Margaret Anna Roof was born on 15 July 1811, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of Jacob Ruff and Catharine Weaver. She married Jacob Weamer in 1832, in South Mahoning Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Mahoning Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 July 1895, in South Mahoning Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, South Mahoning Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.
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English: variant of Rolfe .
English: variant of Ruff .
German: from Ruffo, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōd ‘fame, renown’. This surname is very rare in Germany.
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