BIO:  RUGGLESS, Francis, s/o Jacob Ruggless

Submitted by: phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

RUGGLESS   MARTIN   HASKINS   FRAIM

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Washington Twp., page 796

FRANCIS RUGGLESS is the eldest of seven children born to Jacob Ruggless, who
was born in Kentucky in 1803, and of Welsh parentage.  The mother was also
born in Kentucky.  They moved to Indiana in 1811 and were among the very
early settlers of that unbroken country.  Our subject was born February 1,
1824, and was reared on the place where he was born.  He secured such
education as could then be obtained, and at the age of eighteen began working
for himself at milling at the old Palmer Mill he having helped build the
same in 1844.  He continued in the milling business thirty-four years.
September 12, 1847, he was united in matrimony to Miss A. Martin, daughter
of A. and Nancy Martin.  To them were born these children:  Nancy, Jacob,
Elizabeth, Sarah and Clay.  All are deceased except Nancy and Jacob.  Mrs.
Ruggless died December 1, 1854, and February 3, 1859, he was married to
Nancy J. Fraim, daughter of George and Nancy (Haskins) Fraim.  To them were
born these children:  Alice, Eva, Henrietta (are deceased), John M., James L.,
Francis, William D., Nathan, Laura, Edith.  In 1881 Mr. Ruggless removed to
the farm where he now lives.  In January, 1865, he enlisted in Company K,
One Hundred and Forty-third Indiana Volunteers and served nine months.  He
was discharged at Nashville and mustered out at Indianapolis.  He is a
Republican and cast his first vote for Harrison.  He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.