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Archibald H. Rutherford 1814–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1814

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 30 May 1861

Death Location: Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Eliot Sr.

Mother: Ruth Hayes

Spouse(s): Rebecca Oxford, Mary Burris

Children(s): James Rutherford, Charles Rutherford, Thomas Sr., Sally Rutherford, William Rutherford, Nancy Retherford, Sarah Rutherford, Joseph Rutherford, Archibald Jr.

The story of Archibald H. Rutherford began in 1814 in Tennessee, United States of America. Archibald H. Rutherford married Mary J Lane Burris, Rebecca Oxford, and had children including Archibald Arch Rutherford Jr, Charles Lewis Rutherford, James B Rutherford, Joseph Rutherford, Nancy Retherford, Sally C Rutherford, Sarah Miranda Rutherford, Thomas Byron Rutherford Sr, William C Rutherford. Archibald H. Rutherford passed away in 1861 in Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald H. Rutherford began in 1814 in Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Archibald H. Rutherford married Mary J Lane Burris, Rebecca Oxford, and had children including Archibald Arch Rutherford Jr, Charles Lewis Rutherford, James B Rutherford, Joseph Rutherford, Nancy Retherford, Sally C Rutherford, Sarah Miranda Rutherford, Thomas Byron Rutherford Sr, William C Rutherford.
  • Archibald H. Rutherford passed away in 1861 in Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eliot Sr.
1753–1826
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
ES
Ruth Hayes
1760–1850
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
RH

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Oxford
1817–1855
Birth Location: Burke Co., North Carolina
RO
Mary Burris
1826–1862
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
MB

Children(s)

James Rutherford
1840–1882
Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
JR
Charles Rutherford
1852–1914
Birth Location: Arkansas
CR
Thomas Sr.
1859–1943
Birth Location: Hardin, Illinois, United States
TS
Sally Rutherford
1838–1895
Birth Location: –
SR
William Rutherford
1836–1859
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WR
Nancy Retherford
1838–
Birth Location: Illinois
NR
Sarah Rutherford
1838–1895
Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, United States
SR
Joseph Rutherford
1843–1863
Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, United States
JR
Archibald Jr.
1845–1934
Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, United States
AJ

Archibald Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Rutherford
1814–1861
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Eliot Rutherford Sr.
1753–1826
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Ruth Hayes
1760–1850
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Rutherford
1700–1788
Approx, Essex, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Elliott
1720–1788
Jamaica, Jamaïque
Andrew Hayes
1737–1807
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mehetabel (Mabel) Fox
1739–1807
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rutherford
1663–1725
Margaret Vawter
1672–1743
Henry Elliott
1650–1701
Deborah Bell
1650–1719
Samuel Hayes
1699–1787
Elizabeth Wilcoxson
1700–1759
David Fox
1705–
Mary
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 11
1634–1728
Margaret Smithe
1644–1735
Joseph Elliot
1624–1679
Deborah Mumford
1619–1679

