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Elijah Marion Rutherford 1865–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1865

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1936

Death Location: Washington, Indiana, USA

Father: James Rutherford

Mother: Sarah Clegg

Spouse(s): Margaret Morgan

Children(s): Dessa Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Gertrude Rutherford, William Rutherford, James Rutherford, Halbert Rutherford, Hugh Rutherford, Paul Rutherford, Elmer Rutherford

In 1865, Elijah Marion Rutherford entered the world in Indiana, USA, born to James Benjamin Rutherford And Sarah Clegg. Elijah Marion Rutherford married Margaret Gertrude Morgan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Rutherford, Dessa Ethel Rutherford, Elmer Clarence Rutherford, Gertrude Rutherford, Halbert Dossen Rutherford, Hugh Manson Rutherford, James Harley Rutherford, Paul Morgan Rutherford, William Wesley Rutherford. Elijah Marion Rutherford passed away in 1936 in Washington, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Elijah Marion Rutherford entered the world in Indiana, USA, born to James Benjamin Rutherford And Sarah Clegg.
  • Elijah Marion Rutherford married Margaret Gertrude Morgan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Rutherford, Dessa Ethel Rutherford, Elmer Clarence Rutherford, Gertrude Rutherford, Halbert Dossen Rutherford, Hugh Manson Rutherford, James Harley Rutherford, Paul Morgan Rutherford, William Wesley Rutherford.
  • Elijah Marion Rutherford passed away in 1936 in Washington, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rutherford
1831–1903
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Sarah Clegg
1830–1889
Birth Location: Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Morgan
1867–1954
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dessa Rutherford
1889–1933
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Benjamin Rutherford
1886–1960
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Gertrude Rutherford
1888–1934
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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William Rutherford
1892–1939
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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James Rutherford
1898–1976
Birth Location: Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA
JR
Halbert Rutherford
1900–1987
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Hugh Rutherford
1895–1980
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Paul Rutherford
1906–1998
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Elmer Rutherford
1908–1992
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Elijah Rutherford's Ancestors

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Elijah Rutherford
1865–1936
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
James Benjamin Rutherford
1831–1903
Washington, Indiana, USA
Sarah Clegg
1830–1889
Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (C) Rutherford
1807–1875
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Nancy Brown
1813–1883
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1776–1850
Sarah Sloan
1785–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sloan
1734–1803
Frances Nesbit
1738–1810

Elijah Rutherford's Descendants

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Elijah (Marion) Rutherford (7 Jul 1865–24 Jan 1936) m. Margaret (Gertrude) Morgan (23 Nov 1867–3 Jun 1954)
  1. 1. Dessa (Ethel) Rutherford 1889–1933 m. Ollie Winslow 1884–1972
    1. 1. Juaneita (May) Winslow 1925–2005 m. Jerry (Clayborn) Hampton 1921–1990
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Rutherford 1886–1960 m. Edith (Blanch) Farabee 1894–1990
    1. 1. Ralph (L) Rutherford 1915–2007 m. Barbara (May) Fleenor 1918–1987
      1. 1. David (L) Rutherford 1938–1998
    2. 2. Mary (Margarete) Rutherford 1918–1994 m. Earl (Wesley) Blunk 1912–1985
      1. 1. Linda (Louise) Blunk 1939–1973
  3. 3. Gertrude Rutherford 1888–1934 m. Benjamin (M) Pollard 1889–1942
    1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Pollard 1917–1984
  4. 4. William (Wesley) Rutherford 1892–1939 m. Minnie (Faye) McPherson 1897–1947
    1. 1. Martin (Lloyd) Rutherford 1919–2001 m. Margurette (Jewell) Shirley 1918–1986
      1. 1. Gary (Lee) Rutherford 1948–2011
    2. 2. Eugene Rutherford 1925–1985
    3. 3. Ray (L) Rutherford 1931–1993
    4. 4. Inez Rutherford 1933–1975
    5. 5. John (Elijah) Rutherford 1935–1996
  5. 5. James (Harley) Rutherford 1898–1976 m. Mabel Weston 1897–1979
    1. 1. Volney (R) Rutherford 1920–1995
  6. 6. Halbert (Dossen) Rutherford 1900–1987 m. Ruth (Alma) Scifres 1908–1991
  7. 7. Hugh (Manson) Rutherford 1895–1980 m. Lura (M) Lemons 1896–1926
    1. 1. Vera (Irene) Rutherford 1918–1999 m. William (Everett) Graham 1916–1999
    2. 2. Helen (May) Rutherford 1920–2010 m. William (Lewis) Strouse 1917–1999
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Strouse 1939–1995
      2. 2. Wanda (Joyce) Strouse 1945–1964
  8. 8. Paul (Morgan) Rutherford 1906–1998 m. Ruth Bryant 1910–2010
  9. 9. Elmer (Clarence) Rutherford 1908–1992 m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Badger 1909–1981

Elijah Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1865
7 Jul 1865
Birth of Elijah Marion Rutherford in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1936
24 Jan 1936
Age 71
Death of Elijah Marion Rutherford in Washington, Indiana, USA
Washington, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1936
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
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