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Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

lruddick — 2012-04-24 02:54:49Z

In his book; The Rambling Rector, Rev. Canon Norman T. Ruddock who was of the Church of Ireland spoke of his Ruddock cousins who were Catholic and because of the religious differences they never communicated with each other. He was born in Carlow city.

I am yDNA connected to this branch of Ruddocks.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Jessie & James Walker Ruddock, Glasgow 1947

megbechtel — 2012-02-21 16:20:34Z

I am researching my biological grandmother, Jessie Anderson, who married James Walker Ruddock in 1947 in Glasgow. I was told by someone who knew her personally at the time who said she had been told Jessie became pregnant and married James at that time, and was hoping to find out if they had a child, who would be my aunt or uncle. My mother was previously placed up for adoption by Jessie.

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

lruddick — 2012-02-09 18:11:46Z

MaeghieD please contact me regarding the Anglo-Irish Ruddock line. I have a huge amount of Ruddock information that I can share. For Co. Offlay check James Ruddock Gray, his mother is Elizabeth Ruddock daughter of James Ruddock of Co. Cork and his father is Francis Gray a Cork merchant.
the Co. Cavan Ruddock family will be found in Quaker records.

Lewis M. Ruddick

George Ruddock Norton, Suffolk

PearlyWhites — 2012-01-20 11:37:35Z

Looking for information about George's parents & siblings. Born about 1830. Previous information says he was born out of wedlock to Mary Ruddock and no fathers name given. His marriage certificate gives his father as Robert Garnham a miller. Any help much appreciated.

Re: Riddochs/Ruddocks/Riddocks/Ruddick from Scotland to Jamaica

cebrie45 — 2011-11-15 04:42:13Z

Interesting. Where in Jamaica was your g'father from?

Re: Riddochs/Ruddocks/Riddocks/Ruddick from Scotland to Jamaica

xamaicamar — 2011-11-14 03:42:37Z

My grandfather, who passed away in 1960 was connected to the Riddochs. His aunt told us that when she returned home from school she told her father that the teacher told her that her name was spelt Ruddock. Her father told her it was Riddoch. That aunt left Jamaica in 1912 to the USA to attend college. When told that her course would last 4 years, she infromed the faculty that she only had 3 years, and by jove she completed college in 1915.
Anyway,we eventually became known as Ruddock.

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

lruddick — 2011-10-02 23:44:57Z

I encourage you and the other Irish Ruddocks to go to the Family Tree DNA website and view the Ruddock results from Ireland. We would be happy to have any of your Ruddock surnamed male family members submit a sample for testing to assist us in the identification of these Ruddocks who are scattered about all of Ireland. http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Reddick-r320/default.asp...

Lewis M. Ruddick

Re: Alexander Ruddock of Growell, Dromore, County Down

lruddick — 2011-10-02 23:29:30Z

Edward:

You might want to look at Norman K. Ruddock's old Ruddock website. He is breathing new life into it. He is updating http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donaghmore... first.

Lewis M. Ruddock

Re: Ruddock's from Yorkshire

annmiller127 — 2011-07-29 10:53:46Z

Hello Lesley - I am descended from a family of Ruddocks from Malton or New Malton,Yorkshire. However it must be from a different branch to the one you are researching. I had a great uncle called Charles, born 1852, but he married Frances and lived in Malton as a milk trader all his life till 1924.
Ann

Ruddock's from Yorkshire

lesleyeve22 — 2011-07-28 12:35:47Z

I am looking for any information on Ethel (1886), Margaret/Maggie (1889), Charles (1890),Ernest (1896) and Edward (1898) Ruddock, they were the children of Eliza Keith(1863) and Charles Ruddock (1860) I know in some documentation Magaret and Charles went under the surname of Keith Ruddock.Charles, in 1911 is recorded as living in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.Margaret, I understand was living in London. Ernest,possibly went to New York.
Can anyone help??

Re: Alexander Ruddock of Growell, Dromore, County Down

GloriaGrandy0106 — 2011-07-13 03:07:29Z

first i=I am not Gloria (my friend) I am a relative of the growell Ruddock. Thru dna. If you want to discuss this email me at jmnrvshamrock@att.net.

Judy Ruddock-Veenstra
Marshall Michigan

Martha Ann Ruddock 1835-1885

brendajoycedaniel — 2011-07-02 01:36:38Z

Martha Ann Ruddock,second wife of Robert Daniel Jr.,born abt. 1835, from Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana was my great grandmother on my father's side. My grandfather was Austin Randal Daniel (b.1873);(died 1949). I would like any family information on my great grandmother.

