Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928)

January 1991 The Rathbun-R~thbone-Rathburn Family Historian Volume Eleven • Number One • January 1991

Letter from the Editor Accident Victims Find True Friends

With this issue, you are receiving in and I also send our thanks to all the Richard and Joan Rathbun of Smith formation and registration forms for our Association members who sent us Center, Kansas, learned the true mean fifth national reunion, to be held July 21 Christmas cards and helped brighten ing of friendship last summer, after they through 25 in Springfield, Illinois. We are our holiday season. and their grandchildren were injured in a looking forward to an interesting and This issue, unintentionally, became traffic accident. enjoyable time (see story on next page) , somewhat political, with the stories of Richard is the son of Otis9 Rathbun and are hoping for a big turnout. Congressman Henry R. Rathbone, (Porters John7-6 RobertS John' SamueP As I write this in early January, some other family members who served in Thomas2 John'). He and Joan operate a 80 of last year's 567 members have Congress, and the article on our many wheat farm near Smith Center. failed to renew. We will be sending them ancestors and cousins who were On June 12, Richard's car was hit by a each a letter, and hope that many of elected to their State Legislatures, or to pickup truck near their home. Richard them will only need a reminder to pay the offices of mayor, village president or and Joan were severely injured, and their dues. We are still trying to reach a township supervisor. were taken to a hospital in Wichita, goal of 600 members. Our secretary, Donna Lyons, has along with their three grandchildren, Our obituary column is longer than proved to be a Godsend in the past few Patricia, Joshua and Natasha Conway. usual this month, with many members months. She took over the job of record Richard suffered a ruptured spleen, reporting the deaths of loved ones. ing the flood of membership renewals, while Joan had a cracked pelvis and Among them was Sadie (Rathbun) new members, gift memberships and bruised lung. The three children had Webster, who was our oldest member at address changes. She is also pulling the lesser injuries. The other driver and his 97 years. With her death, that honor now cards of members who have not re passenger were also hurt. but not falls to Oliver N. Rathbun, of Springfield, newed, and will be sending reminder seriously. N.Y., who celebrated his 95th birthday in letters to all of them. The accident came just two weeks December. For the first time in 10 years, I have before the Rathbun wheat was ready to In this issue is our annual financial not had to spend days on this annual be harvested, but he was unable to do report, which shows us entering our task, and have had more time to do what any work. That is where the friendship eleventh year with a balance of about I enjoy - researching and writing for the came in. $240. This is lower than normal, and Historian. On July 2, several dozen friends and results primarily from the more than As this New Year gets under way, let neighbors arrived at the Rathbun farm $3,000 cost of printing and mailing the us all hope and pray that reason, under with a dozen combines and several Index to our 1987-88 Historians. We standing and common sense will prevail trucks. The ripened wheat was quickly also suffered a net loss of $228 from the in the Middle East crisis, and that our harvested and hauled to storage. loss of membership checks, as reported thousands of young men and women in in our past issues. that troubled part of the world will not My sincere thanks to the several suffer the horrors and agony of another members who included an extra $5 or needless war. $10 to their membership checks this For the benefit of new members and Past Issues year, to help us make up this loss. Hazel as a reminder to old members, let me again urge you all to join in the task of Still Available The Rathbun collecting family data. If you haven't already done so, send us all your family Rathbone-Rathburn All issues, 1981-1990 ...... $155 records, down to the present. Watch Family Historian is All issues, 1981 ...... 22 newspapers for any mention of Rath published quarterly by All issues, 1982 ...... 20 buns, Rathbones and Rathburns - the Rathbun Family obituaries, weddings, births, news items All issues for any Single year from Association at 11308 of any kind. 1983 to 1990 are available at $15 per Popes Head Road, Hazel and I send our warm regards to year. Single copies of any 1983-1990 Fairfax, Va. 22030. you all, and hope to see many of you issue are $4 each. Single issues for next July in Springfield. (703) 278-8512 1981 or 1982 (some available only in Frank H. Rathbun xerox) range from $2 to $5 de pending on our supply. Write if Editor & Publisher interested. ISSN 0737-7711

2 'Lincoln Connection' Is T'heme of 1991 Springfield Reunion

ur plans are just about com Tuesday's agenda features a bus trip quet, introductions, awards and a pre O pleted for the Association's Fifth to the reconstructed town of Old Salem , sentation by Harry Hahn, an amazing National Family Reunion , to be held in 25 miles from Springfield, where Lincoln Lincoln "look-alike." Harry is six foot four Springfield, Illinois, from July 21 through lived for six years as a young man, The inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has 25. log-cabin village has 23 authentically size 11 shoes - exactly the same statis The theme of the reunion will be "The reproduced buildings, and looks much tics as Lincoln, to whom he bears an Lincoln Connection," in recognition of as it did in Lincoln's day, In the evening, uncanny resemblance. He was born on the many links with our family to Abra after dinner, we will attend the Great April 14, 1934, the 69th anniversary of ham Lincoln , beginning with the midwife American People Show, an outdoor the day Lincoln was killed. who presided at his birth. She later mar presentation based on Lincoln's life. His one-man show will cover high ried a Rathbone, and was known as Wednesday morning has been set lights of Lincoln's life, including some of "Grandma Rathbone" until her death. aside for our traditional Family Mem the Rathbone-Rathbun connections. Later, Lincoln attended grade school orabilia Display. All attendees are urged The Wednesday night banquet will with a girl who was to marry a Rathbone, to bring along their treasured family heir formally end the reunion, with Thursday and that girl's father helped him obtain looms - pictures, bibles, papers, an reserved for saying goodbye and pack his first job when he left home. tiques, etc, to share with their cousins. In ing up for home. In Springfield, where he lived for the afternoon, there will be a genealogi The package enclosed with this His many years, one of the Lincoln's neigh cal seminar for those interested, and torian includes registration forms to re bors, and later Mrs. Lincoln's close free time for leisure, shopping or ex serve your hotel rooms, and to sign up friend , was the widow of a Rathbun . ploration for the others. with us for the reunion. Please read the To top off the strange series of family On Wednesday evening, we will ga instructions carefully, and note the connections, when Lincoln was as ther for the reunion's final event, a ban- deadline dates. sassinated in 1865, his companions in the presidential box at Ford's Theater included still another Rathbone, the last man to speak with Lincoln. All these events were outlined in our Historian of October 1981 . Our next issue will have complete details and an update on the many Rathbun / Rathbone-Lincoln connections. The reunion will begin Sunday, July 21 , with registration at the Inn from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a get-acquainted re ception and buffet dinner. On Monday, we have planned a bus and walking tour of Springfield's Historic Area, with visits to Lincoln's home, law office and tomb, as well as other inter esting sites. That evening, we will have a dinner, with special guest, Jennie Brown, who will present a one-woman show based on the letters of Lincoln's wife , Mary Todd Lincoln. Included will be correspondence with Hannah Shearer, a Springfield neighbor of the Lincolns and a close friend of Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Shearer was the remarried widow of Edward Rathbun .

3 Henry Riggs Rathbone Serves in u.S. Congress 1922-1928

ne Rathbun and one Rathbone launched his legal career. On Dec. 22, then raging in Europe. The United O have served as members of the 1903, he was married to Laura Lucille States entered the war five months after United States Congress. The first was Harney, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a beau the election. George Rathbun, whose career was tiful and talented woman. She was a Henry continued his law practice and covered in our Historians of October singer, poet and novelist, and had sev his Republican Party activities for the 1986 and January 1987. The second eral of her works printed. next few years, and found time to lecture was Henry Riggs Rathbone, whose The newlyweds settled down in Chi at law schools throughout the country. story is presented here. cago, where Henry had developed a Then, at the age of 52, he decided to run prospering law practice, He had also for public office, again following in the Henry Riggs Rathbone was born Feb. become active in local Republican Party footsteps of his grandfather Harris. 12, 1870, in Washington, D.C., the old politics, and in 1916 was named a dele In 1922, he entered the race for est son of our family's most tragic figure gate to the Republican National Con Congressman-at-large from Illinois, and - Major Henry Reed Rathbone. (Major vention. The party chose Charles E. was elected that November with a big Rathbone and his fiancee, Clara Harris, were with President and Mrs. Lincoln on Hughes to oppose the incumbent presi margin. He won reelection in 1924 with the night of Lincoln's assassination. dent, Woodrow Wilson. an 844,OOO-vote victory, and was easily Major Rathbone later went mad, killed Rathbone campaigned hard for elected again in 1926. his wife, and died in a mental institution. Hughes, but Wilson won the election, He was nominated in 1928 for a fourth See our Historian of October 1981). primarily on the basis of his promise to term , but fell ill that summer and died on Young Henry Riggs Rathbone was keep the country out of World War I, July 15, 1928, four months before the nearly 14 at the time of his mother's death, and was old enough to absorb the full shock of the tragedy. He and his younger brother and sister, Gerald and Clara, were raised by their mother's relatives. With such memories, their teen years could not have been very happy. Henry was a bright boy, however, and was given every opportunity for a good life. He definitely made the most of his chances. Henry was especially influenced by stories of his maternal grandfather, Ira Harris (1802-1875), who was a success ful attorney, law professor, U.S. Senator from New York, and a close friend and strong supporter of President Abraham Lincoln . Henry Rathbone also decided upon a career in law. He attended the presti gious Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass., where he was graduated in 1887 at the age of 17. He then enrolled at Yale University and received his bachelor's degree in 1892. For his legal studies, he chose the University of Wisconsin, and was graduated there in 1894 with his law degree. He moved to Chicago, where he was Congressman Henry Riggs Rathbone is pictured in a photograph taken in the middle admitted to the Bar in 1895, and 1920s, as he spoke at the dedication of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C.

