Everett Vandever Ruckman

Everett Vandever Ruckman

PARENTS: George Washington Ruckman and Dorothy Coffield AKA: E.V. Ruckman CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Member of Fredonia Christian Church RESIDENCES: Life long resident of Rines Ridge, Marshall Co., WV OBITUARY: E.V. Ruckman, 75, life resident of the Rines Ridge community, and a retired farmer, died at 4:20 am today (Saturday) [31 Oct 1953] in his home, following a lingering illness. He was born on Rines Ridge April 3, 1878, son of the late George and Dorothy Coffield Ruckman, and was a member of the Fredonia Christian church. The body is at Grisells, 805 Fifth street. Funeral arrangements are pending. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Addie Ruckman [Addie Margaret "Ottie" McBride], a son Ray, of Rines Ridge; three daughters, Mrs. Freda Rine and Mrs. Opal Yoho, both of Rines Ridge, and Mrs. Bernice Buck of Aberdeen, MD; three brothers, George, Henry and Russell, all of Moundsville; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Gump, of Moundsville. (Source: "Moundsville Daily Echo", 31 OCT 1953 - Furnished by T. Vernon Anderson)

10 January 2016

Dorothy Elizabeth (Rine) Brown

Dorothy Elizabeth Rine

PARENTS: Charles Foster Lincoln Rine and Katherine Jane Elizabeth Shultz

EDUCATION: West Liberty Normal School

OCCUPATION: faculty member of Marshall Co., WV schools; secretary to the pastor of the Fourth Street Methodist Church

RESIDENCES: As of Sep 1934, Mrs. Dorothy Brown of Gassaway, WV
RESIDENCES: As of Jul 1953, Webster Springs
RESIDENCES: As of 1957, 334 Monongahela Ave; Morgantown, WV
RESIDENCES: As of Feb 1977, Mrs. Duwood [sic] Brown of Warwood, WV
RESIDENCES: As of Dec 1979, Warwood, WV

CHRISTENING: Calvary Methodist Church, Moundsville, WV

MARRIAGE: Miss Dorothy Rine, of Moundsville, Completes Wedding Plans for Marriage to Rev. Durward Brown.
Miss Dorothy Rine has asked Miss Hazel Mills to be her bridesmaid at her wedding on Tuesday, October twenty-second, to Rev. Durward Brown.

Mr. Foster White of Cleveland, will attend Rev. Brown as best man.  Dr. Jo Fast, of the Fourth street Methodist church, and Dr. H.C. Howard will officiate at the ceremony, which will take place at eleven-thirty o'clock, at the Fourth street chuch.

Mrs. Reta Fawcett Moore will play the wedding march and accompany Mrs. Louise Frazier Byrum, who will sing several solo numbers.

After the ceremony luncheon will be served.  Covers will be arranged for immediate members of the two families and members of the bridal party.

Later Rev. Brown and his bride will leave for a wedding trip, keeping their destination a secret.

Miss Rine is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Foster L. Rine of Moundsville.  She attended West Liberty Normal School and was formerly a faculty member of the Marshall county schools.  For the past two years she has been secretary to pastor of Fourth street Methodist church.

Rev. Brown is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Brown of Warwood.  He graduated from Wheeling High School, Allegheny College at Meadville, Pa., and Boston University, school of theology.  He is a member of the West Virginia conference, Methodist Episcopal church and has been pastor at Alma and Corinth. At present he is pastor of the Fulton-Greggsville church. (Source: hand dated clipping, 16 Oct 1929, from page 6, Society column of Adele Crone in a Wheeling, WV paper - found in "The Rine (Ryan) Family History," p. 160)

RESEARCHER: Dorothy Elizabeth Rine Brown was interested in family history and genealogy.  Her papers are in "The Brown Collection" at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling, WV.  Per notes in the file, she did a lot of her research at the University Library at Morgantown, WV during the 1950s. Researcher Clarice (Eller) Stanley compiled the notes into a genealogy.  See the Reference below.

REFERENCE: From "The Brown Collection" the following document was created: "The Rine (Ryan) Family History and Related Family Descendants" by Dorothy Elizabeth Rine Brown (1904-1985); Area Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel Counties of West Virginia."  The document was compiled and typed by: Clarice V. (Eller) Stanley, Member of: Wheeling Area Genealogical Society, 1987.  A bound copy of the work can be found at the New Martinsville, WV Public Library.