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

barbarbinks1 — 2011-06-08 21:52:45Z

I am Barbara Ruddock Pedersen, my father was Frank Ruddock DOB july 11 1918 from NY. His sister is Helen. His parents were Mable Richardson and Joseph Ruddock DOB 12/31/1888. Grandparents Joseph Ruddick/Ruddock Ireland, Bridget Curtis Ruddick/Ruddock Ireland. I am also looking for place of birth in Ireland and more ancestors. I hope this will help both you and I. I know my second cousin has also contacted you

Re: Peter Ruddock

lruddick — 2011-06-05 03:35:37Z

Phil:

Thank you for responding. The Carlow Wexford area is the exact correct region.

Unfortunately it requires a male Ruddock as the yDNA goes male to male to male. One of your male Ruddock cousins would be the appropriate testee. If you are a Hayden surname that would be the correct test group for you.

Please contact me at lruddick@ix.netcom.com and I'll explain more and I would love to hare my Ruddock research with you and gain more information on Peter Ruddock.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Re: Peter Ruddock

zapel — 2011-06-04 23:21:59Z

I would be happy to participate, my ancestor is Peter Ruddock (my grandmother's father) maybe Wexford although the rest of my family are Hayden from Carlow.
Phil.

Re: Peter Ruddock

lruddick — 2011-06-04 12:16:02Z

We now have a group of 11 Ruddock related men who have matched with yDNA testing. We are still seeking additonal Ruddock surnamed men who are related to the the Carlow and Wexford Ruddock families to take the yDNA test to improve our understanding of the movement of the Anglo Irish Ruddock family in England and Ireland. Please contact me if you would like to participate.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Re: Family Members??

angelagillfillan24 — 2011-05-18 17:50:51Z

hi my mothers name is mary france rebecker ruddock and iam looking for eny relasions i never new eny of them my mother run away when she was 14 to 15 and she told me she had sisters and brothers i was whondreing have you lost a sister or relasion she was born 19 23 just thourt i would ask you its worther a try thanks her daughter

Re: Family Members??

angelagillfillan24 — 2011-05-18 17:50:21Z

Re: Family Members??

angelagillfillan24 — 2011-05-18 17:50:20Z

Re: Peter Ruddock

r1peter — 2011-03-07 11:04:08Z

Hi
I may be able to assist you - I have Abraham who marries Mary Jane Mitchell on my tree .
Ihave them with 4 children . Contact me and I will assist you

John Riddoch Jamaica 1771

cebrie45 — 2011-02-07 12:18:25Z

Looking for information on John Riddoch, who emigrated from Scotland to Jamaica about 1771 and died there 1801. His brother was George Ruddock said to be a writer in Glasgow who predeceased John. John's sister Elizabeth married James Huie a planter in Jamaica and died there I believe 1801 also. Her children erected a memorial to her in Macduff, Scotland.

Much appreciated.
Vilma

Ruddock/Riddoch Scotland to Jamaica 1700 to 1800s

cebrie45 — 2011-02-07 12:15:28Z

Does anyone have any information on Riddoch/Ruddock/Ruddick going from Scotland to Jamaica in the 1700 to 1800s?

Any information would be much appreciated
Thank you

Vilma

Riddochs/Ruddocks/Riddocks/Ruddick from Scotland to Jamaica

cebrie45 — 2011-02-07 05:43:19Z

Looking for any information of any Riddochs/Ruddocks, etc going to Jamaica from Scotland in the 1700s to 1800s.

Re: Ruddock, Somerset England, USA

Jamesandsueruddock — 2011-01-15 18:03:20Z

HI
Just found you Message.

I can fill in some missing dates

Solomon Ruddock 1799-1856 Holcombe, Somerset.

Married Mary Taylor 1821, Holcombe, Somerset.

Children: Solomon BORN 1826, Elizabeth BORN 1821, George BORN 1826, Robert BORN 1831 DIED 1889, Benjamin BORN 08 02 1829, Joseph BORN 1834.

ROBERT RUDDOCK WAS MY GREAT ,GREAT,GREAT GRANDAD

i can go back further if you are interested

all the best James Ruddock

Re: Alexander Ruddock of Growell, Dromore, County Down

lruddick — 2011-01-08 20:07:01Z

Edward:

Are you a Ruddock? If so, a yDNA test would assist in sorting out the lines.