4 election. His widow lived another 26 members of the United States Congress John2.1 ). He was elected in 1882 to the years, and died Feb. 25, 1954, in St. had connections to our family. Brooklyn Board of Education and be Petersburg, Florida. They never had came its president in 1887. From 1886 children. to 1890, he was postmaster of Brooklyn. PETER GODWIN VAN WINKLE Henry Rathbone must have been an He was elected to the U.S. Congress as (1808-1872), was born in New York effective and popular congressman, a Democrat in 1893, served one term, City, and in 1831 was married to Juliette based on his easy renominations and and retired. He later became president Rathbone, daughter of WilliamS Rath reelections. He was not, however, a of the National Bank of Congress. bone (Wait' Joshua3 John2" ). Van controversial or outspoken figure, as Winkle became an attorney and moved was Congressman George Rathbun . JOHN RATHBONE RAMSEY (1862- as a young man to Parkersburg, Vir Understandably, Rathbone was 1933), was born in New Jersey, the son ginia. He became president of the town deeply interested in Abraham Lincoln, of John Post Ramsey and Martha7 council, treasurer and then president of Rathbone (John Valleaus WilliamS Wait and was especially intrigued that both the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Joshua3 John2·' ).She was a niece of Ju he and Lincoln were born on February Company, and was a delelgate to the liette Rathbone, who married Senator 12. West Virginia Constitutional Convention Peter G. Van Winkle. Ramsey became a Henry was the sponsor of legislation in 1861, when the western part of Vir lawyer, served as county clerk of Ber to make Ford's Theatre, site of the Lin ginia broke away and formed a new gen County, N.J., from 1895 to 1910, coln Assassination, a national monu state. He became a member of the West and was elected to Congress as a Re ment, and was the main speaker when Virginia legislature, and in 1863, when publican in 1917. He was reelected in the restored theatre was dedicated. West Virginia became a state, he was 1919 but defeated in 1921. He later (See accompanying picture). elected a United States Senator, serv became a brick manufacturer. He was considered an effective writer ing until 1869 . In 1868, when the Senate and public speaker. On Lincoln's Birth voted on the impeachment conviction of THOMAS YARDLEY HOW JR. day (and his own) in 1924, he delivered President Andrew Johnson, he was one (1808-1860), was born in New Jersey, what the press called "a most eloquent of the few Republican senators who son of Rev. Thomas Yardley How Sr., eulogy on Lincoln" before the House of broke with their party and voted to acquit and stepson of How's third wife, Mary Representatives. When he finished, "al Johnson. (See our Historian of April Maria Rathbone, daughter of AmosS most the entire membership rushed to 1990). Rathbun (Amos' Joshua3 John2"). The ward him, extending their congratu younger How became an attorney, lations." served as inspector of Auburn Prison, In 1928, a few months before his MARCUS AURELIUS SMITH 1834-38, Surrogate of Cayuga County, death, Rathbone wrote a story on the (1851-1924), was born in Kentucky, and N.Y., 1836-1840, and was elected to Lincoln assassination for the Pro was married about 1881 to Elizabeth 7 Congress in 1851 as a Democrat. He gressive Magazine. He entitled it "The May Rathbun, daughter of Erskine Rathbun (Joseph6 Clarks Jonathan' served one term, and then was elected Greatest Tragedy of American History." John3-2- '). He became an attorney, mayor of Auburn. He later was president In the article, he stressed the fact that moved to California, and then to Tomb of the Lake Ontario, Auburn and New his father accompanied the Lincolns to stone, Arizona, where he served as York Railroad. Ford's threater "not as a bodyguard but prosecuting attorney in 1882. He was merely as a social guest. He was un elected as territorial delegate to the JOHN GANSON (1818-1874), was armed and not even in military uniform," s United States House of Representa born in New York, the stepson of Israel Congressman Rathbone wrote. S 3 tives in 1887 and held that post for 12 of Rathbone (Moses Joshua' Jonathan As an example of his writing style, the the next 16 years. In 1912, when Ar John2"). He was an attomey, and served following paragraph is taken from his izona became a state, he was elected as in the U.S. House of Representatives magazine article: a Democrat to the United States Senate, from New York as a Democrat from "It was amid the tinsel and plaster and where he served until 1921 . After his 1863 to 1865. painting, the mirth and laughter, of a senate term, he was a member of the theater that the most dreadful calamity International Joint Committee on United that ever befell this Nation took place. States-Canadian Boundary Waters. SANDY K. RATHBUN and Matthew So it is in Shakespeare: the chatter and Knight, both of Manhattan Beach, Cal folly and banter of clowns often pre ifornia, were married October 6 at Ells cedes the stormy passions and death JOSEPH CLIFFORD HENDRIX worth, Kansas. She is the daughter of agonies of heroes and heroines. And so (1835-1904), was born in Missouri but our members Glenn and Eunice Rath it is in human life: sorrow follows close moved East to attend Cornell University. bun of Ellsworth, and the granddaughter upon laughter, and death lays his icy He then went to Brooklyn, N.Y., where of Melancthon9 Rathbun (GeorgeS Row hand on the great in the midst of their he was a reporter and later editor of the land7 Acorss Joshuas.3 John2" ). Sandy is triumphs and power." New York Sun. In 1875, he was married an attorney and her new husband is with In addition to George Rathbun and to Mary Alice Rathbun, daughter of Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. They Henry Riggs Rathbone, several other Abel' Rathbun (Abel6-S John' Jonathan3 spent their honeymoon in Greece.

5 Many Family Members Held Top State or Local Offices

his is the story of our family mem AMOS RATHBUN (1762-1823), son EDWARD WALTER RATHBUN 7 bers who have held the highest of Amos' Rathbun (Joshua3 John2.' ). (1865-1940), son of Edward Rathbun T 6 3 2 elective offices in their communities and New York State Legislature 1804-1807. (Hug0 EdwardsAmos ' Joshua John "). states - mayors of cities, presidents of Earlier served as township supervisor. Member of the Ontario Provincial Legis villages and supervisors of townships, CHARLES ADDISON RATHBUN lature 1905-1908. and members of state legislatures. (1867-1927), son of Amos7 Rathbun ELMER JEREMIAH RATHBUN 7 (Asa6.s Thomas'·3 SamueF John' ). (1870-1952), son of James Rathbun 2 New Jersey State Senate for several (Robert6 John5-' SamueP Thomas In the early days of America, there years beginning in 1913; served as Re John'). Republican member of the was a political system far closer to true Rhode Island General Assembly publican majority floor leader in 1916. democracy than that we know today. 1897 -1909. Also served as local and CLARENCE POST RATHBUN Men (and an occasional woman) were 7 state judge and as a member of the R.1. elected to office by voters who often (1878-1962), son of Isaiah Rathbun Supreme Court. (Christopher Jonathans Isaiah' Jona knew the candidates personally, and ESTES G. RATHBONE (1847-1926), than 3 John2.'). Connecticut General As certainly knew what they stood for. son of Horace7Rathbone (Aaron6David S sembly for several years in the 1920s. Honesty, intelligence and moral John' Joshua3 John2" ). Republican character were the basis for judging DR . DOUGLAS JOSEPH RATHBUN member of the Ohio State Legislature 8 candidates. There were no public opin (1900-1989), son of Leonard Rathbun 1887 -1889 ; later Assistant United 7 ion polls, image-makers, political con (Leonard Calvin6 Samuels Elijah' Sam States Postmaster General. sultants or professional politicians. uelJ.2 John'). Republican member of the GEORGE BENJAMIN RATHBUN Office-holders were not paid large sal Connecticut General Assembly for sev (1833-1889), son of Martin6 Rathbun aries, nor did they have lucrative ex eral terms in the 1950s. (Joshua5-' Jonathan3 John2.' ). Member pense accounts and other "perks" of DWIGHT G. RATHBUN (1829-1905), of the Connecticut General Assembly in 6 office. son of Gamaliel Rathbun (WaiterS 1883. 3 2 Candidates ran for public office to Thomas·· . John'). Republican mem GEORGE SEARS RATHBONE serve their fellow citizens, and their pri ber of the Minnesota State Legislature (1789-1869), son of Joshuas Rathbun mary reward was the prestige and public 1875-1878. Was earlier a local con (Valentine' Joshua3 John2" ). Member of esteem that came with the job. stable, justice of the peace and school the Rhode Island General Assembly, That is not to say that elections were board member. years not known . unexciting. Candidates did campaign. JAMES COLBURN RATHBONE There were public debates and stump (1881-1983), son of David6 Rathbone s 3 2 speeches. There was name-calling, (Nathan Amos' Thomas • John'). mud-slinging and even fisticuffs. But Member of the New Hampshire General when the voting was over, the public Court 12 years in the 1940s and 1950s. could usually count on elected officials JOHN RATHBUN (1629-1702), our who were truly the "cream of the crop." immigrant ancestor. Served in the And that means that the Rathbuns, Rhode Island General Assembly Rathbones and Rathburns listed below 1681-1686). Also held various local of had truly earned the respect of their fices on Block Island. fellow citizens. JOHN RATHBUN JR. (1655-1723), son of the first John. Served in the Rhode Island General Assembly in MEMBERS OF STATE 1696. LEGISLATURES JOHN RATHBONE JR. (1777-1842), son of Johns Rathbone (John' Joshua3 ABEL RATHBUN (1810-1893), son of John2"). Member of the New York Gen Abel6 Rathbun (AbelS John' Jonathan3 eral Assembly for several years begin John2.'). Connecticut General Assembly Dwight G. Rathbun ning in 1823. He was a prominent mer from 1840 to 1850. (1829-1905) chant and financier in New York City.

