 1956. |
| Birth | Edward Jacob Ruhlman was born on 27 June 1892, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Ursula E. Zufang. |
| Death | He died on 26 September 1977 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: had a stroke on Aug 15 1956.1 |
| Son | Edward Donald Ruhlman b. 5 August 1918 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Carrie E. 'Tut' Ruhlman was also known as Carrie E. 'Tut' Dominick. |
| Name | She was also known as Carrie E. 'Tut' York. |
| Birth | She was born on 2 October 1894, in Suspension Bridge, (Niagara Falls), Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Clare H. York. |
| Marriage | She married Walt Dominick. |
| Death | She died on 24 February 1968 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: Colon Cancer.1 |
| Burial | She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Clara Edith Ruhlman was also known as Clara Edith Mc Cue. |
| Note | Remembrances of Clara Ruhlman Mc Cue (Born April 6, 1899 in Niagara Falls, New York, - Died October 9,1994 in Honolulu, Hawaii) -- She was the sister to our John JacobRuhlman II (born December 19, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, Died November 1, 1953, Niagara Falls, New York) -- As interviewed by her daughter Pat (Mc Cue) Paakaula in Honolulu,Honolulu Co., Hawaii in 1989 -- 'IT’S FUN JUST THINKING ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPENED SOLONG AGO!' 'The Ruhlman Family came first from New York City, then to Orchard Park,Buffalo, and Niagara Falls in Erie County, New York. I’m not sure whenthey came to Niagara Falls. My father, JOHN JACOB RUHLMAN I (bornSeptember 27, 1852 in N.Y., N.Y.) fell from the roof while painting theCathedral in Buffalo and was never the same until he died. It wasevidently a very important job. He was not in good health until hisdeath (Feb. 20, 1920), in Niagara Falls, N.Y.) He decided at one timeto open a seafood place because lots of fish were available -- it wassmall and didn't do very well -- there were many other bigger places atthat time.' 'My mother (CAROLINE BALTZLY - born March 10, 1857 in Buffalo, N.Y., diedApril 21, 1928 in Niagara Falls) was a very gentle person -- quiet - infact too much so. We used to get angry at her for not telling somebodyoff --- But she never would. She was a very peaceful, quiet person.' 'My father (John Jacob Ruhlman I) had a very quick temper which, for alittle bit would be really quite violent -- but after it was over he wasalways very, very remorseful. For some reason or another (I guess I wasthe youngest child and very, very small), after one of those spells Iwould always go into the bedroom and sit by him and hold his hand -- heliked that! He was always very remorseful.' 'Our house (2507 - 13th St., Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, near therailroad switching yard) was a very comfortable house. We did have akitchen stove that burned wood or coal. We had a range with a tank inback for heating water. I can remember in the winter when everybody wasin the dining room, I’d go behind the stove and wash myself. It was so nice and warm.Normally we had a place off the pantry where we would wash, but thatplace was COLD in the winter. There was no indoor plumbing.' 'I remember a time when my sister CARRIE ('Tut' born October 2, 1894, inSuspension Bridge, m. 1. Walter Dominick 2. Clarence York d. February 24,1968, Niagara Falls, N.Y.) and I were home alone. We were gettingundressed and ready for bed -- Carrie was old enough to wear a corset.She unhooked her corset and just then I screamed because I saw someonelooking in the window. She got so frightened she dropped to he hands andknees and started fast across the bedroom floor with her corset flyingbehind her like wings! I just stood there and laughed because she lookedso funny! She really got very angry at me. I can still picture thatcorset up in the air like a wing.' 'My Mother (CAROLINE BALTZY) died in 1928 of cancer. My Father (JOHNJACOB RUHLMAN I) died in 1920. He had Pneumonia - whether there wasanything more or not, I don’t know.' 'My grandfather (JOHN JACOB RUHLMANN b. May 19, 1826, in Hesse-Darmstadt,Germany, died January 14, 1917 in Buffalo, N.Y.) used to come and visitus on 13th St. in Niagara Falls. He was a very small man with white hairand a white beard. He was the CLEANEST person. He was always washing.He was always washing his clothes and polishing his shoes. He was a veryreligious man. He used to teach me my catechism and if I didn't know it,or if I gave him the wrong answer, he’d pinch my ear!' 