My father, Henry L. Rule, son of William and Elizabeth Rule, with his
     wife, Sarah Alice, moved to Kansas in the early 1890's from Oklahoma.
     They had been in Oklahoma about two years, having moved there from
     Missouri, which had been their home since their childhood. They moved
     to Sharon, Kansas, where they joined Henry's parents, who had moved there
     a few months earlier. My father, with help, drove a large herd of cattle
     from Oklahoma to Meade, Kansas, to pasture. He later purchased land near
     Hazelton.
       Our home was on a square block of ground in Sharon. It had lots of shade
     trees and variety of fruit trees. My mother canned fruit from these trees
     and kept a large garden. About 1907 our parents had the old ouse moved off
     the property to the Catholic Sisters. They now have thier Church, School,
     and Sister's Home on this ground, and our house was moved to another
     location. My parents had five daughters and 2 sons, both deceased. Mrs.
     Jewell Rule Emmele, deceased, is survived by Wynema Emmele James, Wichita,
     Kansas; Buford Emmele, Kiowa, Kansas; and Wilma Emmele Combrick, Kiowa,
     Kansas.
       Mrs. Rintha Rule Lemmon, deceased, is survived by Henry Lemmon, Hutchinson,
     Kansas.
       Mrs. Juanita Rule Stone, deceased, is survived by June Stone Donovan,
     Medicine Lodge, Kansas; and John Stone, Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
       Mrs. Elva Rule Duncan, Kiowa, Kansas is the mother of Eugene Duncan,
     Attica, Kansas; and Sydney Duncan, Anthony, Kansas.
       Mrs. Opal Rule Stewart, Wichita, Kansas, is the mother of Lucille Stewart
     Wyth, Denver, Colorado; and Roy Dean Stewart, Denver, Colorado.
       My husband, Roy E. Steward, now deceased, was the son of a pioneer family,
     Samuel and Cecelia Stewart. They were land owners in Barber Cou. Mr. Samuel
     Stewart was also in real estate; his office was in the Grand Hotel at
     Medicine Lodge. He wrote and published a book on Barber County.
       One of my most pleasant memories was riding the noon train from Sharon
     to Medicine Lodge to spend a week with my grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. William
     Rule, during summer vacation.
       We still have our interests in Barber County, and feel there are not
     better people anywhere else.   
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 397 
     Submitted by: Opal Rule Stewart