James Alexander Rhyno (1914)

RHYNO, TONCRAY

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson
Date: 3/6/2010 at 18:25:34

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 28, 1914
Page 1

JAMES A. RHYNO Was Veteran of Mexican War and Early Settler in This County

James A. Rhyno, father of W. P. Rhyno of this city, passed away on last Sunday afternoon. He was one of the first settlers of this county and a veteran of the Mexican war. His life was one of wide range of experience. He was a native of Virginia and was born at Whythville, that state, March 28, 1828. He learned the printer's trade and was employed on several of the leading newspaper of early days, among them, the Cincinnati Enquirer.

He first came to Madison county in 1850, to visit his brother, and in 1852, entered land on the Clanton valley, which he owned until a few years ago, when he moved to St. Charles. He enlisted in Company A. First Indiana Vol. Infantry, and served through the Mexican war, with Taylor along the Rio Grande, and later in the campaign about Vera Cruz. For several years, he made his home in Des Moines and here his wife by first marriage and two children are buried. A former wife and two children are buried in St. Charles.

During the later years of his life, he took a very active interest in the affairs of Elm Grove church near his home in South township, was for several years president of the Old Settlers' Association of Madison and Warren counties and took a very active and helpful interest in the affairs of that organization.

His surviving children are W. P. Rhyno of Winterset, T. J. Rhyno of Cincinnati, Mrs. Lou Gray and Miss May of South township, Mrs. Nellie Berry of St. Louis, and Miss Mercedes Rhyno of Denison, Texas.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 4, 1914
Ppage 8

St. Charles

The funeral of James Rhyno was held at the home last Tuesday. The services were conducted by Rev. Harris of Indianola and the remains were taken to Des Moines Wednesday and laid to rest in Woodland Cemetery by the side of his first two wives.

Mr. Rhyno's third wife was buried in the St. Charles cemetery.

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Indianola Hearld
Indianola, Iowa
Wednesday, February 5, 1914
Page 1

St. Charles

James Rhyno, in early life a printer in the state of Virginia, and a volunteer in President Polk's call for troops to wage war with Mexico, yielded to death's summons at his home in St. Charles at the advanced age of 86 year.

The funeral services were at the home conducted by a former Winterset pastor. The interment took place at Des Moines where a wife and daughter are at rest.

Mr. Rhyno was in no limited sense a man of his word and a promise of his was equivalent to his bond. Nearly twenty years ago a prized daughter, his youngest child, on her death bed, received his promise to join hand in union on the Canaan shore above. Accordingly the father united with the M.E. church and pursued the straight and narrow path leaning to the mansions above.
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Coordinator's note: Middle name taken from his 1858 Washington County, Virginia Marriage Record.

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