The Crete News, Friday, 22 April 1910 
OBITUARY
James W. Rhine departed this life Thursday, April 14, at the age of 70 years, at his 
residence in Lincoln, Nebr. Funeral services were held in this city at the J. W. Townsend 
residence at 1:30 p. m. Sunday and the remains laid at rest in Riverside Cemetery, under 
the auspices of the G.A.R. of which the deceased was a member.

James W. Rhine, deceased was a native of Jay county, Indiana, where he was born September 5, 1840. 
At the age of seven years, he was taken by his parents to Blackford county, Indiana. In September, 1861, 
he enlisted as a private in the 34th Indiana regiment. On May 26, 1862 he was wounded _____ right arm. 
This necessitated an amputation of the arm above the elbow. Mr. Rhine was honorably discharged from 
the service Aug. 9, 1862. Returning to his home, his time was spent, until June, 1865, in attendance at 
Franklin and Liber colleges, and in August of that year, he moved to Sedalia Missouri, and engaged in 
teaching school. 

In May 1866, he settled in Falls City, Nebr. He taught school there until April, 1870, when he entered 
a homestead six miles from Crete, in Saline county. For the next six years his time was divided between 
farming and teaching, and in November, 1876, he settled in the town of Crete. Since coming to Nebraska, 
Mr. Rhine held positions of public trust and responsibility, beginning with his service as postmaster of Falls 
City, to which office he was appointed in 1869, but which he resigned upon his removal to Saline county. 
He was several time elected as precinct assessor, and served on year as city clerk of Crete, and was 
police judge and justice of the peace for several years and carried on a general Fire and Life Insurance 
and Real Estate business. 

He was elected a member of the city council of Crete in 1878, and re-elected in 1881, and 1883. 
He was assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Nebraska State Senate, in 1881,and Sergeant-at-Arms of the 
Senate at the extra session of 1882. During the session of 1883 he was clerk of the committee on enrolled 
bills. He was elected county judge of Saline county in 1885 and re-elected in 1887. After retiring from office 
he removed to Crete where he again engaged in the Insurance & Real Estate business from which business 
he retired to private life, in 1900. 

Mr. Rhine was appointed clerk of the Judiciary Committee of the State Senate in 1895. 
Judge Rhine has been actively identified with the best interests of Saline county ever since his settlement here. 
He served several years as secretary of the Saline County Agricultural Society and active in promoting every 
good cause. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
He was married in Lincoln, Nebraska, November 18, 1869, to Nancy Goodin, daughter of the late Judge Isaac 
Goodin, of Crete. 

They are the parents of five living children: L. V.. wife of James S. Culbertson, of Haines, Ore.; Nellie V.; 
Fannie C., wife of Edward Shepard, Grand Island, Nebr.; Madison, St. Louis Mo.; and Estelle. The latter 
is a teacher in the public schools at Haines, Ore. They lost one daughter, Olive May, born May 15, 1872, 
died Nov. 29, 1878.
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