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John M. Ruder, at left, with his son, Ralph L. Ruder, on right, with bobcat.
Son of Jacob and Mary Buchholz Ruder [Mary was Nicholas Buchholz' sister], John was born Dec. 3, 1887, and came with his family to Eagle County in 1894. He lived most of his life on Gore Creek where the family homesteaded a ranch beginning in 1897.
Ralph L. Ruder, John and Edna Ruder's only child, was killed in a truck accident on Battle Mountain, December 18, 1961. He...