Jane Minerva Ruffin

(1829-1893)

At a Glance

In 1861 Jane Ruffin married Edmund Ruffin, Jr. (1814-1875) of Virginia who had nine children by his first wife Mary Cooke Smith (m. 1836). Jane and Edmund’s children are Edmund (1862- ), Roulhac (1864- ), Kirkland (1866-1932), and Julian Beverly (1867-1930) Edmund Ruffin is buried in the Ruffin graveyard at Coggins Point, Prince George County VA.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Jane Minerva Ruffin was born on August 18, 1829. She died on September 22, 1893, and was buried in St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Hillsborough, NC.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Carter Ruffin [1] (1787-1870) and Annie McNabb Kirkland (1794-1875).
• Siblings:
  • one brother, Peter Browne Ruffin (1821-1900).
  • two sisters, Susan Mary Ruffin (1827-1851)  and Anne Ruffin (1814-1897).