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Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker 1875–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1875

Birth Location: Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1959

Death Location: Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Meriwether

Mother: Ellen Douglas

Spouse(s): William Rucker

Children(s): Ellen Driscoll, Charlotte Rucker, John Rucker, William Rucker, Emily Rucker

The story of Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker began in 1875 in Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA. Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker married William Harris Rucker, and had children including Charlotte Landon Rucker, Ellen Douglas Rucker Driscoll, Emily H Rucker, John Addison Rucker, William L Rucker. Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker passed away in 1959 in Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker began in 1875 in Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker married William Harris Rucker, and had children including Charlotte Landon Rucker, Ellen Douglas Rucker Driscoll, Emily H Rucker, John Addison Rucker, William L Rucker.
  • Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker passed away in 1959 in Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Meriwether
1831–1887
Birth Location: Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Ellen Douglas
1836–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

William Rucker
1877–1946
Birth Location: Bedford Co., VA
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Children(s)

Ellen Driscoll
1908–1973
Birth Location: lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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Charlotte Rucker
1916–1996
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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John Rucker
1899–1985
Birth Location: Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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William Rucker
1903–1990
Birth Location: Virginia
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Emily Rucker
1908–1997
Birth Location: Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Catherine Rucker's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Rucker
1875–1959
Birth Place: Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles James Meriwether
1831–1887
Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Ellen Douglas
1836–
Virginia
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) Meriwether
1805–1834
Margaret (Douglas) Meriwether
1809–1882
Cloverfields, Albemarle County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Meriwether
1761–1845
Elizabeth Lewis
1769–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Meriwether
1736–1772
Margaret Meriwether
1737–1812

Catherine Rucker's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Bernice Meriwether) Rucker (23 Jan 1875–8 Sep 1959) m. William (Harris) Rucker (1877–8 February 1946)
  1. 1. Ellen (Douglas Rucker) Driscoll 1908–1973
  2. 2. Charlotte (Landon) Rucker 1916–1996
  3. 3. John (Addison) Rucker 1899–1985 m. Charlotte Keen 1910–
  4. 4. William (L) Rucker 1903–1990
  5. 5. Emily (H) Rucker 1908–1997

Catherine Rucker's Timeline

8 Records

1875
23 Jan 1875
Birth of Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker in Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1914
1914
Age 39
Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided here in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia
Forest, Bedford, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 65
Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker resided here in Forest Mag D, Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest Mag D, Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1959
8 Sep 1959
Age 84
Death of Catherine Bernice Meriwether Rucker in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04248; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 10-6
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T625_1881; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T624_1622; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375635
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T624_1622; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T625_1881; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04248; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 10-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Forest Mag D, Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04248; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 10-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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