Rubartus may not belong to this family of siblings if he was trulyborn i n IL as the rest of the family came from NC.
No children have been found for him.
Residences & events:
1850 Darwin Twp, Clark Co, IL. Rubartes and Margaret were both 49yea rs old, birth places unknown. Living with them were Rachel, 22,Elizab eth, 20, Mary, 15, Thomas, 13, and Margaret, 9, all born in IL,probabl y all Margaret's children. Rubartus was a farmer. Elliott'sin the co unty were from KY.
8/25/1860 Darwin Twp, Clark Co, IL. The census listed Rubartes, 45,l iving alone. He was a farmer with property worth $300/20.Apparently h e and Margaret were separated because she lived in thesame township as h ead of the house: Margaret Guy, 57, born VA, withonly $40 in personal p roperty, and living with her were childrenNancy Porter, 31, born IN, E lizabeth Elliot, 26, and William T Guy,20, both born in IL; and Nancy' s two children, Rachel J, 10, andWilliam, 3, also born IL.
7/9/1870 Same place. Back together again before the next census,Ruba rtus was 55, Margaret was 67. Rubartus was still farming with$300 in r eal estate, no personal property recorded. Living with themwas Cather ine Shewmaker, 23, housekeeper. Three doors down wasMargaret's daught er, Elizabeth and James Shorter.
6/2/1880 Still there. That year the census recorded him as Ribartis,a w idower at age 63, and still farming. Both parents were born inVA. He w as the only Guy in the county and Margaret's children weregone as well .
