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Benjamin F Rutherford 1852 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 1888

Death Location: Washington, Indiana, USA

Father: James Rutherford

Mother: Margaret Green

Spouse(s): Nancy Spurgeon

Children(s): Eulalia Rutherford

The story of Benjamin F Rutherford began in 1852 in Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA. Benjamin F Rutherford married Nancy Jane Spurgeon, and had children including Eulalia Rutherford. Benjamin F Rutherford passed away in 1888 in Washington, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin F Rutherford began in 1852 in Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin F Rutherford married Nancy Jane Spurgeon, and had children including Eulalia Rutherford.
  • Benjamin F Rutherford passed away in 1888 in Washington, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rutherford
1827 – 1889
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Margaret Green
1830 – 1899
Birth Location: Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Spurgeon
1855 – 1898
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Eulalia Rutherford
1883 – 1929
Birth Location: Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA
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Benjamin Rutherford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rutherford
1852 – 1888
Birth Place: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
Parents
James J Rutherford
1827 – 1889
Washington, Indiana, USA
Margaret (Jane) Green
1830 – 1899
Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (R) Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Virginia, USA
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sloan
1734 – 1803
Frances Nesbit
1738 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nesbit
1707 – 1783
Jane Finn
1699 –

Benjamin Rutherford's Descendants

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Benjamin (F) Rutherford (1852 – 1888) m. Nancy (Jane) Spurgeon (23 Jul 1855 – 3 Mar 1898)
  1. 1. Eulalia Rutherford (2 Nov 1883 – 13 Nov 1929) m. Herbert (Edgar) Abbott (26 Sep 1889 – 20 Jul 1964)
    1. 1. Herbanna (Lagatha) Abbott (3 Aug 1913 – 20 Jun 2000) m. Clarence (Arthur) Burton (31 Aug 1901 – 10 Jul 1938) m. Otto (Henry) Ferguson (21 Jun 1904 – 8 Jan 1969)
      1. 1. Verna (Ree) Burton (1 Oct 1929 – ) m. Leonard (Otto) Schumann (10 Apr 1922 – 9 Feb 1971)
      2. 2. Elaine (Barbara) Burton (21 Jul 1933 – ) m. Walter (Frank) Strong (19 Mar 1930 – 24 Oct 2012)
      3. 3. Beverly (Carol) Burton (1936 – ) m. Jerry (H) Tipling (21 Aug 1931 – 29 Oct 2011)
    2. 2. Alton (Russell) Abbott (31 Aug 1915 – 16 Mar 1988) m. Isabel (Josephine) Molenberg (12 Jan 1920 – 26 Nov 1989)

Benjamin Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Benjamin F Rutherford in Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
1888
1888
Age 36
Death of Benjamin F Rutherford in Washington, Indiana, USA
Washington, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
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