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Britania Jackson and Charles Ruggles of Chemung |
Photographer - Whitley of Elmira
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| Town of Chemung History by A. Towner, 1892, page 460 -461,
obtained from the website of Joyce Tice reads as follows. “
The post office in Chemung village was kept for a time on the Owen farm
at the stage-house, and was located there in 1831, when Homer Ruggles with
his son, Charles Ruggles, came from Colesville, Broome county, N.Y., and
located in the woods about a mile and a half north of the village.
According to Mr. Ruggles lumbering was at that time the all-absorbing industry,
and millions of feet of pine have been carted down Wynkoop creek and made
into rafts on the river. Charles Ruggles opened a small grocery in
the village in November, 1865, three or four rods east of his present location
in a building owned by George W., Buck. After remaining there a year
he moved to more commodious quarters and was appointed deputy postmaster
in the place of Mrs. Mahala Brown in 1863, and continued as such until
February 14, 1867, when he received the regular appointment, which he held
for nearly twenty years. He moved into a store on the corner in 1870
and carried on business there for thirteen years, when, on August 10, 1883,
the building was completely destroyed by fire, entailing a loss outside
of insurance of $5,500. Wilson Ruggles, son of Charles, was town
clerk at the time and the town records were consumed, nothing being saved
except the mail in the post office. The fire started in a building
used as a hall just east of the Ruggles store, and spread rapidly, destroying
everything in its path. The present store was built immediately upon
the site of the old one and was finished ready for occupancy in less than
six weeks from the time operations began. The firm now consists of
Charles Ruggles and Wilson Ruggles and is known as Charles Ruggles
& Son.”
Town of Chemung History by A. Towner, 1892, page 460 &
465, obtained from the website of Joyce Tice shows the following information:
“postmaster at Chemung - Charles Ruggles,
14 Feb 1867
“town clerk of Chemung - Charles Ruggles, 1867
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Four County History, 1879 - Town of Chemung, Chemung County, NY, obtained from the website of Joyce Tice , shows under SOCIETIES, Wilson Ruggles as the present (1879) Secretary of the Masonic Chemung Valley Lodge, No. 350, F. and A.M. The 1850 Athens Twp., Bradford County, PA census from the website of
Joyce Tice records the following:
The CD for the 1880 Chemung, Chemung, NY census index shows:
Scrapbook Clippings from Louise JOHNS from the website of Joyce Tice states the following: “A Golden Wedding.
The final resting place for Charles and Britania Ruggles and some of their family is the Chemung Village Cemetery in Chemung County, New York. This information was obtained from the website of Joyce Tice. The headstones of Charles and Britania are labeled as “Father” and “Mother”. Wilson Ruggles (8 Jul 1852 - 23 Dec 1893) is the son of Charles and Britania Ruggles. Wilson’s wife is Adell Foster Ruggles (30 Jul 1857 - 30 Mar 1931). A daughter of Wilson and Adell, Sarah E. Ruggles (12 Aug 1881 - 26 Jan 1925) is also buried in this cemetery. (CR states she died in New York City and was buried on Jan 29, 1925, aged 73y.) 17 Nov 2001 Picture and history submitted by Sharon Crowley
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