6 JOHN TOBY RATHBUN (1810- Member of the Connecticut General As ARTHUR BARKER RATHBONE 1893), son of John Zacheuss Rathbun sembly in 1899. Earlier a member of the (1837-1892), son of LaurinB Rathbun (Daniel' Joshua3John 2.' ). Member of the local board of education. (DanielS-- Joshua3 John2.'). Village pres New York General Assembly OLIVER P. RATHBUN (1833-1916), ident of Oakfield, N.Y., in 1874-5, 1877 1845-1848. Earlier a member of the son of Jeremiahs Rathbun (Jeremiah' and 1881 . Earlier a town supervisor. county board of supervisors. Joseph3-2 John'). Member of the Ok ARTHUR HARRISON RATHBUN (1892-1965), son of Johns Rathbun (Wil JOSEPH SHARP RATHBUN (1797- lahoma State Legislature 1893-4. liam7 JohnB PerryS Edmund' John ~2" ) . OSCAR J. RATHBUN (1832-1892), 1866), son of Clarks Rathbun (Jonathan' Mayor of Manville, Wyoming, for a num John3.2.'). Served in the California State son of AaronB Rathbun (Aarons Tho ber of years until his death. mas' oJ Samuel2 John'). Member of the Legislature 1855-56 as a member of the BENJAMIN RATHBUN (1790-1873), Rhode Island General Assembly American Party (called the "No son of Mosess Rathbun (John' Joshua3 1880-82. Lieutenant-governor of the Nothings"). Earlier was the first elected John2" . Village president of Buffalo, state 1883-85. mayor of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. N.Y., in 1827. PHILANDER RATHBUN (1764- LAZARUS STEWART RATHBUN CHAUNCEY MANLEY RATHBUN 1844), son of Daniel' Rathbun (Joshua3 (1789-1875 + ), son of Josephs Rathbun (1867-1938). son of Bryon7 Rathbun John2" ). Member of the Massachusetts B s (John' Joshua3 John2.' ). Member of the (Levant Joel Benjamin"3 Joseph2 State Legislature 1805-6. New York State General Assembly John'). Mayor of Fredonia, N.Y., years 1824-25. SAMUEL RATHBUN (1705-1780), not known. son of Samuel2 Rathbun (John'). Mem MILTON E . RATHBURN (1860- ber of the Rhode Island General As 7 1927), son of Joseph8 Rathburn (Elisha sembly in 1744. Also held a number of B Daniel Williams Daniel' W illiam3-2 local offices on Block Island. John'). Member of the Ohio State Sen THOMAS RATHBUN (1657-1733), ate for several years beginning in 1906. son of the first John Rathbun. Served in the Rhode Island General Assembly from 1699 to 1705, and again in 1711 , 1716-17 and 1730. Also held a number of local offices on Block Island. VALENTINE WIGHTMAN RATHBUN (1724-1814), son of Joshua3 Rathbun (John2.'). Member of the Massachusetts General Court during the Revolutionary War. Also held several local offices. WAIT RATHBUN JR. (1773-1847), son of Wait' Rathbun (Joshua3 John2.' ). Member of the Vermont State Legis lature 1821-22. WALTER RATHBUN (1734-1818), Chauncey M. Rathbun son of SamueP Rathbun (Samuel2 (1867-1938) John'). Member of the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1774. Served as EDMUND RATHBUN (1861-1917), 7 B Block Island's town clerk for over 50 son of Edmund Rathbone (Gideon 32 years. EdmundS" John . .'). Mayor of Ronan, Montana, in 1912. WILLIAM A. RATHBUN (1868-1946), EDWARD WILKES RATHBUN son of John7 Rathbun (RobertB John5-' (1842-1903), son of HugoB Rathbun Samuel3 Thomas2 John'). Member of (EdwardS Amos' Joshua3 John2.'). First the Rhode Island General Assembly in Milton E. Rathburn mayor of Deseronto, Ontario, from 1889 1889. (1860-1927) until his death. EMMA MONTANA (SMITH) RATH MAYORS AND VILLAGE BUN (1902-1981), wife of Robert Bean REV. NELSON RATHBUN (1814- PRESIDENTS Rathbun (1898-1958), son of Clarence7 1893), son of JohnB Rathbun (ClarkS Rathbun (Gut Amiziahs Job' Benjamin3 Jonathan' John3.2.' ). Member of the first ALBERT EUGENE RATHBUN Joseph2 John'). Mayor of Clark's Fork, Iowa State Legislature in 1846. (1842-1879), son of Stephen7 Rathbun Idaho, 1964-1974. Earlier a member of NORRIS WHEELER RATHBUN (James&-s Thomas' EbenezerJ William2 the city council. (1848-1922), son of NorrisB Rathbun John'). Village president of Norwich, (Thomass-- Jonathan3 William2 John'). N.Y., 1877-78. (Continued on page 8)

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Frank M. Rathbun J. Mortimer Rathbone James Allen Rathbun (1844-1893) (1853-1916) (1857-1933)

