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Personal data James Donald Rodeffer 

  • He was born on May 20, 1882 in Long Bottom, Meigs Co., OH.
  • He died on May 2, 1954 in fortasse, somewhere in IN or OH, he was 71 years old.
  • This information was last updated on February 26, 2009.

Household of James Donald Rodeffer

He is married to Flora Edna Cross.

They got married on May 2, 1908 at Henry Co., IN, he was 25 years old.

James Donald Rodeffer oo Flora Edna Cross

Marriage source: Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree, (Grantville PA, Wert Bookbinding, MCMXCVI), pg II-FGS-22, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for evidence of marriage.

Mrs. Stringfellow cites her source: Jana Props, Rodeffer/Alwood FGS, (Muncie IN, J.R.P., Apr MCMXCV).

Neal, Linda L., Linda's Family Tree, (Pub. site unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxviii Dec MMIII)

'... James Donald RODEFFER ...

Marriage 1 Grace Thomas BIRCH Marriage 2 Flora Edna CROSS ...'

Muller, John A. III, Muller-Swihart Family Tree: February 2, 2005, (Woodridge IL, worldconnect.rootsweb.com, Ground Hog Day, MMV)

'... James Donald Rodeffer 1 2 3 ...

Marriage 1 Flora Edna Cross ... Married: 2 MAY 1908 in Henry County, Indiana, ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Herman Nelson Rodeffer  1915-2004 


Notes about James Donald Rodeffer

James Donald Rodeffer

Source: Alwood, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree, (Grantville PA, Wert Bookbinding, MCMXCVI), pg. II-FGS-22, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for name.

Neal, Linda L., Linda's Family Tree, (Pub. site unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxviii Dec MMIII)

'... James Donald RODEFFER ... Sex: M Note: Name Suffix: II 1 Birth: 20 MAY 1882 in Long Bottom, Meigs Co, OH Death: 2 MAY 1954

Father: George Washington RODEFFER Mother: Mary Zilphia WRIGHT b: 1854 in Jackson Co., VA (WV)

Marriage 1 Grace Thomas BIRCH

Marriage 2 Flora Edna CROSS b: 23 APR 1882 Married: 2 MAY 1908

Children

1. Ethel Mae RODEFFER b: 13 SEP 1908 2. Ruby Marie RODEFFER b: 27 SEP 1911 3. Herman Nelson RODEFFER b: 15 MAR 1915

Sources:

1. Abbrev: Imported GEDCOM file Title: GEDCOM file imported on 24 Jul 2003.'

Muller, John A. III, Muller-Swihart Family Tree: February 2, 2005, (Woodridge IL, http://wc.rootsweb.com, Ground Hog Day, MMV)

'... James Donald Rodeffer 1 2 3 Sex: M Birth: 30 MAY 1882 in Ohio, USA 2 Death: ABT 1952 in Location: Unknown 4 Residence: 12 SEP 1918 Henry County, Indiana, USA 2 Census: 27 APR 1910 Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, USA 3Occupation: 27 APR 1910 Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, USA 3

Marriage 1 Flora Edna Cross b: MAY 1892 in Indiana, USA Married: 2 MAY 1908 in Henry County, Indiana, USA 1

Children

1. Martha Rodeffer b: 27 SEP 1911 in Henry County, Indiana, USA 2. Herman N. Rodeffer b: 28 MAR 1915 in Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, USA

Sources:

1. Title: Marriage Index: Indiana, USA - Henry County - Online Publication: www.ancestry.com Note: Reliability: Good ... Media: Electronic

2. Title: US Selective Service Records - World War I - Draft Registrations Publication: www.ancestry.com Note: Reliability: Good ... Media: Electronic

3. Title: US Census: 1910 - (Rodeffer, James D.) - Stony Creek Twp, Henry County, Indiana, USA - Enum-Dist: 100, Page: 182-A (8-A), April 27, 1910 Author: US Census Bureau Publication: Public record Note: Reliability: Excellent ...Note: Washington, DC ... Media: Census

4. Title: Estimate: based on related data Author: Author: John A. Muller III Publication: unpublished - questionable - placeholder Note: Reliability: Poor-to-Fair Repository: Note: Woodridge, IL ... Media: Other' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Donald Rodeffer

James Donald Rodeffer
1882-1954

1908

Flora Edna Cross
1882-1928

Herman Nelson Rodeffer
1915-2004

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Birthday May 20, 1882

  • The temperature on May 20, 1882 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 34%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
    • March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
    • May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
    • May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
    • June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
    • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.

Day of marriage May 2, 1908

  • The temperature on May 2, 1908 was between 8.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
    • January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
    • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
    • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
    • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.

Day of death May 2, 1954

  • The temperature on May 2, 1954 was between 6.1 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
    • April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
    • May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
    • June 14 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
    • August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
    • September 3 » The German submarineU-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.


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