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John Rhea Gaff

John Rhea Gaff

Jan Canfield (View posts)
Posted: 19 Feb 2001 2:09PM GMT
Hi All
I am trying to find the ancestors of
John Rhea Gaff b 30 NOV 1836 Franklin Co. PA
He married Allice Ann Sibbet on 29 DEC 1859
They had 6 children:
William Sibbet Gaff b 02 DEC 1860
Hilkiah Benjamin Gaff b 27 JUN 1862
Elmira Purnell Gaff b 04 SEP 1869
Franklin Kimmel Gaff b 20 FEB 1871
Mary Elizabeth Gaff b 10 JAN 1875
John McLean Gaff b 10 APR 1880
John Rhea GAFF is my husband's gg grandfather. He was a minister of the "Christian Church", (Disciples of Christ?) for 50 years. his second son, Hilkiah (Ben) Gaff was born in Boonesboro, MD.
John Rhea Gaff may have lived in Ohio.Is he in anyone's family tree? Much thanks for any information or lead in the right direction.
Jan

John Rhea Gaff

Posted: 22 May 2001 1:49PM GMT
Edited: 28 Jun 2001 12:34AM GMT
I am JR Gaff's GGGranddaughter. I have not been able to locate any information on his parents. I do know he lived in Hamilton, Ohio in 1885. He married my GGrandparent, Elmira Gaff and Edwin Steen there. Am sorry I can't be of more help.

John Rhea Gaff

Jan (View posts)
Posted: 31 May 2001 4:33AM GMT
Thanks for your reply. If you should find anything about his siblings or his parents, I would appreciate it if you email me at
popeyethesailor53@yahoo.com. I will also let you know when I find out more, if you are interested? Jan

Re: John Rhea Gaff

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 1:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
John Rhea Gaff is my 3x Great Grandfather. He did live in Ohio. He moved there from PA sometime between 1875 and 1880.

Hugh Gaff was born in 1737, England. He died in Franklin, PA
Hugh married Mary Rule (daughter of John Rule) born in 1748, Franklin, PA. She died in Franklin, PA.
They had 5 children:
1. John Gaff born circa 1776. Married Sarah Rule.
2. James Gaff born circa 1784.
3. Sarah Gaff born circa 1786. Married Phineas Eachus.
4. Elizabeth Gaff born 1785. Died 9/7/1872 in PA.
Elizabeth married Nathaniel Martin born 1770. Died 10/7/1863. I have names , births, marriages, children, etc of their 9 children if you are interested.
5.(our line) William Gaff born 4/26/1777 in Greencastle, PA. Died 8/4/1853 in Antrim, PA. Married Isabelle Stitts born 1774 died 7/5/1841.

I only know of 1 child from William and Isabelle
1. William Rule Gaff born 5/28/1807 in Antrim, PA. Died 10/22/1890 in Franklin, PA.
William married Margaret Lehn born 1807 Franklin, PA. Died 1879. (I know a good hunk about the Lehn ancestors if interested)

They had 8 children:
1. Samuel born 5/11/1831
2. Hilkiah R Gaff born 10/23/1832 died 6/3/1899
I know Hilkiah had to children: Charles Gaff born 4/13/1869 and Alma Gaff
3. Elmira Margaret Gaff born 9/17/1834 in PA. Died 1912.
4. Christiana Gaff born 4/23/1839 in PA.
5. Benjamin Gaff born 4/23/1839 in PA. Died 11/11/1900.
6. Daniel Gaff born 6/11/1848 in PA. Died 7/1922.
7. Louisa M Gaff born 6/11/1848 in PA. Died 6/1927.
8. John Rhea Gaff born 11/30/1836 in Franklin, PA. Died 12/25/1920.
John married Alice Ann Sibbet born 1/20/1840 in Franklin, PA. Died 10/11/1931. (I know a lot about the Sibbet ancestors)

They actually had 9 children:
1. William Sibbet Gaff born 12/2/1860 in Franklin, PA. Died 8/29/1949. Married Clara Elizabeth Younger born 8/13/1866 in Knox, OH. Died 3/30/1935 in Connersville, IN. (Have info on children)
2. Hilkiah Benjamin born 6/27/1862 in Franklin, PA. Died 7/29/1949. Married Georgia Etta Boaz born 1859 in Hamilton, OH. Died 1/10/1943. (Have info on children)
3. Elmira Margaret Purnell Gaff born 9/4/1864 in Franklin, PA. Married Edwin E Steen born 5/16/1862 in Marietta, PA. Died 10/5/1917 in York, PA. (Have info on children)
4. Alice Mary Gaff born 6/11/1869 in Franklin, PA. Died 3/1952. Married Edward Smith.
5. Francis Kimmel Gaff born 3/20/1871 in Franklin, PA. Died 1959. Married Edna Bibb born 1871.
6. Jesse Berry Gaff born 2/28/1873. He died in infancy circa 1873.
7. Mary Elizabeth Gaff born 1/10/1875 in Franklin, PA. Died 10/1941 in Franklin, PA.
8. Nellie Ray Gaff born 10/8/1876. Died in infancy circa 1877.
9. (my line) John McLean Gaff born 4/10/1880 in Hamilton, OH. Died 2/5/1917. Married Grace Pick born 1882 in NJ. Died 12/27/1955 in NJ. (Have info on children) (Have info on Pick ancestors)
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