Dr. Wilson J. Rugh, M.D. and Elizabeth Kuhns

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Husband Dr. Wilson J. Rugh, M.D. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Mar 1848 - Bell Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: John M. Rugh (1812-1890) 2
         Mother: Mary B. Wilson (      -1901) 2

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   Other Spouse: Nancy E. Hine (      -1884) 2

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Wife Elizabeth Kuhns ^{1 2}

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         Father: John W. Kuhns (1825-      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah M. Hobaugh (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Wilson J. Rugh, M.D.

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East End, Pittsburgh, PA

He received his education in the public schools and the Millersville State Normal School, and then taught school for three terms. He entered the Capital University for three years in 1869, then took up the study of medicine in Columbus Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1877. He immediately established himself in the practice of his profession in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, remaining there for eight years, but removed to Pittsburgh in 1885. There he soon gained the confidence of a large class of patients, and he was highly esteemed in the medical fraternity as well. He served as surgeon of the Pittsburgh Railway Company for a number of years. He was a member of the county, state and national medical associations, and was supreme treasurer of the Knights of Malta of the continent.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 678.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 188.