Individual Details
John Rife
(20 Apr 1803 - 9 Oct 1878)
Events
| Birth | 20 Apr 1803 | Green, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 25 Oct 1827 | Zion Reformed Church, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - Mary Ressler | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 3 Sep 1832 | and his brother Jacob were granted the estate of his father Christian Rife by a committee of administrators - Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| SoldLand | 15 Mar 1834 | Jacob Stouffer which he had inherited from his father with his brother Jacob - Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Moved | Aft 1834 | from Pennsylvania - Baughman, Wayne, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1850 | Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census | 1860 | Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Sarah Bixler | | |||
| Census | 1870 | Guilford Township, Medina, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Death | 9 Oct 1878 | Ohio, United States | | | |
| Burial | Maple Hill Mennonite Cemetery, Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ressler (1801 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Rife (1832 - 1916) |
| Child | Mary W. Rife (1834 - 1900) |
| Child | David M. Rife (1836 - 1905) |
| Child | John Rife (1839 - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah Bixler (1822 - 1879) |
| Father | Christian Rife (1771 - 1832) |
| Mother | Susanna (1771 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census
There are 8 persons in the household: 1 male 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 30-39.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer and his real estate is valued at $4500.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $7600 and his personal estate at $1500.Census
His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $1,681 and his personal estate at $6,150.Death
Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 14, says John Rife "resided in Greene Twp., Franklin Co., Pa.; moved to Baughman Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio in 1834."Endnotes
1. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Co., Ohio..
2. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Co., Ohio..
3. 1840 U.S. census, Wayne Co., Ohio..
4. 1870 census, Medina Co., Ohio, population schedule, River Styx P.O., Guilford Twp., p. 256A, dwelling 55, family 58, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1241.
5. essay, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2013), John Rife headstone.
6. Fred Jameson Riffe, Reiff to Riffe family in America: ancestors and descendants of Mennonite Reiff brothers: Hans, John Jacob & Abraham: Reiff, Reif, Rieff, Rief, Rife, Riffe, 2 volumns (Marathon, Florida: Fred Jameson Riffe, 2002), 2:176.
7. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), pp 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).
8. Fred Jameson Riffe, Reiff to Riffe family in America: ancestors and descendants of Mennonite Reiff brothers: Hans, John Jacob & Abraham: Reiff, Reif, Rieff, Rief, Rife, Riffe, 2 volumns (Marathon, Florida: Fred Jameson Riffe, 2002), 2:176.
9. 1830 census, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Greene Twp., p. 200, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 151.
10. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), pp 22; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).
11. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), pp 22; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).
12. Fred Jameson Riffe, Reiff to Riffe family in America: ancestors and descendants of Mennonite Reiff brothers: Hans, John Jacob & Abraham: Reiff, Reif, Rieff, Rief, Rife, Riffe, 2 volumns (Marathon, Florida: Fred Jameson Riffe, 2002), 2:176.
13. 1840 U.S. census, Wayne Co., Ohio..
14. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Co., Ohio..
15. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Co., Ohio..
16. 1870 census, Medina Co., Ohio, population schedule, River Styx P.O., Guilford Twp., p. 256A, dwelling 55, family 58, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1241.
17. essay, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2013), Sarah Rife headstone.
18. 1870 census, Medina Co., Ohio, population schedule, River Styx P.O., Guilford Twp., p. 256A, dwelling 55, family 58, John Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1241.
19. essay, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2013), John Rife headstone.
20. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), pp 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).
21. essay, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2013), John Rife headstone.