Washington County PA Archives Bibles ..... RUPLE-THOMPSON Bible: Selected entries from the Journals of Josiah V Thompson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty ************************************************ V6 Page 488 Will M. Thompson brought in a memorandum book 6 1/4 by 4 inches in which he had his own & the Ruple family records written in pencil from which I am copying: Ruple Records Marriages James B. Ruple & Sarah Ann Mayes married Sept 24, 1839 by Rev John McCuskey at West Alexander Pa Rev. James J. Jones & Virginia A. Ruple married June 30, 1868 at home by Rev W.A. Davidson. James Goodrich Ruple & Martha P. Semple married June 15, 1882 by Rev R.B. Jeffrey at Denver Colo. William M. Thompson & Katharine M. Ruple married Jany 12, 1887 at home to Rev J.H. Snowden. Alexander J. Culbertson & Etta M. Ruple married at home by Rev James I. Brownson June 30, 1891. Births James Baltis Ruple born June 3, 1812 in Washington, Pa Sarah Ann Mayes born Sept 15, 1821 near West Alexander Pa Their children: 1. Charles Mayes Ruple born June 14, 1840 in Harrisburg Pa 2. James Goodrich Ruple born Oct 4, 1842 in Harrisburg Pa 3. Virginia Amanda Ruple born Dec 4, 1844 in Washington Pa 4. Anna Margaret Ruple born Oct 9, 1848 in Washington Pa 5. Franklin William Ruple born Feby 26, 1852 in Washington Pa 6. Katharine Mayes Ruple born May 9, 1854 in Washington Pa 7. Etta Mary Ruple born Apr 17, 1860 in Washington Pa Deaths Rev James J. Jones died in Denver Colo Jany 21, 1875 He was born June 17, 1843. V6 Page 489 James Baltis Ruple died Jany 19, 1901 in Washington Pa Sarah Ann Mayes Ruple died Jany 28, 1901 in Washington Pa James Ruple, born in New Jersey Feby 18, 1778, died Jany 8, 1855 married in 1809 to Diana Goodrich who was born Jany 16, 1790 in NY & died Dec 16, 1876. Sarah Mayes Jones born March 31, 1870 in Pittsburgh Pa James Goodrich Ruple Jr born June 5, 1883 in Denver Colo James Baltis Ruple Culbertson born June 27, 1893 in Washington Co, Pa (East) Alexander Culbertson born Apr 6, 1896 in Washington (East) Pa Will's children: 1. Helen Ruple Thompson born Nov 9, 1887 in Fayette Co Pa near Uniontown. 2. Jasper Markle Thompson born Jany 5, 1889 in Fayette Co near Uniontown 3. Katharine Mayes Thompson born Jany 26, 1895 in Fayette Co near Uniontown. They were all born at the Johnson brick house at what is now Thompson's Cross Roads in South Union Tp, Fayette Co, Pa. ----------