COMMENT: For a chronology of the life of Dorothy Elizabeth (Rine) Brown.
(Source: History of Marshall County, WV, 1984, p. 216-217)

CEMETERY: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

OBITUARY: Area Civic Leader, 81, Succumbs
Dorothy Elizabeth Rine Brown, author, genealogist and church worker, died Thursday [10 Oct 1985] in Wheeling Hospital at the age of 81.

The daughter of the late Foster L. and Katherine Jane Schultz Rine, Mrs. Brown was born Sept. 16, 1904 in Moundsville, [WV].

She received her West Virginia teaching certificate in 1922 and served as a teacher and principal in Marshall County from 1922 to 1927.

She was secretary of the Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Wheeling from 1928-1930.  She was the church historian and certified lay speaker for the Warwood United Methodist Church in 1961.  She also was included in the biography in Who's Who in the Methodist Church in 1966.

Mrs. Brown was secretary of youth work for the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in the Wheeling District from 1930-1932; she was sponsor, Pi Chapter of Kappa Phi, West Virginia University, Morgantown (Methodist Women Sorority), from 1931-1933; and taught several Bible classes and Sunday school classes for men and for young people.

She was a member of Federated Woman's Club, serving in various capacities in several West Virginia communities.  She also was a member of the Wheeling - Ohio County Genealogy Society in 1975 and a member of the Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary of the USAF, Webster Springs, from 1954-1955.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Durwood [sic] Brown, in 1983, and four brothers, John, Foster, Lowell, and Paul Rine.

Surviving are two sons, Dr. Foster Lloyd Brown of Oneonta, N.Y., and David Wilson Rine Brown of Hampstead, Md.; a daughter, Mary Jane Madjlessi of Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, Edison C. Rine of Fort Myers, Fla., and Calvin Reed Rine of Glendale; four sisters, Olive Wilson of Beaver, Pa., Mary Beulah Rine of Marietta, GA., Lillian K. Glower of Pullman, Wash., and Marjorie L. Percival of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Warwood United Methodist Church.  Interment in Arlington National Cemetery. (Source: hand dated clipping, 10 Oct 1985 - Tri-County Researcher, p. 1287)

OBITUARY: Dorothy Rine Brown Died; Many Accomplishments One of the area's most highly accomplished women, Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Rine Brown, 81, author, genealogist, church worker and widow of the late Reverend Durward Belmont Brown, suffered a stroke Tuesday October 8, [1985] while leading a discussion on "Communication" with the United Methodist Women of the Warwood Church.  She was taken to Wheeling hospital where she died Thursday.

She was a person of industry and surprisingly broad range of interests.  Her daughter Mary commented, 'As I go thru her things I keep being amazed at all the things she knew about.  People who are always learning thru their lives, are happy people.'

She was born in Moundsville, [WV] Sept. 16, 1904, daughter of the late Foster L. and Katherine Jane Schultz Rine.  The parents had thirteen children, eleven of whom grew to adulthood; and they were a prominent and colorful family. Foster Sr. was a teacher, and served in the West Virginia Legislature.

She earned a WV Elementary Teacher certificate when she was 18, taught in elementary schools in Marshall county for four years, and was a principal another year.  In that time she was improving herself with extension courses from West Liberty.

Then in 1927 she left the schools, went to Elliott School of Commerce in Wheeling, where she was given recognition as first student in the school's history to achieve 100 percent in all tests in "The Theory and Art of Shorthand."  This led to a position as secretary of Fourth Street Methodist church in Wheeling (Chapline street was once named '4th street' hence the church name); and she met and married Rev. Brown who at the time was pastor of the Fulton church.

Then followed a third of a century career as they served a total of ten Methodist charges around this state: Wesley Foundation at West Virginia University, Gassaway, Philippi, St. Paul's in Grafton, Central in Center Wheeling, Shinnston, Sabra in Morgantown (near to, but not in, Sabraton), Webster Springs, Riverside-Pisgah (Morgantown area), and Elizabeth.

Upon retirement in 1961 they settled in Warwood, but that didn't mean the end of activity.  They participated in the affairs of Warwood church.  He continued an active life and supplied various church pulpits in the area, including Benwood, where she is listed as having been teacher of the Men's Adult Bible class for a couple of years.  She was a Certified Lay Speaker, and historian of the Warwood church.

