1870: United States Census, 1870 residence was Marcy, Boone, Iowa, United States.[2]
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Levi Rathburn
Male
31
Ohio
Rachel Rathburn
Female
30
Indiana
Rowley Rathburn
Male
9
Illinois
Henry Rathburn
Male
7
Illinois
Eugene Rathburn
Male
4
Iowa
Charlotte Rathburn
Female
1
Iowa
1885: Iowa State Census, 1885 residence was Polk, Taylor, Iowa.[3]
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Alpheus Rathbun
Male
46
Rachel Rathbun
Female
44
Eugene Rathbun
Male
18
Charlottie Rathbun
Female
16
Walter Rathbun
Male
7
07 Oct 1923 she passed away in Rooks, Kansas, United States and was buried in the Aurora Cemetery in Laton, Rooks, Kansas, United States.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41611683/rachel-rathbun : accessed 10 July 2022), memorial page for Rachel Hatfield Rathbun (19 May 1840–7 Oct 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #41611683, citing Aurora Cemetery, Laton, Rooks County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by clm (contributor 47099857) .The gravestone photo shows her date of birth as May 19, 1840.
↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4JX-HT2 : 2 March 2021), Rachel Rathbun in household of Alpheus Rathbun, Polk, Taylor, Iowa; citing p. 19, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,186.
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