When Jeptha Rathbun was born on 30 September 1842, in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Billings O Rathbun, was 18 and his mother, Prudence Marble, was 17. He married Louisa Perkins McGrew on 21 January 1866, in Ralls, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Preston Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Preston, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 17 June 1927, in Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1846: Jasper, Missouri, United States 1855: Barton, Missouri, United States
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English: nickname for someone quick on his feet, from Middle English rath (Old English hræth) ‘eager, swift’ + bon (Old English bān) ‘bone’, specifically here the leg bone. In some instances the name was recorded with bayn (Old Norse beinn) ‘bone, leg’ in place of native English ban(e). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
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