Ruel, John Robert Jr.

1858 - 1955  (97 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Ruel, John Robert
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	30 May 1858	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1905 State Census	1905	De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  ward 2 sheet 06
  John Ruel - 47 Ellen Ruel - 43 Nellie Ruel - 20 Myelle Ruel - 18 Francis Ruel - 16 Ethel Ruel - 14 Jong Ruel - 12 Gertrude Ruel - 9 Golden Ruel - 7 Morella Ruel - 5
  Biography	1913
  History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Page 273
  John R. Ruel is now retired from active work after having been identified with various lines of business activity in Wisconsin since he was twentysix years of age. He was born May 30, 1858, and is a son of John and Mary (Golden) Ruel, natives of Ireland. His father's birth occurred in Tipperary, and he came to America when he was a young man, settling in B-own county, Wisconsin, where he followed farming. He was successful as an agriculturist and was identified with that line of activity until his death, which occurred in 1870 when he was fifty-one years of age. His wife came to the United States with her parents and settled in Brown county, where her father, J. Golden, became well known as a general farmer. She and her husband had five children, three of whom are still living: John, the subject of this review; Edward, of Green Bay; and Peter, who lives in De Pere. John R. Ruel was reared on his father's farm and after he completed his education in the public schools of Brown county, assisted in the operation of the home place. This he conducted until he was twenty-six years of age, at which time he established himself in the general mercantile business, opening a store in Wrightstown. For six years he gave his attention to that enterprise, selling out eventually and accepting a position as a traveling salesman. He successfully continued in that occupation for nine years and later was engaged in the lumber business in Marinette county for seven years, at the end of which time he resumed his position as a commercial traveler and by industry, hard work and that instinctive knowledge of men which is the basis of true salesmanship, gained a gratifying degree of success. He is now living retired in Green Bay, where he has many acquaintances and friends. Mr. Ruel married Miss Ellen M. Eagan, who was born in Wrightstown in 1854. She is a daughter of one of the old settlers in Brown county, her father having come to America in his early youth and purchased land in that section where he farmed until his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Ruel have been born eight children: Ellen May, who lives at home; Myrtle, the wife of A. Parmentier, of Green Bay ; and Frances, Ethel, Iona, Gertrude, Golden, and Marilla, all of whom live at home. Mr. Ruel is a Roman Catholic in his religious belief and is a member of the Order of Foresters affiliated with that church. His political views are democratic and he is an active worker in the interests of his party, believing in the efficacy of the principles which it advocates. In the fall of 1912 he was a candidate for county treasurer and was defeated at the primaries by only twenty-five votes.
  	Ruel, John Biography from History of Brown County, Wisconsin; 1913.
  1920 Census	1920	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  ward 2 ed 17, page 03b
  John Ruel - 60 Ellen Ruel - 55 Frances Ruel - 30 Adolph Parmentier - 34 Myrtle Parmentier - 32
  Died	19 Jun 1955	Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I51214	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Ruel, John,   b. Abt 1818,   d. Abt 1870  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Mother	Golden, Mary,   b. Abt 1826, Corkagh Beg, Templeboy, Sligo, Connacht, Ireland ,   d. Bef 1926  (Age ~ 99 years)
  Family ID	F16682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Egan, Ellen,   b. 7 Jun 1862, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1939, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1882	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  	Ruel, John and Ellen (Egan)
  Children	1. Ruel, Ellen May   2. Ruel, Myrtle   3. Ruel, Frances   4. Ruel, Ethel   5. Ruel, Ione   6. Ruel, Gertrude   7. Ruel, Golden   8. Ruel, Marilla
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2011
  Family ID	F58491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 30 May 1858 - Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Married - 1 Nov 1882 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA 1905 State Census - ward 2 sheet 06 - 1905 - De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - ward 2 ed 17, page 03b - 1920 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 19 Jun 1955 - Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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