John Alexander Rayburn

1860 - 1948  (87 years)

• Name	John Alexander Rayburn
  Born	13 Oct 1860	Eau Galle, Dunn County, WI
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Feb 1948	Durand, Pepin County, WI
  Person ID	I0690	Peter Duffy (1791) Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2008

  
  

  Father	James Rayburn,   b. 1 Jan 1832, St. John, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1912, Eau Galle, WI  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Maria Lenahan,   b. 15 May 1832, Bandon, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 27 Mar 1886, Eau Galle, Dunn County, Wisconsin  (Age 53 years)
  Married	14 May 1854	St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
  Family ID	F233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Werrel,   b. 4 Jul 1865, Pepin County, WI ,   d. 12 May 1944, Durand, Pepin County, WI  (Age 78 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1885	St. Mary's, Durand, Pepin County, WI
  Children	1. John Alexander Grover Cleveland Rayburn,   b. 28 Jan 1886, St. Henry's Eau Galle, WI ,   d. 31 Jan 1969  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1920 Census: Wisconsin, Pepin County, Durand BP FBP MBP Rayburn, John O. head 59 WI NB IR Margaret V. wife 54 WI IR IR Webb, Margaret niece 15 WI WI WI Lucas, Genevieve M. niece 17 WI WI WI Durand Courier-Wedge Thursday February 12, 1948 JOHN A. RAYBURN John A. Rayburn, son of James and Maria Lenahan Rayburn, was born in Eau Galle on October 13m 1860. A brother, Thomas, and a sister, Gertrude (Lucas) preceded him in death. At the age of 17 he began his work for Carson and Rand, lumberman of the northwest who held extensive interests in the Chippewa Valley Lumber Co. when Chippewa Falls had the greatest lumber mills in the world. Winters, he spent driving a four-horse team--an employment held in high esteem by the men of this time. In summer, Mr. Rayburn became a riverman. This was a hazardous labor, riding the logs, keeping them from piling up on the Chippewa River from Eau Claire to Reeds Landing. John Rayburn and Margaret Werrell were married at St. Mary's, Durand, April 14, 1885. He continued working for Carson and Rand until this company closed its Eau Galle business in 1898. The Rayburns then moved to a farm near the village. In 1919, they came to Durand. Mrs. Rayburn died here in 1944. In November of the same year, Mr. Rayburn suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was an invalid from that time until his death February 5, 1948. After the impressive Catholic funeral service he was buried in St. Mary's cemetery. Very Rev. G.F. Schuh officiated. His grandson named for him (as was his son), was organist. His two older granddaughters assisted in the choir. Beside the J.A. Rayburn family including the four grandchildren, John, a student at Eau Claire teacher's college and Glorieux, Marie and Kathryn of Durand, he is survived by two sisters-in-law, several nieces and nephews. One niece, Margaret (Mrs. EL Bauer) made he home with the Rayburns until the time of her marriage.