John Enoch Rector (1838 - 1912)

Born 5 Dec 1838 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Belle (Edwards) Rector — married 4 Apr 1872 in Pettis, Missouri, United States

Husband of Minnie S. Wilson — married 7 Dec 1893 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Died 17 Jun 1912 at age 73 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1838. He passed away in 1912.

Info from death cert. Son of Henry Rector and Lee Allen. Married at time of death. Aged 73 yrs, 6 mons, 9 dys.

Married Mary Belle Edwards Apr. 4, 1872 in Pettis Co., MO., who died Apr. 12, 1891 in Sedalia. Second marriage to Minnie S. Wilson Dec. 7, 1893 in Sedalia, Pettis, MO., who died Apr. 7, 1931 in St. Louis.

In the "History of Pettis County, Missouri"^[1], published in 1882, is a profile of John Rector, a son of Henry Rector, on page 943. There is also a profile of Henry Rector. Under the section of "History of Cedar Township" is the profile of John E. Rector:

"The gentleman whose name appears at the head of this sketch is a merchant of Georgetown, and was born in Pettis County, Mo., Dec. 5, 1838, and educated in the common schools of the county. In April, 1872, he was married to Miss Mary B. Edwards, whose father was a merchant. Four children were born, three of whom are living. Mr. John. E. Rector is a leading member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He commenced merchandising about 1868, in Georgetown, where he continues business. His father is one of the early pioneer settlers of Georgetown. Henry Rector, the father of John E., was born Nov. 18, 1809, in the State of Kentucky, and was the son of Enoch Rector, a native of Virginia. Henry Rector came to Missouri in 1819, and settled in Howard County, but finally moved to the spot, near where Georgetown now stands, in 1833, before the town was laid off, and it was then called Saline County. He was married to Miss Lee Ann Allen, in 1824, and seven children were the fruits of this union, viz: Chas J., Nimrod, William, Bethel E., Harriet A., Elizabeth and John. His first wife died March 15, 1851, and he married the second time Miss Mary A. Reany, Nov. 11, 1851. She was born Sept. 29, 1823. The following children are the offspring of the latter marriage: Martha J., Sarah M., George H., Ruth, Jaily, Emma, William M., and Millard J. In religion, Mr. Henry Rector is a member of the M.E. Church, South."

Sources

1. ↑ "History of Pettis County, Missouri", published 1882, by I. MacDonald Demuth. No copyright found. Link on-line found at the New York Public Library[1]

• "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FS19-HMC : 10 March 2018), John Rector in entry for Frank Stephen Rector, 31 Oct 1950
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6F9-1SQ : 26 August 2017), John E Rector, Georgetown, Pettis, Missouri, United States
• "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V281-WM2 : 11 February 2018), John E. Rector and Mary B. Edwards, 04 Apr 1872
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH89-H4S : 14 December 2017), John Rector in entry for Henry Rector, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDZN-CJW : 12 April 2016), John E Rector in household of Henry Rector, Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri, United States
• Find A Grave: Memorial ID: 134391380. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134391380