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Jacob Rife

Male 1789 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Jacob Rife 
    Born 14 Apr 1789  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • 1820 Gallia Co - Cheshire
      1m 0-10
      1m 26-45
      1f 0-10
      1f 26-45

      1821 chattels, 1 horse, 7 cows, Cheshire
      1822 chattels, 1 horses, 6 cows, Cheshire
      1824 Chattels, 2 horses, 5 cattle, Cheshire
      1825 Chattels, 1 horse, 4 cows, Cheshire

      1830 GC Cheshire
      1n 5-10
      1m 15-20
      1m 40-50
      1f 15-20
      1f 30-40

      1840 GC Cheshire
      1m 15-20
      1m 20-30
      1m50-60
      1f 15-20
      1f 30-40
      1f 40-50
    Person ID I6981  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father Joseph RIFE,   b. 1758, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1827, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary\Margaret CARPENTER,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • Early settlers of Gallia Co
      Joseph Rife 1800

      1806 Gallia Co Resident Land List, 14-4-25, Addison
      1808 Gallia Co Resident Land Lis, 14-4-20, Addison
      1810 Lands (100 acres)
      1811 Land 14-5, Cheshire
      1812 Chattels, 1 horse, 1 cow, Cheshire (also Jacob & Joseph Jr)
      1813, 1814, 1816 Lands, 14-5, Cheshire
      (1816 also Jacob & Joseph Jr)
      1817, 14-5, Cheshire & Salem (also Jacob & Joe Jr)
      1818 Chattels, 1 horse, 1 cow, Addison [Riffe] (also Henry, Jacob & Joseph, jr)
      1819 Chattels 2 horses, 1 cow, Addison (Jacob & Joseph Jr)

      1820 Gallia Co, Addison
      1m 45+
      1f 45+
      1 engaged in agriculture
      also Henry, Jacob & Joseph pg 162

      1821 Chattels, 1 horse, 1 cow, Addison (also, Henry, Jacob, Joseph Jr)
      1822 Chattels, 1 horse, 1 cow, Addison
      1824 Chattels, 1 house, 2 horses, 7 cattle, Addison
      1825 Chattels, 1 house, Addison


      I have a Joseph Rife/Riffe who married Margaret Carpenter in 1779. Margaret was d/o Solomon Carpenter and Sudna Hughes, if my info is correct. I think they were in Botetourt Co., though.
      Always fun, so many similar names.
      Fran
    Family ID F389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Darst,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Apr 1809  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Anna Rife,   b. Abt 1811, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1891, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
    Family ID F2348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.