John is buried next to his son James who was a Civil War soldier who died at age 20. On the other side of James are John's infant children, Flavius, and Sarah.
Family lore says that John went to Nebraska with three of his grown sons who staked out homesteads near Geneva, Nebraska. He later went back to Indiana to bring his wife, Rachel, and their daughters to Nebraska. While he was in Indiana, he died and is buried there. His wife, Rachel Ryker Yates, later lived at the homestead home of her son Edward T. Yates near Geneva, Nebraska. Rachel died about 32 years after John and is buried in Geneva, Nebraska, along with many of their descendants. If anyone knows more about this story, details/corrections are welcome.
Family lore says that John went to Nebraska with three of his grown sons who staked out homesteads near Geneva, Nebraska. He later went back to Indiana to bring his wife, Rachel, and their daughters to Nebraska. While he was in Indiana, he died and is buried there. His wife, Rachel Ryker Yates, later lived at the homestead home of her son Edward T. Yates near Geneva, Nebraska. Rachel died about 32 years after John and is buried in Geneva, Nebraska, along with many of their descendants. If anyone knows more about this story, details/corrections are welcome.
John is buried next to his son James who was a Civil War soldier who died at age 20. On the other side of James are John's infant children, Flavius, and Sarah.
Family lore says that John went to Nebraska with three of his grown sons who staked out homesteads near Geneva, Nebraska. He later went back to Indiana to bring his wife, Rachel, and their daughters to Nebraska. While he was in Indiana, he died and is buried there. His wife, Rachel Ryker Yates, later lived at the homestead home of her son Edward T. Yates near Geneva, Nebraska. Rachel died about 32 years after John and is buried in Geneva, Nebraska, along with many of their descendants. If anyone knows more about this story, details/corrections are welcome.
Family lore says that John went to Nebraska with three of his grown sons who staked out homesteads near Geneva, Nebraska. He later went back to Indiana to bring his wife, Rachel, and their daughters to Nebraska. While he was in Indiana, he died and is buried there. His wife, Rachel Ryker Yates, later lived at the homestead home of her son Edward T. Yates near Geneva, Nebraska. Rachel died about 32 years after John and is buried in Geneva, Nebraska, along with many of their descendants. If anyone knows more about this story, details/corrections are welcome.
