This encyclopedia of family history on the Ruth family is a collection of thousands of names representing years of research. Early history of both the Ruth and Lauer/Lower family is traced to Germany. The Peter Ruth/Roodt family arrived in Pa. in 1733. In 1761, Peter Ruth of Cumru Twp., Berks Co., Pa., was naturalized declaring he had observed communion at Hains Church in Berks Co., Pa. Children married: Epler, Hain, Krick, Moser, and Schell. (1,004pp. index. hardcover. Author, 1994.)