HUSBAND: William Wellington RATHBUN
BORN: 3 August 1865 at Sister Lakes, Van Buren, Michgan
MARRIAGE: 22 June 1891 to Mary Luella WOLFORD at Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 6 July 1963 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska [NOTE from County Coordinator: I believe this date should be 3 May 1953, according to his headstone. I was unable to contact the submitter for verification that the date of 6 July 1963 is in fact an error.]
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Lyman Wellington RATHBUN, born 19 April 1842 in Buford, Ontario, Canada
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Mary Anna C JACOBS, born 8 October 1847 in New York
NOTES:
....................................................................
WIFE: Mary Luella WOLFORD
BORN: 14 July 1874 at Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska
OTHER MARRIAGES:
DIED: 6 July 1963 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Miller WOLFORD, born 10 March 1843 at Arlington, Hancock, Ohio
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Mariah HELMS, born 20 June 1847 at Arlington, Hancock, Ohio
NOTES:
.........................................................
CHILD 1: Wellington Arthur RATHBUN
SEX: Male
BORN: 18 February 1893 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
MARRIAGE: About 1913 to Rose THORPE
OTHER MARRIAGES: 1914 to Helen SNYDER, 1917 to Helen A POBANZ
MILITARY SERVICE: Served in the Army during the Mexican uprising; also enlisted in the Navy during World War I and at the close of the war, he served for a time as a Drill Master at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois.
DIED: 6 May 1939 at the Veterans Hospital, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
NOTES: Wellington and Rose THORPE had a son Lehman, who was raised by the grandparents, William and Mary RATHBUN. The children of Wellington and Helen POBANZ were Evelyn, Jeanette and Boyce.
.........................................................
CHILD 2: Pearl Adeline RATHBUN
SEX: Female
BORN: 25 September 1896 at Olds (Northwest Territory) Alberta, Canada
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 20 October 1896 at Olds (Northwest Territory) Alberta, Canada
NOTES:
...........................................................
CHILD 3: Ray Idoris RATHBUN:
SEX: Male
BORN: 2 October 1897 at Olds (Northwest Territory) Alberta, Canada
MARRIAGE: Josephine JARECKI
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: Roselle, Illinois
NOTES: Their children were Viola, Maxine, Doris Mae, Ray Jr and Melvin
............................................................
CHILD 4: Howard Harold RATHBUN
SEX: Male
BORN: 29 April 1902 at Dunkirk, Hardin, Ohio
MARRIAGE: 22 June 1929 to Marie BUNCH in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: La Habra, California
NOTES: Their children were: Laverne, Billie, Madge and Marion
.............................................................
CHILD 5: Henry Clifford RATHBUN
SEX: Male
BORN: 22 September 1903 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 20 August 1904 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
NOTES:
..............................................................
CHILD 6: Mary (Babe) Luella RATHBUN
SEX: Female
BORN: 29 July 1911 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
MARRIAGE: 8 June 1929 to Richard Alfred GILES at Council Bluffs, Iowa
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: 21 August 1974 at Behlen Hospital, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
NOTES: Their children were Richard, Doris and Charles
.................................................................
CHILD 7: Ivan Thomas RATHBUN
SEX: Male
BORN: 1 October 1917 at Columbus, Platte, Nebraska
MARRIAGE: 24 September 1943 to Alice WOERTH at Laverne, Minnesota
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE: Army, WWII
DIED:
NOTES: Their children were Tom, Mary Sue, and Lee Ann
..............................................................
SUBMITTED BY: Dolores Bartels Giles
DATE: January 16, 2002
E-MAIL ADDRESS: djgiles@mindspring.com
MAILING ADDRESS: (Optional) 826 Cronin Avenue, Melbourne, Florida 32935