John Richard Rayfield

1882 - 1962  (80 years)

• Name	John Richard Rayfield  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	2 May 1882	Texas, USA   [1, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Widowed of Bertha; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Gladys
  Occupation	Farmer
  Death	28 Oct 1962	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [4, 6]
  	Age: 80
  Burial	Des Arc, Iron, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Della Ann Bounds and John Rayfied, buried together with infant son, Calvin
  		Burial-RAYFIELD John R Della Ann Bounds and John Rayfied, buried together with infant son, Calvin -- Mountain View Cemetery, Des Arc MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507356/ray https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507265/ della https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507411/ calvin
  		Mountain View Cemetery Des Arc, Iron, Missouri Find a Grave: #30413
  Person ID	I22034	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Gladys Marie Mayes,   b. 26 Feb 1923, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 24 Feb 1958, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1941	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [2, 10]
  Children	1. Franklin Deeter Rayfield,   b. 7 Sep 1933, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 8 Jun 2005, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F8541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Della Ann Bounds,   b. 11 Jun 1894, Missouri, USA d. 21 May 1939, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1921	Wayne County, Missouri, USA   [3, 11]
  Children	1. Elmer Pearl Rayfield,   b. Abt 1928, Missouri, USA d. 1 Feb 1991, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Earl Jefferson Rayfield,   b. 8 Jun 1931, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 28 Mar 2015, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Max Rayfield,   b. 23 Feb 1923, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jan 1994 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Calvin Rayfield,   b. 1926   d. 1926, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Walter 'Johnny' Rayfield,   b. 15 Jan 1929, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Robert Doyle Rayfield,   b. 17 Oct 1924, Missouri, USA d. 2 Feb 1977, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Franklin Deeter Rayfield,   b. 7 Sep 1933, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 8 Jun 2005, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Charity Almeda Rutledge,   b. 15 Oct 1888, Missouri, USA d. 26 Sep 1971, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1904	Butler County, Missouri, USA   [7, 12]
  Children	1. Eugene K Rayfield,   b. 23 Nov 1907, Des Arc, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 13 Jul 1982, Cary, McHenry, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Bertha Sutton,   b. 12 Apr 1887, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 6 Feb 1940, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1939	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F8545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 May 1882 - Texas, USA Marriage - 19 Oct 1904 - Butler County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 15 Dec 1921 - Wayne County, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA Marriage - 5 Sep 1939 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Bertha; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA Marriage - 4 Jun 1941 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Gladys - 1950 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA Death - 28 Oct 1962 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Burial - - Des Arc, Iron, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-RAYFIELD John R Della Ann Bounds and John Rayfied, buried together with infant son, Calvin -- Mountain View Cemetery, Des Arc MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507356/ray https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507265/ della https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507411/ calvin

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 1189.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 1189.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S2170] Ancestry.com, Web: RootsWeb, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), Web: RootsWeb Death Index. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7051] Find a Grave: RAYFIELD John R 1882-1962, John Richard Rayfield. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86507356/john-richard-rayfield [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47-11. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47-11 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Union, Iron, Missour. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Union, Iron, Missour [S7052] Find a Grave: MAYES Gladys Rayfield 1923-1958, Gladys Marie Mayes Rayfield. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175274432/gladys_marie_rayfield [S7586] Find a Grave: BEAVER Della Riney 1916-1995, Delila Lee "Della" Beaver Riney. BIRTH 5 Oct 1915 DEATH 3 Mar 1995 (aged 79) BURIAL Ellington Memorial Cemetery Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 32776656 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32776656 [S8014] Find a Grave: RUTLEDGE Charity Perrin, Charity Almeda Rutledge Rayfield Perrin. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155940299/charity-almeda-perrin