Jeremiah Riffle
(1819-1878)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Catherine Lightfoot

Jeremiah Riffle 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 9 August 1819, , Franklin County, PA 6
  • Marriage (1): Mary Catherine Lightfoot on 22 February 1842 in , Franklin County, PA 1
  • Died: 9 February 1878, Holgate, OH at age 58 6
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1816 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 54 on the 1870 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Washington Township, Holmes County, OH on 10 August 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 288B, Family 548, Roll 696
Washington Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..24..Pennsylvania..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Aug 1819, then his age should have been 30 instead of 24.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Lake Township, Ashland County, OH on 27 November 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 156B, Family 9, Roll 659
Lake Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..40..Pennsylvania

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Aug 1819, then his age should have been 30 instead of 40.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Plain Township, Wayne County, OH on 12 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 33, Family 248, Roll 1051
Plain Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..41..Pennsylvania..Day Laborer

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Aug 1819, then his age should have been 40 instead of 41.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Polk Township, Crawford County, OH on 21 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 15, Family 102
Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States
Jeramiah Riffel..54..Pennsylvania..Farm Laborer

(Living with wife and 1 daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Aug 1819, then his age should have been 50 instead of 54.
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Jeremiah married Mary Catherine Lightfoot, daughter of William Lightfoot and Esther Schmidt, on 22 February 1842 in , Franklin County, PA.6 (Mary Catherine Lightfoot was born on 22 August 1822 in Franklin Township, Adams, PA,6 7 8 died on 28 October 1903 in Gascondy, MO 6 8 and was buried after 28 October 1903 in Freeburg, MO 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Washington Township, Holmes County, OH on 10 August 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 288B, Family 548, Roll 696
Washington Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..24..Pennsylvania..Farmer
Cathrin Riffle..23..Pennsylvania
Isah Riffle..7..Pennsylvania
James Riffle..5..Pennsylvania
Mary Riffle..3..Pennsylvania
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• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Lake Township, Ashland County, OH on 27 November 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 156B, Family 9, Roll 659
Lake Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..40..Pennsylvania
C. Riffle..23..Pennsylvania
I. Riffle..6..Pennsylvania
James Riffle..5..Pennsylvania
Mary J. Riffle..3..Ohio
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Plain Township, Wayne County, OH on 12 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 33, Family 248, Roll 1051
Plain Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..41..Pennsylvania..Day Laborer
Catharine Riffle..38..[Blank]
James Riffle..14..[Blank]
Mary Jane Riffle..11..Ohio

NOTE - Missing is the name of the youngest son, Josiah, who would have been about 10 years old. It is believed that he lived until 1866.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Polk Township, Crawford County, OH on 21 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 15, Family 102
Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States
Jeramiah Riffel..54..Pennsylvania..Farm Laborer
Catharine Riffel..48..Pennsylvania..Keeping House
Anna A. Riffel..9..Ohio..At Home
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Jeremiah and Mary were enumerated twice in the 1850 US Census and they reported their ages inconsistently on each of those enumerations as they also did on all their other census records.
The first enumerations was on 10 Aug 1850 in Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio. The second enumeration occured about 100 days later in Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio.

1850 US Census
Page 288B, Family 548, Roll 696
Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..24..Pennsylvania..Farmer
Cathrin Riffle..23..Pennsylvania
Isah Riffle..7..Pennsylvania
James Riffle..5..Pennsylvania
Mary Riffle..3..Pennsylvania


1850 US Census
Page 156B, Family 9, Roll 659
Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Jeremiah Riffle..40..Pennsylvania
C. Riffle..23..Pennsylvania
I. Riffle..6..Pennsylvania
James Riffle..5..Pennsylvania
Mary J. Riffle..3..Ohio
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Sources

1 Keith A. Dull, Ashland, Ohio [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail, Jul 2001; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; Extensive E-mail messages beginning in July 2001 regarding the entire line of Lightfoot families especially Perneleper Lightfoot and the Gantz family.

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States, p. 156B, family 9, Jeremiah Riffle and Mary Catherine Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 659.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States, p. 288B, family 548, Jeremiah Riffle and Mary Catherine Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 696.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio, United States, p. 33, family 248, Jeremiah Riffle and Mary Catherine Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1051.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio, United States, p. 15, family 102, Jeremiah Riffle and Mary Catherine Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Keith A. Dull, Ashland, Ohio [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail, Jul 2001; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Flat Rock Township, Henry County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 115, p. 14B, family 121, William Clark and Emma Alice Riffle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Jul 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1032.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 22 July 2020, memorial page for Catherine Riffil (22 Aug 1822-28 Oct 1903), Find a Grave Memorial no. 19318754, citing Breeding Cemetery, Freeburg, Osage County, Missouri, USA

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