Brief Life History of Wilhelmina
When Wilhelmina Roloff was born on 1 May 1864, in Russia, her father, Johann Frederich Roloff, was 29 and her mother, Catharina Klaiber, was 33. She married Gottfried Ruff Sr. on 12 April 1888, in Markosowka, Russia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in McIntosh, North Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Fredonia, Logan, North Dakota, United States in 1930. She died on 6 November 1945, in Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Granadenfeld Congregational Cemetery, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States.
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- Wilhelmenia Ruff in household of Gattfried Ruff, "United States Census, 1910"
- Wilhelmina Ruff in entry for Jacob Ruff, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
- Wilhelmina Gackle in household of Gottfried Gackle, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1871
Historical Boundaries: 1871: Dodge, Nebraska, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Dietrich, Erhard, Gottlieb, Hermann, Jurgen, Otto, Siegfried.
North German: variant of Rohloff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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