Children of George and Eliza Jane (JOHNSTON) HARRIMAN:

1) Irena "Rena" HARRIMAN
    born circa 1849, Ohio; died circa 1885, Athen Twp., Ringgold Co. IA
    married John W. RUCKLE circa 1867, Shelby Twp., Blue Earth Co. MN
               born circa 1835, Morgantown, WV; died 1892, Mason City NE, interred Mason City NE
               Civil War Veteran
    Children of Irena (HARRIMAN) and John W. RUCKLE:
      1) Ida E. RUCKLE
          born circa 1868, Blue Earth Co. MN; died 1892, Mason City NE
          married Mr. SIGMAN circa 1890
      2) Ella Etta RUCKLE
          born 27 Aug 1874, Blue Earth Co. MN; died 08 Sep 1892, Mason City NE
          married Arthur Franklin LUTHER 15 Apr 1890, Custer Co. NE
                     born 09 Feb 1870, Brown Co. KS; died 01 Jul 1951, Broken Bow NE

According to family legend, John W. RUCKLE was the foreman of the HARRIMAN farm near Kellerton, Iowa. John and Irena married against George HARRIMAN'S strong disapproval. Upon Irena's death, the HARRIMANS made it clear that John and his daughters were no longer welcome. Consequently, John moved with his daughters Ida and Ella to Custer County, Nebraska, circa 1888, joining a wagon train comprised of several other Ringgold County families, namely the DADY and KELLER families. The RUCKLES homesteaded on a property located west of Mason City in Algernon Township. The farm was located two miles from the Henry LUTHER farm where Arthur Franklin grew up. Arthur and Ella were married when Arthur was twenty-one-years-old and Ella, by consent of her father, was fourteen-years-old. Arthur and Ella's children were: Omer Kem, born November 12, 1890; Earcy, born February 28, 1892 and died October 12, 1892. It is believed that baby Earcy, Ella, and John W. RUCKLES died from typhoid fever contracted from contaminated well water. At right, Ella Etta (RUCKLE), Arthur Franklin, and Omer Kem LUTHER, 1891.

2) Mary Ellen HARRIMAN
    born 19 Feb 1857, OH; died 04 Oct 1939, interment Kellerton IA
    married David Louis RUCKLE 01 Mar 1881, Ringgold Co. IA
               born 25 Jun 1845, Morgantown WV; died 25 Sep 1918, interment Kellerton IA
               son of Daniel and Rebecca (JARRETT) RUCKLE
    Children of Mary Ellen (HARRIMAN) and David Louis RUCKLE:
      1) Fred Oliver RUCKLE
          born 14 Mar 1882, Red Oak IA; died 10 May 1958, Los Angeles CA
          married Elizabeth (?)
          Children of Fred Oliver and Elizabeth RUCKLE:
            1) Louis RUCKLE, born circa 1904
            2) Lucille RUCKLE married Warren C. MERRILL from Texas
      2) Edith V. RUCKLE, 28 Apr 1885, IL
      3) Clyde Arthur RUCKLE
          born 16 Feb 1896, Beattie KS; died 22 Aug 1876, Lebanon TN
          married Mae Abbe RAMSEY 03 Apr 1919
                             born 10 Nov 1899; died 29 Nov 1975, interment Lebanon TN
          Children of Clyde Arthur & Mae Abbe (RAMSEY) RUCKLE:
            1) Robert Edward RUCKLE
            2) Betty Louise RUCKLE
            3) Arthur Gene RUCKLE
            4) Kenneth Val RUCKLE

Rebecca (JARRETT) RUCKLE was an orphan and was raised by the John WAGNERS. Sometime after her married to Daniel the RUCKLES moved to Rappahannock County, Virginia to live on a large plantation given to Daniel's painter cousin Thomas Cole RUCKLE. Daniel died and Rebecca remarried. David Louis RUCKLE wasn't able to get along with his step-father so he left home at the age of thirteen. He went west, lving in Texas and Oklahoma before settling in Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas in 1861. Here, he enlisted in the Army on November 10, 1861, and served as a Private with Company G of the 7th Regiment of Kansas Cavalry. David was mustered out of service on September 29, 1865. After his discharge from the military, David came to Ringgold County, Iowa, apparently to live close to his brother John W. RUCKLE.

