Henry Spears-Rathbun b. Oct 1833 d. 27 Jun 1913: Our Family History

Henry Spears-Rathbun

1833 - 1913 (~ 79 years)

Name	Henry Spears-Rathbun
Birth	Oct 1833
	From the 1900 Census
Gender	Male
Military Service	1864	Ohio
	196th Regiment Company D, Ohio Infantry
	Address: Union Army
	Henry Rathburn Event Type Military Service Military Beginning Rank Private Military Final Rank Private Military Side Union State or Military Term Ohio Military Unit 196th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Military Company D Affiliate Film Number 87 Citing this Record "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS9N-WZ5 : 4 December 2014), Henry Rathburn, Private, Company D, 196th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 87; FHL microfilm 882,300. Henry Rathburn Event Type Military Service Military Beginning Rank Private Military Final Rank Private Military Side Union State or Military Term Ohio Military Unit 198th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Note Filed with 196 Ohio Inf. Affiliate Film Number 87 Citing this Record "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSX6-XQQ : 4 December 2014), Henry Rathburn, Private, Company , 198th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 87; FHL microfilm 882,300. Henry Rathburn Event Type Pension Event Date 18 Feb 1907 Event Place Ohio, United States Military Regiment 196 Military Unit Infantry Military Rank [BLANK] Shipping Company D File Name 8014914 Citing this Record "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHJ1-C2H : 24 March 2016), Henry Rathburn, 1907.
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Ω Census Family Census	1850	Beaver Twp, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania
	Caliela Cole United States Census, 1850 Name Caliela Cole Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Beaver, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Female Age 41 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1809 Birthplace New York, U S A House Number 36 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Harvy Cole M 58 New York, U S A Caliela Cole F 41 New York, U S A Erastus Cole M 8 Pennsylvania, U S A Harriett Cole F 5 Pennsylvania, U S A Gilbert Spi?Heus M 1 Pennsylvania, U S A Millon Spi?Heus M 18 Pennsylvania, U S A Henry Spi?Heus M 16 Pennsylvania, U S A "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HQ-2ZV : 12 April 2016), Caliela Cole in household of Harvy Cole, Beaver, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 36, NARA microfilm publication M432-770 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Witness Role: Principal: [F168] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Family Census: [I608] Erastus COLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I610] Gilbert COLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I609] Harriet COLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I607] Henry SPEARS-RATHBUN Witness Role: Family Census: [I361] Milton Rathborn SPEARS
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Ω Census Family Census	1900	Cherrytree, Venango County, Pennsylvania
	Edgar E Menter Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Cherrytree Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Age 38 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Years Married 13 Birth Date Jul 1862 Birthplace Pennsylvania Marriage Year (Estimated) 1887 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Edgar E Menter Head M 38 Pennsylvania Jennie B Menter Wife F 29 Pennsylvania Viola Menter Daughter F 12 New York William H Menter Son M 10 New York Arthur O Menter Son M 9 Pennsylvania Charles H Menter Son M 7 Pennsylvania Bertha M Menter Daughter F 4 Pennsylvania Henry Rothburn Father-in-law M 67 Ohio Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M34J-DBR : accessed 19 November 2017), Edgar E Menter, Cherrytree Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 5B, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,490. Witness Role: Principal: [F1158] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Family Census: [I607] Henry SPEARS-RATHBUN
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Name	Rathbun
Name	Rathburn
Name	Spears
_UID	F8E22F2C7A96484B8876BD51E0D8AD3A8342
Death	27 Jun 1913
	Exact date of death from pension final payment info Henry Rathburn United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards Name Henry Rathburn Event Type Pension Event Date 1907-1933 Event Place United States Form Type Army Invalid Death Date 27 Jun 1913 Citing this Record "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2T-QXS : 12 December 2014), Henry Rathburn, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,880.
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Burial	Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
	Address: Greenwood Cemetery
	Birth: 1833 Death: Jun., 1913 Olean Cattaraugus County New York, USA Family links: Children: Hattie Mae Rathburn Stevenson (1867 - 1951)* Jennie Rathburn Menter (1871 - 1918)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Titusville Crawford County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Dennis R. Davis Record added: Jul 31, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 114725156
Person ID	I607	Dutcher-Cummings
Last Modified	9 Apr 2026

Father	Living
Mother	Calista M. Rathbun, b. 1 Jun 1808, Caledonia, Genesee County, New York d. 19 Aug 1881, Amboy, Ashtabula County, Ohio (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F116	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sophrona Taft, b. 1842, Ohio d. 14 Dec 1889, Crawford County, Pennslyvania (Age 47 years)

Marriage 12 Feb 1862 Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania

I am basing my info on the book Rathbone genealogy by Cooley, he must have spoken to some members of the family - all the info in his book needs checking though.

An "Ancestral File," at family search says
Saphronia TAFT
View Tree Sex Female Birth 1841 Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania. MARRIAGES (1) Spouse Henry RATHBUN Marriage 12 February 1862 Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MW2Z-CWC : accessed 2017-11-19), entry for Saphronia TAFT.

Census 1870 Scott County, Illinois

Henry Rathburn
Event Type Census
Event Year 1870
Event Place Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Age 38
Race White
Race (Original) W
Birth Year (Estimated) 1831-1832
Birthplace Ohio
Page Number 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry Rathburn M 38 Ohio
Sophronia Rathburn F 27 Ohio
Charles Rathburn M 5 Ohio
Hallie Rathburn F 2 Missouri
William Rathburn M 1 Illinois
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WD-GB8 : 12 April 2016), Henry Rathburn, Illinois, United States; citing p. 8, family 53, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,775.
Witness Role: Family Census: [I2917] Charles B SPEARS-RATHBUN
Witness Role: Family Census: [I2918] Hattie Mae SPEARS-RATHBUN
Witness Role: Family Census: [I2924] William SPEARS-RATHBUN

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Census 1880 Cherrytree, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Henry Rathburn
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Age 46
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation Farm Laborer
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1834
Birthplace Ohio, United States
Father's Birthplace ---
Mother's Birthplace ---
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 9
Person Number 0
Volume 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry Rathburn Self M 46 Ohio, United States
Sophronia Rathburn Wife F 38 Pennsylvania, United States
Charles Rathburn Son M 16 Ohio, United States
Hattie Rathburn Daughter F 13 Missouri, United States
Jennie Rathburn Daughter F 8 Pennsylvania, United States
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVJ-XVK : 15 July 2017), Henry Rathburn, Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 237, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1199; FHL microfilm 1,255,199.

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Children

	1. Charles B Spears-Rathbun, b. 5 Jun 1864, Ohio d. Feb 1943, Cattaraugus County, New York (Age 78 years)
	2. Hattie Mae Spears-Rathbun, b. 4 Jun 1867, Missouri d. 29 Aug 1951, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Age 84 years)
	3. William Spears-Rathbun, b. 1869, Illinois d. Bef 1880 (Age < 10 years)
	4. Jennie B Spears-Rathbun, b. 28 Dec 1871, Pennsylvania d. 1 Oct 1918, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Age 46 years)

Family ID F1155 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Feb 2025

Notes

: - Info from 1850 census Henry was living on the farm with his mother, his brother Milton Spears and his step father Harvey Cole - since Henry was born before the marriage to Cole, and he is recorded in the 1850 census as Spears, I believe he took the name Rathburn later in life, possibly due to animosity against his natural father John Spears. - ]]
Research Note:
Title: Spears in 1840 Census
Type: Log
For: Record: "Family of John SPEARS and Calista M. RATHBUN"
Date:
Description:
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