Archibald Rutherford's Descendants

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Archibald (H.) Rutherford (31 August 1814–30 May 1861) m. Rebecca Oxford (04 NOV 1817–31 December 1855) m. Mary (J. Lane) Burris (1826–1862)
  1. 1. James (B.) Rutherford 1840–1882 m. Martha (J) Calwell 1845– m. Sarah Marable 1842–1919 m. Sarah (Jane) Stay 1847–1932 m. Mary Loer 1839–1918
    1. 1. William (Alpheas "Alford") Reathaford 1869–1916 m. Hattie (Louise) Winslow 1866–1939
      1. 1. Geneva (Mabel) Rethaford 1906–1996 m. John (William) Schuch 1887–1929 m. Thomas (Benton) Meeks 1910–1946
        1. 1. William (Eugene) Schuch 1924–1995 m. Mildred (Laverne) Hill 1927–2009
        2. 2. James (Edward) Meeks 1940–2018 m. Charlotte (Joann) Evans 1941–2009
        3. 3. Lawrence (Dean) Meeks 1936–1995
        4. 4. Lenore (Darlene) Schuch 1928–1984 m. Charles (Elmer) Braman 1927–2000
        5. 5. Cela (Frances) Schuch 1926–2019 m. Kenneth (W.) Milbourn 1927–1993
        6. 6. Bert (Thomas) Meeks 1943–1988
        7. 7. Donald (Lee) Meeks 1935–2000
        8. 8. Sharon (Kay) Meeks 1944–2023 m. Everett (Raymond) Groce 1941–2018
      2. 2. Jay Rutherford 1901–1957 m. Martha (Katherine) Siemens 1907–2006
        1. 1. Richard (Earl) Rethaford 1929–1991 m. Viola (Lucille "Lucy") Trask 1930–2015
        2. 2. Howard (Dale) Rethaford 1925–1998 m. Betty Swartz 1923–2001 m. Sara (Rebecca) Wagoner 1924–1979
        3. 3. Betty (Jean) Rethaford 1932–1980 m. William (James) Thomas 1932–2016
        4. 4. Willis (Allen) Rethaford 1933–1944
        5. 5. Clifford (Jay) Rethaford 1939–2004
        6. 6. Eve (Lorraine) Rethaford 1941–2002 m. Clarence (Ruben) Garrett 1941–1992
    2. 2. Ida (Meada) Rutherford 1876–1944 m. Ezra (Chase) Smith 1877–1951 m. Herbert (John Foulger) Jr 1872–1948
      1. 1. Kenneth (Melvin) Foulger 1904–1988
      2. 2. Dorothy (I) Foulger 1897–1988
    3. 3. Ellen (Reathaford) (Rutherford) 1870–
    4. 4. Elizabeth ('Lizzie") Hendricks 1872–1944 m. Arthur (B) Hendricks 1865–1947
      1. 1. James (Henry) Hendricks 1896–1972
      2. 2. Fenton (Grover Hendricks) Sr 1910–1982
      3. 3. Paul (Clinton) Hendricks 1898–1974
      4. 4. Mary (Mae) Pedersen 1894–1990
    5. 5. Anna Reatherford 1876–1937
    6. 6. John (J) Reatherford 1874–1954 m. Minnie (Belle) MacMillan 1881–1954
      1. 1. Gerald (John) Reathaford 1913–1985
      2. 2. Russell (Mac) Reathaford 1904–1987
      3. 3. Maxine (Elizabeth) Poindexter 1917–2007
      4. 4. Naida Reathaford 1910–1990
      5. 5. Martha Reathaford 1919–1991
      6. 6. Mary (Helen) Kennedy 1906–1990
      7. 7. Bobby (L) Reathaford 1922–1982
      8. 8. Charles (Wendel) Reathaford 1907–1919
      9. 9. Margaret Reathaford 1915–
    7. 7. Kate Reatherford 1868–1954
    8. 8. Nellie Reatherford 1866–1953
    9. 9. George Reatherford 1862–1952
    10. 10. Mary (M.) Rutherford 1873–1904
    11. 11. Charles (H.) Rutherford 1859–
  2. 2. Charles (Lewis) Rutherford 1852–1914 m. Margaret (Ellen) Rutherford 1861–1949
    1. 1. Mary (Day) Rutherford 1886–1972 m. Emmitt (E) Wall 1885–
    2. 2. Archibald (Hamilton) Rutherford 1888–1954 m. Nina Rutherford 1890–
    3. 3. Maggie Rutherford 1892–
    4. 4. Margaierille Rutherford 1892–
  3. 3. Thomas (Byron Rutherford) Sr. 1859–1943 m. Melvina (Emoline) Oxford 1877–1964 m. Minerva (Elizabeth) Stokes 1858–1933
    1. 1. James (Walter) Rutherford 1881–1964
    2. 2. Thomas (Byron Rutherford) Jr 1888–1970 m. Mamie (Etta) Oxford 1892–1978
      1. 1. Hansel (Ray) Rutherford 1923–1923
      2. 2. Garvin (Deneen Rutherford) Sr. 1928–2012 m. Betty (Sue) Tedford 1932–2018
