Aged 53 Ys 6 m. & 25 d."
Obituary: MARY RHODE
Mary was born on 27 February 1807 in South Carolina and died in 1873 in Indiana; she was married on 21 April 1823 to William Railsback, a farmer, who was born on 10 November 1803 and died on 7 October 1878. Both are buried near Bethel Church at Attica, Indiana, with some of their children. At one time they lived in Kankakee, Illinois. Three of their children, Caleb, Elizabeth and William, settled on farms near Hanford, California.
William Railsback's father David Railsback married Sarah Stevens. David served in the Revolution as assistant wagon boy to a brother Edward, and an older brother Henry was a company officer in the Army of General Gates, was captured by the British, and never got home.
William Railsback's grandfather Henry Railsback and wife Elizabeth came from Hamburg, Germany, landing in America in May 1765. They lived at Yadkin River, Rowen County, North Carolina. Henry Railsback also had two brothers who came to America from Hamburg, Germany. There were nine children.
Aged 53 Ys 6 m. & 25 d."
Obituary: MARY RHODE
Mary was born on 27 February 1807 in South Carolina and died in 1873 in Indiana; she was married on 21 April 1823 to William Railsback, a farmer, who was born on 10 November 1803 and died on 7 October 1878. Both are buried near Bethel Church at Attica, Indiana, with some of their children. At one time they lived in Kankakee, Illinois. Three of their children, Caleb, Elizabeth and William, settled on farms near Hanford, California.
William Railsback's father David Railsback married Sarah Stevens. David served in the Revolution as assistant wagon boy to a brother Edward, and an older brother Henry was a company officer in the Army of General Gates, was captured by the British, and never got home.
William Railsback's grandfather Henry Railsback and wife Elizabeth came from Hamburg, Germany, landing in America in May 1765. They lived at Yadkin River, Rowen County, North Carolina. Henry Railsback also had two brothers who came to America from Hamburg, Germany. There were nine children.
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