John K. Rathburn

1930 - 2005  (74 years)

• Name	John K. Rathburn
  Birth	17 Jul 1930	Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Census	1940	Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [5]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 9
  Military	say 1953 (Age 23)  [1, 3]
  He served in the Army as a corporal during the Korean War.
  Death	14 Apr 2005	Petersborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Agency: Monadnock Community Hospital
  Obituary	16 Apr 2005  [1]
  JOHN K. RATHBURN, 74 of Middle Hancock Road, Peterborough died Thursday April 14, 2005 at the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough following a long illness. He was born July 17, 1930 in Fitzwilliam son of the late John E. and Doris (Shepardson) Rathburn. He had attended schools in Fitzwilliam and Rindge, and had served with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Following his military commitment he worked for the Bacon family at the Ark in Jaffrey Center. He had also worked for Parker Whitcomb in Troy. Mr. Rathburn had retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he had worked as a Dam Tender first at the Corp’s Surry Flood Control Dam and since 1967 at the Edward McDowell Dam in Peterborough. He was well known for his experience as a beekeeper and had owned many hives through out the Monadnock Region. He also hatched and raised various kinds of pheasants and turkeys, for him self as well as many area farmers. His wife of 43 years Sylvia (Truelson) Rathburn died September 10, 2003. He is survived by two sons Mark A. Rathburn of Deerfield, NH and Charles D. Rathburn of Edgewater, FL; a granddaughter; two sisters Eleanor Chicoine of Gardner, MA and Oloose Rathburn of West Brookfield, MA; two half brothers Detroit G. Hood and Walter D. Hood both of Rindge; several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. Private burial services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rescue Squad of the Peterborough Fire Department, Summer Street, Peterborough NH 03458. The Cournoyer Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 33 River Street, Jaffrey is assisting the family.
  Burial	Hillside Cemetery, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA   [3, 4]
  		Grave Marker of John K. Rathburn
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. John K. Rathburn,   b. 17 Jul 1930, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire d. 14 Apr 2005, Petersborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire  (Age 74 years) ▻ Sylvia Linnea Truelson,  m. 11 Nov 1960 + 2. Eleanor Doris Rathburn,   b. 16 Jan 1932, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire d. 20 Jun 2016, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 84 years) + 3. Oloose May Rathburn ▻ Paul Henry Chicoine,  m. 02 May 1953   4. Sylvia Iona Rathburn,   b. 24 Feb 1939, New Hampshire d. 24 Aug 1950, West Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire  (Age 11 years)
  Person ID	I1249	| Clan of Lucy, Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Hannah
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	John Everett Rathburn,   b. 9 Sep 1883, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 1 May 1953, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Doris Mary Shepardson,   b. 1 Mar 1896, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 20 Apr 1972, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1929	Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
  Age at Marriage	He : 45 years and 4 months - She : 32 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia Linnea Truelson,   b. 11 Nov 1933, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 10 Sep 2003, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1960	West Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 4 months - She : 27 years.
  Children	+ 1. Mark Arthur Rathburn   2. Charles D. Rathburn
  Family ID	F811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jul 1930 - Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Census - 1940 - Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Marriage - 11 Nov 1960 - West Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Death - 14 Apr 2005 - Petersborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Burial - - Hillside Cemetery, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S482] Obituary of John K. Rathburn, (Keene, New Hampshire: Keene Sentinal, 15 April 2005). [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S691] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (www.ancestory.com). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 118696900 John K. Rathburn [s806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: m-t0627-02284; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 3-30 [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).