RIFE

R3

JOHN RIFE                 m.              Francis Crist

b. 1777                                   b. 1784

d. 3/1/1829  ?Wayne Co. IN                d. 8/9/1864

bur: Rife Cemetery (family farm)

f. Jacob                                  f. Andrew

m. Anna Kauffman                          m. Elizabeth

from Frederick Co. VA, near Winchester

1816 ‑Wayne Co. IN (first property in what became Union Co ‑on Co line)

1817 ‑Wayne Co. IN R1W T12 S4 SE, property remained in Wayne Co.

          both properties located 1 mile west/1 mile south of Boston, IN

farmer/blacksmith

1820 Census: shows John Crist living adjacent.  bro?

ch:

F13  Elizabeth (    ‑1850)  m. 1829, Matthias Fosher    Union Co. IN

M311 Nancy  (1805‑1863)     m. 1826, Abraham Moss       Union Co. IN

R33  Daniel  (1809‑1849)    m. 1838, Cynthia Stanley    Boston, IN

     John  (1813‑1829)

R35  Abraham  (1817‑1885)   m.       Ann H.             Union Co. IN

R36  Jacob  (1826‑1903)     m. 1846, Esther Stanley     Union Co. IN

R33

DANIEL RIFE               m. 8/17/1838    Cynthia Ann Stanley

b. 4/2/1809   Winchester, VA              b. 10/7/1813  Wayne Co. IN

d. 7/19/1849  Boston, IN                  d. 9/30/1903  Boston, IN

bur: Boston Cemetery                      bur: Boston Cemetery

f. John Rife                              f. Zachariah Stanley

m. Francis Crsit                          m. Mary Bedwell

                          m. Wayne Co. IN

died of Cholera (Epidemic of 1849 started at Boston and moved east)

  favorite brother of Elder Jacob Rife    2/h  Wm T. McCoy  m. 1853

farmer/blacksmith ‑Boston, IN

ch:

     Mary Francis (1839‑1849)  ?died of cholera

     John J (1841‑1934) MD  m. 1865, Mary Bozworth      Boston, IN

     Sarah E  (1843‑        m. 1859, Samuel Johnson     Boston, IN

     Hester A  (1846‑       m.       Joseph Powell      Boston, IN

     James M  (1848‑ d)

     Nancy J  (1849‑1958)   m.       Rev Daniel Ryan    Mt Carmel, IN

R35

ABRAHAM RIFE              m.              Nancy H.

b. 12/20/1817  Wayne Co. IN               b. 3/12/1818           VA

d. 3/5/1885    Union Co. IN               d. 1/22/1881   Union Co. IN

bur: Lybrook Cemetery                     bur: Lybrook Cemetery

f. John Rife

m. Francis Crist

lived Union Co. IN, Center twp;  farm on Nine Mile Road

ch:  (known)

     Daniel W (1843‑1917)   m.      Mary

     John A  (1845‑         m.      Mary Jane

     Francis C (1847‑       m.      Henry Hawkins

R36

JACOB RIFE                m. 10/15/1846   Esther Stanley

b. 10/17/1826  Wayne Co. IN               b. 8/6/1826  ?Union Co. IN

d. 5/2/1903    Wayne Co. IN               d. 9/19/1915 Wayne Co. IN

bur: Elkhorn Cemetery, Wayne Co. IN       bur: Elkhorn Cemetery

f. John Rife                              f. Zachariah Stanley

m. Frances Crist                          m. Mary Bedwell

Elder/Four Mile Church  (see biography ‑Winger, History)

1850 ‑lived Union Co. 1/2 mile east of 5 points, 1 mile No of church

returned to family farm SW of Boston

ch:  Frances M  (1848‑ d)

     John M  (1850‑ d)

     Rebecca J  (1853‑ d)

     Elizabeth A  (1855‑ d)

     J. Monroe  (1857‑1943) 2/m  Ida Miller             Boston, IN

     Franklin  (1859‑ d)

     George W  (1862‑1915)   nm

     India  (1879‑1969)      m.       Lewis Starr      Boston, IN