Rugen, Herman
appeared in Glenview Lantern, 28 Jan 2016, p. 4
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Survived by: Fred Rugen (in 1903 opened Rugen School, a one-room schoolhouse on Shermer Road, named after Herman who owned the land)
Patriarch of one of the founding clans in Glenview; German immigrant, after 1st wife and child died, came to U.S. and settled in Northfield Township area in 1850s before it was incorporated as Glenview; remarried in U.S., fathered 13 children, five by deceased wife's half sister and eight after her death by her sister, Anna; opened Rugen Stores, one of first mini-malls, on Glenview Road, sold hardware, food, textiles and clothing - Date of Publication
- 28 Jan 2016
- Last Name(s)
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Rugen
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Glenview Public LibraryEmail:genealogy@glenviewpl.org
Website:
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