      3. 3. Idas Rutherford 1921–2002
      4. 4. Betty (Wanda) Rutherford 1932–2014
      5. 5. Adrian (Eugene) Rutherford 1909–1968 m. Elizabeth (Lou) Anderson 1935–2006 m. Mary (Alice) Belt 1914–2005
        1. 1. Marion (William) Rutherford 1936–2012
        2. 2. Donald (Eugene) Rutheford 1934–2019
      6. 6. Oren (Conrad) Rutherford 1918–1988
    3. 3. Aver (L) Rutherford 1883–1901
  4. 4. Sally (C) Rutherford 1838–1895
  5. 5. William (C) Rutherford 1836–1859
  6. 6. Nancy Retherford 1838–
  7. 7. Sarah (Miranda) Rutherford 1838–1895
  8. 8. Joseph Rutherford 1843–1863
  9. 9. Archibald ("Arch" Rutherford) Jr. 1845–1934 m. Mary (J) Lane 1827–1862 m. Lydia Wilkerson 1844–1938
    1. 1. Sarah Rutherford 1869–
    2. 2. Hannah Rutherford 1868–1895 m. Stephan (Sherman) Browning 1865–1924
      1. 1. Hester (M) Browning 1888–1961 m. Alvis (Moses "Mose") Suits 1887–1966
        1. 1. Charlie Suits 1912–1976
        2. 2. Edna (M) Suits 1917–1917
        3. 3. Alvis (Suits) Jr. 1920–1920
        4. 4. Ethel (Irene) Austin 1916–1994
        5. 5. Ethna Suits 1910–1995
      2. 2. Vergie Browning 1907–
    3. 3. James (Thomas) Rutherford 1877–1955 m. India Holbrook 1881–1942
      1. 1. Gilbert (Wayne) Rutherford 1904–1975 m. Lucy Rogers 1896–1971
      2. 2. Hannah (Verona) Rutherford 1911–2004 m. Paul (Edwin) Board 1903–1965
    4. 4. Joseph (Diddle) Rutherford 1870–1955 m. Ethel (Jane) Patton 1876–1950
      1. 1. Eschol Rutherford 1899–1935 m. Maida Rutherford 1905–1990
      2. 2. Harry (Irving) Rutherford 1897–1952 m. Hazel Paisley –1954 m. Nora (Elizabeth) Oxford 1896–1938
        1. 1. Randall (Ray) Rutherford 1917–1987 m. Nell (M) James 1917–
        2. 2. Joe (Orval) Rutherford 1918–1983
      3. 3. Virgil (Archibald) Rutherford 1904–1970 m. Rhoda (Bell) Scott 1902–1986
        1. 1. Larry (Dean) Rutherford 1931–2000
        2. 2. Lowell (Laverne "Churnie") Rutherford 1924–1998 m. Amy (Anita) Logsdon 1920–2010
        3. 3. Lindell (Scott) Rutherford 1926–1987 m. Dorothy (Nadine) Kaegi 1927–2015
        4. 4. Harry (Dan) Rutherford 1927–1998 m. Betty (Jean) Williams 1928–1996 m. Juanita (D) Reece 1925–
      4. 4. Gladys Rutherford 1902–1986

Archibald Rutherford's Timeline

5 Records

1814
31 August 1814
Birth of Archibald H. Rutherford in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1834
1834
Age 20
Archibald H. Rutherford was married in Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, United States
Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, United States
1850
1850
Age 36
Archibald H. Rutherford resided here in Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
Archibald H. Rutherford resided here in Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1861
30 May 1861
Age 47
Death of Archibald H. Rutherford in Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1814
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of IL
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1836
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745-1997; Record Group Number: 36; Series: M425

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 109; Page: 22a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 11 Range 8, Cave in Rock, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois; Page: 1049

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the United States Customs Service, 1745-1997; Record Group Number: 36; Series: M425

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1861
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America
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