He was the son of George Washington and Annie (Downs) Ruth and married Sarah J. "Jennie" Newton - 24 Sep 1867 - Bedford Co., Tennessee. His obituaries follow:
A. D. Ruth Passes Away --
A. D. Ruth, Veteran, Watchmaker, and Silversmith of Winchester, died of Paralysis at his home here Wednesday. He had been in failing health for several months and for several days past, the end had been momentarily expected.
Mr. Ruth was born February 12, 1845 and was therefore in his seventy-third year. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Missouri at the beginning of hostilities and served through the entire conflict. He was seriously wounded on two different occasions and was one time left for dead on a field.
In 1967 he was married to Miss Jennie Newton. Of this union, nine children were born, five of whom are now living.
They are George, Moody, Oliver, Lucille, and Ernest. Ernest lives in Selma, Alabama, and the others reside here.
Mr. Ruth began business in Winchester in 1886 and with his passing, the oldest business establishment in Winchester will be closed.
The funeral will be from the residence this morning at 10:00 o'clock and the remains will be carried to Fayetteville at noon for burial.
Source:
The Truth and Herald
Winchester, Tennessee
Thursday, November 29, 1917
Winchester, November 29 - Ambrose Driscoll Ruth, one of the most prominent men in this section, died here today. He was born in Shelbyville, February 12, 1845. He was married to Miss Jennie Newton, of Shelbyville, in September, 1867. To this union were born nine children, four of whom are living. They are Moody, George, Lucille, and Ernest Ruth, all of whom were prompt at his death, except Ernest, who lives at Selma, Alabama. Mr. Ruth enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, going with Cockrell's brigade and serving throughout the war, having been severely wounded at the Battle of Franklin. He was in the service, but in prison at the time of the surrender. Funeral service and interment at Rose Hill at Fayetteville, where his wife and other members of his family are buried.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, December 6, 1917
A. D. Ruth Passes Away --
A. D. Ruth, Veteran, Watchmaker, and Silversmith of Winchester, died of Paralysis at his home here Wednesday. He had been in failing health for several months and for several days past, the end had been momentarily expected.
Mr. Ruth was born February 12, 1845 and was therefore in his seventy-third year. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Missouri at the beginning of hostilities and served through the entire conflict. He was seriously wounded on two different occasions and was one time left for dead on a field.
In 1967 he was married to Miss Jennie Newton. Of this union, nine children were born, five of whom are now living.
They are George, Moody, Oliver, Lucille, and Ernest. Ernest lives in Selma, Alabama, and the others reside here.
Mr. Ruth began business in Winchester in 1886 and with his passing, the oldest business establishment in Winchester will be closed.
The funeral will be from the residence this morning at 10:00 o'clock and the remains will be carried to Fayetteville at noon for burial.
Source:
The Truth and Herald
Winchester, Tennessee
Thursday, November 29, 1917
Winchester, November 29 - Ambrose Driscoll Ruth, one of the most prominent men in this section, died here today. He was born in Shelbyville, February 12, 1845. He was married to Miss Jennie Newton, of Shelbyville, in September, 1867. To this union were born nine children, four of whom are living. They are Moody, George, Lucille, and Ernest Ruth, all of whom were prompt at his death, except Ernest, who lives at Selma, Alabama. Mr. Ruth enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, going with Cockrell's brigade and serving throughout the war, having been severely wounded at the Battle of Franklin. He was in the service, but in prison at the time of the surrender. Funeral service and interment at Rose Hill at Fayetteville, where his wife and other members of his family are buried.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, December 6, 1917
He was the son of George Washington and Annie (Downs) Ruth and married Sarah J. "Jennie" Newton - 24 Sep 1867 - Bedford Co., Tennessee. His obituaries follow:
A. D. Ruth Passes Away --
A. D. Ruth, Veteran, Watchmaker, and Silversmith of Winchester, died of Paralysis at his home here Wednesday. He had been in failing health for several months and for several days past, the end had been momentarily expected.
Mr. Ruth was born February 12, 1845 and was therefore in his seventy-third year. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Missouri at the beginning of hostilities and served through the entire conflict. He was seriously wounded on two different occasions and was one time left for dead on a field.
In 1967 he was married to Miss Jennie Newton. Of this union, nine children were born, five of whom are now living.
They are George, Moody, Oliver, Lucille, and Ernest. Ernest lives in Selma, Alabama, and the others reside here.
Mr. Ruth began business in Winchester in 1886 and with his passing, the oldest business establishment in Winchester will be closed.
The funeral will be from the residence this morning at 10:00 o'clock and the remains will be carried to Fayetteville at noon for burial.
Source:
The Truth and Herald
Winchester, Tennessee
Thursday, November 29, 1917
Winchester, November 29 - Ambrose Driscoll Ruth, one of the most prominent men in this section, died here today. He was born in Shelbyville, February 12, 1845. He was married to Miss Jennie Newton, of Shelbyville, in September, 1867. To this union were born nine children, four of whom are living. They are Moody, George, Lucille, and Ernest Ruth, all of whom were prompt at his death, except Ernest, who lives at Selma, Alabama. Mr. Ruth enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, going with Cockrell's brigade and serving throughout the war, having been severely wounded at the Battle of Franklin. He was in the service, but in prison at the time of the surrender. Funeral service and interment at Rose Hill at Fayetteville, where his wife and other members of his family are buried.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, December 6, 1917
A. D. Ruth Passes Away --
A. D. Ruth, Veteran, Watchmaker, and Silversmith of Winchester, died of Paralysis at his home here Wednesday. He had been in failing health for several months and for several days past, the end had been momentarily expected.
Mr. Ruth was born February 12, 1845 and was therefore in his seventy-third year. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Missouri at the beginning of hostilities and served through the entire conflict. He was seriously wounded on two different occasions and was one time left for dead on a field.
In 1967 he was married to Miss Jennie Newton. Of this union, nine children were born, five of whom are now living.
They are George, Moody, Oliver, Lucille, and Ernest. Ernest lives in Selma, Alabama, and the others reside here.
Mr. Ruth began business in Winchester in 1886 and with his passing, the oldest business establishment in Winchester will be closed.
The funeral will be from the residence this morning at 10:00 o'clock and the remains will be carried to Fayetteville at noon for burial.
Source:
The Truth and Herald
Winchester, Tennessee
Thursday, November 29, 1917
Winchester, November 29 - Ambrose Driscoll Ruth, one of the most prominent men in this section, died here today. He was born in Shelbyville, February 12, 1845. He was married to Miss Jennie Newton, of Shelbyville, in September, 1867. To this union were born nine children, four of whom are living. They are Moody, George, Lucille, and Ernest Ruth, all of whom were prompt at his death, except Ernest, who lives at Selma, Alabama. Mr. Ruth enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, going with Cockrell's brigade and serving throughout the war, having been severely wounded at the Battle of Franklin. He was in the service, but in prison at the time of the surrender. Funeral service and interment at Rose Hill at Fayetteville, where his wife and other members of his family are buried.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, December 6, 1917
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