Individual Details
John Rife
(10 Sep 1867 - 6 Feb 1947)
Events
| Birth | 10 Sep 1867 | Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Fairfield Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Cottage Grove Township, Allen, Kansas, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 5 Feb 1896 | Bismarck, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Emma Elizabeth Wood | | | |
| Living | 5 Feb 1896 | Bismarck, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Living | 1915 | 1126 Dakota, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | 1126 Dakota, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Living | 1930 | 1226 (1126) Dakota, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Living | 15 Feb 1939 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Census | 1940 | 1126 Dakota, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Religion | 5 Feb 1947 | Bible Students Association - Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Living | 5 Feb 1947 | 1126 Dakota St., Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Death | 6 Feb 1947 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Burial | 9 Feb 1947 | Gundy Cemetery, Newell Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Elizabeth Wood (1875 - 1958) |
| Child | Rife (1897 - 1897) |
| Child | Cecil Frances Rife (1900 - 1974) |
| Child | Ruby Adella Rife (1904 - ) |
| Child | Pearl Clemence Rife (1915 - 1993) |
| Father | David M. Rife (1836 - 1905) |
| Mother | Harriet Boggess (1848 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Cornwallis Walter Rife (1869 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Harriet Helena Rife (1871 - 1952) |
| Sibling | David C. Rife (1874 - 1958) |
| Sibling | May Rife (1876 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Martha Eugenia Rife (1878 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Charles Rife (1883 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Perry Rife (1885 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Grover Cleveland Rife (1887 - 1958) |
Notes
Census
His occupation is given as farm laborer. He attended school within the census year.Marriage
They were married by J. S. Lee, a minister, at his home.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as "R.R. car repairer" and he is reported to own a mortgaged home.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as car repairer on railroad and he is reported to own his home free of mortgage.Living
City directory gives his occupation as works C&EI.Census
His occupation is given as carpenter - coach shop. He owns his home free of mortgage.Living
His occupation is given as rug cleaner, Stewart Rug Service.Census
His occupation is given as laborer in rug service, he owns his home valued at $2,500 and he owns a radio set.Census
His occupation is given as porter - retail dry goods store, his marital status is married and he has 8 years of education. He resided in the same house in 1935. He owns his home valued at $2,200.Endnotes
1. Gundy Cemetery, Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, headstone inscriptions for John and Emma Rife. (Personal transcription.), The headstone gives his birth date as 1867..
2. Marriage record of John Rife to Emma E. Wood, Book 3, p. 97. (Vermilion County Clerk, Danville, Illinois).
3. Obituary of John Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 7 Feb 1947.).
4. Death record of John Rife, #25517. (Vermilion County Clerk, Danville, Illinois).
5. 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
6. 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
7. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
8. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
9. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
10. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Allen Co., Kansas.
11. 1870 U.S. census, Bureau Co., Illinois, population schedule, Yorktown post office, p. 277, line 30, dwelling 108, family 108, John Rife; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 March 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.
12. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville city, enumeration district (ED) 92-12, p. 10A, household 201, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Oct 2012); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 897.
13. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 4 Danville, enumeration district (ED) 164, p. 6A, dwelling 137, family 140, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 411.
14. 1870 U.S. census, Bureau Co., Illinois, population schedule, Yorktown post office, p. 277, line 30, dwelling 108, family 108, John Rife; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 March 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.
15. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Allen Co., Kansas.
16. Marriage record of John Rife to Emma E. Wood, Book 3, p. 97. (Vermilion County Clerk, Danville, Illinois), Record gives marriage date as 5 Feb 1896..
17. Obituary of John Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 7 Feb 1947.).
18. "Rife family records compiled by Paul and Cecil Hendrickson" (Typescript in possession of James V. GIllinois), Record gives marriage date as 5 Feb 1896..
19. 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
20. 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
21. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
22. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
23. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville city, enumeration district (ED) 92-12, p. 10A, household 201, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Oct 2012); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 897.
24. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 4 Danville, enumeration district (ED) 164, p. 6A, dwelling 137, family 140, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 411.
25. Marriage record of John Rife to Emma E. Wood, Book 3, p. 97. (Vermilion County Clerk, Danville, Illinois).
26. 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
27. 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
28. L. Leshnick, Leshnick's Danville City Directory: 1915 (Rockford, Illinois: L. Leshnick, 1915), .
29. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 4 Danville, enumeration district (ED) 164, p. 6A, dwelling 137, family 140, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 411.
30. Polk's Danville (Illinois) City Directory: 1930 (Chicago: R. L. Polk, 1930), .
31. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
32. Farm Hand Dead at 55; Charles Rife, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, perhaps 16 February 1939.
33. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville city, enumeration district (ED) 92-12, p. 10A, household 201, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Oct 2012); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 897.
34. Obituary of John Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 7 Feb 1947.).
35. Obituary of John Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 7 Feb 1947.).
36. Gundy Cemetery, Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, headstone inscriptions for John and Emma Rife. (Personal transcription.), The headstone gives his death date as 1947...
37. Obituary of Mrs. Emma E. Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 11 July 1958.), The obit gives John Rife's death date as 1947..
38. Obituary of John Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 7 Feb 1947.).
39. Death record of John Rife, #25517. (Vermilion County Clerk, Danville, Illinois).
40. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
41. Gundy Cemetery, Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, headstone inscriptions for John and Emma Rife. (Personal transcription.).
42. Obituary of John Rife. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 7 Feb 1947.).