Lewis

Re: Alexander Ruddock of Growell, Dromore, County Down

eandfsuth1 — 2011-01-08 20:01:35Z

Thanks for your reply, Lewis. I'm afraid that I have only managed to trace the Ruddocks back to Growell from lines which came from there to Scotland in the mid 19th Century. Where they came from before that, I have no idea, although Ruddock does seem to have been an originally English, rather than Scottish, name.

Edward

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

lruddick — 2010-12-27 05:58:57Z

Our group of Ruddocks were primarily Church of Ireland,some Roman Catholics, a small group of Quakers and a smaller group of Methodists. Lower Grange, Co. Armagh; Bunclody, Co. Wexford; Carlow, Co. Carlow; Dublin and several Co. Cork communities are included.

Any additional surnames of spouses would assist in determining if there is a connection.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

lruddick — 2010-12-27 05:48:00Z

Were you folks able to identify where in Ireland you connect? Looking for Ruddock connections in Armagh, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin and Cork. Ours are Anglo-Irish and appear to have been descendants of Captain Andrew Ruddock of Wallstown, Co. Cork.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Re: Alexander Ruddock of Growell, Dromore, County Down

lruddick — 2010-12-27 05:34:25Z

Edward:

Do you know if your Ruddocks are Anglo-Irish or Scots-Irish? Both are found in that same area. We have DNA connected seven lines of Ruddock - Ruddick to that area who are Anglo-Irish. This incluses some who were not Scots who went to Scotland which helps to further confuse the search.
Our haplogroup is I2b1. The Scots-Irish haplogroup is I2a1.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Alexander Ruddock of Growell, Dromore, County Down

eandfsuth1 — 2010-10-16 16:29:34Z

My ggggg grandfather Alexander Ruddock (married to Grace Crawford?) appears to have had five children born between about 1780 and 1807 who settled in Ayr around the middle of the 19th Century.

My gggg grandparents were William (son of Alexander) and Ann Jess, who first appear on the 1841 Census in Ayr. Alexander would have been about the right age to have been the Alexander Ruddock (13 in 1775) who was the son of the Robert Ruddock who first leased lands at Growell in 1775 and is mentioned on Alvin Ruddock's webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donaghmore...

I would love to hear from anyone who has information about this family.

Edward Sutherland

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-14 15:02:11Z

DEAR MEAGHEANNE,

YOU CAN VISIT MY TREE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.I WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOU TO TREE IF ITS ALRIGHT WITH YOU, JUST DO NOT HAVE HELEN'S CHILDRENS NAMES AND EXACTLY WERE YOU FIT IN. I HAVE ALOT OF PICTURES OF JOES BROTHER FRANCES(FRANK),HE WAS A WAR HERO HIS LATE WIFE (HIS SECOND?)LEFT THEM TO MY GRANDMOTHER JOE'S GREAT NEICE (I THINK!) AND SHE GAVE THEM TO ME. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME PICTURES. HOPE TO TALK WITH YOU SOON.

NANCY LEWIS

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-06 12:35:42Z

Where did you guys move to? Iam going too see my Dad later, will ask him what he remembers about his uncles which would be your great grandfather and your grandmother. Will also dig up some old pictures for you I live in Oakdale, NY. My great grandmother Margaret lived the latter part of her life and died in Oakdale, in 1969. Does any of your family remember us? They called my grandmother (margarets daughter "Dolly")

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

MaeghieD — 2010-10-06 02:17:55Z

Yes, Mabel was part of a dancing troupe, originally called The Four Terrors, but later became the Three English Girls after Miriam Sanford got married and left the troupe. We have pictures of them dancing, as well as portrait pictures and an old business card.

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-06 00:34:24Z

I just remembered something else the Ruddocks we are related to were strick Catholics that I know. So maybe we are from Cork? Spoke with my Dad and he says that Cork does come to mind as well as two other relatives. P.S Hope we are not Orange men LOL!

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-06 00:34:22Z

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-05 22:37:18Z

Found the story!!!!!!!! Brother Joe married Mabel, she was from England and in "show biz" She worked on the stage and worked with a "troupe" was a fun place to visit so it goes. Give me a call will give you a copy!!!!!!!!

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-05 22:32:21Z

oops typ only william and margherie died of consumption!

