William Raphael (1826 - 1907)

Born 23 Jul 1826 in Craigs, County Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Mary (Barnes) Raphael — married 31 Dec 1853 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland

Died 7 May 1907 at age 80 in Potter, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

William was born in Tullygarley Townland of Craigs Parish on 23 July 1826.^[1]

William was a 19 year-old linen weaver living with his family in Craigs, Antrim at the time of the 1851 census.^[2]

He was about 23 when he married Mary Barns at the Registrar's Office in Ballymena in 1853.^[3]

Their children were born in Craigs, but the whole family later relocated to the United States. William and Mary lived in Potter, South Dakota. Reports of William's birth date began to vary at this point, placing it closer to 1822-1825.^[4][5] He petitioned for naturalization in 1907, giving his place of birth as Craigs, Ireland, and a list of his children.^[6][7]

William died on 7 May 1907 in Potter, South Dakota.^[8] He was buried at Springs Cemetery in Fairview, Potter, South Dakota. His gravestone gives his birth date as 1822.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ William Raphiel, Cullybackey Presbyterian Church baptismal record (1826); issued as IR 150-084 (1818-1843) by North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast, Presbyterian Church Records, citing PRONI mic. 1P/88, C.R.3/7; Birth and Baptism date appear switched for William; North of Ireland Family History Society, Transcriptions of Church Records (IR 100 - IR 200); (https://www.nifhs.org/resources/look-up-service/ accessed Feb 2023).
2. ↑ "Ireland Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Y-W63K : 20 February 2021), Wm Raphael in entry for John Raphael, 1851; from "Ireland Censuses 1821-1851," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2014); citing Craigs, Antrim, Ireland, household 56120, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs - Civil Records database with images, accessed: Jan 2022 > image, marriage registration of William Raphael & Mary Barns, citing Group Registration ID 3227061; County: Antrim; Registration District: Ballymena; Entry No. 83.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRD-FRX : accessed 18 January 2022), William Raphael, Carr, Fairview, Hoven & Logan Township Schools, Potter, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 280, sheet 3B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,553.
5. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM4K-631 : 6 April 2020), William Raphael, South Dakota, United States; citing State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,217,978.
6. ↑ "South Dakota, County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXGB-9Y2M : 7 December 2020), No 4 Pg 4 William Raphael, 1907.
7. ↑ "South Dakota, County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXGB-9YN2 : 7 December 2020), Mr William Raphael, 1907.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8659 #302812 (accessed 17 January 2022)
   William Rapheal death 7 May 1907 in Potter, South Dakota, USA.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145176683/william-raphael : accessed 17 January 2022), memorial page for William Raphael (1822–1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145176683, citing Springs Cemetery, Fairview Township, Potter County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by HeidiGraves (contributor 47883297)