David married Mary Ellen HARRIMAN March 1, 1881, Ringgold County, Iowa. They moved to Indiana where their daughter Edith was born in 1885. Later, the family moved to Beattie, Marshall County, Kansas, residing there approximately fifteen years before moving on to Weld County, Colorado. David retired and began receiving a military pension. He died September 15, 1918 in Greeley, Colorado. At right, Mary Ellen (HARRIMAN), Edith, David RUCKLE, and Fred.

Thomas RUCKLE, brother of David Louis and John W., was born circa 1841. When he was in his teens, Thomas moved to Mills County, Iowa where he married Mary E. ROCKEFELLOW. Their second-born son James Henry RUCKLE, born in Iowa on July 3, 1870, and married circa 1908 to Edith E. RUCKLE, the daughter of Mary Ellen (HARRIMAN) and David Louis RUCKLE. James Henry and Edith V. RUCKLE were the parents of seven daughters. They lived in Weld County, Colorado, in the 1920's, then moved to California where they resided the remainder of their lives. Edth died April 14, 1969, Los Angeles, California. James died on July 30, 1955, and was interred at Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, Iowa. James Henry and Edith E. RUCKLE are pictured at right.

          Children of Edith E. and James Henry RUCKLE:
            1) Mary "Grace" RUCKLE, born circa 1908, Ringgold Co. IA
            2) Thelma B. RUCKLE, born 1909, Ringgold Co. IA
            3) Josephine E. RUCKLE, born circa 1915, Ringgold Co. IA
            4) LeVona E. RUCKLE, born circa 1919, ND
            5) Dorothy RUCKLE
            6) Frances RUCKLE
            7) Edith RUCKLE

3) Julie Etta HARRIMAN
    born May 1860, Blue Earth Co. MN
    married Charles W. POWERS 18 Jan 1890, Ringgold Co. IA
                 born Jun 1862, son of Thomas G. and Mary A. (STANFORTH) POWERS
    Children of Julie Etta (HARRIMAN) and Charles W. POWERS:
      1) Child POWERS, died young
      2) Florence C. POWERS, born Sep 1890, Ringgold Co. IA
      3) Wilbur Charles POWERS, born 13 May 1902, Ringgold Co. IA

4) Benjamin Smith "Ben" HARRIMAN
    born 01 Oct 1861, Blue Earth Co. MN; died 25 Nov 1951, Ringgold Co. IA
    interment Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, IA
    married Josephine E. PEPPERS
                 born Apr 1856, IL, daughter of B. D. PEPPERS
                 died 1934, Ringgold Co. IA, interment Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton IA
    Children of Benjamin Smith and Josephine E. PEPPERS:
      1) Loyd J. HARRIMAN
          born 22 Apr 1886, Ringgold Co. IA; died Nov 1966 Goshen Co. WY
          married Parvia H. B. STEPHENS & had one child
      2) Eddie W. "Ed" HARRIMAN
          born 13 Dec 1889, Ringgold Co. IA; died Sep 1969, Des Moines, Polk Co. IA
          married Caroline "Carrie" LEAF
                      born 07 Dec 1891; died Jun 1972, Des Moines IA
          Children of Ed & Carrie (LEAF) HARRIMAN:
            1) Eloise HARRIMAN, born circa 1919
            2) Max HARRIMAN, born circa 1921
            3) Carley HARRIMAN, born circa 1923
            4) Dolores HARRIMAN, born circa 1926
      3) Loren E. HARRIMAN
          born 21 Jul 1891, Ringgold Co. IA
          married circa 1916 Verda E. BELAMY, born circa 1893
          Children of Loren E. & Verda E. (BELMAY) HARRIMAN:
            1) Edward HARRIMAN
                 born circa 1918
            2) Eldon HARRIMAN
                 born circa 1920
                 married Cora Lee GAMES 26 Dec 1942, Bell Co. TX
            3) Gerald Clinton HARRIMAN
                 born 02 Dec 1923, Ringgold Co. IA
      4) Child HARRIMAN
          born 01 Jul 1894, Ringgold Co. IA; died before 1900
      5) Benjamin Shafter HARRIMAN
          born 10 Sep 1898, Ringgold Co. IA; died 01 Aug 1962, Multnomah OR
          married 14 Jul 1920 Vera Coral STEVENS, born 28 Aug 1901
          Children of Benjamin S. & Vera Coral (STEVENS) HARRIMAN:
            1) Verla Dean HARRIMAN, born circa 1923
            2) Virginia C. HARRIMAN, born circa 1924