FAY POTTER RATHBUN (1851 - 1839, and the first elected mayor in PETER BETTS RATHBONE (1828- 1931), son of William6 Rathbun (Jobs 1840, serving until 1841 . 1899), son of Elijah6 Rathbone (MosesS William' JobJ Joseph2 John'). Mayor of JOSEPH SHARP RATHBUN Joshua' JonathanJJohn 2.' ). Village pres Hornellsville, N.Y., in 1896. (1797-1866), son of Clarks Rathbun ident of Greene, N.Y., in 1864. Earlier FRANK M. RATHBUN (1844-1893), (Jonathan' JohnJ.2·' ). First mayor of was county supervisor in 1858 and son of Stephen7 Rathbun (James6.S Mechanicsburg, Ohio, 1834-36. Later a county sheriff in 1859-61 . Served as Thomas' EbenezerJ William2John '. Ma member of the California Legislature. postmaster 1866-69. yor of Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1877. MARVIN C. RATHBUN (1874-1939), SAMUEL B. RATHBURN (1803- Also served as supervisor and alder son of David7 Rathbun (Lewis6 Davids 1877), son of Daniel6 Rathburn (Williams man. Edmund' JohnJ.2" ). Mayor of Tyro, Kan Daniel' WiliiamJ.2 John'). Mayor of Gal GEORGE H. RATHBUN (1843- sas, 1929-1933. lipolis, Ohio, dates unknown. Also jus 1931), son of James6 Rathbun (Joshuas tice of the peace, county assessor and Amos' JoshuaJ John2.' ). Mayor of Dun probate judge. dee, Michigan, for many years in the late WILLIAM PECKHAM RATHBUN 1800s and early 1900s. (1814-1866 + ), son of Rowland6 Rath GEORGE L. RATHBUN (1861-1941), bun (AcorsS Joshua'·J John2.'). First vil son of Eber7 Rathbun (John6 Thomass lage president of Valatie, Columbus John··J Thomas2 John' ). Mayor of County, N.Y. , 1856-59. Osseo, Minnesota, years not known. WILLIAM PERRY RATHBUR N J . MORTIMER RATHBONE (1822-1884), son of Alvin7 Rathburn (1853-1916), son of Theodore7 Rath (Daniel6 WilliamS Daniel' WilliamJ·2 bone (Hiram6 Edwards Amos' JoshuaJ John'). Mayor from 1869 to 1871 of John2. '). Mayor of Ruby City, Colorado, Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he for four years in the late 1870s. Earlier was a banker. served as the town's first city clerk. JAMES ALLEN RATHBUN TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS (1857-1933), son of Enoch7 Rathbun (Robert6-S Jeremiah' JosephJ·2 John'). AMOS RATHBUN (1762-1823), son Mayor of Cameron, Missouri, in the of Amos' Rathbun (JoshuaJ John2.'). 1880s. Also served as county treasurer Supervisor of Scipio Township, Cayuga and deputy county clerk. County, N.Y., 1800-1802. Later served JARED LEWIS RATHBONE in state legislature. (1791-1845), son of Samuels Rathbone CHARLES HENRY RATHBURN (Joshua' JonathanJ John2" ). The last Marvin C. Rathbun (1884-1953), son of Benjamin8 Rath appointed mayor of Albany, N.Y., in (1874-1939) burn (Abraham7 Benjamin6 Samuels Na-

8 4 3 thaniel • John2" ). Supervisor of Ply Joseph2 John'). Supervisor of Spring mouth Township, Wayne County, Michi field Township, Otsego County, N.Y., in New Data gan, from 1925 until his death. Served 1839. Also served as school inspector several years as director of the Michigan and superintendent. Elizabeth Taylor, wife of Stephens (There may have been other Rath State Supervisors' Association. Earlier Rathbun (Thomas' Ebeneze~ William2 was township clerk and treasurer. buns, Rathbones and Rathburns who John' ), was born August 15, 1760, served in state legislatures, or as may daughter of David and Elizabeth (Gibbs) ors, village presidents or township su Taylor. Our thanks to Rob Rathbun. pervisors. If you know of any we have missed, please let us know. Many other Hepsibah Carpenter, wife of Valen family members have been elected to tine Wightmans Rathbun (John' Joshua3 other state, county and local positions, John2.'), was born July 27, 1773, in Bell but it would be almost imposssible to ingham, Mass. Again, thanks to Rob find and list them all. There were prob Rathbun. ably hundreds, and would include such posts as councilman, alderman, clerk, The wife of Updike Coopers Rathbun treasurer, justice of the peace, con (Thomass John' SamueP Thomas2 stable, county commissioner and many John'), was Selina (not Salina) Haskins, other elective offices.) who was born Sept. 11 , 1809 (not Nov. 9, 1908). Our thanks to Rosma Limbeck, who photographed their gravestone at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The stone was erected in 1937 with funds from the Woman Widowed, will of their youngest daughter, Elvira Ann (1848-1936), who married (1) Left Paralyzed Samuel Livingston on Sept. 23, 1868. He was a sailor on the Great Lakes and Charles H. Rathburn in Tragic Crash was washed overboard in a storm. El (1884-1953) vira then married William F. Rose on Joyce Ann (Rathbun) Besthorn, a May 17, 1893. member of our Association, was se verely injured and her husband, Herb HUGO B. RATHBUN (1841-1898), ert, killed , in a traffic accident on Janu ary 19, 1990. Joyce is the daughter of son of Charles6 Rathbun (Amos ~ Jo Merle'o Rathbun (Moshein9 George8 shua3 John2.'). Supervisor of Paris Rowland7 Acors6 Joshua5-3 John 2" ). Financial Statement Township, Kent County, Michigan, in Joyce, 55, of Claflin, Kansas, was left the 1880s. Also served as clerk, trea paralyzed from the waist down. She also 1990 Income surer and justice of the peace, and suffered seven broken ribs, a collapsed Memberships (567 @ $15 . $8,505 member of the school board. lung, broken collar bone and several Sale of Past Historians . . .. 1 ,41 0 JOHN TOBY RATHBUN (1810- factured vertebrae. s Late Renewal Fees ...... 150 1893), son of John Zacheus Rathbun She is now undergoing rehabilitation Advance Dues ...... 90 (Daniel4 Joshua3 John2.'). Supervisor of to help her adjust to life in a wheel chair. Donations ...... 30 Scipio Township, Cayuga County, N.Y., Doctors say it is unlikely she will ever Total ...... $10,185 in the 1830s. Later served in state legis regain the use of her legs. 1990 Expenses lature. Joan is showing extraordinary cour Printing of Historian ...... $4,969 age is dealing with her problems. JOSHUA RATHBUN (1805-1875), Computer Mailing Costs . .. 2,374 s 3 "I refuse to roll over and play dead, or son of Joshua Rathbun (Amos' Joshua Printing of 1987-88 Index .. 2,740 2 sit in a corner and suck my thumb," she John .'). Supervisor of Ossian Town Stationery & Supplies ...... 773 said. "I don't lie awake worrying about it. ship, Allegany County, N.Y. , in 1840 and Secretary's Wages ...... 427 I cope with it and go on." In fact, she is 1844. Elected county sheriff in 1846. Research ...... 416 making plans to buy a van with special LAZARUS STEWART RATHBUN Postage ...... 392 equipment that will allow her to drive (1789-1875 +), son of Josephs Rathbun Telephone ...... 162 using her hands and mouth. 3 Pictures ...... 153 (John' Joshua John2"). Supervisor of She is getting plenty of active and Miscellaneous ...... 97 Almond Township, Allegany County, moral support from her parents, Merle Total ...... $12,503 N.Y., in the 1820s. Later served in New and Wilma Rathbun , both now 81 ; from Carryover from 1989 ...... 2,786 York State Legislature. her four children - Bert, Jodi, Elaine Less Lost Checks ...... 228 WILLIAMS RATHBUN (1800-1852), and Scott, and from her brother, Ted, s 4 3 Balance on Hand ...... 240 son of Williams Rathbun (Benjamin ' also an Association member.

9 Reunions ./

Fifty-nine descendants of Gamaliel6 Rathbun (WaiterS Thomas'·3.2 John') gathered September 22 in Spring Val ley, Minn., for their annual reunion. The attendees included descendants of three of Gamaliel's eight sons - Byron, Demon and Amander. Marlin Rathbun, a member of our Association, was elected president for the next two years ; Irma Rathbun was named secretary treasurer, and our member Sharon Jahn was elected as historian. The next re union will be held on September 21 .

Descendants of John6 Rathbun (AI fred s Job' Benjamin3 Joseph2 John'), held a successful reunion August 12 at Lincoln City, Kansas. Nearly 40 persons attended, including several of our mem bers, Hazel Jones, Delmont Jones, and Russell and Norma Rathbun of Santa Maria, California, who traveled the longest distance. Plans are being made for this year's reunion , to be held the second Sunday of August.

