Ruggles Family History & Genealogy

James Ruggles of Marinette, Marinette County, WI was born on March 26, 1960, and died at age 45 years old on March 23, 2006.

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Theodosia “Theo” Gould RUGGLES was b. 8 Feb 1856 in Essex Co., NY or Boston, MA to parents George Fitch RUGGLES (1818-1893) and Louesa “Louisa” GOULD (1825-1908) who were married 26 Apr 1855 in Rutland Co., VT and it appears that she was their only child. Theodosia married William Titsworth REEVES (1855-1938) on 12 Nov 1879 in Aurora, IL and they had 5 children including Helen; Allan or Allen Gould; Marjorie; Louise; and George Ruggles REEVES, all born between 1884 and 1895. Theodosia died 13 Sept 1946 in Oshkosh, WI and is buried in the Spring Lake Cemetery in Aurora, IL.

From 1929, Ruggles appeared in talking pictures. His first was Gentleman of the Press in which he played a comic, alcoholic newspaper reporter. Throughout the 1930s, he was teamed with comic actress Mary Boland in a string of domestic farces, notably If I Had a Million, Six of a Kind, Ruggles of Red Gap, and People Will Talk. Ruggles is best remembered today as the big-game hunter in Bringing Up Baby and billionaire Michael J. "Mike" O'Connor in It Happened on Fifth Avenue. In 1944, he had a summer radio series, The Charlie Ruggles Show on CBS.[5] In 1949, Ruggles halted his film career to return to the stage and to move into television. He was the headline character in the TV series The Ruggles (1949–52), a family comedy in which he played a character also called Charlie Ruggles and was again the headline character in the daily sitcom The World of Mr. Sweeney, which ran for 345 episodes in 1954–55. Ruggles returned to the big screen in 1961, playing Charles McKendrick in The Parent Trap and Mackenzie Savage in The Pleasure of His Company. In the latter film, he reprised the role for which he had won a Tony Award in 1959. In 1963 he memorably played the grandfather of the silent film star Corinne Griffith in Papa's Delicate Condition. Griffith had written the book of her early life on which the film is based. Ruggles made guest appearances in episodes of various television series through the 1950s and 1960s, such as a time-traveling librarian in "Man from 1997," a 1956 science fiction episode of the television series Conflict, and a 1961 appearance as a wealthy neighbor who offers to finance a European trip for Hassie McCoy on The Real McCoys, in the season 5 episode "Hassie's European Tour". Ruggles had a recurring guest role on The Beverly Hillbillies in the mid-1960s as Lowell Redlings Farquhar, father-in-law of Milburn Drysdale (Raymond Bailey). Ruggles also played Aunt Clara's (Marion Lorne) old flame, the warlock Hedley Partridge, as well as a Mr. Caldwell, whose company marketed soup, in the television series Bewitched.[6] In Wagon Train, he played, Jameson Hershey, the owner of an elderly horse, Herman, that joins up with the wagon train. He played Congressman John Canfield on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show called "Aunt Bee, The Swinger", and appeared as a driving instructor on The Munsters. Ruggles also lent his voice to the Aesop and Son features in Jay Ward's The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. One of Ruggles' last television appearances before his death was a starring role in the syndicated television special The Wonder Circus, where he played Charlie Wonder, a retired ringmaster who talked about his life leading a circus.[7]

William K Ruggles of Arkadelphia, Clark County, AR was born on January 27, 1928, and died at age 83 years old on April 19, 2011.

William H Ruggles of Lima, Allen County, OH was born on September 29, 1921, and died at age 78 years old on November 1, 1999.

William K Ruggles of Munroe Falls, Summit County, OH was born on February 23, 1918, and died at age 80 years old on July 2, 1998.

William A Ruggles of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, NY was born on April 4, 1926, and died at age 81 years old on March 20, 2008.

Charles E Ruggles of Windsor, Sonoma County, California was born on February 16, 1915, and died at age 71 years old in June 1986.

Charles Edward Ruggles of Austin, Travis County, Texas was born on July 18, 1916, and died at age 92 years old on January 19, 2009.

Charles L Ruggles of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, MI was born on April 19, 1929, and died at age 71 years old on August 2, 2000.

Micah H Ruggles of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida was born on May 25, 1915, and died at age 71 years old in November 1986.

Joseph F Ruggles of Olean, Cattaraugus County, NY was born on September 2, 1918, and died at age 84 years old on April 21, 2003.

John C Ruggles of Florissant, Saint Louis County, MO was born on April 20, 1918, and died at age 76 years old on December 12, 1994. John Ruggles was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section X Site 1407 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or.

John Paul P Ruggles of Athens, McMinn County, TN was born on April 28, 1921, and died at age 70 years old on November 21, 1991.

John B Ruggles of South Solon, Madison County, OH was born on March 16, 1924, and died at age 74 years old on May 19, 1998.

John R Ruggles of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida was born on August 22, 1907, and died at age 67 years old in November 1974.

John P Ruggles of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY was born on June 5, 1920, and died at age 91 years old on August 27, 2011.

Miles W Jr Ruggles of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio was born on December 16, 1925, and died at age 58 years old in March 1984.

Carl U Ruggles of Chesapeake, Lawrence County, OH was born on July 2, 1913, and died at age 75 years old on August 8, 1988.