Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Rudd, Rossiter 1843 - 
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Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890

ROSSITER RUDD is numbered among the progressive farmers of Joliet Township, 
his farm being on section 24, which has been his home since his infancy. It 
comprises sixty acres of valuable land, which has been brought to a high state 
of productiveness by means of a proper rotation of crops and the use of the 
best fertilizing agents, while the improvements which it bears are adequate 
for the purposes for which they were intended. In the fall of 1887, Mr. Rudd 
embarked in the coal business in Joliet, which he has since carried on in 
connection with his agricultural enterprise. He has been useful to his fellow-
men in public capacities, manifests great kindliness in his relations to 
humanity, and in his own pleasant home is the soul of hospitality and good 
fellowship. In Rutland County, Vt., the Rudd family had a foothold many years 
ago, and there Erastus Rudd, the father of our subject, was born and reared. 
He married Miss Harriet Hill, of Onondaga County, N. Y., their first home 
being in Syracuse, whence they removed to Patriot, Ind. In 1843 they emigrated 
to the Prairie State, settling in what is now New Lenox Township, but 
afterward removing to Joliet Township, and the farm now owned by our subject. 
There the mother died September 3, 1872, the father surviving until June 22, 
following. The latter had in early life been engaged in boating, and after 
coming to Illinois he operated the first boat that was run on the canal, being 
connected in that enterprise with Abijah Cagwin. He was the father of three 
sons and four daughters, our subject being the fifth child. Rossiter Rudd was 
born in Patriot, Ind., November 2, 1843, but was reared to manhood in Will 
County, Ill., after his father's death taking possession of the old homestead. 
He was married in Bloomington, August 23, 1863, to Miss Jane Gregg, whose 
intelligence of mind and worth of character had won his deepest regard. Her 
parents, William and Margaret (Lenox) Gregg, are natives of the Emerald Isle, 
in which they grew to maturity and were united in marriage. They at once 
emigrated to Canada, where their daughter, Mrs. Rudd, was born November 23, 
1835, her birthplace being the town of Brook. Several years after her birth 
the family came to Will County, Ill., settling on a farm in Joliet Township, 
where the parents still reside. Their family comprises one son and ten 
daughters, Mrs. Rudd being the second in order of birth. An interesting family 
has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Rudd, the living children being Hannah L., 
Fayette, Harriet, Freeman and Mansfield; they have buried one son, Harry, who 
died when about a year old. Mr. Rudd has held the offices of Road 
Commissioner, School Director and Superintendent of Mound Cemetery. In every 
position to which he has been called he has manifested a degree of intelligent 
interest and good judgment which have redounded to his credit in the eyes of 
the community. In politics he is a Republican. He and his wife belong to the 
Universalist Church, and in all the vicinity round about are held in high 
esteem for their many good qualities. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 
 


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