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Ambrose Clifton Rucker 1817–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia

Death Date: 17 Jul 1891

Death Location: Lynchburg, Virginia

Father: Anthony Rucker

Mother: Margaret Hardy

Spouse(s): Sarah Board

Children(s): Anthony Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, John Rucker, Orlando Rucker, Joseph Rucker, Benjamin Rucker, Sophia Rucker, William Rucker

Ambrose Clifton Rucker was born in 1817 in Bedford County, Virginia, the child of Anthony Rucker And Margaret Hardy. Ambrose Clifton Rucker married Sarah Jane Board, and had children including Anthony Alexander Rucker, Benjamin Alpheus Rucker, Elizabeth Margaret Betty Rucker, John Henry Rucker, Joseph Francis A Rucker, Orlando Childs Rucker, Sophia Susanna Rucker, William Silas Rucker. Ambrose Clifton Rucker passed away in 1891 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ambrose Clifton Rucker was born in 1817 in Bedford County, Virginia, the child of Anthony Rucker And Margaret Hardy.
  • Ambrose Clifton Rucker married Sarah Jane Board, and had children including Anthony Alexander Rucker, Benjamin Alpheus Rucker, Elizabeth Margaret Betty Rucker, John Henry Rucker, Joseph Francis A Rucker, Orlando Childs Rucker, Sophia Susanna Rucker, William Silas Rucker.
  • Ambrose Clifton Rucker passed away in 1891 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ambrose Rucker's Ancestors

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Ambrose Rucker
1817–1891
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia
Parents
Anthony Rucker
1793–1858
Bedford Co.,Virginia
Margaret Hardy
1793–1870
Bedford Co.,Virginia
Grandparents
Ambrose (Jr) Rucker
1763–1827
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lucas
1770–1823
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col. Rucker
1724–1807
Mary Tinsley
1739–1806
Thomas Lucas
1744–1792
Martha Shelton
1748–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Rucker
1680–1742
Susanna Phillips
1685–
Edward Tinsley
1704–1782
Margaret Taliaferro
1705–1782

Ambrose Rucker's Descendants

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Ambrose (Clifton) Rucker (22 Jun 1817–17 Jul 1891) m. Sarah (Jane) Board (12 Mar 1819–12 May 1895)
  1. 1. Anthony (Alexander) Rucker 1848–1932 m. Katie (E) Austin 1859–1935
    1. 1. Mary (E) Rucker 1886–1974 m. Charles (N.) Higginson 1881–1912
      1. 1. Marjorie Higginson 1912–
      2. 2. Marth (J) Higginson 1907–
      3. 3. Margaret (Alice) Higginson 1908–2007 m. Andrew (Harold) Rhodes 1903–1951
        1. 1. Norman (K) Rhodes 1930–2008
        2. 2. David (Ray) Rhodes 1936–2009 m. Martha (Clementine) King 1936–2023
        3. 3. Paul (Kent) Rhodes 1932–2014
    2. 2. Olive (B) Rucker 1884–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Margaret "Betty") Rucker 1844–
  3. 3. John (Henry) Rucker 1849–1928 m. Ella D. 1857–
    1. 1. Clifton (A) Rucker 1887–
    2. 2. Lorine (A) Rucker 1894–
  4. 4. Orlando (Childs) Rucker 1859–
  5. 5. Joseph (Francis A.) Rucker 1853–1869
  6. 6. Benjamin (Alpheus) Rucker 1857–
  7. 7. Sophia (Susanna) Rucker 1851–1942
  8. 8. William (Silas) Rucker 1856–

Ambrose Rucker's Timeline

2 Records

1817
22 Jun 1817
Birth of Ambrose Clifton Rucker in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia
1891
17 Jul 1891
Age 74
Death of Ambrose Clifton Rucker
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 May 1895
    Event Place: Otter Hill, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Sarah Jane Board Rucker

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1891
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

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