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-05 22:31:13Z

Iam so excited Joseph Jr. was my great grandmother's brother. Her name was margaret she died in 1970. I can still remember her brough. She had 6 children, Margerhie died of consumption as did william and Joseph, Marion. Grace and my grandmother Gertrude madeline (Dolly) My grandmother passed along !!2 years in April and she spoke of Mabel! Can't quite remember what about. Also, my grandmother brother Joseph (now they are butlers Margaret,) joes sister married william butler) He married a betty and they had a raymond and a patricia all though this is on the ruddock-butler side. My grandmother wrote a story called the root-seekers says my great-grandmother (margaret) and youre great-grandfather (joseph) lived in Manhattan OUR great-great grandparents there parents were quite the characters if you want I can share the info and copy of the story my # is 631-774-2854 This is fun! PS have a ton of old old pictures! They were left to me sincerely, Nancy Lewis

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

MaeghieD — 2010-10-05 01:01:06Z

So very happy to hear from you. My name is Meagheanne. My great grandfather, Joseph Ruddock Jr. married Mabel Richardson on 7 June 1916. They had two children, Francis Robert (b. 11 Jul 1918 - d. 4 Mar 2004) and Helen Elizabeth (b. 2 Nov 1923 - d. 18 Mar 1995) Helen was my grandmother. Francis Robert has a son named Raymond, and daughters Candace, Barbara and Patricia. I am not sure if Raymond is a family name or if thee are any other Raymond Ruddocks.
There has been a great deal of difficulty with finding family records in Ireland. All Irish Public Records (including Census Reports) were housed in the Four Courts building in Dublin. "But in June of 1922 it was the scene of a battle between Free State forces and Republican Irregulars who had made the Four Courts their headquarters. The Free State bombardment set the building on fire midday on 30 June, and shortly thereafter a land mine exploded, fire spread, and the conflagration destroyed the building. Documents were found in the River Liffey, three miles away. The flames consumed the original returns of the 1831 census. Records that can now be consulted come from the retrospectively amended records (1834) which incorporate a column for religious affiliation. One way or another, a number of early census records have survived. Best represented among the fragments are the counties of Cavan (1821), Galway (1821), Offaly/King's (1821), Londonderry (1831), and Meath (1821)." There are no records of the Ruddock family in these counties.

I did find this one little clip in a Genealogy forum:

"Again there seemed to be a lot of Ruddocks in Ireland, but this is unusual as the name is English not Irish and the Ruddocks seem to have been protestants rather than Catholic, so Northern Ireland seemed to be the possible origin.

On further investigation I made contact with Mrs. Evelyn Ruddock of Belfast who was able to explain the history of the Ruddock family in Ireland to me in great detail.

It appears that all the Ruddocks in Ireland are descended from a Captain Andrew Ruddock who came over with Cromwell and landed at Youghal, Co. Cork in November 1649.

Mrs. Ruddock explained that she has managed to trace him back to a Robert Ruddock of East Harling, Suffolk, England who died in 1566. Andrew Ruddock was granted Wallstown Castle, near Mallow Co. Cork by Cromwell, he married a Miss Noblett of a well-to-do Cork family and Noblett was carried down as a Christian name in the family. Wallstown Castle has an old graveyard with a tablet on an old wall which reads: "The Family of Ruddock are buried in the valut beneath this tomb".

The family seem to have connections with the sea. Some of the descendants were Ship Builders in Kinsale, Co. Cork and another branch went to New Brunswisk and were Ship Builders there too. The great grandson of the Andrew Ruddock who was born in Ramsholt in 1640, called Noblett Ruddock, went to Bristol and had several Slave Ships there before becoming brankrupt.

It seems that there are only two Ruddock groups in Ireland, the Cork one and another in Armagh. The conclusion Mrs. Ruddock is beginning to come to is that the Armagh group may have gone North from Co. Cork as soldiers with William of Orange."

When my son is older, I am hoping to take him over to Ireland and try researching the graveyards and old Church records for more information on the Ruddock family.

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-04 15:53:54Z

Okay I just re read you're message so youre great grandfather and my great grandmother are brother and sister. I guess that makes us cousins? I will have to ask my dad if he remembers him! Please write back! I have alot of old pics will go through them for you! Wait did'nt Joe have a son Raymond?

