Thomas Jefferson Rader

Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson

When Thomas Jefferson Rader was born on 13 February 1855, in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States, his father, Rev. Andrew McCoy Rader, was 30 and his mother, Isabelle Abdenida McFarland, was 27. He married Adelia Delora Elliott on 4 November 1874, in Saline, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Oronogo, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 27 December 1968, in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States, at the age of 113.

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Thomas Jefferson Rader
1855–1968
Adelia Delora Elliott
1853–1891
Marriage: 4 November 1874
William Thomas Rader
1878–1961
Henrietta May Rader
1880–1957
John Wesley Rader
1883–1972
Jesse Leroy Rader
1885–1968
Sarah Myrtle Rader
1887–1980

Sources (14)

  • Thomas Rader in household of Andrew M Rader, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Jefferson Rader - Individual or family possessions: Family Bible: birth-name: Jessi Lee Rader
  • Thomas J. Rader, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Jasper, Missouri, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1888

Historical Boundaries 1888: Kittitas, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Kittitas, Washington, United States 1899: Chelan, Washington, United States

Name Meaning

German (also Räder): occupational name for a wheelwright, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rat ‘wheel’.

German (Räder): metonymic occupational name for a flour sifter or mill hand, from Middle High German reder ‘sieve’.

German: occasionally an occupational name from Middle Low German rader ‘adviser’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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