'My grandfather (JACOB RUHLMANN) loved to walk. We were at the fartherend of Niagara Falls from the falls. He would bribe me if I would walkup to the Falls with him. He would buy me something! At that timeeverything at Woolworth’s was either 5 or 10 cents -- I would gladlywalk! We’d go to Woolworth’s and that always took a great deal of timebecause I HAD to look over everything and could select what I wanted.I’d get a 10 cent present and sometimes I’d get an extra 5 cent present(and that would be a Big day.) I’d be so delighted and then we’d walkhome. It must have been way over a couple of miles. When we got to theFalls, we’d sit down on the bench for awhile and look, then we’d walk onhome. I always liked that. He was a very kind person - a very religiousman -- and a very good man. He lived in Buffalo where his other son, myfather’s brother, lived. (MARTIN J. RUHLMAN b. April 7, 1850 NYC, diedJune 21, 1919).' 'We always had animals -- dogs, cats -- my brother (Eddie b. June 27,1892 died Sep 26, 1977, Niagara Falls) always had lots of animals. Heliked rabbits. We had some bantam chickens that were very tame andfriendly. They had the run of the yard. In fact, my mother would getannoyed because, if the door was left opened, they’d come in the house!Eddie had frogs, toads, -- anything he could find.' 'We had a horse and a nice carriage. My father and my mother would rideup to the Falls with one seat between them. My mother would put acushion down on the floor for me. I would sit on it -- I loved it whenwe would go up to the Falls. One time my father decided we should have apicture taken up at the Falls. That picture was called a tin type (printed in metal) -- in fact,I think that tin type is still around somewhere! (We have it! we beingJohn Jay Ruhlman IV and Nancy). In the background they had a picture ofthe Falls. I valued that picture for years. I thought it was reallyquite wonderful.' 'Father liked a beer. The beer man would come with a huge, huge wagonwith two horses hitched to it. When Charlie (his name was Charlie Weber)would deliver beer, he would drive into our yard. Always there was abench in our back yard and Charlie would sit down with my father andthey’d drink a bottle of beer and talk together. My mother didn't like the beer wagon coming.She always was kind of worried that our minister would make a social callwhen the beer wagon was there. IT HAPPENED! Why my mother didn't have aheart attack, I'll never know! But Reverend Kurtz (from the FirstEvangelical Church, Niagara Falls?) walked into the yard. My mother was fit to betied -- My father very calmly asked Rev. Kurtz if he would have a glassof beer and he answered: You know, I really would; I can’t tell you whenI last had a glass of beer. My father never did get over that -- tellingabout a glass of beer with the Reverend.' 'My mother bought a bottle of something she always had in the house. Itwas called Horn’s Balm. If you had a stomach ache, you’d take hot waterand put a little bit of Horn’s Balm in it and you drank it. If you had atoothache, she got a piece of cotton, soaked it in Horn’s Balm and put itin the cavity. As far as I can remember, that was about the onlymedicine that we took. We were never, never without Horn’s Balm! If youhad an aching joint, you rubbed it with Horn’s Balm. We always had a bigbottle of Horn’s Balm in the house.' 'We always had lots of children from our neighborhood in our yard. Allthe neighborhood kids would congregate and no one told them not to doit. You be happy and have a wonderful childhood without a lot of money.I think now (1989) children don’t go for entertaining themselves somuch. They want what all the other children have, naturally! All theother children have these new expensive toys so kids now probablywouldn't be as happy as we were then.' 'Mom and Dad (John Jacob Ruhlman and Caroline Baltzly) never owned theland the house was on. It was on the New York Central Railroad property(See map in their scrapbooks). They rented it for many years. John, myoldest brother, got married to Sophia Ohm from New York City. They had ahouse built right near us. (Cleveland Ave.?) He owned the house, but theground was rented from the Railroad. They lived there a long, long time.' 'We were never lacking in company. I guess both my mother and fatherliked company and all our relatives from Buffalo would come down toNiagara Falls. My father had a great big table and benches built so asmany as would or could come -- there wouldn't be any limit. In thesummer we usually would eat out in the yard with that great big table.We always had lots and lots of company.' (Pat then asked her mother Clara): 'Were the Kaplans (Sp?) from yourfather’s side or your mother’s side?' (We (John Jay and Nancy Rulman IV)think she answered); 'Mother’s (BALTZLY) side. Uncle Ernst owned abrewery; they (KAPLANS?, BALTZLY) were a very well to do family inBuffalo. She (CAROLINE BALTZLY?) had another sister.' 'My brother Eddie drowned in the cistern. The cover was off. My sisterBertha remembered Father took a pole and pulled him out' 'The only grandparents I knew was my father’s father. (John JacobRuhlmann, b May 19, 1825, Dukedom of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, d. January14, 1917, Buffalo, N.Y.). I knew Uncle Martin Ruhlman and Aunt Mary;they had two sons Hilly and Howard?) My girlfriend Nellie and I neverliked to have Martin’s sons (my cousins, Hilly and Howard) sit with us inchurch (First Evangelical Church, Niagara Falls?). Hilly was the oldestone and Howard was more our age. Howard loved to sing the hymns. He wasoff key and out of tune! If only he would sing quietly -- but he sangway out loud! Nellie and I would have something to do until we found outhe’d sit in church, then we’d go sit on the other side.' 