The Roof-Ruff family of South Carolina
Subtitle: 1748-present
By: by Michael Kitching Roof and Edith Roof Doane.
Contributors: Doane, Edith Roof, 1904-1965.; Roof, Michael K.
Publisher: M.K. Roof, Publisher
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Alexandria, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
Subjects: Ruff family.; South Carolina -- Genealogy.
Genres: Genealogy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-370) and index.
Rev. ed. of: The Roof (Rueff, Ruff) family and kinfolk of central South Carolina, 1748-1999. 1999.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Illustrations vii; title: Preface ix; title: Acknowledgments .xiv I INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; title: Ch. 1 The First Settlers in Lexington, Newberry, and Fairfield Counties 1; title: Ch. 2 Family Coat of Arms and Origin of Name 2; title: Ch. 3 Their Religion 7; title: Ch. 4 Ruff-Roof Dissenters and the Revolutionary War 9 II THE LEXINGTON COUNTY RUFFS-JOHN SEBASTIAN'S DESCENDANTS; title: Ch. 5 John Sebastian Ruff, Wife, and Descendants 13; title: Ch. 6 John Melchior Roof (Ruff), Sr., Catherine Cromer, and Descendants 19 III THE LEXINGTON COUNTY ROOFS-CHILDREN OF JOHN MELCHIOR, SR.; title: Ch. 7 Elizabeth Roof, Andrew Cromer, Jr., and Descendants 25; title: a The Dreher-Cromer-Roof Lutheran Ministers 61; title: Ch. 8 John Melchior Roof, Jr., Elizabeth Sox, and Descendants. 65; title: o Lutheran Ministers Among Descendants of John Melchior Roof, Jr.; title: Ch. 9 Henry Roof, Mary Ann Eddings, and Descendants 107; title: Ch. 10 Anna Roof, Henry Shull, Sr., and Descendants. 129; title: Ch. 11 Benjamin Ruff, His Wife Rebecca, and Descendants. 131; title: Ch. 12 Nancy Roof, William Kelly, and Descendants 165; title: Ch. 13 Christina Roof, Matthias Senn, and Descendants 167; title: Ch. 14 Godfrey, Jacob, Barbara, Mary, and Lawrence Ruff and Descendants 171; title: Ch. 15 Daniel David Roof, Nancy Amanda Caroline Sox, and Descendants. 173; title: o St. David's Lutheran Church, The Founding of 174; title: o Children of Daniel David and Nancy Roof:; title: A. The First Six Children: David, Isaiah Daniel,; title: Caroline, Martin Luther, Elizabeth, and Mary Roof 180; title: B. The Seventh Child: Jesse Marion Roof 229; title: C. The Last Five Children: Margaret Catherine, Simeon Walter,; title: Edwin James, Daniel Luther, and Nancy Rebecca Roof 269; title: o Lutheran Ministers Among Descendants of Daniel David Roof 289 IV THE NEWBERRY COUNTY RUFFS; title: Ch. 16 George Jacob Ruff, Wife, and Descendants 287 V THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY RUFFS; title: Ch. 17 Daniel Ruff, Sr., Wives, and Descendants 325; title: APPENDIX: SELECTED MATERIALS; title: 1. Donation of Roof-Ruff Book to Ubraries. 337; title: 2. "Lexington Native Updates Family History With Book," from; title: The Dispatch-News, Lexington, S.C 339; title: 3. Excerpts from Edith Roof Doane's Writings; title: a. Foreword" and "Word of Thanks" from Volume One of; title: monograph "Saxe-Gotha and Dutch Fork" 340; title: b. Preface" from Volume Two of "Saxe-Gotha and Dutch Fork" 342; title: c. Brief Biography of "Martha Del Lillah Frick Roof" 343; title: 4. Why I Hate War, article by Frances Roof Wingard 344; title: 5. Letters from Edith Roof Doane; title: a. Letter to Michael Lowman Roof 346; title: b. Letter to Philip Loring Roof, Sr 348; title: 6. Letters to Michael Kitching Roof; title: a. Letter from Bruce Jernigan. 349; title: b. Letter from Helen Blouin, Edith Roof Doane's daughter 350; title: c. Letters from Gladys S. Schumpert; title: (1) November 19, 1996 351; title: (2) December 3, 1996 352; title: d. Letter from Horace E. Harmon, Jr. 353; title: 7. "A Note on Wingard Family History," by Philip Matthew Wingard, Jr. 354; title: 8. Daniel Ira Wingard ("D.I."): A Dedicated Man and My All-Time; title: Favorite Teacher 355; title: 9. Daniel Ira Wingard CD.I.") Speech: Candidate for Superintendent of Education,; title: Lexington County, South Carolina (ca 1923-1924). 357; title: 10. Some Families of the "Arthur's Station" Community. 358 BIBLIOGRAPHY 361; title: NAME INDEX 371.