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Tfanjily Sociefy •Bl NEWSLETTER Volume 7 Number 3 September 1996 the ORDER of the WHITE LION Lewis M TFanjily Sociefy •Bl NEWSLETTER Volume 7 Number 3 September 1996 THE ORDER OF THE WHITE LION Lewis M. ("Jack") White, his Music in Prague and completed her wife Dagitiar, their daughter studies at the University of Kansas, Sandra and son Tom with his wife Julliard School of Music, and Susan were in Prague in~ May. Columbia University. After They were there to receive from graduating from the Julliard School Czech President Vaclav Havel the of Music, she came to Bogota to posthumous award of the Order of teach voice at the National Conser- the White Lion for Dagmar's vatory of Music. They were married father, General Antonin Hasal. in 1954 and Dagmar continued with The Order of the White Lion her musical career, singing in is the Czech Republic's highest operas and concerts, directing decoration, usually given to choral groups, and teaching voice heads of state. It was awarded during Jack's 27 years as a Foreign to General Hasal for his long service officer. While they were in career of fighting for a demo- Nicaragua, she was given an award by cratic and independent Czechoslo- the leading newspaper for contribut- vakia. He volunteered for the ing the most to Nicaraguan culture Czech Legion in Russia in World during that year. War I ending the war as a They settled in Vienna, Virgin- colonel. He remained in the army ia, when Jack was assigned to the and rose through the ranks to Bureau of African Affairs in the four-star general. He escaped State Department in Washington, D.C. from German-occupied Czechoslo- In Vienna Dagmar opened a voice vakia in 1940 to become President studio, taught at the Northern Benes's military adviser in Virginia Community College, and London during World War II. When founded the Vienna Light Opera Czechoslovakia was being liberat- Company, which has presented one or ed in 1944, he was sent as Com- two operas yearly for the past mander of the Liberated Territor- twenty years. In 1994 she was given ies . In the post-war government a doctorate by her old alma mater, of President Benes, General Hasal Charles University, the oldest in served as Minister of Transporta- Central Europe. tion. After the Communists took In August, Dagmar was in Brno, over the government of Czechoslo- Czech Republic, for a conference vakia in 1948, he came with his that she organized as vice presi- family to the United states. dent of the Czechoslovak Society of Here he was president of the Arts and Sciences. Czechoslovak Officers in Exile Jack, treasurer of the Rucker until his death in 1960. Family Society, is enjoying retire- Jack met Dagmar in Bogota, ment. He and Dagmar have been Columbia, in 1953, his first post active in the society and Jack was as a career Foreign service chairman of the 1994 Rucker Reunion officer of the State Department. in Bedford Co. His mother. Vixella Dagmar had studied at the Charles Rucker White, was the subject of a University and Conservatory of family profile, RFSN, Vol. 2, No. 2. The Rucker Family Society Newsletter Page 22 Vol. 7. No. 3. September 1996 JOSHUA ROCKER THE ROCKER FAMILY'S FIRST GENEALOGIST? Betty A. Jackan, Raleigh, NC, Please send copies to the Editor, sent me a copy of the Rucker papers Jean B. Robinson, 304 Charmian at the Oniversity of North Carolina Road, Richmond, VA, 23226-1704, at Chapel Hill, Wilson Library, (804) 358-3185. Southern Historical Collection, Also send copies to Doris W. Slaughter Genealogy #2952. In Edwards, 2017 43rd SE U-2, Grand addition to a letter from William Rapids, MI 49508. Doris is Parks Rucker with the story of the placing family group sheets at Dutch Admiral (see below), there is the Virginia Historical Society. a genealogy based on the work of Doris, our registrar, is Joshua5 Rucker (John4, John3, John2, contacting all new members. Peter1). See Sudie Rucker Wood's However, if you have not sent Rucker Family Genealogy, p.32-33, your lineage, please do so now. for a letter from Joshua requesting We would not like for your family genealogical information on the to be left out of the future family. This information was passed update. along to both Wood and to Edythe Whitley, in her History of the ***** Rucker Family, p.264-266. Whitley has a few excerpts in the letter THE DOTCH ADMIRAL that Wood omitted as they didn't pertain to family. "The trace to the famous The papers in the UNC library Dutch admiral is derived from the are a genealogy based on Joshua record in the family Bible of my Rucker's work, but additional infor- great-grandfather, who certifies mation was added by Mrs. James H that he copied it from the record Haynie (Zerilda6 Rucker, Ahmed5, of births and marriages and John4, John3, John2, Peter1) and deaths made in his great- continued by James7 