Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: David Rife / Ophelia Lochhead (F3058)

m. 24 Jan 1871


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  • Father | Male
    David Rife

    Born  30 Apr 1848  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Apr 1913  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  24 Jan 1871  [1, 2]  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David Rife | F2854 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Pannabaker | F2854 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Ophelia Lochhead

    Born  14 May 1853  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Mar 1958   
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Lochhead | F28812 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Alzina Walker | F28812 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Annie Alzina Rife

    Born  28 Jul 1871  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1873   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Mabel Naomi Rife

    Born  26 Dec 1872  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1934   
    Buried    Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dr. Henry Richard "Harry" Smith | F43074 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    Charles Herbert Rife

    Born  5 Jan 1875  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Apr 1953  Wawa, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sellersville Cemetery, Sellersville, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    David Edward Rife

    Born  3 Jan 1877  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Apr 1956  Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Susannah Reichert | F36647 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Lester Hungerford Rife

    Born  26 Oct 1878  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Aug 1958  Alameda, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Bertha Elizabeth Pannebecker | F221763 
    Married  Aft 1911   

    Child 6 | Female
    Margaret Ophelia "Maggie" Rife

    Born  26 Mar 1881  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Mar 1958   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    William Arnold Rife

    Born  5 May 1882  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1965  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lillian May Courtney | F32764 
    Married  17 Sep 1913  , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Elizabeth "Bessie" Rife

    Born  31 Dec 1883  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aug 1938  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Female
    Alzina Walker Rife

    Born  26 Sep 1885  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1970  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    Walker Rife

    Born  Sep 1887  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      David Rife Junr (farmer of Hespeler) b. Hespeler Ont Age: 22 born abt 1849 father: David Rife mother: Mary Rife married Ophelia Lockhead (resident of Hespeerl) Age:: 17 born abt 1854 b. Galt Ont father: James Lockhead mother: Alzina Lockhead married 24 Jan 1871 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Hespeler

    2. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 47.