History of Lycoming County by J F Meginnes
JOSEPH G. RATHMELL was born in Loyalsock township, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and died in December, 1855. His father, Amariah Rathmell, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Jonas Rathmell, a native of England, who was granted a large tract of land in Bucks county by William Penn. Amariah was one of the pioneers of Loyalsock township, Lycoming county, and reared six children, all of whom are dead. They were as follows: John; Mary; Phoebe; Thomas; Amariah, and Joseph G. The subject of this sketch received a good education in the Williamsport Academy (now owned by J. B. Hall) and was one of the pioneer school teachers of Williamsport. He married Sarah, daughter of John Mahaffey, of Lycoming, township. She died in 1887. They reared a family of seven children,. as follows: Mary, deceased wife of James Rothrock; Thomas M.; Ezra; Margaret; Emiline, widow of Samuel Beck; Sarah, widow of Thomas H. Caldwell, and John, deceased. Mr. Rathmell was an adherent of the Whig party, and served two terms as justice of the peace. He was brigade inspector of the State Militia for ten years, and was quite prominent in local military affairs. He was one of the organizers of' the Second Presbyterian church of Williamsport, and was a member of that church up to his death.
His father Amariah's years were 1761 - 1838 and his mother, Mary Guilky's, were 1761 - 1839.
History of Lycoming County by J F Meginnes
JOSEPH G. RATHMELL was born in Loyalsock township, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and died in December, 1855. His father, Amariah Rathmell, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Jonas Rathmell, a native of England, who was granted a large tract of land in Bucks county by William Penn. Amariah was one of the pioneers of Loyalsock township, Lycoming county, and reared six children, all of whom are dead. They were as follows: John; Mary; Phoebe; Thomas; Amariah, and Joseph G. The subject of this sketch received a good education in the Williamsport Academy (now owned by J. B. Hall) and was one of the pioneer school teachers of Williamsport. He married Sarah, daughter of John Mahaffey, of Lycoming, township. She died in 1887. They reared a family of seven children,. as follows: Mary, deceased wife of James Rothrock; Thomas M.; Ezra; Margaret; Emiline, widow of Samuel Beck; Sarah, widow of Thomas H. Caldwell, and John, deceased. Mr. Rathmell was an adherent of the Whig party, and served two terms as justice of the peace. He was brigade inspector of the State Militia for ten years, and was quite prominent in local military affairs. He was one of the organizers of' the Second Presbyterian church of Williamsport, and was a member of that church up to his death.
His father Amariah's years were 1761 - 1838 and his mother, Mary Guilky's, were 1761 - 1839.
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