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Family Group Sheet


Husband:   Samuel Ruble

Born:   05 Jan 1764 in:   Newberry Co., SC
Died:   15 Oct 1839 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Father:   Peter Ruble (c1730-1790)
Mother:   Sarah Wood (1720-1769)

Wife:   Rachel Thornburg

Married:   30 Aug 1788 in:   Bush River, Newberry Co., SC
Born:   05 Dec 1766 in:   Guilford Co., NC
Died:   29 Jan 1844 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Father:   Henry Thornburg (1738-1804)
Mother:   Rachel Moon (1734-1804)

CHILDREN

1   M       Name:   Walter Ruble (1789-1878)
Spouse:   Sarah Wright (1793-1852)

2   M       Name:   Owen Ruble
Born:   1794 in:   TN?
Died:   Apr 1863 in:   Knoxville, Marion Co., IA
Married:   6 Jan 1814 in:   Green Co., OH
Spouse:   Rachel Martin
Born:   1796 in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:   Samuel M Ruble (1814-1896) m. Rowena H Mendenhall (1821-1887)
Peter Ruble (1820-1910) m. Mary Jane (1826-)
Matilda Ruble (1824-)
Owen Ruble (1825-1878) m. Martha J Brown
Rachel Ruble (1829-) m. Jeremiah Garrison
James Harvey Ruble (1834-1914) m. Mary Ann Gray (1840-1868) m. Georgiana Hendricks (1853-1884)

3   M       Name:   Samuel Ruble, Jr.
Born:   1795 in:  
Died:   1857 in:   OH
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
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4   M       Name:   Henry Ruble
Born:   24 Dec 1797 in:   Jefferson Co., TN
Died:   06 Jan 1870 in:   Lucas Co., IA
Married:   24 Sep 1818 in:   Greene Co., OH
Spouse:   Mahala Martin
Born:   1800 in:   Greene Co., OH
Died:   1842 in:   Warren Co., IN
Children:   Julia Ann Ruble (1820-1898) m. Thomas Arnold (1819-1863)
Rhoda Ruble (1822-)
George Wayne Ruble (1824-1889)
Sarah Ruble (1825-1916)
Lydia M Ruble (1827-1918) m. Isaac Joseph Mills (1825-1873)
Hannah M Ruble (1829-1907)
Andrew Jackson Ruble (1831-1862)
Greenbury Martin Ruble (1833-1889)
Ellen Ruble (1835-)
Mahala Elizabeth Ruble (1837-1891)
Susannah Ruble (1839-)

5   M       Name:   William Ruble
Born:   1800 in:   Clinton Co., OH
Died:   08 Oct 1847 in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
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Died:   in:  
Children:  

6   F       Name:   Rachel Ruble
Born:   1 Feb 1801 in:   Jefferson Co., TN
Died:   29 May 1857 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Married:   23 Mar 1820 in:   Clinton Co., OH
Spouse:   Empson Wright
Born:   15 Nov 1797 in:   Shenandoah Co., VA
Died:   28 Nov 1853 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Children:   Susannah Wright (1821-1892) m. Absalom H Oren (1814-1899)
Delilah Wright (1822-1900)
Eli Wright (1825-)
Rachel Wright (1826-)
Thomas Wright (1828-1905) m. Hannah Cox
Sarah Wright (1830-)
Samuel Wright (1832-1887)
Lauratha Wright (1832-)
Mary Ellen Wright (1835-)
Jonathan Wright (1837-1927)
William Wright (1841-)
Emily Wright (1842-)

7   F       Name:   Susanna Ruble
Born:   1803 in:   Clinton Co., OH
Died:   27 Oct 1849 in:  
Married:   27 Oct 1825 in:   Clinton Co., OH
Spouse:   William Milton Ruse
Born:   1802 in:   Stokes Co., NC
Died:   1884 in:   OH
Children:   Louisa Ruse (1832-)
Eliza Jane Ruse (1838-)
Jennie Ruse (1839-1911)
Artimissa Ruse (1840-) m. Peter A Stamatz (c1840-)
Susannah Ruse (1843-)

