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John Rhone
(1829-1890)
Catherine Sarah Clemson
(1841-1918)
Robert Lee Lightfoot
(1841-1908)
Margaret Ann Millhouse
(1844-1929)
Jacob Harvey Rhone
(1864-1899)
Clara May Lightfoot
(1869-1961)
Roy Harvey Rhone
(1887-1960)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Renna E. Spero

2. Alva Julia Mummert

Roy Harvey Rhone 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 20 January 1887, Pennsylvania 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Renna E. Spero on 11 July 1908 in Shippensburg, PA 1 2 3
  • Marriage (2): Alva Julia Mummert on 22 September 1917 in Harrisburg, PA 4 5 6 7
  • Died: 23 May 1960, Pennsylvania at age 73 8 10
  • Buried: After 23 May 1960, Shippensburg, PA 8 10
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Southampton Township, Franklin County, PA on 4 June 1900. 9

page 2B, District 53, Dwg 34, Family 36
Southampton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Harvey R. Rhone...Grandson..Jan 1887..13..PA
(Living with maternal grandparents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1910. 3

Sheet 7A, Household 182, District 34
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Head..Roy H. Rhone..23..PA
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• His occupation in September 1917 was a Machinist in Shippensburg, PA. 4

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on January 1920. 5

Sheet 6B, Household 153, District 35
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Head..Roy H. Rhone..32..PA
(Living with 2nd wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1930. 6

Sheet 4A, Household 97, Roll 2025, District 0039
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Head..Roy H. Rhone..42..PA
(Living with 2nd wife and 3 sons.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1940. 7

1940 US Census
Sheet 8A, Roll 3479, District 21-47, Family 181
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
467 East King; home owned, $2500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Head..Roy H. Rhone..53..PA..6th grade..Machinist Helper..earned $360 in 1939
(Living with 2nd wife and 3 sons.)
.

• He was buried after 23 May 1960 in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Shippensburg, PA.

Find A Grave Memorial #51728114
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Roy married Renna E. Spero, daughter of William Sperow and Margaret, on 11 July 1908 in Shippensburg, PA.1 2 3 (Renna E. Spero was born on 1 April 1887,3 8 11 died on 19 May 1915 in Pennsylvania 8 11 and was buried after 19 May 1915 in Shippensburg, PA 8 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1910. 3

Sheet 7A, Household 182, District 34
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Head..Roy H. Rhone..23..PA
Wife..Rena E. Rhone..23..PA
Son..Chalmer L. Rhone..1..PA
Daughter..Lois M. Rhone..0..PA
.


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Roy next married Alva Julia Mummert, daughter of Nataniel Mummert and Ella Orner, on 22 September 1917 in Harrisburg, PA.4 5 6 7 (Alva Julia Mummert was born in 1893 in Pennsylvania 5 6 7 and died after 1 April 1940.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on January 1920. 5

Sheet 6B, Household 153, District 35
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Head..Roy H. Rhone..32..PA
Wife..Alva J. Rhone..27..PA
Son..Chalmes L. Rhone..11..PA
Daughter..Lois M. Rhone..10..PA
Son..Walter B. Rhone..7..PA
Son..Kenneth L. Rhone..0..PA
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1930. 6

Sheet 4A, Household 97, Roll 2025, District 0039
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Head..Roy H. Rhone..42..PA
Wife..Alva J. Rhone..36..PA
Son..Wattie B. Rhone..18..PA
Son..Kenneth L. Rhone..10..PA
Son..Galen H. Rhone..4..PA
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1940. 7

1940 US Census
Sheet 8A, Family 181, Roll 3479, District 21-47
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
467 East King; home owned, $2500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Head..Roy H. Rhone..53..PA..6th grade..Machinist Helper..earned $360 in 1939
Wife..Alva J. Rhone..46..PA..6th grade..Operator in Textile Mill..earned $624 in 1939
Son..Walter B. Rhone..28..PA..11th grade..Laborer in Stone Quarry
Son..Galen H. Rhone..14..PA..7th grade
Son..Kenneth L. Rhone..20..PA..11th grade..Laborer, Park Maintenance
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Sources


1 "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 28 Oct 2013); Name: Roy H Rhone; Spouse's Name: Renna E Sperow; Event Date: 11 Jul 1908; Event Place: Shippensburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.

2 Martha Ziegler Watson, Watson Genealogy 1760-1909 (Keyser, West Virginia: The Mountain Echo, 1909), page 13.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, family 182, Roy Harvey Rhone and Renna E. Spero; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 28 Oct 2013); Name: Roy Harvey Rhone; Spouse's Name: Alva Julia Mummert; Event Date: 22 Sep 1917; Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin Pennsylvania.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 6B, family 153, Roy Harvey Rhone and Alva Julia Mummert; index and images (accessed 28 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 0039, sheet 4A, family 97, Roy Harvey Rhone and Alva Julia Mummert; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2025.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 21-47, sheet 8A, household 181, Roy Harvey Rhone and Alva Julia Mummert; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3479.

8 Theresa Schwenk, "Schwenk, Stout, Moyer, Naugle, Goodhart, Latshaw & Allied Families of PA," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=schwenk : accessed 18 Nov 2009).

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Southampton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 53, p. 2B, dwelling 34, family 36; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Oct 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51728114.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Oct 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51728147.


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