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Benjamin Franklin Rutherford 1794–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1849

Death Location: , Greene, Tennessee, USA

Father: Elliott Rutherford

Mother: Ruth Hayes

Spouse(s): Jane Marshall

Children(s): MATILDA RUTHERFORD

Benjamin Franklin Rutherford was born in 1794 in , Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Elliott Rutherford And Ruth Hayes. Benjamin Franklin Rutherford married Jane Marshall, and had children including Matilda Lyon Rutherford. Benjamin Franklin Rutherford passed away in 1849 in , Greene, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Rutherford was born in 1794 in , Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Elliott Rutherford And Ruth Hayes.
  • Benjamin Franklin Rutherford married Jane Marshall, and had children including Matilda Lyon Rutherford.
  • Benjamin Franklin Rutherford passed away in 1849 in , Greene, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elliott Rutherford
1753–1826
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Ruth Hayes
1760–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Marshall
1798–1852
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

MATILDA RUTHERFORD
1828–1900
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
MR

Benjamin Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Rutherford
1794–1849
Birth Place: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
Elliott Rutherford
1753–1826
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Ruth Hayes
1760–1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Rutherford's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Rutherford (1794–14 Sep 1849) m. Jane Marshall (1798–Mar 1852)
  1. 1. MATILDA (LYON) RUTHERFORD 1828–1900 m. John (T) Shields 1828–1892
    1. 1. ELNORA SHIELDS 1859–1918 m. GABRIEL CHOATE 1863–1926
      1. 1. Willie (J) Choate 1894– m. Nora Choate 1895–
        1. 1. Gloria (Ysleta) Choate 1924–2004 m. Joseph (David) Sellers 1924–1996
        2. 2. Billie (Marce) Choate 1919–
        3. 3. Godfrey (O.) Choate 1920–2010 m. LaRue (F.) Choate 1925–2010

Benjamin Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Rutherford in , Rockingham, Virginia, USA
, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1849
14 Sep 1849
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Franklin Rutherford in , Greene, Tennessee, USA
, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1849
    Event Place: , Greene, Tennessee, USA
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