Individual Details

Earl W. Rife

(13 Oct 1903 - 10 Jan 1945)

Willie Earl Rife obituary in The (Danville, Illinois) Commercial-News, says he was a former resident of Alvin and Henning. He was killed when struck by a train at Homewood, Illinois. A section employee on the Illinois Central Railroad, he was killed when he stepped from behind one train into the parth of another.

Events

Birth13 Oct 1903Henning, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1910Roome Township, Polk, Minnesota, United States
Census1920Ross Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Marriage29 Oct 1926Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Grace Clawson
Census1930Alvin, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1940Alvin, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living9 Jan 1945South Holland, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death10 Jan 1945Homewood, Cook, Illinois, United States
Burial13 Jan 1945Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Alt nameWillie Earl

Families

SpouseGrace Clawson (1902 - 2008)
ChildFloyd C. Rife (1930 - 1986)
ChildLiving
FatherCornwallis Walter Rife (1869 - 1934)
MotherBertha Jane Stump (1884 - 1954)
SiblingHoward H. Rife (1912 - 1969)
SiblingJohn G. Rife (1915 - 1960)
SiblingHarold Wallace Rife (1919 - 1966)

Notes

Census

His name is given as Earl W. and his occupation as laborer - general farm. He rents his home for $5.50 a month.

Census

Census shows Earl W. Rife rents his home, he is a male, married, has 7 years of education and lived in the same place in 1935. His is employed in government work, working 60 hours in the week prior to the census. His occupation is laborer - road construction. He worked 40 weeks in 1939 and his income was $700.

Living

He had made his home in South Holland for the past year.

Endnotes

1. 1910 census, Polk Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Roome Twp., enumeration district (ED) 221, p. 3B, dwelling 55, family 56, Wallace Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 716.

2. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ross Twp., enumeration district (ED) 203, p. 5A, dwelling 93, family 94, C. W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

3. Susan Allison Boblett, compiler, "Vermilion County, Illinois Database", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 19 Oct 2009..

4. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Alvin, enumeration district (ED) 70, p. 2B, dwelling 50, family 53, Earl W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 565.

5. Unknown compiler, "28472", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 20 Oct 2009..

6. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Alvin, enumeration district (ED) 92-87, p. 1A, household 7, Earl W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 899.

7. 1910 census, Polk Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Roome Twp., enumeration district (ED) 221, p. 3B, dwelling 55, family 56, Wallace Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 716.

8. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ross Twp., enumeration district (ED) 203, p. 5A, dwelling 93, family 94, C. W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

9. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Alvin, enumeration district (ED) 70, p. 2B, dwelling 50, family 53, Earl W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 565.

10. Unknown compiler, "28472", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 20 Oct 2009..

11. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Alvin, enumeration district (ED) 92-87, p. 1A, household 7, Earl W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 899.

12. Grace Rife Parrish obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 2 October 2008, Accessed 22 May 2013 online at http://www.commercial-news.com.

13. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Alvin, enumeration district (ED) 70, p. 2B, dwelling 50, family 53, Earl W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 October 2009); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 565.

14. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Alvin, enumeration district (ED) 92-87, p. 1A, household 7, Earl W. Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 899.

15. Willie Earl Rife Last Rites Saturday, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 11 January 1945.

16. Susan Allison Boblett, compiler, "Vermilion County, Illinois Database", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 19 Oct 2009..

17. Unknown compiler, "28472", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 20 Oct 2009..

18. Willie Earl Rife Last Rites Saturday, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 11 January 1945.

19. Susan Allison Boblett, compiler, "Vermilion County, Illinois Database", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 19 Oct 2009..

20. Unknown compiler, "28472", Ancestry's WorldTree Project, online, data downloaded 20 Oct 2009..

21. Willie Earl Rife Last Rites Saturday, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 11 January 1945.