WE THANK the following members who This picture is of Harold Leslie Rathbone, of Charlestown, R.I., who may be the oldest have sent us information, pictures, clip living member of our family. He will be 99 next March 22. He is the son of William Arthurs pings and other items: Betsey Dana, 6 S 3 Rathbone (Henry7Martin Joshua -4 Jonathan JohnN). He was born in Norwich, Conn. , Joe Wiswall, Leila Jenkins, Helene but moved to Charlestown when he was 15. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army in Rathbun, Dr. Donald Rathbun, Sharon World War I and was gassed in Europe. His wife, Helen, died in 1984, after 66 years of Jahn, Bill Lieuellen, Rob Rathbun, Lydia marriage. He now lives alone with the occasional aid of his only daughter, Marilyn Littlefield, Hazel Jones, Jean Walker, Greene, a member of our Association. He has three grandchildren and six great Earl and Marge Rathbun, Dorothy Hla grandchildren. On a clear day, from the front porch of his home, he can see Block dik, Jayne Rezin, Judd Perry, Larry Island, where his ancestors lived nearly three centuries ago. Trask, Ellen Gardner Brown, Lorna Vogt, Beverly Gillette, Rosma Limbeck, Muriel Mercer, Cheryl Jensen, Melva Gregory, Ted A. Rathbun, Ruth Hat 'Retired' Doctor Has Busy Year zlenbuhler, Frank E. Rathbun, Clair Dr. Lewis Rathbun of Asheville, N.C., 'There, he found that a planned Cornell, Gwen Koenig, Anella Hunt, retired in 1985, but he had a busy and 50-bed lodging center for cancer Rev. Franklin Dorman, Lorraine Barrick, eventful year in 1990. patients was to be named in his honor Wayne and Mildred Rathbun, Marilynn In May, Dr. Rathbun, 73, joined the the Lewis Rathbun Well ness Center. Dr. Streeter, Glenn E. Rathbun, Edith Lep crew of a 71-foot sailing vessel which Rathbun had practiced obstetrics and pla, Betty Angelini , Jacqueline Hannah, made a 3,800-mile trip across the At gynecology in Asheville for nearly 40 Bettye Rathbone, Terry Carnahan, lantic Ocean to Gibraltar. The trip took years until his retirement. Howard M. Rathbun, Fred C. Rathbun, 27 days. Dr. Rathbun was the oldest To top off the eventful year, Dr. Rath Phyllis Miller, LaVerne Rathbun , Bud member of the five-man crew. The cap bun and his wife Elizabeth celebrated Parfitt, Walton and Linda Rathbun, Gail tain was happy to have a qualified doc their 50th wedding anniversary on Sep Doremus, Ronald J. R~thbun , John and tor on the trip. tember 14, with a dinner attended by Gloria Rathbone, Ethyl Rathbun Grady, From Gibraltar, Dr. Rathbun flew to nearly 50 relatives and friends. Glenn R. Rathbun, Ellen Kenyon, England, spent a few days visiting Dr. Rathbun is the son of Alonzo8 Evelyn Anderson, David Michael Rath friends, and then returned home on Rathbun (Lewis 7 Ransom6 DanielS-< Jos bun , Robert Rathbone and John Bowen. June 13. hua3 John2.').

10 Genealogy: The Sixth Generation in America

301. JOHNs RATHBUN (Josephs ?By Susan or Susannah 305. JEREMIAH6 RATHBUN (Josephs George· Joseph302 John'), born about RUSSELL A., born in November George· Josephl-2 John'), born about 1806 in Herkimer County, N.Y. He was 1867; married Lucy __. 1824 in Herkimer County. He was mar married there about 1837 to Sarah ried about 1852 to Catherine (Davies?), __, born about 1817, surname and born in August 1832, parentage un parentage unknown. They moved to 303. JOSEPH H.6 RATHBUN (Josephs known. He was a day laborer with vari German Flats, in Herkimer County, George· Josephl-2 John'), born April 8, ous families in the 1850 through 1880 where she died in September 1849, 1817, in Herkimer County, N.Y. He was censuses. Catherine died Feb. 22, aged 33, of consumption. John was liv married about 1844 to Dorothy Mykel, 1870, and he died sometime after 1892, ing at German Flats in 1860, but his born Oct. 25, 1825, daughter of Peter (or when he was listed as a widower. death date is not known. Sylvester) Mykel. They lived at Grant, near Russsia, N.Y., where he was a CHILD CHILDREN farmer. In 1860, he was listed with 78 JOSEPH P., born about 1853; alive in acres, two horses, nine cattle, five GEORGE, born in 1838; alive in 1855, 1870; no other data. sheep and three pigs. In 1879, he was no further data. farming 148 acres. He died at Russia on MARY, born in September, 1844; March 16, 1893, and Dorothy died there 306. WILLlAMS6 RATHBUN (Williamss died May 19, 1860. June 9, 1907. Benjamin· o3 Joseph2 John'), born Feb. JAMES H., born Feb. 5, 1849; mar 13,1800, at Springfield, N.Y., and mar ried Dianna G. __. CHILDREN ried there Oct. 11 , 1821 , Mary Chargo HENRIETTA, born about 1845; alive (or Chawgo), born March 1, 1899, in 1860, no other data. daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Her GEORGE W., born in September ring) Chargo or Chawgo. (Family tra 302. WILLIAMs RATHBUN (Josephs 1847; died Feb. 19, 1877, unmarried so dition relates that she was part Mohawk George· Joseph302 John'), born about far as known. Indian) . Williams was a prosperous 1809 in Herkimer County, N.Y. He was JAMES M., born Aug. 5, 1856; mar farmer at Springfield, where he was married on August 17, 1842, at Mo ried Margaret Elizabeth Van Deusen. president of the Otsego County Ag hawk, N.Y., to Mary Ann (Meyer) Wil MARY, born about 1860; alive in ricultural Society, and a contributor to cox, born about 1810, parentage un 1875; no other data. the magazine "Country Gentleman." He known, a widow with three children. served as township supervisor in 1839, They lived in Little Falls where he was a and was also school inspector and su blacksmith, and where Mary died in 304. GEORGES RATHBUN (Josephs perintendent. He died Nov. 12, 1852, 1862. He is probably the William Rath George· Joseph302 John'), born Nov. 23, and Mary died June 16, 1858. bun, blacksmith, who married about 1820, in Herkimer County, N.Y. He was 1867 Susan or Susannah Oak, possibly married in the late 1840s to Nancy CHILDREN a widow, born in July 1833, and moved __, born in July 1821 , surname and DORLISKA, born May 4, 1822; mar to Caroga, Fulton County, N.Y. He died parentage unknown. They lived near ried Lorenzo Van Alstine on December sometime before 1900. Susan died April Grant, where he was a farmer on 60 21 , 1841 . 6, 1907, in the County Home at Rome, acres in 1850 and 132 acres in 1875. He JACOB CHARGO, born August 23, N.Y. and his wife were founding members of the Grant Methodist Episcopal Society, 1823; married his cousin, Frances M. Rathbun, daughter of Alden6 Rathbun CHILDREN organized in 1860. George died Jan. 23, s o3 1891 , and Nancy about 1918. (Joel Benjamin· Joseph2 John'). By Mary Ann LEVANT WILLIAMS, born Dec. 15, CHARLES, born June 10, 1843; mar CHILDREN 1824; married Lavina Van Dusen. ried (1) Henrietta P. Burdick; (2) Mary CLINTON, born in June 1848; mar AUGUSTA LOUISA, born Nov. 20, Nase; (3) Sarah Ann Miller, and (4) ried Emma M. Care. 1828; married Horatio N. Tunnecliff on Sarah Louise Larrabee. WALLACE, born in June 1851 ; mar Jan. 7, 1851. HARRIET, born about 1845; alive in ried Ida Baker. 1860, no further data. FRANKLIN, born Dec. 7, 1859; died DAVID, born about 1849; died in March 1, 1875. 1854. (Continued on page 12)

