It is with great appreciation to my first cousin Mary Ruth (Ault)
Wright, (who has an intense interest in genealogy and dedication to
accuracy), for completing this book. Without her this book would
never have been written. Our parents, John and Edna Rector, were
truly great parents But for children, it takes years to fully
appreciate the sacrifices parents make. They had the courage to
move to Oklahoma with five young children in 1912. (Oklahoma had
just become a state in 1907). Then in 1924 the family with six
children returned to Illinois in a model T Ford truck so the
children would be nearer to schools. As a teenager visiting Auntie
Mayme Rector in Smithfield, I became interested in our family
heritage. She could only say that the Rectors came from Ohio. To
kindle my interest, she gave me notes about her forefathers. After
WWII, my interest in our family history was revived. While looking
at a map of Virginia, I saw "Rectortown." I wrote a letter to "The
Eldest Rector" in Rectortown, Virginia. There were no "Rectors" in
Rectortown. However, the postmistress forwarded the letter to a Mr.
Phillips, whose wife was a Rector, and living nearby in Middleburg.
With this connection, I learned of Germanna, Germantown, and
Rectortown. In Dr. Salmans' "History of the Descendants of John
Jacob Rector" published in 1936, he states that "They were
hard-working, God fearing, six footers, each with a family, and
brought with them their highly educated pastor and his family." He
was of the German Reformed Church. For those of us who are short in
stature, this phenomenon could be attributed to Margaret Ann
Cochran, wife of Elijah Rector (1763-1828) - parents of Fulton
County pioneer John Rector(1801-1869). Margaret Ann was short in
stature and had red hair. We are grateful to those who contributed
articles for this book and a special "thank you" to Michael Lee
Rector, Robert Evans Rector, and Jon Wayne Rector who arranged for
the publication and d
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