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William Paden Rathbone 1884–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1884

Birth Location: Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1941

Death Location: Portland, Oregon, United States

Father: Samuel Jr

Mother: Carrie Edmondson

Spouse(s): Emma Michelis

Children(s): William Rathbone, Samuel Rathbone

William Paden Rathbone was born in 1884 in Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Brown Rathbone Jr And Carrie Kate Edmondson. William Paden Rathbone married Emma Helen Michelis, and had children including Samuel Brown Rathbone, William Paden Rathbone. William Paden Rathbone passed away in 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • William Paden Rathbone was born in 1884 in Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Brown Rathbone Jr And Carrie Kate Edmondson.
  • William Paden Rathbone married Emma Helen Michelis, and had children including Samuel Brown Rathbone, William Paden Rathbone.
  • William Paden Rathbone passed away in 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Jr
1860–1922
Birth Location: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
SJ
Carrie Edmondson
1865–1914
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
CE

Spouses(s)

Emma Michelis
1890–1986
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
EM

Children(s)

William Rathbone
1914–1988
Birth Location: Vancouver Bc
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Samuel Rathbone
1919–1919
Birth Location: Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada
SR

William Rathbone's Ancestors

Self
William Rathbone
1884–1941
Birth Place: Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Brown Rathbone Jr
1860–1922
Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Carrie (Kate) Edmondson
1865–1914
Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthew (Buchanan) Edmondson
1821–1907
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Josephine) Woodyard
1835–1871
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Wirt Co., Virginia, (WV) United States
Great-Grandparents
James Edmondson
1794–1865
Janet Buchanan
1791–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Edmondson
1760–1796
Sarah Regester
1769–

William Rathbone's Descendants

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William (Paden) Rathbone (24 Jan 1884–22 Jan 1941) m. Emma (Helen) Michelis (06 Jan 1890–29 Jun 1986)
  1. 1. William (Paden) Rathbone 1914–1988 m. Donna Shodahl 1926–2013
  2. 2. Samuel (Brown) Rathbone 1919–1919

William Rathbone's Timeline

6 Records

1884
24 Jan 1884
Birth of William Paden Rathbone in Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1911
22 Mar 1911
Age 27
William Paden Rathbone was married in Marion
Marion
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 37
William Paden Rathbone resided here in Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1935
1935
Age 51
William Paden Rathbone resided here in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
1940
1940
Age 56
William Paden Rathbone resided here in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
1941
22 Jan 1941
Age 57
Death of William Paden Rathbone in Portland, Oregon, United States
Portland, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03385; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 37-56
    [2] Indiana Marriage Collection, Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 60; Page: 572
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 12; Census Place: Ward 6, Vancouver, British Columbia; Page Number: 21
    [4] Indiana, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Marion
    Record Source: Indiana Marriage Collection, Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 60; Page: 572

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1912
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 12; Census Place: Ward 6, Vancouver, British Columbia; Page Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 12; Census Place: Ward 6, Vancouver, British Columbia; Page Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03385; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 37-56

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03385; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 37-56

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: Oregon Death Index A-L; Year Range: 1931-1941
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