RUMBAUGH, George Washington

1839 - 1913  (74 years)

• Name	RUMBAUGH, George Washington  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 Jul 1839	Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 1913	Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
  Burial	Abt 4 Dec 1913	Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
  Person ID	I749	Smith-Merrill
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	RUMBAUGH, John,   b. 3 Mar 1791, Pennsylvania d. 17 Mar 1870, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)
  Mother	TRUBY, Elizabeth,   b. 8 Feb 1797   d. 16 Oct 1885, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ELDER, Elizabeth,   b. 11 May 1840, Tylersburg, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania d. 21 Jun 1878, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1860	Hillville, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Rumbaugh, John Marshall,   b. Abt 1861, Pennsylvania bur. Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania   2. Rumbaugh, Nancy Jennetta,   b. 9 May 1862, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Sep 1864, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania (Age 2 years)   3. Rumbaugh, William Reuben,   b. 7 Apr 1864, Hillville, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Mar 1952, Odessa, Ector Co., Texas (Age 87 years) + 4. RUMBAUGH, Ida Mae,   b. 15 Oct 1866, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania d. 19 Mar 1905, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania (Age 38 years)   5. Rumbaugh, Charles Emery,   b. Abt 1871, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   6. Rumbaugh, Electa Lovena,   b. Abt 1873, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   7. Rumbaugh, Roland Craig,   b. 9 Jan 1874, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania d. 20 Dec 1965, Ector Co., Texas (Age 91 years)   8. Rumbaugh, James Earl,   b. 31 May 1877, Lower Hillville, Perry Twsp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania d. 11 Dec 1962, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2008

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  George was an oil rig builder and contractor. During this time period, some of his relations were the first oil well drillers in the United States. Later, George went to Louisiana and started an oil contracting firm that he and his sons ran for many years. Most of the Rumbaugh Family now live in Texas. George W. Rumbaugh, son of John, was born in Perry township, Armstrong county, and is a carpenter by trade. During the oil excitement in the sixties he built a large number of derricks in the oil fields of his native State and in West Virginia. In 1882 he moved to Grapeville, Pa., and in 1901 from there to Texas, and at the time of his death resided at Mooringsport, La., being engaged in contracting in the oil districts in that vicinity. He died there Dec. 1, 1913. He married Elizabeth Elder, daughter of James Elder, and eight children were born to them, as follows: John M.; Nancy J., who is deceased; William R.; Ida M., who is now deceased, was the wife of Daniel Jordan; Charles E.; Electa Lavina, who is the wife of William Baker; Rolandus C., and James E.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 - US Census, Pennsylvania, Armstrong, Perry Twsp. ~ Roll M432_749 ~ Page 9B (Reliability: 3). 1850_PA-Armstrong-Perry-rM432_749-p9B.jpg [S110] US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 - US Census, Pennsylvania, Armstrong Co., Perry Twsp. ~ Roll T9_1096 ~ ED 18 ~ Page 380B ~ Line 10 (Reliability: 3). [S5] US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 - US Census, Pennsylvania, Armstrong Co., Perry Twsp. ~ Roll M653_1070 ~ Page 501 (Reliability: 3). 1860_PA-Armstrong-Perry-M653_1070-p501.jpg