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

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

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Biography

  • Elijah Marion Rutherford was born in 1865 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Benjamin Rutherford and Sarah Clegg.
  • Elijah Marion Rutherford married Margaret Gertrude Morgan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Rutherford, Gertrude Rutherford, Dessa Ethel Rutherford, William Wesley Rutherford, Hugh Manson Rutherford, James Harley Rutherford, Halbert Dossen Rutherford, Paul Morgan Rutherford, Elmer Clarence 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)

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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Dessa Rutherford
1889 – 1933
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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William Rutherford
1892 – 1939
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Hugh Rutherford
1895 – 1980
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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James Rutherford
1898 – 1976
Birth Location: Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA
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Halbert Rutherford
1900 – 1987
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. 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 – )
        2. 2. Brenda (Gail) Blunk (26 Aug 1959 – ) m. Robert (Dennis) Flaherty (31 Dec 1956 – )
        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 – )
  2. 2. Gertrude Rutherford (16 Feb 1888 – 20 Feb 1934) m. Benjamin (M) Pollard (3 May 1889 – 20 Jun 1942)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Pollard (3 Dec 1917 – 2 Dec 1984)
  3. 3. Dessa (Ethel) Rutherford (16 Jan 1889 – 27 May 1933) m. Ollie Winslow (5 Dec 1884 – 15 Nov 1972)
    1. 1. Juaneita (May) Winslow (16 Jun 1925 – 2 Aug 2005) m. Jerry (Clayborn) Hampton (14 Dec 1921 – 30 Jul 1990)
  4. 4. William (Wesley) Rutherford (29 Jan 1892 – 13 Mar 1939) m. Minnie (Faye) McPherson (31 May 1897 – 12 Oct 1947)
    1. 1. Martin (Lloyd) Rutherford (22 May 1919 – 28 Nov 2001) m. Margurette (Jewell) Shirley (23 Aug 1918 – 13 Sep 1986)
      1. 1. Gary (Lee) Rutherford (6 Aug 1948 – 28 Jun 2011)
    2. 2. Eugene Rutherford (27 Jun 1925 – 5 Jun 1985)
    3. 3. Ray (L) Rutherford (22 Aug 1931 – 12 Sep 1993)
    4. 4. Inez Rutherford (1 May 1933 – Dec 1975)
    5. 5. John (Elijah) Rutherford (22 Jul 1935 – 7 Oct 1996)
  5. 5. Hugh (Manson) Rutherford (17 Nov 1895 – 16 Sep 1980) m. Lura (M) Lemons (Feb 1896 – 1926)
    1. 1. Vera (Irene) Rutherford (22 May 1918 – 7 Nov 1999) m. William (Everett) Graham (1 Mar 1916 – 8 Nov 1999)
    2. 2. Helen (May) Rutherford (23 Apr 1920 – 25 Apr 2010) m. William (Lewis) Strouse (23 Sep 1917 – 30 Jan 1999)
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Strouse (13 Jun 1939 – 7 Nov 1995)
      2. 2. Wanda (Joyce) Strouse (25 May 1945 – 3 Mar 1964)
  6. 6. James (Harley) Rutherford (31 Dec 1898 – 14 Aug 1976) m. Mabel Weston (18 Jan 1897 – 14 Nov 1979)
    1. 1. Volney (R) Rutherford (12 Oct 1920 – 23 May 1995)
  7. 7. Halbert (Dossen) Rutherford (11 Aug 1900 – 10 Jan 1987) m. Ruth (Alma) Scifres (8 Jul 1908 – 2 Aug 1991)
  8. 8. Paul (Morgan) Rutherford (24 Jul 1906 – 20 Apr 1998) m. Ruth Bryant (18 Feb 1910 – 20 Mar 2010)
  9. 9. Elmer (Clarence) Rutherford (14 Aug 1908 – 23 Jan 1992) m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Badger (16 Feb 1909 – 22 May 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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