Polk Willard grandfather's Bible, and he gives (Hester6 Ann Rucker, William5, John4, the admirals name as MICHAEL John3, John2, Peter1). The papers ANDRONGOON DE ROGTER, and quotes were signed by Willard on April 3, his great-grandfather saying that 1915. It has much additional infor- when our American ancestor was mation not in any Rucker book. picked up at sea, he gave his Joshua Rucker's genealogy contains name properly as Rugter, but his the descendants of John4 Rucker rescuers misunderstood it for (John3, John2, Peter1) and Sarah Rucker, and he adopted it by Plunkett. John and Sarah Rucker had degrees until finally it was 12 children and 84 grandchildren. fixed." (Letter from William They had more recorded grandchildren Parks Rucker, Lewisburg, WV, to than any of the early Ruckers (even Dr. James P. Willard, 8 May 1896, Ambrose who had 14 children). We at the UNC library.) can thank Joshua Rucker for preserv- ing this information for us. From the World Book Encyclopedia: MICHEL ADIAANS- ***** ZOON DE RUYTER (1607-1676) was an admiral of the Dutch Navy during Many thanks to Betty Jackan and the three wars between England others who are sharing their "finds" and The Netherlands in the mid with the family. If you haven't yet 1600s. He was one of the sent in your lineage for the future greatest fighting seamen of the update of the family genealogy, Netherlands. In 1676 he was there is still time to do so. killed in a French battle. The Rucker Family Society Newsletter Page 23 Vol. 7. No. 3. September 1996 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS children and grandchildren. See RFSN, Vol. 6, No. 3, for a profile I would like to of Willard and "Chips, the War Dog." locate researchers of Congratulations to Juanita and the RUCKERS OF ROCK- Willard on their 50th wedding WALL CO., TX, AND THE anniversay! DALLAS CO., TX, area. I descend from George9 ************************************ Wilford Adkins, Katie8 M. Wilson, John7 Wilford, Eliza- I need information about the beth6 Grisham, Emily5 Rucker, ancestors of FRANK MARSHALL RUCKER, James4, Mordecai3, William2, born July 23, 1866, in St. Charles, Peter1. From Patricia ("Patti") MO. He moved from Randolph Co., MO, Adkins Rochette, 1001B W. 101st to Eufaula, Indian Territory, to Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64114, Rogers Co., OK, in the early 1880s. phone (816) 942-1727. He married May Dora Taylor and settled on her Indian allotment ******************************** located between Claremore and Pryor, OK. His brother was Dr. John CORRECTION TO RFSN VoL. 7, Garther Rucker. Frank's death cert, No. 1, p. 9: Mary Johnson, of said his father was John Marshall Amherst Co., VA, brought to my Rucker, but nothing further can be attention that Absolem Rucker's found. From John P. Rucker, 1 wife's maiden name was not Financial Centre, Suite 105, Osage Richeson. My apologies to all Beach, MO 65065, Fax (314) 248-0440 for making such a gross error in judgement. Nancy Richeson, dau. ************************************ of Jesse Richeson married Lindsey Coghill (D. B. W, p.233, Amherst OTHER STORIES OF OUR RUCKER ANCESTOR Co.). The maiden name of Nancy, the wife of Absolem Rucker, Letter from Joyce H. Elben, Jan. remains unknown. 1995: "I have a scroll of parchment paper which is getting torn and ******************************** about worn out. It says in the corner: "Rucker evolved in Germany COL. AMBROSE RUCKER'S HOME, as the 13th Century hero-warrior, AMHERST CO., VA: Letter from name . Ruck-Hardt, translated as Mrs. Ellen Rucker Thiesz, of xpowerful one with a raven's Garrett Park, MD, written 2 Mar wisdom.' The Raven was symbolic in 1922 to Mrs. G. W. Rucker, medieval times of specialized Greenfield, Ohio: "Col. Ambrose knowledge and wisdom. The Rucker Rucker is said to have been 6 armorial shield is red, decorated feet, 6 inches tall and weighed with double-headed silver eagle." 300 pounds. His grave is the The scroll gives her line of descent longest grave I ever saw. All from Joshua2* Carter Rucker (Joshua3, the graves in the family grave William2, Peter1) and Nancy yard are unusually long. The old Boatwright. Joyce descends from family colonial home was burned Isaiah Rucker, son of Joshua Carter. about 50 or so years ago [1922]." Joyce would like to correspond ******************************** with any descendants of this line. Please write her at 402 17th Ave A fiftieth wedding anniver- N.E., Austin, MN 55912. sary reception was held for JUANITA AND WILLARD RUCKER on Editor's note: Wood's book, Sunday, June 23, 1996, at Mal- opposite page 306, shows a shield vern, AR. It was given by their with the double headed eagle (no.8) The Rucker Family Society Newsletter Page 24 Vol. 7. No. 3. September 1996 Lurana Ryan Truesdell, Somers, 1996 ROCKER REUNION NY, query in Vol.
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