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-04 15:53:53Z

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-04 15:47:39Z

My great grandmother margaret lived in Manhattan, then stewart manor tne Oakdale, ny she died in 1970. How are you related brothers? Do you know what part of Ireland they came from? Noone seems to know! Thanks so much! my tree is under nlewis17

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

nlewis17 — 2010-10-04 15:47:38Z

Re: RUDDOCK/RUDDICK, BAILEY, BROWN, JOUETT - LOUISIANA CONNECTION

tgrfanwilson — 2010-07-27 22:09:35Z

RM,
My Great Great Grandmother was Teresa Ruddock and know that her mother was a Bailey and her father was a Ruddock. We have not found any information of parents in Louisiana. There was a city in LA called Ruddock, between Lake Marpaus and Pounchatrain. It was wiped out in a hurricane many years ago. If you think these are the same people it would be of some great help.Below is the information that I have on Teresa and Charles Edward Jouett.

Thank you so much for answering my message. I look forward to hearing more from you. You can reach me at bengalbell1@me.com.

Tracey Wilson

Charles Edward Jouett was the son of John “Jack” Jouett, III and Amy Eliza Beverly Brown/Browne. He was in born 1825 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky and died on February 12, 1897 in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was 72 years of age. Charles was the first son of Jack Jouett III and Amy Eliza Brown. He married Theresa/Teresa Ruddock sometime in 1852 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Theresa/Teresa Ruddock was born about 1832 in England and died on February 21, 1876. She was 44 years of age. It is believed that both Charles Edward Jouett and Theresa/Teresa Ruddock are buried in either the Edgefield Cemetery or the Old Christian Church Cemetery in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Charles Edward Jouett and Theresa/Teresa Ruddock had eight children: Ella McConnell Jouett, Mary Elizabeth Jouett, Jack Haden Jouett, Leila Elizabeth Jouett, Lacy Bailey Jouett, SallieWoodford Jouett, Caroline “Carrie” Tracey Jouett, and Robert Jouett.

The story of Charles Edward Jouett and Theresa/Teresa Ruddock is one that has many questions that we attempted to be answere in the following with information that has been researched. In the 1850 the United States Federal Census Jack Jouett III, Charles Edward Jouett’s father was the Assistant Marshall and filled out the census report, on September 14, 1850 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Jack Jouett is listed as 56 years old, he is a farmer, his wife E. B. Jouett is listed 45 years old, Elizabeth R. Jouett is listed as 29 years old, Cha E Jouett is listed as 24 years old and his occupation is clerk, Louisa Jouett is listed as 24 years old and M.H. (Mitchell Haden) Jouett is listed as 17 years of age. (Source: Year: 1850, Census Place: Distict 1, Montgomery, Kentucky; Roll M432_214; Page 40; Image: 81; ancestry.com)

On September 17, 1850 the United States Federal Census in Rapides Parish,
Louisiana was taken showing that Teresa Ruddock is living in the household of William Prince Ford. William Prince Ford was born in Henry County, Kentucky on January 5, 1803. He was the son of Jesse Ford and Dulla Prince Barry. They came to Louisiana in 1816; William Prince Ford was 13 years of age. He was raised in Rapides Parish. William Prince Ford married Martha Providence Tanner in 1827. Martha Providence Ford died on January 11, 1849 leaving behind four children. William Prince Ford then married Mary Boddy Dawson (age 55 in the 1850 census) who was the widow of William H. Cureton, who had two grown daughters. The children who are listed on the 1850 census in the Ford household are Louisa (11), Eleanor (7), Samuel (5) Walter (3) and Clara (3 months). What is odd about the children listed in the census is the child Clara who is 3 months old. Martha P. Tanner died in January 1849 and Clara was born in July 1850. Who is the mother of this child (she is listed as the daughter of William Prince Ford)? Teresa Ruddock is listed as 18 years of age from England. She is not given an occupation, so one can assume that she was a governess or nanny. With Mary Boddy Ford being 55 years of age (according to the 1850 census) and not the biological mother, it could be that Ford decided to hire Teresa Ruddock to help raise his children. (Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: M432_239; Page: 60B; Image: 125; ancestry.com)

Mary Boddy Dawson Cureton Ford was wealthy woman in her own right. Mary Boddy Dawson Cureton Ford’s husband, William H. Cureton died in 1850. Between the time of her husband’s death and Martha Providence Tanner’s death, Mary Boddy Dawson Cureton Ford and William Prince Ford married sometime before September 17, 1850, which is the date of the Louisiana Census. In other words, Clara Ford could not be Mary Boddy Dawson Cureton Ford’s daughter. Mary Boddy daughter’s, Martha Rachel Cureton was born in 1816 and Margaret Dawson Cureton was born in 1824.

