Horace Rathbun & Eliza Jane Hotrun - my 2nd Great-Grandparents

106.  Horace Rathbun (Mercy Ryder ⁷, Gideon ⁶, Jonathan ⁵, William ⁴, William ³, Samuel ², Samuel ¹) was born on Apr 15, 1834 in Burford, Brant Co., Upper Canada, died on Oct 12, 1909 in Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can, and was buried in Congregational Cem., Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can.  

Notes: Married by William Cope, Minister of the Methodist E. Church. They were living on lot 12 concession 5 of Burford Twp. in 1891.

 

Sources:

Family Bible: In possession of Edward Kipp, Ottawa, Ontario 

1851 Canadian Census; Canada West, Brant County, Burford Twp. Dist. No. 2, Sub-dist. 7, p. 89. C-11713.

Horace age 18. 

1861 Canadian Census; Canada West, Brant County, Burford Twp., Dist. 3, p. 17, C-1008.

H. Rathbun   27      UC   Farmer

E. J.              30  F  UC

M A                5  F  UC

G                  25  F   UC 

1871 Canadian Census; Ontario Branct Co., (South), Burford Twp., Division No. 1, p. 21,  LAC mf C-9914.

Horace Rathbarn   37  Can  Meth. E  Farmer

Eliza                       40

Mercy                    14

Mary                        6 

1881 Canadian Census: Burford, Brant South, Ontario; District No. 159, Div. 6, p. 35.  NAC mf C-13263.

Horace Rathburn   47   Ont   E. Meth   English

Eliza                       50

Mary L.                  16 

1891Canadian Census: Ontario, Oxford Co., Burford Twp., Dist. No. 105, Div. No. 3, p. 11, LAC mf T-6360.

                                Born        FB            MB

Horace Rathburn    Ont          US             US

Eliza JaneOnt.        Ger          US 

1901Canadian Census: Ontario, Oxford (South), Dist. 102, Burford, Subdist. A-2, P. 2, LAC mf T-6489.

Horace Rathbun   66  Apr 15 1834

Eliza Jane             71  Feb 22 1830

 

House on the townline between the 5th and 6th: N 43.11070  W -80.50050 

Obituary: October 21, 1909, Brantford (Ontario) Weekly Expositor, Page 4 Col. 2 

Burford Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Ontario.  Tombstone N 43.10170 W-80.42735 

Horace married Eliza Jane Hotrum, daughter of David Hotrum and Mary Smith, on Jun 13, 1855 in Burford, Brant Co., Canada West. Eliza was born on Feb 22, 1831 in Upper Canada, died on Nov 29, 1918 in Brant Co., ON, Can, and was buried in Congregational Cem., Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can.

Marriage: June 13, 1855, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

 

Sources:

Rathbun Family Bible (EK)

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1932. MS935. Brant County, 1918, Reg. # 010602. Natural decline. Parents listed as David Hautram and Mary Baker.

Death Certificate: Ontario Archives #241-10602-18 

Rootsweb WorldConnect Project: Craig Rice    craig.rice@comcast.net 

1851 Canadian National Census: Canada West, Wentworth Co., Barton Twp., Dist. No. 41,  Sub-dist. 391, p. 21.   LAC mf C-11758.

Eliza J Hotrum    22   CW   A Prebyterian

In household of Elijah Misener. 

Burford Congregational Cemetery, Burford, Ontario.  Tombstone N 43.10170 W-80.42735  

Children from this marriage were:

  +    142   F         i.         Mercy Ann Rathbun was born on Jul 13, 1856 in Brant Co., Canada West, died on

                                        Apr 26, 1930 in Woodbury, Burford Twp, Brant Co., ON, Can, and was buried in

                                        Congregational Cem., Burford, Brant Co., ON, Can. 

        143   F        ii.         Mary Lucinda Rathbun was born on Oct 5, 1864 in Brant Co., ON, Can. 

        144   F       iii.         Harriett Emily Rathbun was born on Aug 30, 1869 in Brant Co., ON, Can.