[2] Jane Elizabeth Terrill[3] was born in Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio, May 23, 1839.

[4][a] She was of New England parentage, both of her parents, Nelson Terrill (1798-1862) and Elizabeth (née) Prindle (1798-1867) having been born in Vermont.

[2] After a brief experience as a school teacher, Terrill married Charles Ruprecht,[6] in Cuyahoga, Ohio, on June 20, 1861.

[1] While she contributed largely to the local press, many of Ruprecht's poems and sketches appeared in eastern and other magazines and papers, as well as in many religious weeklies.

[1] For many years, Ruprecht was engaged in home missionary work, particularly in areas of Cleveland where emigrants lived.