Teresa Ruddock had an Uncle in the area name Walter Bailey. He was a merchant by trade. In a collection of papers dated from 1852 to 1855 George Beonist Marshall, husband of Mary Boddy Dawson Cureton Ford daughter’s, Margaret Dawson Marshall. Both Walter Bailey and Charles Edward Jouett’s signature are found on many documents from the Crescent Plantation.

One of the questions that comes is why did Charles Edward Jouett go to Louisiana? The answer may never be known, but form the information that we have conclusions can drawn that can clear some of this up. Charles Edward Jouett is listed in the 1850 census as a clerk (which means he could be a bookkeeper or store clerk). Charles Edward Jouett comes to Rapides Parish, Louisiana after the death of his mother Amy Eliza Brown Jouett in August 10, 1851. The other information that we have is that Jack Jouett III was involved in breeding, raising and importing livestock. Walter Bailey, Teresa Ruddock’s uncle, was from England; so did the Jouett’s know the Bailey’s from their importing business? Whatever the reason Charles Edward Jouett removes to Rapides Parish, Louisiana meets and marries Teresa Ruddock and starts a family by 1853.

In the 1860 Census, which is one year before the Civil War starts, shows that Charles and Teresa are living in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Charles Edward Jouett (Jonett) is listed as being 36 years old and that his occupation is listed as cooper (barrel maker) with property value listed at $500.00 and personal property value listed at $100.00. Theresa is listed (named spelled differently) as being 28 years old and keeping house. The children listed are Ella (9), Mary (5), and Jack (2). {Living near the Jouett’s is Joseph A Cocke) (Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Avoyelles, Louisiana; Roll: M653_407; Page: 407; Image: 407; Family History Library: 803407; Ancestry.com)

After the 1860 Census the Civil War breaks out. The lives of the people in Rapides
Parish were going to change and yet the residents were not sure how. During the war Alexandria, Louisiana was an important supply area. Louisiana was not being protected and most of the men from Louisiana were not in the state, but in Tennessee and Virginia. In the summer of 1862 Major General Richard (Dick) Taylor (son of Zachary Taylor) was put in charge of Louisiana troops and established head quarters in Alexandria, due to the fact the state government had left Baton Rouge for Opelousas.

In the spring of 1863, the Union Army, with 40,000 soldiers invaded the Red River Valley and marched up Bayou Boeuf to Alexandria. In this march through Rapides Parish, both armies lived off the land, taking away food, livestock, and poultry, tearing down fences, and cutting down trees for firewood.

Some men did not join in the Confederate service they were known as Jayhawkers, men from the hill country and went about handing out their own brand of vengeance on the plantations. They were stealing, driving away livestock, burning and destroying everything in sight.

Many Rapides Families packed up what they could, furniture, livestock, farm
equipment, and slaves and moved to Texas.

There was a second invasion, The Red River Campaign, by the Union Army and Navy and with the approval of Washington, D.C. they were able to capture the Red River Area and moved into Texas. They arrived in Alexandria on March 16, 1864. General Nathaniel P. Banks was stopped at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864, both sides, Confederate and Union, had heavy casualties. Banks decided to retreat o April 25, 1864 and burned was left of the Red River Valley. What had been taken from the woods to wonderful homes, rows of slave cabins, barns and other buildings were left in ruins. General Taylor reported on April 24, 1864: “ The destruction of this country by the enemy exceeds anything in history. For many miles every dwelling – homes, every Negro cabin, every cotton gin, every corncrib, and even chicken houses have been burned to the ground; every fence torn down, and the fields torn up by the hoofs of horses and wheels of wagons. Many hundreds of persons are utterly without shelter.”

