Return to Table of Contents279. Jacob RUGH was born on 6 Jun 1828 in Westmoreland Co. Pennsylvania. He was baptized on 3 Aug 1828 in First Lutheran Church Greensburg Pennsylvania. He died after 1860. MEDICAL: He died of diphtheria shortly after he was married.
He was married to Louisa MECHLING (daughter of William MECHLING and Martha PALMER) on 25 Dec 1860. Louisa MECHLING was born on 15 Jan 1837. COMMENT: Some researches call her Sophia. She and her husband were 3rd cousins.