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Female Ruth Maria Southard Click to view Ruth Maria Southard in the family tree Click to view Ruth Maria Southard in the family tree

Ruth was born about 1854 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.  Ruth's father was Henry Southard and her mother was Catherine Adeline Van Valkenburg.  Her maternal grandparents were Bartholomew Van Valkenburgh and Ruth Phelps Crandall. She had three brothers and two sisters, named John, Robert, Henry, Emma and May.  She was the oldest of the six children.