'Another time, Nellie and I really got it -- Oh my mother was so mad! Wewent to church and my father wore a derby hat. He took his hat off andput it under the pew ahead of on the floor. When it was getting time forchurch to be over -- he bent down and came up and bumped his head on thepew and said 'Damn it' -- right in church! Nellie and I stared to laughand we both got a hit. My mother was so mortified -- and she was mad atNellie and I for laughing.' 'The Railroad men would come over quite a bit and talk to my father. Iused to love to sit and listen to them. They had so many stories to tellabout robberies and so on. I was just fascinated.' 'There were some woods not too far from us. I used to go there a lot.At that time you could wander anywhere and be perfectly safe. No oneever had to check on me. It was safe back then. There was a little pondand my friend and I would sit there by the hour and watch the pollywogsand frogs. One day I found an open cloth bag in the woods. The bag was full of all kinds ofthings from a robbery! My dad got the railroad detective and I got areward of a doll that was in the bag!' 'My cousin Ralph Baltzly (my mother’s brother John Baltzly’s son) livedreal near us. My aunt (Anna?) was selling gasoline irons. Mother boughtone of them to iron clothes. Can you imagine anything so dangerous? Shewas so pleased and proud of her iron.' 'Lots of times when I am running the washer and dryer, I think of thewash board and scrubbing by hand. My mother finally got a washing machine-- it had a crank on it. My father had to do that! What a greatimprovement that was over scrubbing! It’s no wonder that women livelonger now. I often wonder what my mother would think about me puttingmy clothes in the washer and the dryer -- then I sit down to eat mybreakfast while THEY work! So, it’s no wonder my mother seemed like an older person -- things theyhad to do then!' -- CLARA RUHLMAN MC CUE, 1989. |
| Birth | She was born on 6 April 1899, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Frank Paul Mc Cue son of James Mc Cue and Kathrine Dwyer, on 1 September 1925, in Buffalo, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | Clara Edith Ruhlman died on 9 October 1994 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USAG. Unknown GEDCOM info: Cardiac Arrest.1 |
| Daughter | Patricia Anne Mc Cue+ b. 9 July 1926 |
| Son | James Francis McCue b. 22 October 1932, d. May 1995 |
| Father | John Jacob Ruhlman, I b. 27 September 1852, d. 20 February 1920 |
| Mother | Caroline Baltzly b. 10 March 1857, d. 21 April 1928 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Margaret Ruhlman was born on 6 August 1900, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | She died in 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Father | James Mc Cue |
| Mother | Kathrine Dwyer |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Frank Paul Mc Cue was christened Francis Pius Mc Cue because his veryreligious Catholic grandmother named him after a Pope. Frank changed hisname in his early twenties to 'Frank Paul Mc Cue' before he was married. |
| Birth | Frank Paul Mc Cue was born on 20 January 1900, in Cochecton, Sullivan County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Clara Edith Ruhlman daughter of John Jacob Ruhlman, I, and Caroline Baltzly, on 1 September 1925, in Buffalo, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Death | Frank Paul Mc Cue died on 19 October 1969 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USAG.1 |
| Daughter | Patricia Anne Mc Cue+ b. 9 July 1926 |
| Son | James Francis McCue b. 22 October 1932, d. May 1995 |
| Father | Frank Paul Mc Cue b. 20 January 1900, d. 19 October 1969 |
| Mother | Clara Edith Ruhlman b. 6 April 1899, d. 9 October 1994 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Patricia Anne Mc Cue was also known as Patricia Anne Paakaula. |
| Birth | She was born on 9 July 1926, in Buffalo, Niagara County, New York, USAG.1 |
| Son | Bruce 'Kaipo Kokuokalani' Paakaula b. 5 May 1956, d. 11 June 1994 |
| Father | Frank Paul Mc Cue b. 20 January 1900, d. 19 October 1969 |
| Mother | Clara Edith Ruhlman b. 6 April 1899, d. 9 October 1994 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Biographical Note | James Francis Mc Cue lived in Hawaii for many years and retired in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, U.S.A. Jim was a Naval Electrician and had 9 children; 5 boys and 4 girls, had 18 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. |
| Birth | James Francis McCue was born on 22 October 1932, in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAG.1 |
| Death | He died in May 1995 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USAG. |