Erastus "Rasty" Ruark (@1804OH-1894IL) married Sidney Martin (1806OH-1892IL) in 1827 in Lawrence County, Illinois. In the 1840 census they were ennumerated in Clay County, Illinois. In 1850 and 1860 they lived in Schuyler County, Illinois, and left a long line of Schuyler County, Illinois Ruarks. Sidney was the daughter of Robert Martin and Sidney Davis. She (and possibly Erastus) were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

• William Arustus Ruark (@1828IL-1899IL) - md Ann Elizabeth Jinkins ( -1895IL) in 1871 in Schuyler County. Elizabeth died of cancer, and as William was both deaf and blind by that time, sadly four weeks later he still was not aware his wife had passed away.
• Mary Jane Ruark (@1831IL-1893IL) - md Jacob Norton in 1858 in Schuyler County. They had a total of eight children, only 3 of whom were living at the time of Mary's death.
  • Sarah Norton (@1866- )
  • Lucinda Norton (@1868- )
  • Robert Norton (@1870- )
• Nancy Ann Ruark (1832IL-1876IL) - md Philip C. Skiles (1829IL-1912IL) in 1849, in Schuyler Co. They had eight children, 4 girls and 4 boys. He remarried in 1901 to Mary Dace ( -1906). When he was young he was a member of the United Brethren Church, but later he joined the United Baptist, in which he was a minister for over 50 years.
  • Huldah Skiles - md Imre Fuller
  • Isaac N. Skiles
• Arthur McHenry Ruark (@1834IL-1893IL) - md Rhoda Thornton in 1852 in Schuyler Co.
  • William E. Ruark (@1860- )
  • Sydney Ann Ruark (@1866IL- ) - md Alexander Frew (s/o John Frew & Mary Walton) in 1883 in Schuyler Co.
    • Ida Frew
    • Mary Frew
    • John Frew
    • Rhoda Frew
  • Liddy Ann Ruark (@1867- )
  • Minnie May Ruark (@1870- )
• Fanny M. Ruark (1838IL-1909IL) - md Oris McCartney Reno ( -1902) in 1856 in Schuyler Co., IL. All the children passed away before Fanny. While Fanny was a Methodist, Oris was a member of the Christian Church.
  • William Reno
  • Robert Reno
  • Jasper Reno
• Andrew Jackson Ruark (1842IL-1919) - md (1) Millison M. Middleton in 1862, (2) Samantha Morrell, both marriages in Schuyler County. Jack lived in Quincy Illinois late in life.
• Robert Martin Ruark (1845IL-1928) - md Mary Ana Black in 1870 in Schuyler Co. Both died in Denver, Colorado sometime after 1910. Robert was a carpenter and/or painter, and is buried in the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
  • Lavina Ruark (1871-1929) - md George D. Bricker in 1892
  • Charles H. Ruark (1873IL-1925) - md (1) Ida May Jennings in 1901 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He married (2) Gertrude Hutchenson in 1908, with whom he had the following children:
    • Charles Martin Ruark (1909- )
    • Mary Harriet Ruark (1911- )
    • Walter Garfield Ruark (1913- )
    • Elizabeth Ruark
  • Robert M. Ruark (1875-1877)
  • John Ruark (1876IL-1910IL) - md Emma Drucilla Goodrich in 1905 in Peoria, Illinois, where John passed away only 5 years later. Emma was the daughter of Rufus Goodrich and Maria Fash, both of whom died of kidney diseases. John was a house painter.
    • Laverna Ruark (1904IL-1904IL)
    • Ruth Elizabeth Ruark (1905IL-1978CA) - md Lewis Benett Fuiks (1899-1993) in 1929 in Chicago. Descendants Living
    • Lester Goodrich Ruark (1907IL-1977IL) - md (1) Marie Vera Mattocks in 1925 in Pekin, IL. Lester md (2) Madelyn Black. He died in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN.
    • Alice Lavina Ruark (1909IL-1993TN) - md Ferdinard Wery in 1932 in Hinsdale, IL.
  • Agnes Ruark (1880-1934) - md Edward Pedreyra in 1901
    • Mary Elizabeth Pedreyra (1902- )
    • Charles Olsen Pedreyra (1904-1954)
  • Elizabeth May "Lizzie" Ruark (1885-1969) - md Carl Hildebrand in 1903.
    • Robert Carl Hildebrand (1904- )
    • George Lewis Hildebrand (1907-1965)
    • Edward Martin Hildebrand (1911- )
    • Ethel Lucille Hildebrand (1913- )
    • Richard Ashley Hildebrand (1916- )
    • Lavina May Hildebrand (1919-1950)
    • Agnes Elizabeth Hildebrand (1921- )
  • Edward H. Ruark (1888-1931) - md Dora in 1909
  • Ethel Vera Ruark (1890-1961) - md Albert Hague in 1910.
    • Lavina Marel Hague ( -@1969) - md John Corazzo
• Louis E. Ruark (@1847IL- ) - md Edie Garrison (1855IL-1887IL)(d/o Daniel Garrison and Amanda Sherrill). Edie passed away one week after her infant son died. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
  • William E. Ruark (1874IL- ) - md May Bell Corey about 1895 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
    • William Earnest Ruark (1897- )
    • Mabel Ruark (1900- ) - md Mr. Valentine around 1925 in Wyandotte Co., Kansas.
  • Clara Ruark (1875IL- ) - md Lewis Williams in 1894
  • Berton Lewis Ruark (1877IL-1953) - md Isabella Bowie in 1912
  • Amanda Ruark (1879IL- )
  • Otto Ruark (1882IL- )
  • Elzie Ruark (1887IL-1887IL)
• Louisa L. Ruark (1850IL- ) - md William Leach in 1863

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