5) George Wellcome HARRIMAN
    born 06 Oct 1864, Blue Earth Co. MN; died 23 Apr 1957, Ringgold Co. IA
    interment Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, IA
    married 1st Frances "Nellie" BURNS
                     born 04 Feb 1892, Ringgold Co. IA
                     died age 33 06 Nov 1905, interment Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, IA
                     daughter of Thomas and Nancy (FENDER) BURNS
    Children of George Wellcome and Frances "Nellie" (BURNS) HARRIMAN:
      1) Elmer L. HARRIMAN
          born 12 Jan 1894, Ringgold Co. IA; died Oct 1978, Omaha NE
          married Myrtle M. MORSS 06 Nov 1915, Ringgold Co. IA
                     born 20 Oct 1897; died 02 Jul 1991
      2) Bertie HARRIMAN
          born 18 Oct 1895; died 14 Nov 1895, interment Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton IA
      3) Ulysses B. HARRIMAN
          born May 1897; died young
      4) Lester Burns HARRIMAN
          born 25 May 1897, IA; died 29 Jun 1980, Placer Co. CA
          married circa 1920 Alma L. McDOWELL, born 15 Aug 1903, Union Co. IA
          Children of Lester Burns & Alma L. (McDOWELL) HARRIMAN:
            1) Nellie Luella (HARRIMAN) NIGRO, born 1921, IA
            2) Robert Lester HARRIMAN
                born 1923, IA; died 1936, IA, interment Tingley Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA
            3) William Leroy HARRIMAN
                born 03 Jan 1925, IA; died 28 Dec 2000, Gilbert, Story Co. IA
            4) Neva Louise (HARRIMAN) ROBINSON, born 1927
            5) Bonnie Lee (HARRIMAN) FRAZER, born 1929
            6) Betty Lou (HARRIMAN) ANAMATEROS, born 1931
            7) Jacqueline Lois HARRIMAN
                born 1934; died 1935, interment Tingley Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA
            8) Richard Lyle HARRIMAN, born 1938
      5) LeRoy Lee HARRIMAN
          born Feb 1900, IA; died 09 Dec 1944, Los Angeles Co. CA
          married 26 Jun 1927 NE Mary Lillian LYNCH, died 26 Nov 1936
          Children of LeRoy Lee & Mary Lillian (LYNCH) HARRIMAN:
            10 LoAnne Jewell (HARRIMAN) JONES, born 12 Apr 1933
            2) James Leroy HARRIMAN, born 03 Nov 1936
    George Wellcome HARRIMAN
    married 2nd Minnie (BROWN) MILES 24 Apr 1907
                    born 1865, daughter of Joseph & Mary Ann (McCALLER) BROWN
                    died 1944, interment Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton IA
    No children born to this 2nd marriage.

6) Margaret Viola "Maggie" HARRIMAN, born Jun 1869, Blue Earth Co. MN

SOURCES:
Kellerton Iowa: A Century of Memories, 1881-1981 1981.
WPA Graves Survey
California Death Index
Social Security Death Index
Federal Census
descendants of the family