George and Alvina (Koch) Ruble

Both George Ruble and his wife, Alvina Koch Ruble, were born in Iowa in 1872. They came to Foster County in 1898 and homesteaded on the North 1/2 of Section 6 in Haven Township. He later sold his rights and the family left North Dakota to live in St. Louis, Missouri about 1915.

The Rubel's had three children: Herbert, Raymond and Eleanor. Herbert died as a small child and is buried in the Brethren Cemetery on Section 20 in Haven Township.

Mr. Ruble died in January 1941. Mrs. Ruble died in March 1941. They are buried at St. Louis, Missouri.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 57B