Birth Name: Charles Herbert Ruffing
Place of Birth: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Date of Birth: May 3, 1905
Ethnicity: German
Family Background: Red Ruffing was an American professional baseball pitcher. Ruffing played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox.
Red Ruffing was the son of John August Ruffing and Frances Mueller. Both of Ruffing’s parents were German immigrants.
Ruffing’s paternal grandfather was Johann N. Ruffing, the son of Andreas Ruffing and Susanna Haag.
Ruffing’s paternal grandmother was Juliane C. Weber, the daughter of Johann G. Weber and Charlotta Lupe Ziliox.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150397143 (obituary of Red Ruffing’s father)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187770073 (obituary of Red Ruffing’s mother)
