Reuben Roland THRALL

1838 - 1924  (86 years)

• Name	Reuben Roland THRALL  [1]
  Birth	1 Jan 1838	West Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	6' 2.5" tall, broad shouldered and narrow-hipped, over two hundred pounds. He retained excellent physical condition until he was past 80 years old, good enough condition break a colt. He had bright blue deep-set eyes, light brown hair and a fine tenor singing voice. He sat in the choir most of his life and played tuba in a band. The choirs and bands changed but he kept his firm opinions about music.
  Education	Fort Edward, Washington, New York, USA   [2]
  	Fort Edward Academy
  	Returned to Rutland afterwards.
  Alt. Birth	6 Jan 1838	West Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA   [1]
  Military Service	Drill officer of the 1st Vermont Regiment
  	All his life he was interested in miliary matters in all countries.
  Occupation	Farmer  [3]
  	he returned after the war to his father's farm in East Poultney and bought a half interest in it from his father.
  Occupation	1876  [3]
  	Farmer
  	When his father died, Reuben took over the whole farm and raised registered Jersey cattle. He had the first important herd of that kind of cattle in Rutland County. He also raised Morgan horses, which were his greatest interest and nearly caused his financial downfall. He loved horses and was, throughout his later life , convinced that the automobile was a passing fancy and could never supplant horses as transportation.
  Death	19 Jun 1924	Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Diabetes
  Notes	Was a good father and disciplinarian. [2] (Medical):He died in his bed of diabetes [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I467	US Thrall family
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Luther THRALL,   b. 25 Apr 1792, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. 5 Jul 1876, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Laura CHIPMAN,   b. 16 Apr 1806   d. 5 Jul 1898, Rutland, Vermont, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1824  [4]
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth CLARK,   b. 19 Apr 1843   d. 26 Nov 1920 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1866	Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA   [2]
  	Both Reuben and Mary were well-liked and respected in the community. In fact mary was known as Aunt Libby by most of the town. Had six children who survived infancy. [3]
  Children	1. Guy Clark THRALL,   b. 26 Jan 1869, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. Mar 1961, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA (Age 92 years)   2. Albert Gray THRALL,   b. 2 Feb 1871, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. 6 Sep 1897, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA (Age 26 years) + 3. Francis Chipman THRALL,   b. 26 Jul 1874, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. 27 Jun 1960, Rutland, Vermont, USA (Age 85 years) m. Genevieve Seward HAYWARD (1919) + 4. Luther Gardner THRALL,   b. 1 Jun 1876, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. 13 Mar 1941, Rutland, Vermont, USA (Age 64 years) m. Elsie May FARR (1898)   5. Charles B THRALL,   b. 10 Mar 1882, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. Oct 1882 (Age 0 years)   6. Charlotte C THRALL,   b. 10 Mar 1882, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. Aft 1965 (Age 83 years) m. Lorenzo SHELDON (1909)
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2004

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 63. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 96. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 97. [S3] Genealogy of Walter G Thrall, (http://www.thrale.com/genealogy_walter_g_thrall), 11.