The John M. Ruark family of Walla Walla Co. and Garfield Co. Washington


John M. Ruark (1835IN-1922) married Elizabeth Ruark (1833-1911), his first cousin. They started their family in Wayne County, Iowa, but joined John's brother Thomas and arrived with 20 other ox teams in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1862. In the spring of 1880 they moved to Garfield County and homesteaded land.


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last modified: 12 January 2003