From the "History of Huntington County, 1914"

  Moses A. Ruse

  The name of Ruse has for many years been closely connected with the agricultural history of
  Huntington county, a number of individuals of the name having been successful farmers of this
  section. Prominent among them, one who is proving himself a worthy representative of the
  family is Moses A. Ruse, who is the owner of eighty acres of good land in Salamonie township.
  Like many of the successful farmers of this part of Indiana, Mr. Ruse has spent most of his life
  on the farm which he now occupies, and is therefore familiar with its every detail, as well as
  with climatic and soil conditions of this region. With this knowledge, in his work he has
  combined a spirit of progressiveness and industry, and thus has won his way to a well-merited
  success.

  Mr. Ruse was born February 9, 1863, in Rock Creek township, Huntington county, Indiana,
  and is a son of William and Hester A. (Sutton) Ruse. His father, a native of Ohio, was brought
  to this county as a child of four years by his parents, grew up a farmer, and continued to till the
  soil throughout his life. He was successful in his operations, and at the time of his demise was
  accounted a substantial man and left his family in comfortable circumstances. With the
  exception of five years in Marion, he passed his entire life in Salamonie township. Hester A.
  Sutton was born and reared in Jay county, Indiana, and came to Huntington county in young
  womanhood, where she met and married Mr. Ruse. She still survives him and is now a
  resident of Warren. They were the parents of seven children, of whom five are living at this
  time: Moses A., of this review; Hannah, who is the wife of F. F. Sparks; Luella, who is the wife
  of Milo Hoag; Lizzie, who is the wife of John Brubaker; and Amos L., who is a resident of North
  Dakota.

  Moses A. Ruse obtained his education in the public schools of Salamonie township and grew
  up on his father's farm, being reared to traits of honesty and industry and early learning the
  value of hard labor. He grew up amid agricultural surroundings, and it was but natural that he
  should adopt farming as his life work, a decision arrived upon when he reached his majority.
  Since that time he has been successful in his operations, being the owner of eighty acres of
  his father's old farm, valuable land, located three miles north and one-half mile west of Warren,
  and twelve miles west of Bluffton, Indiana. From time to time he makes improvements on his
  property, adding to his buildings, his equipment and his stock, and recently has added to the
  value of his property by the erection of a handsome modern residence, or rather by the
  remodeling of his former home. This has been changed completely, inside and out, and now
  includes ten rooms, with modern bath, and is surrounded by 120 feet of cement veranda, and
  covered with galvanized shingles. As a business man Mr. Ruse has shown himself faithful to
  every engagement and honorable in every transaction, and as a citizen he is ever ready to
  assist his fellow citizens in forwarding all movements making for the advancement of religion,
  education and morality. His political support is given to the candidates and policies of the
  democratic party.

  On October 12, 1882, Mr. Ruse was united in marriage with Sarah A. Sparks of Rock Creek
  township, daughter of Isaac and Cynthia (Roberts) Sparks. Three children have been born to
  this union, namely, Mamie L., who is the wife of Orville Burgess, of Rock Creek topic Miss
  Ruth E., who is single and resides with her parents; and Willard J. B., a graduate of the graded
  schools and now a student in the Warren high school.