When Warren D. Rugg was born on 30 August 1896, in Washington, United States, his father, Daniel Rugg, was 37 and his mother, Harriet Butler Clayton, was 41. He married Ferne Loella Brisack on 16 June 1920, in King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 25 September 1953, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 57.