She had interests in sewing and astronomy, and taught astronomy for merit badge work to various Girl and Boy Scout troops.  She is perhaps best known now, as genealogist and author of the 'Bonar Family Genealogy.'  She had just completed a Brown Family genealogy a few days before her death.

In addition to all this, and rearing three children, there are many items to be gleaned from a Methodist who's who book, such as: Member Civil Air Patrol, Webster Springs 1954-55; member of garden clubs in various towns they resided in; American Iris Society, vice president of Short Creek Homemakers in Ohio county, Huguenot Society of America, on board of Scotts Run Settlement House near Morgantown, secretary Women's Christian Temperance Union in Grafton, teacher Young Adult Sunday School class in Shinnston, Girls counselor Epworth League Institute at Buckhannon, etc., etc.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983, and by four brothers: John, Foster, Lowell and Paul Rine.

Surviving are her children: Dr. Foster Lloyd Brown of Oneonta, NY, Mrs. Mary Jane Madjlessi of Oakland, Ca and David Wilson Rine Brown of Hampstead, MD; two brothers, Edison C. Rine of Fort Myers, Fl and Calvin Reed Rine of Glendale, [WV]; four sisters, Olive Wilson of Beaver, PA, Mary Beulah Rine of Marietta, GA, Lillian K. Glower of Pullman, WA and Marjorie L. Percival of Carmel by the Sea, CA.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 in Warwood United Methodist church.

Mrs. Brown had arranged that her body should be given to the West Virginia School of Medicine for scientific purposes.  Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery beside her husband.
(Source: hand dated clipping, 10 Oct 1985 - furnished by Ralph Eller and Clarice Stanley)

SSN:
Individual: Brown, Dorothy
SS# issued in: West Virginia
Birth date: Sep 16, 1904
Death date: Oct 1985
Residence code: West Virginia
ZIP Code of last known residence: 26003
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
     Wheeling, West Virginia
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 1, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.30084.32]

9 January 2016

Charles Arthur Rine

Clarence Arthur Rine

PARENTS: James Miller Rine and Mary Belle Wellman

BIRTH: 3 Nov 1899, Wells, Marshall Co., WV

AKA: Arthur in father's obituary; C. Arthur on the tombstone

RESIDENCES: As of Mar 1928, Moundsville, WV

SS Death Index: Clarence Rine; b.  3 Nov 1899; issued: WV; d. Dec 1976;
last place of residence: Moundsville, WV; zipcode: 26041;
{SSN: 234-09-1422}

OBITUARY: RINE, CLARENCE ARTHUR, 77, of 17 Simpson Ave. Moundsville, died Thursday [16 Dec 1976 at Glen Dale, Marshall Co., WV] in Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale. He was a retired employee of Fostoria Glass Co. and a member of the Church of Christ, Moundsville.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Flossie Jones Rine.

Surviving are three sons, Keith and Marlo, both of Moundsville and Dale of Canton; a brother, Otis of Bowman Ridge, Moundsville; two sisters, Mrs. Clem (Grace) Young of Fork Ridge, Moundsville and Mrs. Lula Truex of Moundsville; 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Friends received at the Grisell Funeral Home, Moundsville, 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Saturday, where services will be held Sunday at 1:30 pm. Interment in Salem Cemetery, Bowman Ridge, Marshall county.
(Source: unknown, dated 18 Dec 1976 - Submitted by: Phyllis Dye Slater)

8 January 2016

Charles Foster Lincoln Rine

Charles Foster Lincoln Rine

PARENTS: George Rine and Elizabeth Jane Miller

AKA: Foster Lincoln Rine; Foster Rine; Foster Rine in the 1880 census

MILITARY: Company M, First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Spanish-American War; mustered out at Camp Conrad, Georgia on February 4, 1899.

BIOGRAPHY: Foster Rine spent his youth on the farm, attended Marshall County Schools and West Liberty State Normal School; was knowledgeable and progressive in his thinking and widely known, having taught in Marshall County Schools for forty years (rural and city) - thirty-four as elementary teacher, and six as principal.  He was a staunch Republican: served four years on the Republican Executive Committee; elected to West Virginia House of Delegates, 1924-25; served on the Agriculture Education, Prohibition, Temperance, and Military Affairs Committees, and was Chairman of the Committee on Federal Relations.
(Source: History of Marshall County, WV, 1984, p. 218 - submitted by Foster Lloyd Brown)

OCCUPATION: Teacher in Marshall Co., WV; guard at the state penitentiary for a number of years; during World War I, he guarded at Beech Bottom Power Plant and the Benwood railroad bridge. During vacations and later, after retirement from teaching, he was employed as a guard at the West Virginia Penitentiary.

