Henry Rader in colonial days lived in the vicinity of Bath, Pennsylvania, and had landed possessions which were quite extensive. He was thereby classed among the wealthy men of his day. His son, John George Rader, was born July 27, 1757, and became an officer in the American army in the war of the Revolution. He lived upon a farm formerly owned by his father, and he was married three times. He first wedded Maria Schick, with whom he lived twenty-four years, and after her death he married her sister. His third wife was a Mrs. Patterson, a widow. John George Rader died April 24, 1837.