Individual Details

Rebecca Rife

(15 Feb 1832 - 12 Feb 1916)

Obituary transcribed on the website of the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee from the Herald of Truth, Vol. VIII, Number 48, February 24, 1916, page 782-784, says she "came with her parents from Pennsylvania to Orrville, O[hio], in 1835. In 1850 she married Abraham Brenneman. They lived on a farm just south of Orrville until 1870, when they moved to Orrville and occupied the brick house on South Main St. which was her home until 2 years ago [1914?]. . . . For the past 28 years she had spent her winders with Mrs. Ella Sharpe, and for 2 years had made her home in Indianapolis with Mrs. Sharpe, who was her adopted daughter. . . . Sister Brenneman was a person of great activity, and up to two weeks ago enjoyed unusually rugged health. Her last sickness was of two weeks' duration, and death resulted from myocarditis. Bro. and Sister Brenneman had no children, but they took under their care 3 little children, a boy and 2 girls, and gave them every advantage of a Christian home. The familiar name, "Aunty Brenneman," by which the deceased was well known in Orrville, followed her to her new home, where she made many pleasant acquaintances, especially among the young people. Her last hours were without pain, and were spent in listening to the reading of the Word from the Great Book and recalling pleasant memories of the past. She then gently fell asleep in the Jesus whom she loved. Funderal services at the Orrville Mennonite Church and burial at the Martin's Cemetery. Scriptures used, Psa. 16:11 and Jno 14:6. I. W. Royer, minister."

Events

Birth15 Feb 1832Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage1850Abraham Brenneman
Census1850Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Census1860Sugar Creek Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Census1870Sugar Creek Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Census1880Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Census1900S. Main, Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Census1910Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Death12 Feb 1916Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
BurialMartins Mennonite Cemetery, Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, United States

Families

SpouseAbraham Brenneman (1824 - 1888)
ChildElla Frazier (1863 - )
FatherJohn Rife (1803 - 1878)
MotherMary Ressler (1801 - )
SiblingMary W. Rife (1834 - 1900)
SiblingDavid M. Rife (1836 - 1905)
SiblingJohn Rife (1839 - )

Notes

Census

Her occupation is given as keeping house.

Census

Her occupation is given as keeping house.

Census

She owns her home free of mortgage. Her marital status is widow.

Census

She rents her home. Her marital status is widow.

Death

She died at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. Ella Sharpe.

Endnotes

1. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Co., Ohio..

2. Jill Weikle, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman [no headstone photo].

3. 1880 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 232, p. 233A, dwelling 648, family 650, Abraham Brenaman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1077.

4. 1860 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek Twp., p. 100, dwelling 1389, family 1406, Abrahm Brenniman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1050.

5. 1870 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek Twp., p. 342A, dwelling 171, family 170, Abram Breniman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1281.

6. 1900 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 153, p. 11B, dwelling 257, family 257, Rebeca Brenneman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1331.

7. 1910 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 173, p. 24A, dwelling 432, family 463, Rebeca Brenneman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1239.

8. "MennObits," database, Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee (http://www.mcusa-archives.org : accessed 22 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman obituary; Herald of Truth, Vol. VIII, Number 48, February 24, 1916, page 782-784.

9. Albert H. Gerberich, The Brenneman History (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938), 714.

10. Jill Weikle, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman [no headstone photo].

11. 1880 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 232, p. 233A, dwelling 648, family 650, Abraham Brenaman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1077.

12. 1870 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek Twp., p. 342A, dwelling 171, family 170, Abram Breniman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1281.

13. 1860 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek Twp., p. 100, dwelling 1389, family 1406, Abrahm Brenniman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1050.

14. Albert H. Gerberich, The Brenneman History (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938), 714.

15. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Co., Ohio..

16. Jill Weikle, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman [no headstone photo].

17. 1860 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek Twp., p. 100, dwelling 1389, family 1406, Abrahm Brenniman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1050.

18. 1870 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek Twp., p. 342A, dwelling 171, family 170, Abram Breniman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1281.

19. 1880 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 232, p. 233A, dwelling 648, family 650, Abraham Brenaman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1077.

20. 1900 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 153, p. 11B, dwelling 257, family 257, Rebeca Brenneman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1331.

21. 1910 census, Wayne Co., Ohio, population schedule, Orrville, enumeration district (ED) 173, p. 24A, dwelling 432, family 463, Rebeca Brenneman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1239.

22. Jill Weikle, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman [no headstone photo].

23. "MennObits," database, Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee (http://www.mcusa-archives.org : accessed 22 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman obituary; Herald of Truth, Vol. VIII, Number 48, February 24, 1916, page 782-784.

24. Albert H. Gerberich, The Brenneman History (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938), 714.

25. Jill Weikle, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman [no headstone photo].

26. "MennObits," database, Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee (http://www.mcusa-archives.org : accessed 22 May 2013), Rebecca (Rife) Brenneman obituary; Herald of Truth, Vol. VIII, Number 48, February 24, 1916, page 782-784.