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Johann (John) Conrad Ruskauff and Anna Elisabeth Freker marriage

fuschia07 — 2008-03-23 11:29:42Z

New transcription from the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 2008:

St. Philomena Marriage Records, 1841-1873
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

17 Nov 1846
Conrad Roschkauf; Hannover;
son of Guilelm [William] and Mar. Eli. Roschkaüf
married to Elisab. Frecker; Hannover;
daughter of Joh. Heinr. and Anna M. Frecker.
Witnesses: Heinrich Frecker, Fr. Rosskauf

Re: Irene Mary Ruskauff

fuschia07 — 2007-12-02 14:17:30Z

Besides the info I sent by email, here's more:

Irene Ruskauff's memorial at Findagrave.com:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3276r8

Irene is listed in the 1930 census:
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: 2566; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 874.0.

Debbie

Re: Irene Mary Ruskauff

fuschia07 — 2007-12-01 23:35:42Z

Hi, I sent some info about your grandmother to you via email. Let me know if you received it.
Debbie

Re: Irene Mary Ruskauff

forangelt — 2007-12-01 17:33:42Z

YES! all information you have would be wonderful. i would love to have this information about my grandmother. and i would love to give this to my father since he remembers nothing about his mother since he was so young when she died. any and all info would be great. thank you.

Re: Irene Mary Ruskauff

forangelt — 2007-12-01 17:31:48Z

yes! any information concerning my grandmother would be wonderful! i would also like to know about any other marriages, children, her health conditions and her way of death. one of her twin sons (my uncle) has died about a year ago and has left my father very sad and alone, any information about his mother would brighten up his life. he remembers nothing of his mother. thank you so much.
angel

Re: Irene Mary Ruskauff

fuschia07 — 2007-11-25 22:40:41Z

I have info about Irene, including death record, obit, death date. Let me know if you still need this info.

Re: Frances Ruskauff

ksmith4013 — 2007-03-16 21:11:18Z

I see you have done a lot of research on them. Thank you for the info. Thank you for spending so much time and effort researching this. I am just an amatuer genealogist and it is nice to lean on more knwledgable shoulders for help. Thanks again.
Karen

Re: Frances Ruskauff

fuschia07 — 2007-03-16 20:27:34Z

I think I know where the confusion lies, in why one might think the Ruskauff name is Russian. I found a "Roskopf" family listed in a April 29, 1908 ship manifest from Ellis Island, port of departure in Bremen, line 0019.

This Roskopf family is listed as German, and their last residence was Marienfeld, Russia. Their final destination was Denver, Colorado.

Why some Germans went to Russia: "In 1763 Catherine the Great of Russia offered free land, no taxes for thirty years, freedom of religion, and other incentives to encourage Germans to settle her vast, sparsely populated domain. Dozens of German colonies were established and grew until World War I. Many Russian Germans moved to the United States, Canada, or South America beginning in 1874." Taken from: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/guide/Germany14.as...

Ruskauff - Freker website

fuschia07 — 2007-03-12 21:20:24Z

This website shows some of the research I've done on the Ruskauff and Freker families:

http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ruskauff/index.htm

From documents in the United States, Netherlands and Germany, and from letters and family histories, different spellings have been found for Ruskauff and Freker, as follows:

Friday, Freitag, Frecker, Froeker, Fraker, Freker, Freeker

Ruskuff, Ruskauff, Ruskaff, Ruskauf, Rüsko, Rüskou, Rußkaup, Rußkauf, Rüscou, Rostock, Ruskaup, Ruskamp, Ruskaup, Rußkamp, Russcoup, Russkof, Ruskhof, Ruskoff, Roskeupp, Roskauff, Roskamp, Roscoff, Rosknop, Roßkamp, Rosskaup, Roschkhauf, Roskauff

Ruskauff is a name that is a Niederdeutsch dialect. It means "horse buyer."

If anyone has pictures or information they'd like posted on my website, or want to share information, please let me know.

