Eleazar Ruiz

Paternal grandfather

Eleazar Ruiz was born on July 10, 1906, in Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia, to Bernardina Restrepo, age 55, and Heliodoro Ruiz, age 43. Owner of the store called Almacen Benitin in Envigado.

Eleazar’s Story

Eleazar was born in 1906 in Envigado, Colombia, during a time when families were moving to cities like Medellin and Manizales, where their children would have access to better educational opportunities. Rural life was also very difficult, with food and medicine hard to come by.

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