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(Continued from page 11) CHILDREN MARGARET MARY JANE, born Nov. 5, 1837; died unmarried Jan. 6, 1906, at ?JULlA, born in 1831 ; alive in 1850, Rome, N.Y. no other data. 307. BENJAMINs RATHBUN (Daniels ?MARY JANE, born in 1833; married By Jane Benjamin··3 Joseph2 John'), born about ? Elmer Isabel and/or possibly Stephen GEORGE L. , born Jan. 12, 1845; 1798 in Springfeld, N.Y. He was married True. married Elsie Jones. about 1826 to Sabrina Pierce, born about 1803, possibly the daughter of Sedgewick Pierce. They moved by 1850 310. FERNANDO C.s RATHBUN (Dan 312. ANDREWS RATHBUN to Lucas County, Ohio, where they were ielS Benjamin··3 Joseph2 John'), born (Benjamin5-4·3 Joseph2 John'), born Oct. living in Providence Township, near Wa March 29, 1806, in Spri ngfield , N.Y. He 5,1808, in Springfield, N.Y. He married terloo, when he died Dec. 6, 1852. Sa moved to Michigan in 1830 , and was about 1830 Lavina Peck, bom probably brina died in 1887 at Tama, Iowa. apparently married there to a wife on April 15, 1807, parentage unknown. (Cooley reported that Benjamin died whose name is not known and who died He died on Oct. 26, 1836, at Springfield, unmarried, but he had obviously been within a year or two. He was married on leaving no children so far as known. misinformed). June 26, 1836, in Calhoun County, Mi Lavina married (?) on Oct. 1, 1837, Alf chigan, to Eunice Coif, born about 1813, red Orendorff, probably in New Berlin, CHILDREN parentage unknown. They lived in Fre Wisc. He died Dec. 20, 1849, in Cal donia Township until the late 1850s, ifornia, where he had gone during the DANIEL, born May 13, 1830; married when they moved to Bennington, Shia gold rush. She died June 5, 1882, in Sarah Ann Garner. wasse County. He died there on April 5, Wisconsin. SEDGEWICK P. , born about 1833; 1859. Eunice was married to a McCor married Elizabeth Andrews. mack by 1863. Her death date is not HARRIET E., born about 1835; alive known. 313. REV. LEVANT' RATHBUN (Joels in 1850, no other data. Benjamin··3 Joseph2 John'), born June FRANCES AUGUSTA, born about CHILDREN 16, 1803, in Camden, Oneida County, 1838; alive in 1860, no other data. N.Y. He was married on Jan. 26, 1826, ?LAURA, born about 1840 (she ap By unknown first wife to Laura Brainard Comstock, born Nov. pears with the family in the 1860 census, OLIVER H. , born in 1833; married aged 20, but not in 1850). No other data. Abigail Whitcomb. 7, 1806, possibly the daughter of Eras tus Comstock. She died Aug. 24, 1845, BENJAMIN H., born in 1843; killed in By Eunice and he was married the following year, action at Atlanta on August 6, 1864, MINERVA L. , born in 1840; married on Aug . 10, 1846, to Mrs. Sarah Ann during the Civil War. Davis Dutcher on July 4, 1860. Paden, born May 30, 1814, parentage and first husband unknown. He became 308. CALEBs RATHBUN (Daniels Ben a Baptist minister at age 26, and and 311. CHARLESs RATHBUN (Ben jamin4-3 Joseph2John '), born about 1800 moved as a young man to Warren jamin5-4·3 Joseph2 John'), born Feb. 5, at Springfield, N.Y. He was married County, Penn. He returned to New York 1803, at Springfield, N.Y. He was mar about 1826, to Dimmies or Demmis Ab in 1837 and preached at Jamestown, ried on Feb. 25, 1826, to Mary Griffin, bott, born about 1807, daughter of San Clymer, Ellicot, Dunkirk and Panama. born June 7, 1801 , daughter of Joshua ford and Mary (Allen) Abbott. He died He reportedly baptized more than 600 and Margaret (Campbell) Griffin. They March 1, 1829, at Parma, Monroe converts during his ministries. He died moved to Warren, Herkimer County, County, N.Y., apparently leaving no Sept. 18, 1869, at Panama. Sarah died N.Y., where Mary died Dec. 25, 1841 . children. His widow was married a short Jan. 14, 1895. He was married in September 1843 to time later to Edward Huntington. Her her sister, Jane Griffin, born Feb. 3, death date is not known. CHILDREN 1811 . Charles was called a farmer in By Laura 1855 and a carpenter in the 1870 cen DORLISKA, born March 15, 1827; 309. ABNERS RATHBUN (Daniels Ben sus. Jane died at Warren on April 27, married Adinoram J. Manley on Aug. 21 , jamin'-3 Joseph2John '), born about 1802 1889, and he died there April 6, 1891 . 1844. at Springfield, N.Y. He was apparently THERON JOEL, born May 7, 1829; married by 1830, acccording to census CHILDREN married Mary Lewis. records, and the girls listed below were By Mary ANDREW JACKSON, born Nov. 7, probably his daughters. He died prob DAUGHTER, name unknown; born 1831 ; died Aug. 4, 1853, of yellow fever ably in the late 1830s. Nothing is known about 1827; died young. in Vicksburg, Tenn . of his wife, whose name is not recorded. LAURA GEORGIANNA, born July 9, BYRON W., born Oct. 28, 1835; mar She may have been the "Keanna" (Han 1832; married Mark Carroll on Feb. 9, ried Thirza Gilson. nah?) Rathbun, aged 60, who was living 1854. MILTON, born Sept. 10, 1838; died in 1860 at Springfield with Stephen and WILLIAM GRIFFIN , born Sept. 21 , sometime after 1917, no known Mary True. 1835; died May 2, 1839. marriage.

12 By Sarah HENRY ALDEN, born Sept. 28, 1843; CHILDREN WILBERFORCE, born May 14, 1849; married Cora A. Snow. ?KATHERINE, born about 1853; a married (1) Mella Churchill, and (2) Axa THEODORE FREYLINGHUYSEN, ~ Rathbun, aged 7, was in a pri lina Hagberg. born Oct. 7, 1845; married Almira Secor. vate academy at Madison Parish in LAURA EMMA, born Aug. 19, 1850; MATILDA T., born Aug . 21 , 1848; 1860, probably his daughter. married Charles A. Davis on Sept. 13, died, unmarried, some time after 1900. GEORGE H., born Oct. 1, 1856; mar 1871 . ried Cora __. JAMES LYTLE, born Aug. 16, 1852; CORA, born about 1858; married died July 7, 1857. James Moring (spelling uncertain) on CHARLES J. , born Oct. 21 , 1853; 316. JOHN LYSANDER' RATHBUN Jan. 18, 1880. married Elilzabeth Bell Kidder. (Joels Benjamin' oJ Joseph2 John'), born CAROLINE, born about 1861 ; alive in WILLIAM, born in August 1855; died June 11 , 1813, at Camden, N.Y. He 1870, no other data. Sept. 7, 1857. moved as a young man to Lou isiana, MARY, born about 1863; married (?) settling in Bossier Parish. According to William Coats. Cooley, he was married first to Ruth Ann CHARLES, born about 1865; alive in Lower, born May 23, 1826, parentage 1870, no further data. 314. SELDEN' RATHBUN (Joe IS Ben unknown, who died Sept. 23, 1851 . He jamin··3 Joseph2 John'), born July 18, then married Mary M. King, born about 1806, in Camden, N.Y. He was probably 1832, parentage unknown, who died 318. JOHN A.' RATHBUN (Artemuss married about 1827, but his wife's name April 12, 1860. However, the 1850 cen Benjamin4-3 Joseph2John '), born Jan. 6, is unknown. He moved to Michigan in sus lists his wife's name as Mary, so 1814, at Springfield, N.Y., and married the early 1830s, and lived at Ann Arbor. Cooley may have been mistaken on the there on Sept. 8, 1835, Marilla A. He went south in 1837, possibly for his dates. He died Nov. 2, 1862, at Holley Griggs, born Dec. 24, 1811 , daughter of health, and died August 13, 1837, in Spring~ , Mississippi, possibly while Ichabod and Lydia (Johnson) Griggs. Hillsdale County, Mississippi. The child serving in the Confederate Army during They lived all their lives in Springfield, listed below is believed to be his son, but the Civil War. where he died June 5, 1882, of chronic there is no proof. diarrhea, and she on June 15, 1895, of CHILDREN apoplexy. CHILD ?By Ruth JOEL, born about 1828; he was living CHILDREN PHILANDER ALLEN , born in Feb in Catherine, Steuben County, N.Y. , in ruary 1841 ; he served in the Confeder 1850 with a Fay family. He was de GEORGE A., born July 19, 1838; ate Army during the Civil War, was cap scribed as a printer. Nothing else is married Annie E. Gilchrist. tured, and died a prisoner on Feb. 6, known of him. JENNIE C. , born June 28, 1841 ; mar 1865, in Camp Chase, Ohio. ried Nathan Lawler. MORRIS, born July 1, 1843; married Lucie Hadley. 315. ALDEN' RATHBUN (Joe IS Ben ?By Mary jamin··3 Joseph2 John'), born Oct. 24, FRANK, born Feb. 9, 1853; married 1808, in Camden. N.Y. , and was mar Query Henrietta Hillman. ried there on Sept. 14, 1831, to Rosanna Dunbar, born Dec. 13, 1809, parentage WANTED - Information on the children unknown. They lived all their lives at of Susannahs Rathbun (Valentine' Jos hua3 John2.'). who married William Fel Camden, where Rosanna died Dec. 24, s 317. JOEL' RATHBUN (Joel lows on Nov. 8, 1767, at Stonington, 1877, and Alden died on June 10, 1888. 40J Benjamin Joseph2 John'), born Jan. Conn., and had 11 children. Specifically, 21 , 1821 , at Camden, N.Y. Moved as a CHILDREN did their sons Joshua, Jeremiah or Isaac young man to Louisiana, and by 1850 ever marry? Who were the parents of FRANCES MARIA, born Sept. 12, was a prosperous merchant and owned Martha Smith, who married their son 1832; married her cousin, Jacob C. a large estate, Big Mound Plantation, at William Fellows Jr.? Rathbun, son of Williams6 Rathbun (Wil Dallas, in Madison Parish. He was mar liamss Benjamin··3 Joseph2 John'). ried about 1852 to Frances __, born EDWIN DUNBAR, born Aug. 21 , in Mississippi about 1833, surname and 1834; married Adelaide Fox. parentage unknown. During the Civil Answer JOEL E., born August 7, 1836; mar War, he served in the Texas Cavalry ried Julia Graham. with the Confederate Army. After the Vol. 8, No. 3, Page 47 - Anna Allen, D. HENRY, born Feb. 8, 1839; died war, his property was devastated by the wife of RobertSRathbun (Jeremiah' Jo Oct. 12, 1843. breaking down of levees, and he moved sephl-2 John'), was born in Sufffield, DORLISKA HERNANDO, born April to Poplar Bluff, Arkansas, where he died Conn ., the daughter of Caleb and Eli 10, 1841 ; married Elhanan A. Curtis on Jan. 15, 1879. Sarah was living as late zabeth (Kent) Allen . Our thanks to Rob Sept. 27, 1865. as 1870. Rathbun.

