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Simon Brown Railsback

Simon Brown Railsback

Male 1853 - 1952  (98 years)
Person ID: I830 


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  • Name Simon Brown Railsback 
    Born 14 Nov 1853  Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Jan 1952  [3] 
    • Simon Railsback of Argos is listed as a surviving brother of Melissa Jane Railsback Taber, who died in February of 1951.
    Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Siblings
    3 more
    +1. Simon Brown Railsback (current person),   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)

  • Parents

    Family ID: F32 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father William Railsback,   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) 
    Mother 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 

  • Family

    Family ID: F1134 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife Alice Cary Hoover,   b. Sep 1855, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1874  Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
      1. Essie C. Railsback,   b. Sep 1878, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 80 years)
      2. Fred Railsback,   b. Abt 1882, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1891  (Age 9 years)

  • Other Personal Events

    Family Search ID 27VL-PND 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1860 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1870 
    _UID 2A83B83EEC7342C7AC7CC3F1DE8CB6C2C96C 

  • Event Map
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  • 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. [S1281] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for Melissa Jane Railsback Taber (7 Mar 1858–16 Feb 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 37198736, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by William Taber (contributor 46480146) ..

    4. [S745] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Simon B. Railsback (14 Nov 1853–11 Jan 1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81415857, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Cindy (contributor 47274867) ..

    5. [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)..