Red Ruffing

Birth Name: Charles Herbert Ruffing

Date of Birth: May 3, 1905

Place of Birth: Granville, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Death: February 17, 1986

Place of Death: Mayfield Heights, Ohio, U.S.

Ethnicity: German

Red Ruffing was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox.

Red was the son of Francisca/Frances (Fest/Mueller) and John Ruffing, who was Mayor of Coaltown, a company community within the town of Nokomis. His parents were German emigrants, with his father being from Elfersberg. He was married to Pauline Mulholland, with whom he had a son.

Red’s paternal grandfather was Johann/John N. Ruffing (the son of Andreas Ruffing and Susanna Haag).

Red’s paternal grandmother was Juliane/Julia C. Weber (the daughter of Johann G. Weber and Charlotta Lupe Ziliox).

Red’s maternal grandfather’s name was Frank Fest.

Red’s maternal grandmother’s name was Francisca.

Source: Genealogy of Red Buffing – https://www.findagrave.com

Red Ruffing on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Red Ruffing on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Red’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org