Johann Heinrich "Henry" Railsback
1736 - 1815 (79 years)
Person ID: I2377
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Name Johann Heinrich "Henry" Railsback Name Johann Henrich Rehlsbach Born 27 Mar 1736 Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
[1] Christened 2 Apr 1736 Evangelical Church, Roetgen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Gender Male Died 14 Sep 1815 Rowan, North Carolina, United States Siblings 1. Johanne Rehlsbach, b. Est 1735, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. Johann Heinrich "Henry" Railsback (current person), b. 27 Mar 1736, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 14 Sep 1815, Rowan, North Carolina, United States (Age 79 years) -
Parents
Father Johan Georg Rehlsbach, b. 1697, Germany , d. 3 Dec 1750 (Age 53 years) Mother Maria Catharina Gerhard, b. 1706, d. 15 Apr 1777 (Age 71 years) Married 24 Oct 1730 Eisern Chapel, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany -
Family
Wife Ann Maria "Margaret" Euteneuer, b. 22 Feb 1739, Evangelical Church, Roetgen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , d. 4 Oct 1786, Rowan, North Carolina, United States (Age 47 years) Married 13 Sep 1757 Eisern Chapel, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [1] Children 1. Johannes Henrich "Henry" Rehlsbach, b. 10 Sep 1758, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 1780 (Age 21 years)2. Johann Eberth "Edward" Rehlsbach, b. 11 Apr 1761, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. Jun 1787 (Age 26 years)3. Elizabeth Railsback, b. 5 Jan 1764, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 11 Aug 1829 (Age 65 years)4. Mary Railsback, b. 21 Apr 1766, Rowan, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown+ 5. David Robert Railsback, b. 12 Dec 1768, Rowan, North Carolina, United States , d. 17 Oct 1857, Marion, Indiana, United States (Age 88 years)6. Daniel Railsback, b. 15 Nov 1771, Rowan, North Carolina, United States , d. Sep 1795 (Age 23 years)7. Roseannah "Rose" Railsback, b. 9 Feb 1777, Rowan, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown8. Lydia Railsback, b. 8 Jan 1780, Rowan, North Carolina, United States , d. 5 Oct 1821 (Age 41 years)9. Annie Railsback, b. Est 1781, Rowan, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown -
Other Personal Events
Family Search ID KC33-TXM Immigration May 1765 Virginia, United States [1, 2] - From Hamburg, Germany to America. Henry and his wife left Hamburg with their three children: Henry, Edward, and Elizabeth. They landed in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. They initially stayed with one of Henry's brothers who had settled in Loudon County in 1760 Later they moved to Yadkin River, Rowan County, Virginia where the remaining children were born.
Witness Role: Spouse Ann Maria EUTENEUER
Residence Est 1766 Rowan, North Carolina, United States [1] - They settled on the Yadkin River, less than 30 miles from the coast, where their remaining children were born.
Witness Role: Spouse Ann Maria EUTENEUER
Witness Role: Child Elizabeth RAILSBACK
Witness Role: Child Johann Eberth REHLSBACH
Witness Role: Child Johannes Henrich REHLSBACH
_UID 16EBCCCAF7324286BDEBC44B26AB4FB110DF - From Hamburg, Germany to America. Henry and his wife left Hamburg with their three children: Henry, Edward, and Elizabeth. They landed in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. They initially stayed with one of Henry's brothers who had settled in Loudon County in 1760 Later they moved to Yadkin River, Rowan County, Virginia where the remaining children were born.
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Event Map
Born - 27 Mar 1736 - Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Christened - 2 Apr 1736 - Evangelical Church, Roetgen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 
Married - 13 Sep 1757 - Eisern Chapel, Eisern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Immigration - May 1765 - Virginia, United States 
Residence - Est 1766 - Rowan, North Carolina, United States Died - 14 Sep 1815 - Rowan, North Carolina, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [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..
- [S1337] Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell, Mrs. Ann P. Railsback, Mrs. Wise B. Allen, Compilers, A History of the Railsback, Adams, Briggs Families, (Critchfield Press, 1917), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/ahistoryrailsba00unkngoog: accessed 1 July 2020)..
- [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..