George Howard RATHBURN

1888 - 1961  (72 years)

• Name	George Howard RATHBURN  [1]
  Birth	27 Oct 1888	Gulfport, Harrison, MS   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Wayne Township, Marion, IN   [4]
  	1920 census at Wayne Township, Marion, IN shows G. H. Rathburn, 30, b. MS, parents b. US/US, brakeman, railroad; M. G., wife, 23, b. KY, parents b. KY/KY; children: F. L., son, 4 8/12, b. IN; E. B., daughter, 3 3/12, b. IL; M.L., 5/12, b. IN.
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Niles City, Berrien, MI   [5]
  	1930 census at Niles City, Berrien, MI shows George H. Rathburn, 41, first married at age 24, b. MS, parents b. PA/PA, yard conductor, railroad; Anna M. 45, first married at 22, b. MI, parents b. GERMANY; children: Lyle A., 19, b. MI, cook, hotel; Forest L., 15, b. IN, newsboy, city paper; Esther M., 13, b. IN, news girl, city paper; Louise A., 13, b. IN, news girl, city paper; Mary L., 10, b. MI; Edna R., 6, b. MI. Note: Although Lyle A. and Louise A. are enumerated with the last name Rathburn, they are the children of Anna's first marriage to Eugene Cross.
  Census	1 Apr 1940	Niles City, Berrien, MI   [6]
  	1940 census at Niles City, Berrien, MI shows George Rathburn, 50, b. MS, switchman, railroad, 1935 residence, same house; Anna, 55, b. MI; Mary, 21, b. IN, clerk, drugstore; Mildred, 20, b. MI, operator, telephone co.; Edna, 16.
  Military Note	5 Jun 1917	Springfield, Sangamon, IL   [3]
  	In 1917 George filled out a WWI Registration card, he states he was born in Gulfport, Miss. on October 27, 1888 and that his occupation is that of a switchman for the railroad. He states he has a wife and 2 children. The registrar notes he is of medium height and build with blue eyes and black hair and that he is slightly bald.
  Death	1961  [1]
  Burial	Altona Cemetery, Alton, Mecosta, MI   [1]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I23731	MM
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Charles O. RATHBURN,   b. Abt 1862, MI
  Mother	Mary E. WEIDMAN,   b. Abt 1862, OH
  Family ID	F5207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Green KING,   b. 10 Nov 1896, Hiseville, Green, KY d. 10 Apr 1922, Luna, Catron, NM (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1914	Marion Co., IN   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F5204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Maria Sophia KOEPNICK,   b. 12 Oct 1884, Reed City, Osceola, MI d. 30 May 1974, Niles, Berrien, MI (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1922	St. Joseph, Berrien, MI   [1, 8]
  Children	1. Edna RATHBURN,   b. 7 Sep 1923, MI d. 19 Jul 2013, Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, Ottowa, MI (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Oct 1888 - Gulfport, Harrison, MS Marriage - 19 Jun 1914 - Marion Co., IN Military Note - 5 Jun 1917 - Springfield, Sangamon, IL Marriage - 2 Oct 1922 - St. Joseph, Berrien, MI Burial - - Altona Cemetery, Alton, Mecosta, MI  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940. [S141] Indiana Marriage Records 1800-1941, 141. [S798] Myfamily, 798.