JOHN RUSLER
     John Rusler was a son of Jacob and Sarah Rusler, of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, where he was born November 8, 1816.
     When in his twenty-second years, April 10, 1838, he was married to Miss Elizabeth K. Barrick, daughter of Henry and Mary Barrick, residents also of Mifflin County.
     In the fall of 1843, he emigrated to Madison Township, this County, and the following summer to Liberty, where they have ever since resided.  One hundred and twenty-five acres, partially improved, constituted their first purchase, subsequently enlarged to about three hundred; retaining, at this time, about two hundred and seventy.
     Mr. Rusler was indeed fortunate in this selection of a fine body of land for agricultural purposes.  It is watered by the Brushy Fork; is undulating, and includes a variety of soils, adapting well to purposes of general tillage.  He is, at least, a tidy farmer, and practical in the application of his advantages.
     It is true he is not located on a prominent thoroughfare, and yet, painstaking has been the watchword in fitting up his residence and surroundings, to make them tasteful and convenient, such that to be seen is to be admired.
     He has for a few years made breeding of fine sheep a specialty, more than any other one branch.  Of these, certainly he has first class, and a goodly number.
     He is hospitable, benevolent and public-spirited.  In politics is Republican, while religiously, nearly the entire family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.  His domestic relations are very pleasant.  He has a genial companion, and they have become the parents of eight children, all living.   Four are married, and settled near home.
† Source:  Combination Atlas Map of Licking County, Ohio," published by L. H. Everts in Philadelphia. 1875 (Contributed by Sheryl McClure)