1836 Jeremiah Ruhl was taxed in Bloomfield Twp, Richland County, Ohio. [1]
1857 Jer. Ruhl owned 120 acres in section 36 of North Bloomfield Twp, Morrow County, Ohio. J Ruhl owned 40 acres in section 1 of Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio. [2]
1866 George R Hosler purchased land in Johnsvile, Perry Twp, Morrow County, Ohio from Jeremiah and Lydia Ruhl. Dated March 1.
A biosketch reports [3]:
Lydia Ruhl, farmer; P. O. Shaucks, was born Feb. 3, 1817, in Richland County, Ohio; her parents, John and Rachel Painter, were natives of Virginia, and emigrated to Ohio about the year 1816, settling on Government land in Richland Co. Mr. Painter made farming his chief business, but worked some at the cooper trade, and did rough cabinet work for his neighbors; his farm was only cleared by years of patient toil, and he had the satisfaction of owning a good and valuable farm many years before his death, which occurred in 1860. Mrs. Ruhl had very few advantages for getting an education at the schools, but at home the elements of hard labor were thoroughly taught. She was married Sept. 18, 1834, to Jeremiah Ruhl, son of George and Elizabeth Ruhl; he was one of the practical farmers of the county, clearing his own farm from the primeval forest, and improving it as fast as circumstances would permit. He died November 19, 1873. By their marriage nine children were born, only three of whom are now living-Hiram, John and George W. The two oldest are married, and have families; the youngest is in the West to recruit his health. Mrs. Ruhl and her husband, were among the first members of the Old School Baptist-Church. She owns 120 acres of land, on which she and grandchildren are now living.
[1] The Pastfinder, Ashland and Richland County Chapters, Ohio Genealogical Society, 2001 Vol. 20-7, [Ohio_Pastfinder].
[2] Harwood & Watson, surveyors, Map of Morrow County, Ohio, from actual surveys (Philadelphia: Woodford & Bartley, 1857), [LibraryOfCongress Map], [LibraryOfCongress Catalog].
[3] William Henry Perrin, J. H. Battle, History of Morrow County and Ohio (Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., 1880), 628, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].