Charles D. Rathburn

Charles married Tammy Paquette [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1940, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 9
• Military: say 1953; He served in the Army as a corporal during the Korean War.
• Obituary: 16 Apr 2005; JOHN K. RATHBURN, 74 of Middle Hancock Road, Peterborough died Thursday April 14, 2005 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a long illness. He was born July 17, 1930 in Fitzwilliam son of the late John E. and Doris (Shepardson) Rathburn. He had attended schools in Fitzwilliam and Rindge, and had served with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Following his military commitment he worked for the Bacon family at the Ark in Jaffrey Center. He had also worked for Parker Whitcomb in Troy. Mr. Rathburn had retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he had worked as a Dam Tender first at the Corp’s Surry Flood Control Dam and since 1967 at the Edward McDowell Dam in Peterborough. He was well known for his experience as a beekeeper and had owned many hives through out the Monadnock Region. He also hatched and raised various kinds of pheasants and turkeys, for him self as well as many area farmers. His wife of 43 years Sylvia (Truelson) Rathburn died September 10, 2003. He is survived by two sons Mark A. Rathburn of Deerfield, NH and Charles D. Rathburn of Edgewater, FL; a granddaughter; two sisters Eleanor Chicoine of Gardner, MA and Oloose Rathburn of West Brookfield, MA; two half brothers Detroit G. Hood and Walter D. Hood both of Rindge; several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. Private burial services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rescue Squad of the Peterborough Fire Department, Summer Street, Peterborough NH 03458. The Cournoyer Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 33 River Street, Jaffrey is assisting the family.

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John married Sylvia Linnea Truelson on 11 Nov 1960 in West Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Sylvia (daughter of Arthur Lauritz Truelson and Linnea Annetta Wilson) was born on 11 Nov 1933 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 2003 in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Before she married John, Sylvia had been married to unknown Gorden.
• Residence: 1960, Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• Residence: 1977, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; Address:
  72 Middle Hancock Road
• Residence: 2003, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• Obituary: 14 Sep 2003; PETERBOROUGH -- Sylvia L. Rathburn, 69, of Middle Hancock Road, died Sept. 10, 2003, at Monadnock Community Hospital. She was born Nov. 11, 1933, in Boston, the daughter of Arthur and Linea Truelson. She spent her formative years in Foxboro, Mass., and graduated from Foxboro High School. Mrs. Rathburn has been a resident of Peterborough since 1967, and had previously lived in Gilsum and Hancock. For 26 years, she was employed as a cook at Prospect Hill Nursing Home in Keene. She enjoyed candlepin bowling and belonged to the Coffee Shop League. Family members include her husband of 43 years, John K. Rathburn of Peterborough; two sons, Mark A. Rathburn of Epping, and Charles D. Rathburn of Oakhill, Fla.; a granddaughter; a sister, Arlene Teachout of Ft. Myers, Fla.; nieces and nephews. SERVICES: There are no calling hours. Private burial services will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Peterborough Ambulance, c/o the Peterborough Fire Department, 16 Summer St., Peterborough 03458. Published by New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, NH) - Sunday, September 14, 2003

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• Census: 1900, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents. He worked in a chair shop.; : 17
• Married to: 10 Jan 1903, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hattie Bell Guilford, the daughter of Henry and Julia A. (White) Guilford. She was born about 1880 in Barre, Massachusetts.
• Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft.; : 35; Address:
  Main Street
• Census: 1920, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a truck driver.; : 40
• Census: 1930, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a sander in a chair shop.; : 41; Address:
  84 Lake Road
• Census: 1940, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a laborer for the WPA.; : 51
• Draft Registration: 1942, West Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 58

John married Doris Mary Shepardson on 5 Jan 1929 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Doris (daughter of Detroit Grant Shepardson and Lulu Grace Baker) was born on 1 Mar 1896 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Apr 1972 in Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 4
• Census: 1910, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded, age 14, while living with her father and step-mother.
• Census: 1920, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a "housewife" living on 140 Spring Street.
• Census: 1930, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 34; Address:
  84 Lake Road
• Census: 1940, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 44

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Died:
The Delvee Reunion Records giver her death date aas 30 April 1972.

Arthur married Linnea Annetta Wilson on Yes, date unknown. Linnea was born on 19 Oct 1904; died in Aug 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He worked in a box shop.; : 43

John married Eleanor A. Tatman in 1882. Eleanor was born in Jun 1866 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 33

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• History: He was a carpenter.
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 3, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 13, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1900, Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a carpenter.; : 33
• Census: 1910, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1920, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a carpenter.
• Census: 1930, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a farmer.

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Buried:
He is buried in the J. Baker family plot.

Detroit married Lulu Grace Baker on 4 Nov 1891 in Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lulu (daughter of Harrison C. "Harry" Baker and Mary A. Stacy) was born on 31 Aug 1874 in Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1880, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded, aged 5, while living with her parents.
• Census: 1900, Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 25