13 DIED-Oct. 9, 1990, Clifford Drake, 73, DIED - Nov. 1, 1990, Lucy Rathbone, of Borger, Texas. He was the son of 94, at Cuero, Texas. She was the Obituaries Merton C. Drake and MaryB Rathbun daughter of William RobertS Rathbone (Edwin7 Ebeneze rB"s Thomas' Jonathan3 (Douglas7 Deming6 Jonathans Isaiah' William2 John'). He and his wife, Betty, Jonathan3 John2-' ). Miss Rathbone, who DIED - Dec. 14, 1990, Sadie (Rath were charter members of our Associa never married, earned a bachelor'S de bun) Webster, 97, at Hope Valley, R.L tion. In addition to his wife, he is survived gree in home economics from the Uni She was the oldest member of our As by a son; two daughters; four grand versity of Texas, and a master's degree sociation. She was the widow of William children; a brother, and a sister. A re in education at Missouri Teachers' Col D. Webster, who died in 1978. Mrs. tired engineer and Navy veteran of lege in 1924. She then joined the faculty Webster is survived by a daughter, World War II , he was past board chair of the University of Texas, where she Hazel Ann Wood ; a sister, Hazel Rit man of the Borger First Christian taught until her retirement in 1961. She chie, a member of our Association, and Church. was chairman of the University's Home several nephews and nieces including Economics Department. In 1960, she Ellen (Rathbun) Kenyon, also a mem was a delegate to the White House Con ber. She was the oldest member of the DIED - May 20, 1990, Marge Burris, ference on Children and Youth. She was First Baptist Church of Hope Valley, 83, of Minneapolis, Minn. She was the a prolific writer, and was co-author of where she served as president of the wife of Arthur P. Burris, a charter mem two books and many magazine articles. Ladies Benevolent Society and for 20 ber of our Association. They had been Since retiring , she had spent much of years as superintendent of the Sunday married nearly 59 years. Art is a grand her time traveling in Mexico, Europe and School. Mrs. Webster was the daughter son of James Salter Burris and Asia. She is survived by a nephew, two of Charles NewmanB Rathbun (Amos7 RebeccaB Rathbun (Gideon 7-6 TibbettsS nieces, and sister-in-law, Helen Rath Newman6 JonathanS John'-' ). John·-3 Thomas2 John'). In addition to bone, widow of her brother, Douglas. her husband, she is survived by a son DIED - Nov. 20, 1990, Dorothy (Rath James, two daughters, Barbara and bone) Wheelock, 81 , of Kent, Conn . She Virginia, and several grandchildren and DIED - Oct. 24, 1990, Charles West was killed in a traffic accident. Mrs. great-grandchildren. lake Rathbone, 62, of Putnam, Conn. Wheelock, a member of our Associa He was the son of Charles9 Rathbone tion, is survived by two daughters, Mar (CharlesB Silas7 ArunaB AmosS John' tha Wheelock and Deborah Taylor; two DIED - April 6, 1990, Lloyd C. Bus Jonathan3 John2-'). He is survived by two grandchildren; a brother, Robert R. boom , 69, of Tucson, Arizona. He was sons, Richard and Gary Rathbone; two Rathbone, a member of our Associa the husband of our member, Jeanette daughters, Deborah and Sandra, and a tion, and a sister, Jean Taft. Her hus (Meyers) Busboom, whose mother was brother, Robert Rathbone. His wife, band, Frederick M. Wheelock, died two Irene (Rathbun) Myers, a charter mem Nancy (Emerson) Rathbone, died in years ago. She was the daughter of ber of our Association . Irene was the 7 1983. James Colburn9 Rathbone (DavidB Na daughter of JohnB Rathbun (William 3 2 than7 Amos6-s Thomas'-3 John2-' ). Her John6 PerryS Edmund' John - -'). In ad dition to his wife, Mr. Busboom is sur father died in 1983, a week before his DIED - March 28, 1990, Bernard J. 102nd birthday. vived by two sons, Stanley, a member of our Association, and Ronald ; a daugh Heilman, 75, of Piedmont, South Da ter, Colleen Green, and six grand kota, a former member of our Associa DIED Nov. 16, 1990, Louise C. Rath children. Mr. Busboom was an Air Force tion. He was a grandson of Joseph Whit B bun, 63, in Crystal River, Florida. She pilot for 23 years, and later in the real ley and Etta Jane Rathbun (DwighF 6 was the wife of our member Robert estate business for 20 years. Gamaliel Walte rs Thomas4-2 John'). He Raymond 9 Rathbun (RobertS Clarence7 is survived by his wife, Mabel; two sons, Gut Amiziahs Job' Benjamin3 Joseph2 Steven and Terry; five grandchildren; a John'). They had been married four DIED - July 2, 1990, Col Curtis A. brother, Ross, and a sister, Lorraine years. In addition to her husband, she is Whittington Jr., 73, of Gainesville, Barrick, a member of our Association. survived by four stepchildren and two Florida. He was the husband of our stepgrandchildren. member, Jeanne (Horrell) Whittington, a granddaughter of Nelson Colburn and DIED - Dec. 21 , 1990, Warner Albert DIED - Oct. 2, 1990, Gertrude Viola Nancy Jane7 Rathbun (Amos6-s Tho Rathbun , 54, at New London, Conn. He Lieuellen, 66, of Albany, Ohio. She was mas' -3 John2.' ). A retired Air Force was the son of Laurence'o Rathbun the wife of our member William D. Li colonel , he was a judge advocate for 30 (Everett9 Jerome6 Nathan7 Robert6 euellen, the son of Arthur Lieuellen and years. He was buried in Arlington Na John5-4 Samuel3 Thomas2 John'). He is Ora JaneBRathburn (David7 Lewis6 Da tional Cemetery. In addition to his wife, survived by his mother, Catherine vidSEdmund ' John3-2-' ). In addition to her he is survived by two sons, Michael and (Laurel) Rathbun ; two sisters, Judy Pig husband, she is survived by three Miles; two daughters, Diana Whittington none and Cathy Rathbun , and a brother, daughters; six grandchildren ; two and Meredith Bacharcik, and seven David E. Rathbun, a member of our brothers, and six sisters. grandchildren. Association .

