Individual Details

John Rife

(30 Jan 1779 - 20 May 1859)

Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 14, says he "resided in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., Pa.; granted his farm residence of 187 acres to his son Henry, 177 acres to his son Jacob, and 202 acres to his son John; . . ."

Events

Birth30 Jan 1779
MarriageAbt 1810Catharine
Death20 May 1859
BurialSalem United Brethren Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseCatharine (1787 - 1861)
ChildJacob Rife (1811 - 1899)
ChildElizabeth Rife (1812 - 1881)
ChildJohn Rife (1814 - 1892)
ChildMary Rife (1816 - 1842)
ChildCatharine Rife (1818 - 1907)
ChildHenry H. Rife (1820 - 1898)
ChildRebecca Rife (1823 - 1895)
ChildNancy Rife (1827 - 1857)
FatherJohn Jacob Reiff (1733 - )
MotherElizabeth ( - )
SiblingMary Rife (1761 - 1787)
SiblingMariah Rife (1765 - 1816)
SiblingChristian Rife (1771 - 1832)
SiblingAbraham Rife (1777 - 1838)
SiblingBarbara Rife (1778 - 1843)
SiblingAnna Rife (1782 - 1864)
SiblingHenry Rife (1785 - 1862)

Endnotes

1. 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), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

2. 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), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

3. 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), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

4. 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), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).