Thanks,
Debbie

Re: Frances Ruskauff

fuschia07 — 2007-03-12 21:00:35Z

Frances Ruskauff was not Russian and is not Prussian. I have traced the Ruskauff ancestors to Osnabrueck, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Ruskauff is a name that is a Niederdeutsch dialect. It means "horse buyer."

Through various documents in the United States, Netherlands and Germany, and from letters and family histories, different spellings have been found for Ruskauff and Freker. All these spellings can only cause confusion and makes genealogy research difficult. Some of the variations that were found include:

Friday, Freitag, Frecker, Froeker, Fraker, Freker, Freeker

Ruskuff, Ruskauff, Ruskaff, Ruskauf, Rüsko, Rüskou, Rußkaup, Rußkauf, Rüscou, Rostock, Ruskaup, Ruskamp, Ruskaup, Rußkamp, Russcoup, Russkof, Ruskhof, Ruskoff, Roskeupp, Roskauff, Roskamp, Roscoff, Rosknop, Roßkamp, Rosskaup, Roschkhauf, Roskauff.

More can be found at my website: http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ruskauff/index.htm

~Debbie

Re: Frances Ruskauff

DianneDieter80 — 2006-10-24 18:12:09Z

I have her ancestry also.

Re: Irene Mary Ruskauff

DianneDieter80 — 2006-10-24 18:07:08Z

I have her ancestry lineage back to Wm Roskauf. Let me know if interested. My mother may know more about Irene...will talk to her. Again...let me know what you want

Irene Mary Ruskauff

angel_tiffany — 2005-08-25 17:31:41Z

I am looking for any information on Irene Mary Ruskauff, my grandmother. I know she died in 1950 in Wisconsin, but can find out any other info about her. She divorced my grandfather, Virgil Tiffany about 1938. I need to find out if she remarried before her death. I can't find her death certificate or any social security information. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: John Konrad Ruskauff

RussRuskauff — 2003-01-09 21:06:05Z

Hi Diane:

My Father was George J. Ruskauff Sr. Son of Anthony Ruskauff who was the son of John Konrad Ruskauff I have quit a bit of info on the west coast Ruskauff's who came to Riverside Ca. in the early 1900's. I Just started using the family tree maker also so we should be able exchange info. there is a web site for Ruskauff Freker.I am rookie computer user so I would have figure out how to transfer info.

Address
1444 Las Positas Pl.
Santa Barbara Ca. 93105

Re: John Konrad Ruskauff

RussRuskauff — 2003-01-09 20:49:46Z

Cynthia,
John Konrad Ruskauff was my great grandfather. My grandfather was Anthony Ruskauff. My father was George Ruskauff.

I have been working on my ancestors also and would like to compare notes with you.

Russell Ruskauff,
California

Re: John Konrad Ruskauff

Dianne_Dieter — 2003-01-09 16:12:57Z

John Konrad Ruskauff was also my ancestor. I would like to compare notes with you also. I use Family Tree Maker. I go beyond John to William Rosckauff. How are you related?

Frances Ruskauff

ksmith4013 — 2002-08-19 18:21:07Z

I am looking for family of Frances Ruskauff. She married Roy Fisher in CA and had 4 children. I have been told she is Russian but I know nothing more. They lived in Riverside, CA Thanx, Karen

Re: John Konrad Ruskauff

2002-03-14 14:00:03Z

Hello Russell!!

So glad to see your post!! I will contact you over the weekend. I'm pretty swamped until then. You can reach me at heycynthia@hotmail.com. The Ruskauff name is sure a tough one to research! My grandfather is John Conrad Ruskauff, his father George Ruskauff and his father is John Konrad (Conrad) Ruskauff. More soon!!

Cynthia

John Konrad Ruskauff

CynthiaLHoffman — 2002-01-20 23:51:35Z

Looking for information on the parents of John Konrad (or Conrad) Ruskauff. Born about 1818, Died January 4, 1876 LaValle, Sauk Co., Wisconsin. His wife was Anna Elizabeth Freker (Frecker?), b. November 2, 1827, d. January 15, 1902, Westford Township, Richland County, Wisconsin. Any and all information is appreciated!

Cynthia -- heycynthia@hotmail.com