On top of the destruction on the land the Union Navy had even more destructioncoming for the area. Admiral David Dixon Porter was moving down the Red River, the level of the water had fallen so low that the boats got stuck. General Banks along with Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Bailey, an engineer, decided to dam the stream and raise the water level. More than 3000 men were put to work on building Bailey’s Dam. They cut and hauled hundreds of pine trees and stones from the riverbed were also used to build this dam. They also tore down warehouses, mills and barns to use the heavy timbers. They had 400 black soldiers to build cribs to funnel the river water to narrow the channel to raise the water level. Once this was done and the ships moved down river, a second dam was built to continue the flow of the water. They continued down the river and with them went James Madison Wills and William B. Hyman, both plantation owners who had been sympathic to the Union cause. They said they left only to survive. The burning of Alexandria took place o May 13, 1864: “The scene attending the burning of the city are appalling. Women gathering their helpless babes in their arms, rushing frantically through the streets with screams and cries that would have melted the hardest hearts to tears. Little boys and girls were running hither and thither crying for their mothers and fathers, old men leaning on a staff for support to their trembling limbs, were hurrying away from the suffocating heat of their burning dwellings and homes… Owing to the simultaneous burning in every part of the city, the people found no security in the streets where the heat was so intense as almost to create suffocation. Everybody rushed to the River’s edge, being protected there from the heat by the high bank of the river. The steamboats lying at the landing were subjected to great annoyance, the heat being so great that the decks had to be flooded with water to prevent the boats from taking fire…”

Whatever one may think about the Civil War, good or bad, the destruction of a city and burning of homes, raping and pillaging of the country side and the loss of the courthouse, it can be said that the loss of records of the settling of area are gone and no matter what can never be replaced.

With the Civil War beginning in 1861 and the age of Charles Edward Jouett being 37 it is plausible to think that he enlisted in the Confederate Army. From a letter that was hand written by Louanna Daniel Jouett Nelson (daughter-in-law of Charles Edward Jouett) she writes that; “In the Civil War Charles Edward Jouett worked in Cairo, Ohio and Jefferson, Texas in the Quarter Masters Department as a bookkeeper.” It is known from the 1850 census and the George B. Marshall papers that Charles Edward Jouett was clerk and one can assume that he could keep books. From the letter it is known that he was in Jefferson, Texas. Jefferson, Texas was a large depot for the Quarter Master Department of the Confederate Army. It is here that the Confederate Army was resupplied with meat, other food, iron, ammunition, and leather goods.

The other place mention in the letter is Cairo, Ohio. In a report written by Phillip D. Murphy he found evidence that Cairo is the correct city, but Ohio is not the correct state. It was Illinois between the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Which would make sense sense the Confederate Army used both rivers. Records of Charles’ service in the Confederate Army were most likely destroyed by the Union Army and carpetbaggers.

This period of time for the Jouett family was very unstable. They, like many they knew lost everything they owned and some lost family members. Charles Edward Jouett came from a way of life (good to bad) that had been one of privalge in a span of four years they had nothing. To make matters worse the north made its mission to punish these people even move during the reconstruction period.

By the 1870 census Charles Edward Jouett and Teresa Ruddock are living in
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Charles is 43 years old and his occupation is listed as carpenter. They may have moved to Alexandria so that Charles could get a job using his skills as a carpenter. The city was trying to rebuild after the Civil War. Teresa is listed as 36 years of age is keeping house, the children are Ella (16, attending school), Mary (15, attending school), Hayden (Jack Haden, 12, attending school), Lelia (9), Lacy (4) and Woodford (2). Also living the household is Huffman Herman (36, a cooper, and is from Poland), Josphine Ransdall (25, female, Black), Adeline Ransdall (4, female, black), Willett Ransdell (1, male, black), and Eddy Phillip (6, male, black). Living near the Jouett’s was Margaret Bailey and her family. She was the widow of Walter Bailey, the Uncle of Teresa Ruddock. (Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll M593 -528; Page 49; Image: 99; ancestry.com)

On January 29, 1874 Ella McConnell Jouett married Walter Lodowick Tanner and onFebruary 1, 1875 Mary Elizabeth Jouett died most likely from disease.

On February 26, 1876 Teresa Ruddock Jouett dies and on April 27, 1876 Charles Edward purchased 50 acres of land around the Cheneyville area for $300.00.

In the 1880 United States Federal Census Charles Edward Jouett is living in
Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He is listed as a widower and is 53 years old. His occupation is listed as farmer. Living in the household is Hayden (Jack Hayden) 22, farmer, Lelia 17, keeping house, Lacy, 14 attending school, Carrie (10, attending school) and Robert (8, at home). Not in the household is Ella McConnell Jouett. She has married Walter Lodowick Tanner. Living next door to Charles is Walter Prince Ford, son of William Prince Ford. (Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: T9_466; Family History Film: 1254466; page: 656.3000; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 0315; ancestry.com)

Sometime after 1880 Robert Jouett dies. It seems that Robert may have been mentally ill, although there are no records of proof.

