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Benjamin Franklin Rutherford 1886 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1886

Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1960

Death Location: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA

Father: Elijah Rutherford

Mother: Margaret Morgan

Spouse(s): Edith Farabee

Children(s): Ralph Rutherford, Mary Rutherford

The story of Benjamin Franklin Rutherford began in 1886 in Washington, Indiana, USA. Benjamin Franklin Rutherford married Edith Blanch Farabee, and had children including Ralph L Rutherford, Mary Margarete Rutherford. Benjamin Franklin Rutherford passed away in 1960 in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Rutherford began in 1886 in Washington, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Rutherford married Edith Blanch Farabee, and had children including Ralph L Rutherford, Mary Margarete Rutherford.
  • Benjamin Franklin Rutherford passed away in 1960 in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Rutherford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rutherford
1886 – 1960
Birth Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
Parents
Elijah Marion Rutherford
1865 – 1936
Indiana, USA
Margaret (Gertrude) Morgan
1867 – 1954
Grandparents
James (Benjamin) Rutherford
1831 – 1903
Washington, Indiana, USA
Sarah Clegg
1830 – 1889
Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865

Benjamin Rutherford's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Rutherford (12 Apr 1886 – 22 Nov 1960) m. Edith (Blanch) Farabee (21 Mar 1894 – 18 Jul 1990)
  1. 1. Ralph (L) Rutherford (10 Nov 1915 – 27 Dec 2007) m. Barbara (May) Fleenor (19 May 1918 – Jun 1987)
    1. 1. David (L) Rutherford (8 Jun 1938 – 5 Jan 1998)
  2. 2. Mary (Margarete) Rutherford (16 Jun 1918 – 10 Jun 1994) m. Earl (Wesley) Blunk (2 Oct 1912 – 11 Jun 1985)
    1. 1. Floyd (Wesley) Blunk (31 Jan 1937 – ) m. Annie (Rose) Sims (3 Nov 1940 – )
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mariana) Blunk (9 Aug 1958 – ) m. Rayford (LaBron) Baker (29 Jun 1957 – )
        1. 1. Holly (Elizabeth) Baker (26 Oct 1980 – ) m. Kenneth (Wayne) Williams (2 Dec 1955 – )
        2. 2. Phillip (Ray) Baker (7 Sep 1981 – ) m. Amanda (May) Johnson (27 Apr 1982 – ) m. Whitney (Tyler Dill) Cinningham (1987 – )
        3. 3. Adam (LaBron) Baker (21 Feb 1985 – )
      2. 2. Brenda (Gail) Blunk (26 Aug 1959 – ) m. Robert (Dennis) Flaherty (31 Dec 1956 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Lawrence) Flaherty (3 Dec 1981 – ) m. Jennifer (Louise) Carse (4 Aug 1982 – )
      3. 3. Michael (Eugene) Blunk (3 Mar 1962 – ) m. Susan (Jean) Hales (8 Dec 1956 – 22 Sep 2002)
    2. 2. Linda (Louise) Blunk (2 Jan 1939 – 28 Nov 1973) m. William Sauer (1936 – )
    3. 3. Sharon (Ann) Blunk (15 Jun 1946 – ) m. Fausto (Raul) Pina (28 Jul 1947 – )
    4. 4. Earl (Wayne) Blunk (11 Feb 1948 – )

Benjamin Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1886
12 Apr 1886
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Rutherford in Washington, Indiana, USA
Washington, Indiana, USA
1960
22 Nov 1960
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Franklin Rutherford in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA
Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1960
    Event Place: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA

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