Biographical Sketch of G. R. Rathbun, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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G. R. Rathbun, real estate agent, farmer and stock grower, of De Soto,
was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1836, a son of John T. and Mariah
(Reed) Rathbun.  John T. Rathbun, also a native of Cayuga County, N. Y.
and of Scotch descent, was born in 1812; while residing in his native
county he was a farmer and politician, but in 1850 moved to Elmira, 
N. Y., where he is now engaged in the manufacture of fire engines, and
operating in real estate.  He is the owner of the Rathbun Hotel, one of
the largest hotels in the State outside of New York City.  He has been
twice married; his first wife, Mariah, was of German and Puritan 
decent, was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1814 and died in 1844. 
She was the mother of four children, G. R. being the eldest.  The 
latter received his education in the academies of his native State, and
grew to manhood on the farm.  He located in Jefferson County, Mo., in
1867, and in De Soto in 1872, and in partnership with William Bowen he
established a nursery; this partnership continued one year, and the 
following four years Mr. Rathbun conducted the business alone.  He pur-
chased 1,500 acres three miles south of De Soto, is now improving 1,800
acres, and expects to make stock growing his special effort.  In 1878
he commenced merchandising in De Soto, which business he continued un-
til June, 1887, in the meantime conducting his farms.  In 1876 he marr-
ied Miss Mary Gorham, daughter of Cornelius Gorham; she is a native of
Berrien County, Mich., and was born in 1852.  In politics a Republican,
Mr. Rathbun cast his first presidential vote for Lincoln, in 1860. When
leaving New York he was president of the Union League, and an active
worker in the interests of his party and country.

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