Joel Eastman RIX

Joel Eastman RIX

Male 1830 - 1908  (78 years)

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  • Name Joel Eastman RIX  [1, 2
    • He is a blacksmith. He removed to Mason, then to Lansing, Michigan, where he now resides. He was in the same company in the war as his brother Guy. [1]
    Birth 28 Jul 1830  Kirby, Caledonia Co., Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1865  Living in Yates, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870  Living in Aurelius, Ingraham Co., Mchigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1880  Living in Lancing, Ingham Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 3 Dec 1908  Erie County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I97187  Main Tree
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2020 

    Father Guy Carlton RIX,   b. 14 Dec 1802, Stanstead, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1879, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Martha GATES,   b. 5 Mar 1807, Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1892, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1826  St. Johnsbury, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    Family ID F40082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Ann WILCOX,   b. 29 Oct 1829, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1850  Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Florence Celia RIX,   b. 22 Sep 1851, Hartland, Niagara Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Ellen Lovinia RIX,   b. Sep 1854, Hartland, Niagara Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1942, Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
     3. Ida May RIX,   b. 9 Dec 1857, Jeddo, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May  [Birth]
    +4. Cora Belle RIX,   b. 2 Apr 1861, County Line, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930 (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Thomas Elmer RIX,   b. 2 Apr 1862, County Line, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1946, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
     6. Caroline Adelia RIX,   b. 19 Jul 1864, Jeddo, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     7. Richard Henry RIX,   b. 12 Nov 1867, Jeddo, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F40096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2020 

    Family 2 Martha M. MURRAY,   b. 28 May 1842, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1917, Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1871 
    Children 
     1. Ida May RIX,   b. 18 Oct 1871, Mason, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1873 (Age 1 year)  [Birth]
     2. Joel Eastman RIX, Jr.,   b. 17 Nov 1874, Lansing, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Meorah RIX,   b. 20 Mar 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1904, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F40097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Dec 1908 - Erie County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Joel Eastman Rix Headstone
    Joel Eastman Rix Headstone
    Joel E., son of Guy C. Rix and Martha Gates, is the husband of (1) Sarah Ann Wilcox and (2) Martha Murray. He is buried in the Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio.

    Created by: William Stark
    Photo added by: William Stark

  • Sources 
    1. [S11134] Guy S. Rix, Concord, N.H., History and Genealogy of The Rix Family of America containing Biographical Sketches and Genealogies of both Males and Females, (The Grafton Press).

    2. [S03384] Charles Otis Gates, Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, and His Descendants, (Name: Name: New York: Willis McDonald & Co;;).

    3. [S11145] 1865 Census Yates, Orleans County, New York.

    4. [S11146] 1870 Census Aurelius, Ingraham County, Michigan.

    5. [S11147] 1880 Census Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.

    6. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    7. [S5988] Ancestry.com: Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908.