ANNUAL REUNION VERY PLEASANT; RUDES REUNION IS WELL ATTENDED
The second annual reunion of the Rudes family was held at the old homestead, Maple Grove Farm, Sunday, Aug. 2d. The 1926 reunion will be held at the same place. A bounteous picnic dinner and supper was served on tables under the maples.
Forty-six members of the family were present: Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Rudes, Fred Rudes and Avis Rudes of Helena, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rudes and two children of Port Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rudes, Mr. and Mrs. M.B. Rudes and two children, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Rudes and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Rudes and son Charles, all of Genoa, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rudes and three children of Toledo, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hessman, three sons and daughter Elda of Luckey, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Martin and two children of Fostoria, Mr and Mrs F. Weber and two children of Woodville, Miss Helen Whittaker of Akron, Mr. R. C. Rudes and Miss Minnie Rudes, also two guests, Miss Beulah Ruch of Luckey and Mr. Farr Tuttle of Cleveland.
The men enjoyed quoits and indoor baseball with music and games for the younger people.
The above is an article from The Genoa Gazette on 7 August 1925. It was front page news! I love little articles like this for several reasons but first let's see if we can figure out who all the 46+ people are and how they are related.
- Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Rudes - Nothing like starting out with a fun one. There are two G.A. Rudes' and both were married at the time. I am assuming this is George Adelbert Rudes (1862-1934) and Avis Tuttle (1862-1947). George would be the son of George Rudes and Louisa Baxter.
- Fred Rudes - This would be Fred Tuttle Rudes born in 1907. He is the son of George Rudes & Avis Tuttle.
- Avis Rudes - This might be a double listing as of right now I only know of 2 Avis Rudes'. One is the wife of G.A. Rudes and one is their granddaughter via E.H. who is possibly listed with her fathers family so I will need to do more digging on this one.
- Mr. & Mrs. L.C. Rudes & 2 children - I think this is Lester Rudes (1887 - 1942) and Lucy Sampson (1891-1976). They had Robert & Margaret before 1925. Lester is the son of Heselton Rudes & Fanny Butheway.
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Rudes - I'm fairly confident that this is Cecil Harold Rudes (1887-1951) & his wife, Minnie Arndt (1888-1948). Cecil regularly went by Harry and is the son of Carlos Rudes & Lillie Hatch.
- Mr. & Mrs. M.B. Rudes & 2 children - I think this is the family of Merrill Basil Rudes (1890-1939) & Della Matilda Wilhelmina Meyer (1891-1963). The two children would be Merrill Basil "June" Rudes (1920-1994) & George Rudes (1923-2007). Merrill is the son of Carlos Rudes & Lillie Hatch.
- Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Rudes & 3 children - I think this is the family of Raymond Sandwich Rudes (1895-1972) & Pearl Crossman (daughter of Charles Easton and Emma Crossman; 1895-1959). At the time the children would have been Mary (1920-2003), Raymond (1921-1985) and Kathleen (1923-1929). Raymond is the son of Carlos Rudes & Lillie Hatch.
- Mr. & Mrs. Verne & Charles - This is Verne Rudes (1891-1970) and Mildred Belle Schroder (1894-1969). To my knowledge Charles is their only child, born in 1914 he died in a car accident in 1932. Verne is the son of Heselton Rudes & Fanny Butheway.
- Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Rudes & 3 children - I am thinking this is Emery Harold Rudes and his wife, Johanna. In the 1930 census their children are Avis, Delbert & Emery Jr. I will be digging a little deeper to see if there are two Avis Rudes' or if she was just listed twice. Emery is the son of George Rudes & Avis Tuttle.
- Mr. & Mrs. Will Hessman & 3 sons & Elda - William Hessman married Alice Rudes. Alice was the daughter of George Rudes & Avis Tuttle. They had four sons and all of them were born before this event so I'm not sure which ones were in attendance but you have Willard (b. 1907), Lowell (b 1913), Ross (b. 1916) and Robert Claire (b. 1922). Elda was born in 1908 and later became Mrs. Forrest Wight.
- Mr. & Mrs. Lester Martin & 2 children - Lester Martin married Esther Rudes. Esther is the daughter of George Rudes & Avis Tuttle. The children should be Lois & Gerald with Jane being born sometime in 1925.
- Mr. & Mrs. F. Weber & 2 children - This would be Franz Weber and Inez Rudes. To my knowledge they only had 2 children total, Thornton Weber (1917-2004) and Marian (later Mrs. Kesler; 1921-2010). Inez is the daughter of George Rudes & Avis Tuttle.
- Helen Whittaker - Helen is the daughter of Albert Whittaker & Metta Rudes. I am attempting to location more information. She would be the granddaughter of George Adelbert Rudes & Avis Tuttle. She was listed as Mrs. Helen Wilson in her fathers obituary however that has been almost as fun as a Smith or Jones to track.
- R. C. Rudes - I am going to assume this is Roy Castle Rudes (1874-1945).
- Minnie Rudes is the daughter of George Rudes and Louisa Baxter. She was born September 2, 1864 in Genoa, Ottawa, Ohio and died May 22, 1939 in Clay Township, Ohio and to my knowledge was never married.
- Beulah Ruch
- Farr Tuttle
So, now that I have them mostly assigned to families. How are they all related? They are all the descendants of George Rudes and Louisa Baxter. G.A., Heselton (deceased), Carlos (deceased), Roy Castle and Minnie are the children. Fred, Lester, Harry/Cecil, Merrill, Raymond, Verne, Emery, Alice, Esther and Inez all come from one of the above children. You then obviously have various great-grandchildren. Of the eight children of George and Louisa, 5 were there or had children there. Metta, Amy and Bribner to the best of my knowledge never married or had children. Neither Metta nor Am reached the age of 10 before their deaths.
