Isaac C. Rambo1

b. 18 March 1841, d. 25 August 1910
FatherDavid Rambo1 b. abt 1800, d. 9 Jul 1866
MotherMatilda Kelly1 b. abt 1810, d. 8 May 1894
Birth18 Mar 1841 Isaac C. Rambo was born on 18 Mar 1841.2 
Military Isaac served as the 2nd Lieutenant of Company H. of the 37th Infantry (CSA) during the Civil War.3 
Marriage30 Jan 1868 He married Fannie Virginia Grant, daughter of Gardner Grant, on 30 Jan 1868 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-188030 Jun 1880 The 1880 census recorded Isaac and Fannie residing in the Holston District of Washington County. Isaac was employed as a store clerk. The couple's family included 4 children who ranged from 10 year Cora to 2 year old Otho.4 
Cens-19006 Jun 1900  Twenty years later they were recorded in the Abingdon District of the county. They had been married 33 years. Isaac was not listed with an occupation but the couple's 27 year old son Wade was employed as a merchant. "Virginia" was indicated as the mother of 4 children, all of whom were living.5 
  Isaac and Fannie's neighbors were Fannie's brother Robert Grant and his second wife, Blanch (Reid) Grant. 
Death25 Aug 1910 Isaac died on 25 Aug 1910 at age 69.2 
Burial He was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Family

Fannie Virginia Grant b. 20 Dec 1838, d. 1 Sep 1914
Children
Last Edited23 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 294. Isaac C. Rambo 26, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o David & Matilda Rambo AND Fannie V. Grant, 25, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Gardner & Mary Grant; 30 Jan. 1868.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 251. Stone reported to read: Isaac C. Rambo 18 Mar 1841-25 Aug. 1910.
  3. [S2423] "Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters," Library of Virginia (http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/ : viewed May 2010), I.C. Rambo entry.
  4. [S163] I.C. Rambo household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, p. 54B, dwelling 460, family 460. May 2010. Household includes: I.C. Rambo, 39, clerk in store; Fanny, 40, wife; Cora M., dau, 10; M.G., son, 9; Wade H., son, 6; Otho H., son, 2; all b. VA.
  5. [S634] Isaac C. Rambo household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 106, sheet 3A (p. 37 stamped), dwelling 47, family 48, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2010. Household included: Isaac C. Rambo, 59, marr 33 years, b. March 1841; Virginia F., wife, 61, b. Dec. 1838, marr 33 yrs, mother of 4 children, all are living; Wade H., son, 27, b. Sept. 1872, merchant; Otho H., son, 21, b. July 1878; all b. VA/VA/VA.
  6. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 79. M. Floyd Moore, 30, s/o Andrew & Mattie Moore, farmer & stock dealer AND Cora Rambo, 22, d/o Isaac C. & Fannie Rambo; marr: 22 Dec. 1892.