Individual Details

Henry O. Rife

(14 May 1829 - 11 Mar 1902)

Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 15, says he was "known as 'Big Hen Rife;" resided on a farm in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., Pa., near Rocky Spring; member of the Upper Strasburg Mennonite Church; . . . 6 ch."

Events

Birth14 May 1829
Marriage25 Jan 1853Catharine Lehman
Death11 Mar 1902
BurialSalem United Brethren Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseCatharine Lehman (1825 - 1900)
FatherHenry Rife (1785 - 1862)
MotherMary Over ( - 1832)
SiblingIsaac Rife (1828 - 1894)

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 15; 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 15; 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 15; 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 15; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).