CSA Colonel Frank Ruffin was born in Woodville to William Hopper Ruffin, (the son of William H. Ruffin and Margaret Ritchie Ruffin) and Frances Ann Gildart Ruffin, (the daughter of Captain Francis Gildart and Sophia Starke Gildart). He was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandfather, William Ruffin, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
He graduated from the University of Virginia at the age of 16 and then studied for the bar and was accepted in October 1838.
He married Cary Anne Nicholas Randolph (1820-1857), the daughter of Colonel Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875) and great-granddaugher of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), on 28 December 1840, and they had 9 children. Cary Anne died at Edge Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia in 1857.
He married second Ellen Strother Harvie on September 27,1860.
He began practicing in King William County, Virginia, but disappointed with the law, turned to agriculture. After his marriage, he moved to Albemarle County in 1841, then to Richmond in 1853. He served as editor of the SOUTHERN PLANTER from 1851 to 1858. He also purchased an estate in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
When the Civil War began, Ruffin entered Confederate service as a major in the Commissary and eventually rose to the rank of colonel. After the war, he pursued various business and agricultural interests. A Readjuster, Ruffin became disillusioned with William Mahone's (1826-1895) control of the party. Ruffin was appointed 2nd auditor of Virginia, a position he held until his death. Ruffin led efforts to improve the James River and make Richmond a major port.
CSA Colonel Frank Ruffin was born in Woodville to William Hopper Ruffin, (the son of William H. Ruffin and Margaret Ritchie Ruffin) and Frances Ann Gildart Ruffin, (the daughter of Captain Francis Gildart and Sophia Starke Gildart). He was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandfather, William Ruffin, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
He graduated from the University of Virginia at the age of 16 and then studied for the bar and was accepted in October 1838.
He married Cary Anne Nicholas Randolph (1820-1857), the daughter of Colonel Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875) and great-granddaugher of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), on 28 December 1840, and they had 9 children. Cary Anne died at Edge Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia in 1857.
He married second Ellen Strother Harvie on September 27,1860.
He began practicing in King William County, Virginia, but disappointed with the law, turned to agriculture. After his marriage, he moved to Albemarle County in 1841, then to Richmond in 1853. He served as editor of the SOUTHERN PLANTER from 1851 to 1858. He also purchased an estate in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
When the Civil War began, Ruffin entered Confederate service as a major in the Commissary and eventually rose to the rank of colonel. After the war, he pursued various business and agricultural interests. A Readjuster, Ruffin became disillusioned with William Mahone's (1826-1895) control of the party. Ruffin was appointed 2nd auditor of Virginia, a position he held until his death. Ruffin led efforts to improve the James River and make Richmond a major port.
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