Biography
John is the son of Henry (1735-1780) and Magdalena (Lionberger) Rickabaugh (b. 1733 in Page Township, VA). He married Elizabeth Griffith (1764-1834) on 15 Feb 1784 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. They were the parents of five children:
- Henry, b.1786; d. 1869
- Adam, b. 1790; d. 1865
- John, b. 1792; d. 1840,
- Sarah "Sally", b. 1793
- Rachel, b. 1797; d. 1867
John served in the War of 1812 in the 2nd Regiment (Safford's) Ohio Militia. [1]
Sources
- United States Census, 1820
- Find A Grave Memorial # 37664170