Nonnie's Observations

The Last Name of Ruttan - My husband’s family can be traced from four brothers who immigrated from France to Canada and the state of New York.  My husband’s father and his siblings were born in Canada.  Listed below are Ruttans found in the online Wikipedia . I do not know any of these people personally, but they quite possibly could be related to my husband's relatives.  . A few years ago at the Christmas Gift and Hobby Show in Indianapolis, we saw a display of a man whose last name was Rutan . Curiosity led us to talk to him about his name. He said he’d traced his family from four brothers from France. It’s probable that somewhere along the line the extra ‘n’ was added. Who knows why- we don’t. John Paul Ruttan (born 2001) - Canadian child actor Deric Ruttan (born 1972) - Canadian country music singer & songwriter Henry Ruttan (1792-1871) - businessman, inventor & political figure in Upper Canada John Ruttan - mayor of Nanaimo, British...

Words beginning with R abound in my family. * My maiden name was Rude . * So my dad's nickname was Rudy . * My momma's first name was Rose . However, she was always addressed as Rose Alice  as if Alice was not her middle name but part of her first name. * My middle name is for my maternal grandmother Ruth . * My married surname is Ruttan . So do I hit the jackpot today for so many names beginning with R ? ha, ha! sharing with ABC Wednesday created by Mrs. Nesbitt, continued by Roger, and hosted this week by Leslie

Charles Ruttan perusing his cards, playing poker at our family reunion . This reunion encompassed Rude ,   Ruttan and Kern family members. Our son Derek and his wife Margaret Ann were our gracious hosts. linking with pleasure to ABC Wednesday hosted this week by Reader Wil Many thanks to Mrs. Nesbitt who created the meme and thanks to Roger  who manages it now.