Rathbone genealogy

6S2. HATHBONE GENEALOGY.
1. Edith M-, b May 8. 1851.
2. George \Y.. b. Mar. 17, 1853.
3- Hiram Rathbun. b- Dee. 7, 1854; d. Aug. 15. 1856.
4- Hiram Rathbun 2d. b. Dec. 5, 1856.
HIRAM RATHBOXE 10 GAGE (Helen , Parmelia\
Amos 7 . Amos'1 . Joshua5 , John 4 . John 5
. John 2 , Richard 1
),
born at Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 5, 1856; married Lua
Rathbone. June 12. 1879; she was born Jan. 9. 1855. Children:
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i- Geo. Lon, b. Jan. 31. 1800.
2. Frank Rathbone. b. July 29. 1881 : d. Jan. 29. 1887.
3. Clifford Laurence, b. Mar. 22, 1884.
4- Helen Louise, b. April 5. 1887.
ALFRED DAY- RATHBOXE (Amos 7 , Amos'1 , Joshua 5 ,
John 4 . John*, John-, Richard 1
), born at Scipio, X. V., Jan.
17, 1806; married Lucy Gould Redheld at Silver Greek, N.
Y.; she was born June 6, 1816; she died at Grand Rapids,
Mich., , 1844. He married, second, Caroline Amelia
Van Tyle of Owasco, near Auburn. X. Y., ; she was
born April 9, 1822. He studied law with Hon. Thomas G.
How at Brownville. Jefferson Co., X. Y.. was admitted to
the bar and law there. From thence he removed to Silver
Creek, X. Y\. and from there he removed to Grand Rapids,
Mich. He was prosecuting attorney for Kent Co.,; ran for
State Senator, but was beaten by W. D. Foster, the Whigcandidate
in 1840. Shortly after he settled at Grand Rapids
he was appointed its postmaster. He was a careful and safe
financier, lived always on less than his income. He adopted
that rule before marriage and never broke it. His savings
he invested mostly in real estate, which before his death became
valuable. He willed his real estate to his grandchildren,
his children having the income during their fives. He
practiced law until his last sickness. He was stricken with
paralysis and died April 5. 1856. Children, born in Grand
Rapids. Mich.:
I- Emma Sandford. b- June 30. 1836.
2. Sarah Frances, b. Feb. 10. 1840; m. Mordica S. Hopkins.
3- Alfred Day. b. June 14, 1842; m. Orrilla Adams. Nov. 27. 1867:
has son. Alfred Day. b. Oct. 5 1868, at Grand Rapids. Mich- Was a
student at Ann Arbor university: m. Jessie Ball; her father was Orson
A. Ball: have son. Alfred Dav. b. —
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