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William Railsback

William Railsback

Male 1830 - 1915  (84 years)
Person ID: I111 


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  • Name William Railsback 
    Born 3 Dec 1830  Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Nov 1915  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Siblings
    8 more
     1. Sarah Railsback,   b. 5 Nov 1828, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1851, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    +2. William Railsback (current person),   b. 3 Dec 1830, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1915, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Robert Railsback,   b. 8 Aug 1833, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1897, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)

  • Parents

    Family ID: F20 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Caleb Railsback,   b. 7 Jul 1805, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1895, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Nancy Barnhill,   b. 29 May 1811, Butler, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1874, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1828  Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 

  • Family

    Family ID: F32 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife Melissa Brown,   b. 8 Feb 1832, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1918, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1853  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 11] 
    Children 
    + 1. Simon Brown Railsback,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1952  (Age 98 years)
    + 2. Diantha Railsback,   b. Abt 1856, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1942, Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    + 3. Melissa Jane Railsback,   b. 7 Mar 1858, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    + 4. Nancy Matilda Railsback,   b. 14 Mar 1860, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1882, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    + 5. John William Railsback,   b. 17 Oct 1862, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1950, Douglas, Converse, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
      6. Lucy Etta Railsback,   b. 6 Sep 1866, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1958, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)

  • Other Personal Events

    Ω Residence Child Nov 1846  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1850 
    Occupation From 1854 to 1870  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    miller 
    • In the winter of 1854/5 he built the first saw mill in that area, and ran it continuously until 1873, when he sold it and moved to Argos.
    Census 1 Jun 1860  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1860 
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1870 
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1880 
    Ω Occupation Business Partner From 21 Apr 1885 to 26 Dec 1905 
    banker 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1900 
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Attributes Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Church of God and a Republican 
    • His vote was cast for the first presidential nominee of the Republican party, John C. Fremont. He was a member of the church of God.
    Family Search ID 27VL-PXL 
    Ω Census Principal 15 Apr 1910 
    _UID 2D847094CCD34FC49A1B4F2F4569DED8FE00 
  • Photos
    RAILSBACK William b1830    		RAILSBACK William b1830

  • Event Map
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Source Citations

    1. [S74] The Argos Reflector, "Railsback," in Family Histories of Early Argos, (Argos, IN: The Argos Reflector, 10 April 1941), copy in possession of Leslie Price..

    2. [S281] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.708", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 January 2012)..

    3. [S828] Daniel McDonald, "William Railsback, p584-585," in A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury02mcdo: accessed 14 June 2018)..

    4. [S1404] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #534369 Jessie Taber to Ancestor #A093496 David Railsback", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..

    5. [S1405] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #493051 Etta Railsback Steiner to Ancestor #A093496 David Railsback", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..

    6. [S568] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for William Railsback (3 Dec 1830–24 Nov 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 53435038, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Marigay (contributor 47219241)..

    7. [S782] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.34", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 7 January 2018)..

    8. [S781] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1880 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.13", (1 June 1880), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 7 January 2018)..

    9. [S773] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1900 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Argos, Walnut Township, e.d.84, p.4a", (1 June 1900), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2018)..

    10. [S776] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1910 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Argos, e.d.116, p.6b", (15 April 1910), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 10 December 2018)..

    11. [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.