8   M       Name:   Levet Ruble
Born:   1805 in:   OH
Died:   19 Jan 1871 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Married:   6 Nov 1828 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Spouse:   Nancy Ann Moore
Born:   04 Feb 1802 in:   Edgecomb, NC
Died:   12 Feb 1851 in:   IN
Children:   William M Ruble (1828-1910) m. Rachel J Reynard (1833-1868)
Sophiah E Ruble (1830-1912)
Martha A Ruble (1834-1889)
Sarah Ruble (1836-1854)
Walter Ruble (1838-1914)
Samuel Ruble (1841-1900)
Married:   15 Jan 1860 in:  
Spouse:   Rachel Hiatt
Born:   11 Apr 1810 in:  
Died:   17 Aug 1864 in:  

9   M       Name:   George Ruble
Born:   1807 in:  
Died:   1852 in:  
Married:   27 Dec 1835 in:   Randolph Co., IN
Spouse:   Bulah Wright
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

Biography and Timeline


Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1764   SC, Newberry Co.   Birth: Samuel
  1766   NC, Guilford Co.   Birth: Rachel
  1788   SC, Newberry Co.   Marriage: Samuel and Rachel
  1820   OH, Clinton Co.   Census: Samuel (age 45+), female (age 45+)
  1826   IN, Randolph Co.   Land purchase: Samuel
  1830   IN, Randolph Co.   Census: Samuel (age 60-69), female (age 60-69)
  1839   IN, Randolph Co.   Death: Samuel
  1844   IN, Randolph Co.   Death: Rachel

Family Photos


 

 

Birth Records


Ruble Family Records, The Hoosier Genealogist, June 1996:

Rachel Thornburg the daughter of Henry & Rachel Thornburg was born the 5th of Decr 1766.
Walter Ruble the son of Samuel Ruble and Rachel his wife was born the 25th of Decr AD 1789.

Marriage Records


 

 

Death Records


Samuel Ruble was buried at Dunkirk Friends Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph Co., IN.

headstone

Rachel Thornburg was buried at Dunkirk Friends Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph Co., IN.

headstone

Ruble Family Records, The Hoosier Genealogist, June 1996:

Samual Ruble son of Peter & Sarah Ruble died the 15th of Oct 1839.
Rachel Ruble daughter of Henry & Rachel Thornburg died the 29th of Jany 1844.

Census Records


1820 Census, Ohio, Clinton County, Union Township:

  Samuel Ruble 1 male 0-9, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 45+, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45+, 1 engaged in agriculture


1830 Census, Indiana, Randolph County, West River Township:

  Samuel Ruble 1 male 60-69, 1 female 60-69

Notes and Other Records


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Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1996 Hoosier Genealogist published Ruble Family Records that state that Samuel Ruble and Rachel Thornburg were the parents of Walter Ruble.
  • Quaker records (below) show Samuel and Rachel Rubel with child Walter.

Ruble Family Records, The Hoosier Genealogist, June 1996:

Samuel Ruble and Rachel Thornburg were the parents of Walter Ruble.
Samuel Ruble was the son of Peter and Sarah Ruble.
Rachel Thornburg was the daughter of Henry and Rachel Thornburg.


Bush River MM (S.C.) abstracts say that Samuel was disowned for marriage to a non-quaker on 30 August 1788 and that he was received back into membership on 30 Nov. 1799, after apologizing for his marriage. He was received into the Lost Creek MM (Tenn) on 21 Feb. 1801. The children were received into membership at Lost Creek on the request of their father on 19 Sept., 1801. Miami MM (Ohio) received Samuel and Rachel Rubel and their children : Walter, Owen, Samuel, Henry, William, Rachel and Susannah on 13 March, 1806.

Samuel, Rachel and son Levit transfered from Springfield M.M. Clinton Co., Ohio to White River M.M. Randolph Co., Indiana 7-1-1826.


U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907: Samuel Ruble, 1 Jul 1826, Randolph Co., IN

land record

Sources and Credits


  • Ruble Family Records, The Hoosier Genealogist, June 1996.
  • 1820 Census, Ohio, Clinton County, Union Township.
  • 1830 Census, Indiana, Randolph County, West River Township.
  • U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907.
  • Quaker meeting records.
  • Data from Ancestry.com family trees.
  • Headstone photos from FindAGrave.com.