On 15 Sep 1888 Reuben married Susannah Jodry, daughter of James Jodry & Dorcas Diane Boutilier, in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born on 12 Sep 1864 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Susannah died in Blockhouse, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 1 Jan 1935; she was 70.
According to the 1891 Canadian federal census, Reuben and Susan Bruhm with two children resided in the Blockhouse sensus district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Her widowed mother Dorcas Jodrey lived in the household. Reuben Bruhm was a merchant and farmer. He and the children were Lutherans. Susan Bruhm and Dorcas Jodrey were Anglicans. (RG 31-C-1, 1891, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 38-B2, Blockhouse, p. 5)
Reuben and Susie Bruhm with three children resided in the the Bloskhouse census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1901 Canadian federal census. Susie Bruhm’s mother Dorcas Jodrey as well as siblings Stanley and Dorcas Jodrey lived in the household. Reuben Bruhm was a general merchant. Stanley Jodrey was a clerk. Dorcas Jodrey (the younger) was a domestic. The Bruhm family were Lutherans. The Jodrey family were Anglicans. (RG 31-C-1, 1901, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 37- C, Blockhouse, p. 4)