Elizabeth Prosser, a daughter of Hannah and Isaac Prosser, was born and grew up in Baltimore County, Maryland. She married George Ruhl on 15 January 1807 in Baltimore County; the new couple first lived in neighboring York County, Pennsylvania, where their four eldest children were born. The Ruhl family moved in 1813 or 1814 to Perry Township, Richland County, Ohio, where another 13 children were born.
"Elizabeth Ruhl widow of George Ruhl Private Captain Gove's Company Maryland Militia War of 1812" received on 25 April 1871 for her husband's military service a warrant for 160 acres in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Warrant was assigned to William Van Marter, and thence to William E. Rogers. (U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; image of original warrant.)
According to a second-hand account of an undated clipping from Maryville's Missouri Democrat: Mrs. Elizabeth Ruhl, residing south of Maryville two miles, is quite interesting. She has attained the age of 98 years and 6 months. She was born and raised in Baltimore County, Maryland. She and her husband emigrated to Ohio in 1814, remaining there until the year 1868, when she and one of her sons [William] came to Missouri. This old lady had raised 17 children, 3 daughters and 14 sons; she has 87 grandchildren and 121 great grandchildren, and 3 great, great grandchildren. She lived on one farm in Ohio more than 53 years. Seven of her sons mowed together in the same field. She has been a member of the Lutheran church for more than 75 years. She has been a widow for 38 years and has been blind for over 20 years. She is drawing a pension for the service of her husband in the War of 1812. Her father, Mr. Prosser, drove a continental wagon in the Revolutionary War. Until within the last two or three weeks Mrs. Ruhl has been able to walk from one room to another, but for several days she has been confined to her bed though she does not seem to be suffering much pain.