- The Halifax Herald, Thursday, August 18, 1892, pg. 4
NINETY-ONE YEARS IN ONE HOUSE
The Hants Journal says: On Monday evening last, Mrs. Ruth Rudolph, the oldest resident of Windsor, passed away at the advanced age of 91 years. Her demise took place at her residence on Gerrish street, the same house in which she was born, from which she was married and where she has always resided. The deceased was a sister of the late Joseph Rickards, and was the widow of Thomas M. Rudolph, who was murdered near Kempt Shore, in the year 1829, while in the discharge of his duty as deputy sheriff. She leaves no near relatives, her two children, a son and a daughter, having died some years ago.
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