Born in Iowa
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Arthur R. Rugh
— married
26 Nov 1901 in Springfield, Ohio
Descendants 
Died
at age 88
[location unknown]
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Biography
Married Arthur Rugh 26 Nov 1901 Springfield, Ohio. Her Parents were Amos and Louisa "Earnest" Roberts both in Ferncliff.
Gertrude Roberts Rugh was a Swiftwater, Pennsylvania artist who specialized in portraits and landscapes in oils. This painting was donated to the collection of Central Connecticut State College in New Britain by Douglas Rugh, the son of the artist, and a professor at the college.
Special thanks to Ms. June Rugh, the granddaughter of the artist for information supplied to the gallery.
New York Times, Dec 22, 1964
RUGH—Gertrude Roberts, widow of Arthur Rugh of Swiffwater, Pa., died Dec. 19, in her 89th year. Survived by a daughter, Mrs. Harry B. Price of N. Y. C. and two sons, Roberts Rugh of N. Y. C. and A. Douglas Rugh of Beirut, Lebanon; seven grandchildren and ten great‐grandchildren. Memorial Service at Stroudsburg, Pa., First Presbyterian Church to be arranged.
Sources
- Look Behind Your Mirror, R. C. Worley
- https://findagrave.com/memorial/60845869/gertrude-caroline-rugh
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
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~12.50%
David Rugh
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