14 DIED - Sept. 10, 1990, Jeremy Allan Lane, aged nine, of Springfield, Oregon. He was riding in a motorhome driven by Births People his grandfather, John E. Reynolds, which plunged off the road near their home, and crashed into a tree. A faulty BORN - August 18, 1990, Sydney Ann CHARLOTTE ANN BAKER and Ray front tie-rod was blamed for the acci Rathbun, daughter of Kirk Allen and mond Nelson of Missoula, Montana, dent. Jeremy was the son of Dennis and Kelly Jean Rathbun. Sydney is the were married Nov. 2 in Cour d'Alene, Lois Lane, the grandson of Darrell and granddaughter of Corrin and Cheryl Idaho. She is the daughter of our mem Marcell (Phillips) Lane, and great Rathbun, and great-granddaughter of bers Charles and Joy (Rathbun) Baker. 9 grandson of our member, Alice (Cox) our members Mildred and Wayne Joy is the daughter of Robert8 Rathbun 8 76 s 7 s Phillips. Alice is the daghter of Clarence Rathbun (Clark John . Alfred Job' Ben (Clarence Guy6 Amiziah Job' J J Cox and Jessie9 Rathbun (Thomas8 jamin Joseph2 John'). Benjamin Joseph2 John'). Alonz07 Thomas6 Russells Simeon' ThomasJ John2.'). BORN - August 15, 1990, Olivia DA YNA BATEMAN and Barry Ross Deanne Stegman at Englewood, Colo Rinehart were married June 23, 1990, in rado, daughter of Thomas and Karen California. Dayna is the grandaughter of DIED - Oct. 28, 1990, Mildred (Mat Stegman, grandaughter of Dean and Gerald Gooch and Elva'o Rathbun (Carl 9 hewson) Tollefson, 76, of Mazomanie, Karen (Adams) Stegman, and great Porter John7-6 RobertS John' SamueP Wisc. She was a great-granddaughter granddaughter of Elmer and Violet Thomas2 John'). s of Updike Cooper Rathbun (Thomas (Haybron) Adams. Violet Haybron was John' SamueP Thomas2 John'). Among the daughter of William Haybron and LARRY RATHBUN returned recently her survivors are two sisters, Edith Lep 6 Martha Ann8 Rathburn (John7 Ruel Da from a two-year stay in Costa Rica, pla and Clarice Fleharty, both members vidS Edmund' JohnJ.2.' ). where helped establish a four-year ag of our Association. ricultural college. He is associate dean BORN - Nov. 6, 1990, Matthew Scott of the Cal Poly School of Agriculture, DIED - Oct. 21 , 1990, Robert David Thompson at Wichita, Kansas, son of and took on the project with an endow Rathbun, 65, of Hilliard, Ohio. He was Timothy Thompson and Laura (Rath ment from the U.S. Agency for Inter the son of Henry9 Rathbun (George8 bun) Thompson. Laura is the daughter national Development. He is the son of 9 8 9 Levant' Williams6-S Benjamin' oJ Joseph2 of JoAnn and David Rathbun (David Carl Rathbun (Porters JohnHl RobertS John'). He is survived by his wife, Betty; JohnHl Alfred 5 Job' Benjamin3 Joseph2 John' Samuel3 Thomas2 John'). a daughter, Beth Steyer; two sons, John'). Bradley D. and Brian D. Rathbun ; two JERRY AND ELVA GOOCH celebrated brothers, and two sisters. BORN - Nov. 12, 1990, Kelly Evelyn their 50th wedding anniversary on Au Rathbun at Dallas, Texas, daughter of gust 29, 1990, with a week-long family David and Joni (Britton) Rathbun and reunion in Yosemite National Park. DIED - May 26, 1990, Lula (Rathbone) granddaughter of our members Dr. and They were hosted by their seven chil Owen, 65, of Boise, Idaho. She was the Mrs. Donald'o Rathbun (Donald9Chaun dren and all of their 16 grandchildren. 7 daughter of Eugene Stephen Rathbone cey8 Byron7 Levant6 Joels Benjamin"J Elva is the daughter of Carl 9 Rathbun 6 (Cornelius Edmunds-l JohnJ.2" ). She is Joseph2 John'). Both the parents and (Porters JohnH RobertS John' SamueP survived by her husband, Roger Owen; grandparents are members of our Thomas2 John'). six children; 12 grandchildren; three Association. great-grandchildren, and four sisters. DENISE RATHBUN placed 25th in the BORN - Oct. 25, 1990, Shannon Nic Virginia Classic Bowling Tournament DIED - Sept. 17, 1990, Oliver A. Rath hole Wiswall at Rhinebeck, N.Y., daugh September 20 at Chesapeake, Va. We bun, 71 , at Avon, Ohio. He was the son ter of Donald and Dawn-Lee Wiswall, have had several reports of this talented of Andrew9 Rathbun (John8 Andrew7Or and great-granddaughter of our mem bowling cousin, but do not know how rin6 RussellS Job' BenjaminJ Joseph2 bers Joseph Wiswall and Mary Ann'o she fits into the family tree. Can anyone 8 John'). Survivors include his wife, Ber Rathbun (Osca~ George Corbet' Gid help? 6 S 2 nice; two sons, Lex and Jay; a daughter, eon Tibbetts John'" Thomas John'). Jodi Frimel; two grandsons, and a ROSEMARY JACQUES has had a brother, Walton A. Rathbun. Mr. Rath BORN - Oct. 5, 1990, Niccole Ma book of her poetry published by Carlton bun was a chief petty officer in the Navy, healan Rathburn Kaio at Sarasota, Press. Entitled "Whispers from the stationed at Pearl Harbor when the base Florida, to Kaina Kaio and Beverly A. Soul," it deals with feelings, emotions was bombed by the Japanese on Dec. (Rathburn) Kaio. Beverly is the daughter and spiritual growth. Rosemary is the 7, 1941 . He was a member of the Pearl of our member Alyce Gail Rathburn and daughter of our members Jack and El Harbor Survivors Association, past the late Clarence Harris9 Rathburn len Coats and a descendant of Jacob7 president of the Avon Lions Club, and an (Henry8 Valentine7 John6 TibbettsS Rathbun (Edwin6 GeorgeS Job' Ben amateur radio operator. John··J Thomas2 John'). jamin3 Joseph2 John').

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WALTON RATHBUN has been pro moted to captain in the United States Evelyn Anderson Billy T. Rathbun Navy and named commanding officer of Champlin, Minn. Calhoun, Georgia the First Dental Company at Camp Pen Terry Carnahan Colleen Rathbun dleton, Califomia. Captain Rathbun, a Alpena, Mich. Baltimore, Maryland dentist, and his wife, Linda, are mem bers of our Association. He is the son of Gail Doremus Michael J. Rathbum ,. Walton'O Rathbun (AndreWJ Johns An Medford, Ore. Pickerington, Ohio drew7 Orrin6 Russells Job' Benjamin3 Jo seph2 John'). Dorene Drake Raymond W. Rathbun Houston, Texas Tucson, Az. ROSMA AND PAUL LIMBECK cele Clive Duval Ron & Millie Rathbun brated their 45th wedding anniversary McLean, Va. Springfield, Mo. on October 10 with a three-day trip through west-central and southem Wis Bonnie Edmundson Dr. Sanford M. Rathbun consin, visiting areas where Rosma's Northport, N.Y. Beatrice, Neb. Rathbun ancestors once lived. Rosma is the daughter of William Jonathans Dixie Fountain Tim & Claudia Rathbun 6 s Rathbun (Jonathan' Thomas . John' Fitzgerald, Georgia Lincoln, Maine SamueP Thomas2 John'). David L. Jacques Timothy Rathburn Nashville, Ark. Jacksonville, Fla. JIM STITES has published his auto biography, entitled "The Wichita Kid ," Charles K. McHenry Nina Stewart and sent your editor a complimentary Pineville, LA. Arvada, Colo. copy. It is a lovely, hard-bound book with blue and gold binding, and covers his Robert O'Neal Rosanne Wanamaker military service in World War II and his Round Rock, Texas Hurley, N.Y. 30-year career in engineering. Anyone Amanda Rathbun Martha Wheelock interested may write Jim at 1504 SW Las Cruces, N.M. Hollywood, Calif. Longview Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64081 . Jim is the son of Charles Stites Anthony Noel Rathbun Phyllis Wingerak 9 and Carrie Ella Rathbone (Howards Eli Auckland, New Zealand Saskatoon, Canada jah7 Amasa6 Mosess Joshua' Jonathan3 John2.').

ELIZABETH R. DANA was presented ROBERT VINCENT RATHBUN is COL. ROBERT ALLEN GREENE has with a Peace Award on October 21 by among the many Americans serving in been elected President of the Council of the Spriritual Assembly of Bahais of Saudi Arabia. "Vince" is the son of Loris9 Govemors of the New England Socie Portland, Oregon. The award was in Rathbun (Fred S Erastus7 Edwin 6 ties of Mayflower Descendants. He is recognition of her nearly 40 years of GeorgeSJob ' Benjamin3 Joseph2John '). Governor of the Rhode Island May work on behalf of world peace and unity. He is a private first class in the First flower Society. Bob, a colonel in the R.I. Betsey, a member of our Association, is Marine Division. Militia, proudly claims descent from two 9 the daughter of Lawrence Rathbun of the five sons of John and Margaret 6 s (Edwards Oscar7 Aaron . Thomas4-3 was honored re (Acres) Rathbun - John Jr. and 2 CECIL RATHBUN Samuel John'). cently as the oldest member of the Ma William. sonic Lodge in Byron, Michigan. Cecil, LYNN E. LITTLEFIELD and Robert who celebrated his 95th birthday on No LUCINDA ANN HA TZENBUHLER and Paul Lucier were married August 4, vember 16, is the son of Hirams Rathbun Austin Eugene Brownlee were married 1990, at Block Island. Lynn is the daugh (Hiram7 Dyer6 DanielS Valentine' October 20 at Norwich, N.Y. Lucinda is ter of our members Donald and Lydia Joshua3 John2.' ). A veteran of World War the granddaughter of our member Ruth (Rathbun) Littlefield. Lydia is the daugh I, Cecil joined the lodge in August 1917, (Rathburn) Hatzenbuhler, daughter of ter of Charles William 9 Rathbun and has been a member for more than Jesses Rathburn (AI bertH Josiahs Job' (Charless William7 Joshua6 Eliass Jos half of the lodge's 134-year existence. Joshua3 John2.'). hua' Johnl-2.' ).