PUBLIC_SERVICE: Represented Marshall Co., WV in the 1925 and 1926 WV Legislature.

MARRIAGE: 2 Feb 1901 at Franklin Station, Marshall Co., WV

RESIDENCES: As of Mar 1928, Moundsville, WV

CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Member of Calvary Methodist Church, Moundsville, WV.  The altar candelabra in the church wre given by the children of Foster and Kate Rine in their memory.

DEATH: 20 Sep 1934 at 1208 Short Center St., Moundsville, WV

CEMETERY: Foster and Kate Rine are buried at Fairview Methodist Church
Cemetery, Route 250, Moundsville, WV.

OBITUARY: Foster L. Rine, Educator and Legislator, Dies Here; Two-Year Illness Fatal to Popular Citizen; Was War Veteran
Foster Lincoln Rine, 64, died Thursday night [20 Sep 1934 at Moundsville, Marshall Co., WV] at six o'clock at his home on Short Center street.  He had been ill for two years.

Mr. Rine was born [14 Aug 1870 at Rosbys Rock, Marshall Co., WV] and spent his entire life in Marshall county.  He was instructor in Marshall county schools for forty years, and was a Spanish - American war veteran, being a member of Company M, First W.Va. Volunteers.

Mr. Rine represented Marshall county in the legislature in 1925 and 1926, being elected on the Republican ticket.  He also served a number of years as a guard at the state penitentiary.

He was a member of Calvary M.E. church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katherine Schultz Rine and the following eleven sons and daughters: John Rine, deputy U.S. clerk of Elkins; Mrs. Dorothy Brown, wife of Rev. Durward B. Brown of Gassaway, W.Va.; Lowell, Foster, Jr., Edison, Paul and Reed at home, and Misses Olive, Beulah, Lillian and Marjorie Rine, also at home; one brother, Theodore Rine, of Long Beach, a Washington, D.C. suburb
[Note: The phrase, "a Washington, D.C. suburb," is probably an error. Theodore Rine lived at Long Beach in the state of Washington.  REH];
and four sisters, Mrs. Nancy Schaffer of California; Mrs. Sarah Richmond, Glen Easton; Mrs. Phoebe Cox, Moundsville and Mrs. Alice Marshall, Wheeling.

The body was removed to the Lutes funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 1208 Center Street, Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.  Rev. S.C. Dotson of Calvary M.E. church will be in charge.
(Source: undated clipping, with hand notation, "d. Sept. 20, 1934 - found in "The Rine (Ryan) Family History," p. 159)

7 January 2016

Emily Catherine (Nalley) Haney

Emily Catherine Nalley

PARENTS: James Levi Nalley and Louisa Baker

OBITUARY:
Mrs. Wm. F. Haney, age 88, wife of William F. Haney, died at her home, 201 S. Paul Street, [Woodsfield, OH] Sunday morning [Nov 1952] at five o'clock, following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Haney was born in Wayne Township, [1864] one of the six children of Levi and Louisa Baker Nalley.

Mrs. Haney was a life-long resident of Woodsfield. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Goddard Bible Class.

Surviving are her husband, William F. Haney; one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Mary H.) Stover of Hollywood, California; four sons, Dr. J. A. Haney, of Hopemont, W. Va,; Dr. F. C. Haney, of Waynesburg, Pa.; and Leland Haney of the home; and three grandchildren; Mrs. Wm. Basso, of Warren; Charles William Haney, of Columbus, and James Haney, Jr., of London, England; also a large number of nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were two brothers, Sylvester and John Nalley and three sisters, Mrs. Melissa Smith, Mrs. Virginia Fisher and Mrs. Mary Ellen Turner.

Funeral services were held at the Bauer and Turner funeral home Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. Charles D. Reed officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery.

Wife, mother, neighbor, friend—these four meaningful words describe accurately the life and interest of Mrs. Haney. Whatever of activity, effort or even sacrifice was required of her or suggested to her, for the welfare or comfort of those near to her or even the passing stranger, she gave and served as only a good mother and neighbor can and does.

