Matilda Gantz ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 26 August 1836 and a birth location of York County, PA.

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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Perry Township, Morrow, OH on 10 August 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 428A, Dwelling 1090, Family 1100, Roll 716
Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Matilda Gantz..13..PA
(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 May 1836, then her age should have been 14 instead of 13.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Perry Township, Morrow, OH on 16 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 21, Family 163
Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Matilda Ruhl..24..PA
(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Green Township, Marshall, IN on 15 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 4, Dwelling 27, Family 27, Roll 342
Green Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Matilda Rule..33..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband, 5 children, and father-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 May 1836, then her age should have been 34 instead of 33.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Hayes Township, Reno, KS on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 489B, District 288, Dwelling 110, Family 110, Roll 394
Hayes Township, Reno County, Kansas
Matilda Rule..Wife..43..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 May 1836, then her age should have been 44 instead of 43.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Huntsville Township, Reno, KS on 2 June 1900. ⁸

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 201, Dwelling 11, Family 11
Huntsville Township, Reno County, Kansas
Farm rented
Matildie Rule..Head..Aug 1836..63..PA..9/6..Widowed
John H. Rule..Son..March 1877..23..IN..Farmer
Edward E. Rule..Son..June 1879..20..KS..Farm Labor
Maudie Deorhn..Granddaughter..Oct 1889..10..KS..In..OH

(Matilda was widowed and living with 2 sons and 1 granddaughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 May 1836, then her age should have been 64 instead of 63.

NOTE - The surname of the granddaughter is very difficult to read. It appear to be Deohrn but there is a gap between the "Deor" and the "hn" with what appears to be an erasure. Trying to figure out who the parents would be is equally difficult. Assuming that the father must be one of Matilda's son because of the granddaughter's surname, that narrows the choices to James, John, or Edward. James was married in 1892 and since the granddaughters birth year was in 1889, he probably is not the father. John and Edward would have been far too young to be the father of Maudie. Based on the birth location of Indiana for the father of the granddaughter, James remains the only likely candidate to be the father of the granddaughter.

Another possibility is that the granddaughter could be an illegitimate child of any of the daughters. Based on the birth location of Ohio for the mother of the granddaughter, either Alice, Mary, or Anna could be the mother. There just is not enough information to know for sure who the parents of the granddaughter could have been.
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Matilda married Henry R. Rule, son of George Ruhl and Mary Magdalene Ruhl, on 14 October 1856 in , Morrow County, OH.^{1 2} (Henry R. Rule was born on 3 September 1832 in Ohio,^{1 3 6 7 10} died on 19 April 1891 in Vacaville, CA ¹⁰ and was buried after 19 April 1891 in Huntsville Township, Reno, KS ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Perry Township, Morrow, OH on 16 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 21, Family 163
Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Henry R. Ruhl..27..OH
Matilda Ruhl..24..PA
Alice A. Ruhl..1..OH
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Green Township, Marshall, IN on 15 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 4, Dwelling 27, Family 27, Roll 342
Green Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Henry Rule..37..OH..Farmer
Matilda Rule..33..PA..Keeping House
Alice Rule..12..OH..At Home
Mary C. Rule..8..OH..At Home
Anna A. Rule..5..OH..At Home
James Rule..3..IN
Flora D. Rule..4m..IN
George Rule..62..MD
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Hayes Township, Reno, KS on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 489B, District 288, Dwelling 110, Family 110, Roll 394
Hayes Township, Reno County, Kansas
Henry Rule..Head..49..OH..Farmer
Matilda Rule..Wife..43..PA..Keeping House
Mary C. Rule..Dau..18..OH..Unemployed
Annie A. Rule..Dau..15..OH..Unemployed
James Rule..Son..13..IN..At Home
Rosa M. Rule..Dau..8..IN
John H. Rule..Son..5..IN
Edward E. Rule..Son..1..KS
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Henry R. Rule
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Oct 1856
Event Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Father's Name: George Rule
Mother's Name: Mary Rule
Spouse's Name: Matilda Gantz
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Spouse's Father's Name: George K. Gantz
Spouse's Mother's Name: Pennalope Ganty
Reference ID: pg 218-219
GS Film Number: 317297
Digital Folder Number: 004016297
Image Number: 00086

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZSJ-X7S : 8 December 2014), George K. Gantz in entry for Henry R. Rule and Matilda Gantz, 14 Oct 1856; citing Morrow, Ohio, United States, reference pg 218-219; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 317,297.
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