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- Jacob J. Ruhlmann; 1882 Buffalo city directory lists a Mrs. EupheniaRuhlman living at 535 S. Division St., could she be a daughter-in-law orNeice of Jacob Ferdinand? He was an old Lutheran? Preacher. 'Sophie,someday you'll understand' he said! (Quoted by Grace Ruhlman). In 1847he came to New York City with his parents. Could the Ruhlmanns beconnected with the Ebenezer Society of Buffalo, New York? We (JJR IV)think so! The Hammerschmidts were a part of the Society! According toTruman White's 'OUR COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE EIRIE CO., N.Y,' Page 242.He came to New York City with wife and children in 1847. JACOB J. RUHLMANN The name Ruhlman (Ruhlmann prior to John Jacob Ruhlman I) comesfrom the German name Rudolf. (See name derivation in Jacob FerdindandRuhlmann-Notes) Our family's story began in The Dukedom of Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany whenour immigrant ancestor Jacob Ferdinand Ruhlmann was born in 1795. ModernGermans call the area Baden-Wurttenburg. This general area of the Rhineriver valley near the French border was characterized in the early 1800sby continual conflict and border disputes between France and Germany.Cities in this area were sometimes in Germany and sometimes in France!Napolean of France was conquering the world; Germany was on the rise;most young men were drafted into one army or the other! One reason forthe German and French people of this era to immigrate to America wassimply to avoid Europe's wars! Another reason could have been religious freedom and idealism. (seeJacob Ferdinand Ruhlmann - Notes) A priceless paragraph is found in Truman C. White's Book: 'Our Countryand its People; a Descriptive Work on Erie County, New York'. Boston:Boston History Co., 1898. volume II, Page 242 In this paragraph, White fixes the coming to NYC of Jacob Ruhlman'sfather, Jacob Ferdinand Ruhlman as 1847. Jacob would have been 21. Theyfirst settled in NYC and then moved to Erie Co., New York. To the best of our knowledge, the Ruhlmanns came from the Dukedom ofHesse Darmstadt Germany, where Jacob Ferdinand Ruhlmann was born in1795. He Married Dorothy Hammerschmidt and they had seven children.Most of the children were educated in Germany. Jacob and DorothyRuhlmann brought at least Martin (age 14) and probably all seven childrento NYC in 1847 where Martin and probably the whole family worked as bootmakers. We are not sure when or where Jacob Ferdinand Ruhlmann died. Perhaps inNYC after 1847 (1852?)--or perhaps in Ebenezer in Erie Co., NY. TheDeath Certificate of his son Jacob Ruhlmann says that he lived in the USand Buffalo for 60 years; If that is true, the Ruhlmann family would havearrived here in 1857, not 1847! Jacob Ferdinand's wife, Dorothy Hammerschmidt is buried in the OldEvangelical Church Cemetery in Ebenezer, NY. We have a wonderful photoof the stone: Dorathea Ruhlmann, GEE (born) 15 Mai 1804 GEST. (died) 28Nov. 1881. So, according to Truman C. White, the seven children of Jacob Ferdinandand Dorothy Hammerschmidt Ruhlmann were: Jacob, Catherine, Phillip,Peter, Martin (b Sept 25, 1833 Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, died after 1898,Orchard Park, NY,) George and Minnie. Our Branch of the Ruhlmans descend from the oldest son, Jacob J. Ruhlmann(the last to use the double nn?) who was born May 19, 1825 in HesseDarmstadt, Germany. He was married twice: The first wife was CatherineWise (According to the death certificate of their son, John Jacob Ruhlman(b. Sept 27, 1852 in NYC.) By 1875, according to the Erie County Census,West Seneca Section, Jacob was married to Anna Mary Dackman who was bornNov 2, 1812 in Germany and died in Ebenezer, Erie Co., NY June 16, 1899. I think Jacob J. Ruhlmann's first wife Catherine Wise died between 1852and 1875 either in NYC or Ebenezer; I would guess NYC, because brotherMartin came to Orchard Park (Erie Co.) NY in 1861. So far we have norecord of a grave marker for Catherine Wise Ruhlmann. Jacob and Catherine Ruhlmann must have had at least Martin J. Ruhlman(born 1850, NYC) and our John Jacob Ruhlman I (born Sept. 27, 1852 inNYC) while they were living in New York City. The obituary of Jacob J.Ruhlmann in the Buffalo Evening News in January of 1917 also lists somedaughters of Jacob: 'Mrs. George Behsman of New Jersey and Mrs. CharlesHensel' (probably of the local Buffalo area). An interesting lady, 'Mrs. Euthenia Ruhlman, 535 South Division Street,Buffalo, NY.' is listed in the 1882 Buffalo City Directory. Perhaps shewas a daughter in law or niece of Jacob Ferdinand Ruhlmann! It is important to read Clara Ruhlman McCue's account of Jacob J.Ruhlmann: 'He was a very devout Lutheran (Or Evangelical Church? JJRVI). Small, very neat with a neat white beard.' Grace Ruhlman Yaxley said that her great grandfather, Jacob J. Ruhlmanthe 'Old Lutheran Preacher' told his granddaughter in law Sophia OhmRuhlman: 'Sophie, Someday you'll understand' (during the time of herhusband, John Jacob Ruhlman II's drinking escapades). According to his death certificate, Jacob J. Ruhlmann was a shoemaker bytrade. He died January 14, 1917 at the home of his son, Martin J. Ruhlman, 241Adams Street, Buffalo, NY.
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