Not only many of our present residents, but many of those who formerly resided here remember her most kindly and mourn her passing to that Home not made with hands.
(Source: Monroe County Republican, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, November 27, 1952)
(Source: FindAGrave)

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 132007895
5 January 2016

Eli Thaddeus Henthorn

Eli Thaddeus Henthorn

PARENTS: Eli Long and Mary Ann Henthorn

CONFLICT-BIRTH:  Was the date of birth, 20 Sep 1868 or as stated in his obituary, 21 Sep 1868?

MARRIAGE: Eli T. Henthorn and Ellen [sic] Riggs were married on 10 Dec 1899 in Tyler Co., WV by F.G. Rodabaugh according to extractions of Tyler county records.

MARRIAGE: 10 Dec 1899; Henthorn, Eli T., 31, b. Tyler Co., WV Riggs, Helen, 24, b. Tyler Co., WV
(Source: Tyler County, WV Marriages 1891-1932, p. 35, by Wes Cochran)

Problem: Was the date of marriage, 10 Dec 1899 or 11 Dec 1899?

DEATH: Eli Thaddedus Henthorn died on 22 Jun 1955 at the age of 87 years in New Martinsville, Wetzel, WV of a cerebro vascular accident.  His father was not recorded and his mother was listed as Mary Long.  He had been widowed. Reported on page 76-a of the General Index and Register of Deaths - Wetzel County, WV.


OBITUARY: Eli Thaddeus Henthorn Dies
Eli Thaddeus (Tad) Henthorn retired farmer formerly of Bearsville, Tyler County, passed away at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, [1955] at Wetzel County hospital following a stroke suffered three weeks ago.

He was born in Tyler County, [WV], September 21, 1868 and spent his entire life in the county.  He was married to Helen Riggs December 11, 1899, who preceded him in death May 11, 1920.

To this union six children were born:  Georgia Estlack, New Martinsville; Mary Ash, Joseph Mills; Max C., DuBois, Wyoming; Clint R. and Frederick both of Weirton.  A son, Glen, preceded him in death.  He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Fairview church, near Bearsville, [WV] with burial in the cemetery there.  McCullough's funeral directors in Pennsboro were in charge of arrangements.
(Source:  undated clipping - furnished by Elizabeth Mullett)

CEMETERY:
Eli Thaddeus Henthorn
Birth: Sep. 20, 1868, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
Death: Jun. 22, 1955, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA

Parents-Spouse:
Eli was the son of Eli B. Long and Mary A. Henthorn. He married Helen J. Riggs in 1900 Tyler Co., WV and together they had 6 children.

Family links:
 Spouse:
  Helen Riggs Henthorn (1875 - 1920)

 Children:
  Georgia Matilda Henthorn Estlack (1901 - 1974)*
  Glen Leslie Henthorn (1909 - 1921)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Bearsville-Fairview Cemetery, Middlebourne, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA

Created by: Luanne Henthorn, Record added: Jul 03, 2011
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 72576097)

Carl Riggs Henthorn

Carl Riggs Henthorn

PARENTS: Clinton Riggs Henthorn and Pearl Ash

RESIDENCES: Carl Riggs Henthorn made his residence in Allegan, Michigan.

OBITUARY:
Carl Riggs Henthorn, 62, of Rural Route No. 5, 3160 127th Ave., Allegan, Mich., died Tuesday [12 May 1992] at Allegan General Hospital.  He was a heavy construction equipment repair mechanic for the Christian Oil Co., Allegan, and a Protestant.

Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Batchelder Henthorn; two sons, Garth and Drew, both of Allegan; three daughters, Mrs. Dick (Kenda) Levett and Kyla Jacobs, both of Allegan, and Mrs. Al (Keena) Davis of Midlothian, Va., his mother, Pearl Ash Henthorn of Steubenville; a sister, Mrs. James M. (Patsy) Saffel of New Cumberland; four grandchildren, a step grandchild.

There will be no visitation.  Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Wings of Hope Hospice, Inc., 189 S. 10th St., Plainwell, Mich. 49080.  Local arrangements by Steel & Wolfe Funeral Home, Weirton, [WV].
(Source:  hand dated clipping, 12 May 1992 - furnished by Elizabeth Mullett)

SS Death Index: Carl Henthorn; b. 21 Feb 1930; issued: MI; d. 12 May 1992;
last place of residence: Allegan, MI; zipcode: 49010;