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George Ruhl
(1806-1890)
Mary Magdalene Ruhl
(1804-1870)
George Keller Gantz
(1791-1858)
Penelope Lightfoot
(1804-Between 1842/1850)
Henry R. Rule
(1832-1891)
Matilda Gantz
(1836-1904)
Alice Ann Rule
(1858-1935)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Samuel Thompson Allen

Alice Ann Rule 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: September 1858, Woodview Park, OH 2 3 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Samuel Thompson Allen on 3 August 1873 in , Marshall County, IN 1 2 3
  • Died: 1935 at age 77 6
  • Buried: 1935, Valley Center, CA 6

bullet   Another name for Alice was Alice A. Ruhl.7

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Perry Township, Morrow, OH on 16 June 1860. 7

1860 US Census
Page 21, Family 163
Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Alice A. Ruhl..1..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Green Township, Marshall, IN on 15 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 4, Dwelling 27, Family 27, Roll 342
Green Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Alice Rule..12..OH..At Home
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Sep 1858, then her age should have been 11 instead of 12.
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Hayes, KS on 12 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 489B, Roll 0394, District 288, Family 109
Hayes, Reno County, Kansas
Alice A. Allen..Wife..22..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Sep 1858, then her age should have been 21 instead of 22.
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Wilson Township, Rice County, KS on 12 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 231, Dwelling 90, Family 91
Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas
farm owned with mortgage
married 27 years
Alice A. Allen..Wife..Sep 1858..42..OH..5/5
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Long Beach, CA on 5 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 102, Dwelling 34, Family 36, Roll 104
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
2400 Pasadena Avenue; home rented
Alice A. Allen..Mother-in-law..61..OH
(Living with husband at the home of her married daughter, Viola, and her family.)

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• She was buried in 1935 in the Valley Center Cemetery in Valley Center, CA.

Find A Grave Memorial #8718174
. 6


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Alice married Samuel Thompson Allen, son of Ira Ellis Allen and Nancy Yelton, on 3 August 1873 in , Marshall County, IN.1 2 3 (Samuel Thompson Allen was born on 1 August 1850 in Argos, IN,1 2 3 8 died on 23 February 1922 in California 8 and was buried after 23 February 1922 in Valley Center, CA 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Hayes, KS on 12 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 489B, Roll 0394, District 288, Family 109
Hayes, Reno County, Kansas
Samuel T. Allen..Self..29..IN..Farmer
Alice A. Allen..Wife..22..OH..Keeping House
Frank Allen..Son..6..IN
Henry W. Allen..Son..4..IN
Ira D. Allen..Son..2..KS
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Wilson Township, Rice County, KS on 12 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 231, Dwelling 90, Family 91
Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas
farm owned with mortgage
married 27 years
Samuel Allen..Head..Aug 1850..49..IN..Farmer
Alice A. Allen..Wife..Sep 1858..42..OH..5/5
Ira(?) D. Allen..Son..June 1878..21..KS..Farmer
Myrtle B. Allen..Dau..Dec 1883..16..KS..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Long Beach, CA on 5 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 102, Dwelling 34, Family 36, Roll 104
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
2400 Pasadena Avenue; home rented
Roland H. Belden..Head..45..CAN..Immig. 1880..House Plasterer
Viola B. Belden..Wife..39..KS
Ansel M. Belden..Son..18..KS..Ranch Laborer
Wilda M. Belden..Daughter..15..CA
Samuel T. Allen..Father-in-law..69..IN..Farmer
Alice A. Allen..Mother-in-law..61..OH

(Samuel and Alice were living at the home of their married daughter, Viola, and her family.)
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: Samuel Allen
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 03 Aug 1873
Event Place: Marshall, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 02 Aug 1873
Spouse's Name: Alice A Rule
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: W J Benner
Page: 486
GS Film Number: 001651769
Digital Folder Number: 004476688
Image Number: 00292
Number of Images: 1

Citing this Record:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXGJ-HQL : 21 January 2016), Samuel Allen and Alice A Rule, 03 Aug 1873; citing Marshall, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,651,769.

NOTE - If Alice's birth date of Sep 1858 is true, then she was only 14 years old when she was married.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Hayes, Reno County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 288, p. 489B, family 109, Samuel T. Allen and Alice A. Rule; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0394.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 231, sheet 5B, dwelling 90, family 91, Samuel T. Allen and Alice A. Rule; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 2A, dwelling 34, family 36, Samuel T. Allen and Alice A. Rule; index and images (accessed 8 May 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 104.

4 Shirley Walter (GEDCOM file received March 2004 for Solomon Lightfoot and descendants.).

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Green Township, Marshall County, Indiana, p. 4, dwelling 27, family 27, Henry R. Rule and Matilda Gantz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 342.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 May 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Allen&GSiman=1&GScid=8422&GRid=8718174&.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio, p. 21, family 163, Henry R. Rule and Matilda Gantz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 May 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Allen&GSiman=1&GScid=8422&GRid=8718172&.


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