Oliver was born in June 1856 to John Jesse Rugh and Sarah (nee Williams).

He married Mary Jane Ghrist on June 23, 1892 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania . They had children (each may be in the photo): Rachel, Sarah, John, Minnie, Elizabeth, Nellie, Rudolph, Harry, Clyde, Oliver, George, & Gladys.

Wife Mary Jane was born April 7, 1874 in Pennsylvania.

Oliver died September 23, 1938 at Export, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and was buried at the Union Cemetery in nearby Greensburg.

Mary died on March 10, 1952.

NOTE: The following additional insights into those possibly pictured in this photo was provided 25 Nov 2007 by Harry Rugh, grandson of Oliver:

We have been kicking this around for a while, trying to figure out great aunts and uncles on this one.

Claudia and I think that the photo was taken around 1921 when great aunt Sadie Rugh died. If you look at the photo from left to right in the back row this is what we have come up with:

great aunt Amanda Rugh Peters, age about 56,
great uncle John Louis Rugh, age about 60,
grandfather Oliver Rugh, age about 65,
grandmother Mary Jane Rugh, age about 47,
great aunt Kate, age about 72
great uncle Bill Rugh, age about 63
great aunt Lizzie Rugh Kuhn, age about 70
cousin John Kuhn, age about 44, (Lizzie's son)
John's wife, Harriet, age about 30

In the front row we really guess, except for Dad, but we think:

Donald Jamison, age about 30 (Amanda's son in law)
Grace Peters Jamison, age about 29, holding baby Donald Jamison (Amanda's daughter)
My Dad, Harry Rugh, age about 14

The next four kids we can't figure out, but we think they belong to John and Harriet Kuhn.

The fifth person we can't tell at all.

We hope this gives someone else something to go on. Keep up the good work on the website.

"Cousin" Harry L. Rugh
York, PA