1827 - 1872

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• Birth	27 Dec 1827	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	1872
  Person ID	I105440	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Mary Ann PATTERSON, b. 1833, Saint Francois Co., Missouri
  Married	19 Oct 1851	Saint Francois Co., Missouri
  Children	1. Alexander RARIDEN, b. CAL 1862, Missouri, probably Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   2. Margaret "Maggie" RARIDEN, b. CAL 1864, Missouri, probably Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   3. James RARIDEN, b. CAL 1866, Missouri, probably Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri > 4. Willard Bayless RARIDEN, b. 3 Jul 1860, Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   5. Theodore Kenneth RARIDEN, b. CAL 1862, Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   6. Sarah V. RARIDEN, b. CAL 1865, Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   7. Martha "Mattie" A. RARIDEN, b. CAL 1866, Missouri, probably Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri > 8. Sallie RARIDEN, b. 26 Mar 1867, Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   9. Nancy "Nannie" RARIDEN, b. CAL 1870, Missouri, probably Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri   10. Wesley RARIDEN, b. CAL 1872, Missouri, probably Marion, Saint Francois, Missouri
  Family ID	F44620	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1. Re: Theodore's birth place: Most Rariden children on 1880 census list father (Theodore) place of birth as Missouri. Alexander said Ohio. The brief history below says Indiana. Theodore on 1870 census says Kentucky. Re: Surname spelling: most records spell Theodore's name as Rariden, the exception is the 1880 census (after he has died) uses Rairden. 2. Census: 1860 Exclusive of Liberty Twp., St. Francois County, Missouri. Occupation: 1860 Teacher 3. Census: 1870 Marion Twp., St. Francois County, Missouri, p 658: Theodore Rariden, M, 43, farmer, Kentucky; Mary A., F, 36, MO ( all children born Missouri) Alexander, M, 18; Margart, F, 16; James, M, 14; Willard B., M, 11; Theodore K., M, 8; Martha A., F, 4; Sarah V., F, 5; Nancy B., F, 2. (Note, Sarah (age 5-1865) and Sallie (not in census, 1867, married Highly) may be the same although the Rariden history below indicates Mary Ann had 10 children and only 9 are in the census) 4. Theodore Rariden: Mexican War, Private, 3rd Regiment, Company F, Bartholomew County. Mustered in 22 Jun 1846, at New Albany, Indiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill, mustered out 25 Jun 1847, at New Orleans, Louisiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill. Source is Indiana in the Mexican War, Oran Perry, 1908. Willard B. Rariden, postmaster at Farmington, Mo., is a native of St. Francois County, Mo., born July 3, 1860, being a son of Theodore F. Rariden and Mary (Patterson) Rariden. The father was born in the state of Indiana and when a young man came to St. Francois County, Mo., and began teaching school. He was married in this county and taught school the remainder of his life. He died in 1871. He resided near French Village and was the owner of 125 acres. His wife was born in St. Francois County, Mo. and after the death of her husband Theodore, she married Pleasant Becket who now resides near French Village. She was the mother of ten children by her first marriage to Theodore Rariden and one by the second, Pleasant Becket. The names of the children from the first marriage to Theodore are as follows:Alexander (farmer), Maggie (Mrs. William Offer), James, Willard B., Kennett T., Mattie, Sallie, Wesley and Nanie.The child by the last marriage is named Clark Beckett.