On May 16, 1885 Charles Edward Jouett lost his stock and vehicles due to the delinquent taxes. (Source: State Sales Tax, May 16, 1885)

In 1887 Charles and Jack Hayden Jouett both joined the Lecompte Farmers Union. They were two of the founding members. (Note: the name Walter is fascinating as it is the same first name as Walter Bailey, uncle of Tersea Ruddock.) (Source: Copy of Minute Book of the Lecompte Farmers Union, provided by Kelly “Butch” Jouett)

In 1890 Caroline Tracey “Carrie” Jouett died. (Source: Family Bible Thomas Perry Jones, provided by Barry Causey)

Charles Edward Jouett dies on February 12, 1897 in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish,
Louisiana. He was 72 years of age. He had seen a lifetime of happiness and tradegy. He came from a prominent family and ended up dirt poor. He saw the world he grew up in destroyed by a war that tore this nation apart. It pitted brother against brother. When it was over many men, woman, and children had died. Homes for both slave and plantation owner had been destroyed, towns were burnt to the ground and there was very little to eat and very little shelter. Charles and his family remained in Louisiana despite the war and recovered the best way they new how; hard work, faith in God and in themselves, and in the end they continued on with their life.
(Source: Phillip D. Murphy, Charles Edward Jouett: The Complete Study of His Life’s Story, 2009)

Re: RUDDOCK/RUDDICK, BAILEY, BROWN, JOUETT - LOUISIANA CONNECTION

RM989 — 2010-07-27 21:40:59Z

Hello: Have you had any luck? I'm not sure we have a connection, but here's hoping. I will revisit the Louisana Ruddocks shortly as it's been a couple of years since I've looked at the line.
> You will see Ruddock/Millard marriage, (etc.) records free of charge at FreeReg Parish Records, Somerset County. Perhaps you know the site.
> My Ruddocks originate (so far) in Somerset England, where most of the family lives today as Ruddock and Ruddick.
> George Ruddock immigrated to the US in 1872 and settled in Ohio, the only American Ruddock in this line. However, we strongly believe we're missing a Ruddock; an uncle or brother of Solomon Ruddock, father of George. I have long suspected that the missing Ruddock ended up in the US before 1872 and is tied to or responsible for the Louisana and/or Carolina's Ruddocks. But that branch claims different parentage, so I'm stumpted on that one. Same goes the Pennsylvania/Michigan Ruddock's.
> MILLARD: Sister of George, Elizabeth Ann Ruddock married William Budgett Millard 1867 Gloucestershire as widow Elizabeth Chivers. See my public tree "USA...eventually" and don't hesitate to give me a shout. Fingers crossed, -RM

Re: finding ruddocks from ireland

MaeghieD — 2010-07-23 08:20:00Z

YES!! Joseph Ruddock Jr. was my great grandfather. His father, Joseph Ruddock Sr. was born in Mar 1850 in Ireland (his parents both born in Ireland) In 1878 he married Bridget Curtis. Bridget was born Feb. 1862, in Ireland. (both parents also born in Ireland.) Their children are Margaret (b Jan 1879, Mary (b Feb 1885) Robert (b 1881) Joseph (born Dec 1888 in New York) and Francis (b Apr 1890 in New York). According to 1900 & 1910 US Census reports. They were in Manhattan, NYC. I have a photo of Joseph Sr. with (adult) Joseph Jr and his family at their summer home in Brentwood. I can send Census files if you'd like.

Re: RUDDOCK FAMILY FROM ST. JOHN, N.B.

r1peter — 2010-07-05 07:51:39Z

I would be happy to share information with you about the Ruddocks in New Brunswick -please contact me

Re: RUDDOCK FAMILY FROM ST. JOHN, N.B. , CAN

lruddick — 2010-06-17 22:21:00Z

Rob:

I believe I can assist you with your Ruddock line.. Please contact me.

Lewis M. Ruddick

Thomas Goodenow Jane Ruddock Sudbury

BruceButler148 — 2010-06-14 04:13:43Z

Thomas Goodenow, a founder of Sudbury, is asserted to be the husband of Jane Ruddock, the sister of another founder. Is there any documentation of this marriage?

Re: Looking for relatives of my deceased biological father

mickimcgraw — 2010-03-01 18:24:57Z

Maxcell Juanita Casserma is the one Dan and I am looking for. She previously had Kenneth Terry Ruddock before marrying into the casserma family and having children. I understand she is no longer living?!