1914 Nancy Rule Heis died.
The Galion Daily Leader, Galion, Ohio, January 19, 1914. [15]
1830 Jacob Ruhl lived in Shrewsbury Twp, York County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 2 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), and 1 (30 thru 39); and females: 1 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), and 3 (20 thru 29). [1]
1833 Jacob Ruhl bought land in section 5 of Richland County, Ohio. [2]
1834 Jacob Ruhl of Richland County, Ohio, perhaps this one, purchased land in the NE quarter of section 5 in Twp 18-N, of range 20-west, Wooster, Ohio; dated August 6. [3]
1840 Jacob Rhule was taxed in Sandusky Twp, Richland County, Ohio. [4]
1840 Michael, Henry, Levi, and Jacob Rhule were taxed in Galion, Richland County, Ohio. [5]
1840 Jacob Ruhl lived in Galleon, Richland County, Ohio in a household with males: 1 (Under 5), 2 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (40 thru 49); and females: 1 (Under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 2 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (30 thru 39). [6]
1842 The estate of Jacob Ruhl was administered in Richland County, Ohio. Widow Catherine Ruhl renounced her right of administration in favor of John Fate and Daniel Riblett. Security by John Fate and Joseph Russell. Appraisal by John Wein, David Selker and Jacob Riblett. [7] [8] [9]
1850 Catharine Ruhl (age 36, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Jackson Twp, Crawford County, Ohio, in a household with Elizabeth Ruhl (20), Mary Ann Ruhl (15), Nancy Ruhl (14), Susanna Ruhl (12), Catharine Ruhl (10), Mariah Ruhl (6), and Peter Diday (64). [10]
1860 Cathe Ruhl and Nancy Hise were listed adjacent to each other in the census.
1860 Cathe Rhul (age 47, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Jackson Twp, Crawford County, Ohio, in a household with Susanna Rhul (22), Cathe Rhul (20), and Maria Rhul (18). [11]
1860 Nancy Hise (age 24, born in Ohio) lived in Jackson Twp, Crawford County, Ohio, in a household with Phillip Hise (24), and Cathe Hise (1). [12]
1870 Nancy Heis (age 34, born in Ohio) lived at Galion Post Office, Jackson Twp, Crawford County, Ohio, in a household with Phillip J Heis (34), Catharine E Heis (10), Eliza Jane Heis (9), and Mary Ann Heis (2). Nancy Heis's occupation was keeping house. [13]
1914 Nancy Heis, widow, died in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio on January 19. Nancy, daughter of Jacob Ruhl and Kate Fate, was born on April 18, 1836 in Ohio. [14]
Mrs. Philip Heis passed away Sunday afternoon about six o'clock at the home of her daughter Mrs William Rank on East Main street. Mrs Heis had been in poor health for several years, with a complication of diseases which resulted in her death. Funeral services will be held from the Rank home Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock. Rev. D. C. Bundle pastor of the English Lutheran church will conduct the services assisted by Rev C N Crabbs pastor of the United Brethren church. Interment will be made at Fairview cemetery.
Nancy Rule Heis was born and reared upon the farm upon which she lived, but for the past several weeks has made her home with her daughter, Mrs Rank. She was united in marriage to Philip Heis October 15, 1868, and was always a good wife and mother. She is survived by three daughters Mrs Kate Christman, Mrs Eliza Rank of this city, and Mrs Mary Sehl of Leesville. Her death is deeply mourned by a large circle of friends.
A biosketch reported [16]:
When John Ruhl arrived from Pennsylvania with his wife and five sons and a daughter, a wealthy man for those days, he purchased much of the land where the town of Galion, Ohio now stands. He had the idea that this land would make an excellent site for a town. ... A surveyor was sent for and the present Town of Galion was laid out by Michael and Jacob Ruhl in 1831. There were about thirty five lots in this original plat and every one fronted on the main street. In 1833 a second addition was laid out, east of the original plat, but all of these lots also faced on the main street with a few exceptions. There was now a rivalry between the two little towns that had been laid out. The Corners still had the trade. Ruhl's settlement finally won the contest." [We do not know the relationship of this John Ruhl to Henry Ruhl][17] John Ruhl, who came from York County, Pennsylvania, was the father of Michael and Jacob Ruhl.
[1] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Elsworth H. Morse, for the Ohio Genealogical Society, Original Purchasers of Land in Richland County, Ohio, Part 1 (Compiled 1996), 92, [GoogleBooks].
[3] United States Bureau of Land Management Patent, [US_BLM image].
[4] Ohio, Richland County, tax records, 1839-1900, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[5] Ohio, Richland County, tax records, 1839-1900, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996, Richland, Administration Record 4-193, [FamilySearchImage].
[8] Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996, Richland Probate Index, Jacob Ruhl, file 531, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Ohio, Richland County, probate case files, 1813-1935, file 531, [FamilySearchImage].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[12] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[14] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].
[15] The Galion Daily Leader, Galion, Ohio, January 19, 1914, page 2, [NewspapersClip].
[16] Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Ohio in two Volumes. An Encyclopedia of the State, Vol. 1 (1898), 489, [GoogleBooks].
[17] Nevin Otto Winter, A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account, Volume 1 (1917), 401, [GoogleBooks].