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Eliza Jane Rutherford 1839–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1839

Birth Location: New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 13 Jan 1901

Death Location: Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA

Father: Elijah Rutherford

Mother: Rebecca Harlow

Spouse(s): James Mershon

Children(s): Rebecca Trueblood, Benjamin Mershon, John Mershon, David Mershon, Mary Mershon, George Mershon, Margaret Mershon, Lucinda Mershon, Adeline Mershon

Eliza Jane Rutherford was born in 1839 in New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA, the child of Elijah Marion Rutherford And Rebecca Harlow. Eliza Jane Rutherford married Charles Trueblood, James Henry Mershon, and had children including Adeline Mershon, Benjamin Franklin Mershon, David Mershon, George Washington Mershon, John M Mershon, Lucinda Mershon, Margaret Irene Mershon, Mary E Mershon, Rebecca Elizabeth Trueblood. Eliza Jane Rutherford passed away in 1901 in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Rutherford was born in 1839 in New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA, the child of Elijah Marion Rutherford And Rebecca Harlow.
  • Eliza Jane Rutherford married Charles Trueblood, James Henry Mershon, and had children including Adeline Mershon, Benjamin Franklin Mershon, David Mershon, George Washington Mershon, John M Mershon, Lucinda Mershon, Margaret Irene Mershon, Mary E Mershon, Rebecca Elizabeth Trueblood.
  • Eliza Jane Rutherford passed away in 1901 in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Rutherford
1805–1889
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Rebecca Harlow
1807–1869
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Mershon
1833–1917
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
JM

Children(s)

Rebecca Trueblood
1857–1882
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Benjamin Mershon
1860–1923
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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John Mershon
1861–1945
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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David Mershon
1863–1886
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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Mary Mershon
1869–
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
MM
George Mershon
1870–1943
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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Margaret Mershon
1875–1952
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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Lucinda Mershon
1878–1962
Birth Location: Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
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Adeline Mershon
1867–1953
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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Eliza Rutherford's Ancestors

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Eliza Rutherford
1839–1901
Birth Place: New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA
Parents
Elijah Marion Rutherford
1805–1889
Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Harlow
1807–1869
Virginia, 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–

Eliza Rutherford's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Rutherford (6 Aug 1839–13 Jan 1901) m. James (Henry) Mershon (16 Sep 1833–24 Jan 1917)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Trueblood 1857–1882 m. Robert (John) Murphy 1848–
    1. 1. Laura (Ella) Murphy 1874–1952 m. Pharis Sanders 1872–1926
      1. 1. Orvel (William) Sanders 1900–1958 m. Nellie (Fern) Humphrey 1899–1986
        1. 1. Donald (William) Sanders 1930–2004
        2. 2. Dellora Sanders 1921–1995
        3. 3. Marvel Sanders 1923–2005
      2. 2. Alva (Leroy) Sanders 1902–1955 m. Iva (Hazel) Humphrey 1901–1997
        1. 1. Doris (Genevieve) Sanders 1926–2006 m. Gordon (G) Glister 1925–1984
        2. 2. Wayne (Alva) Sanders 1923–1994 m. Marietta (June) Glasscock 1920–2002
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Murphy 1876– m. Burt (Hurshall) Furse 1878–1943
      1. 1. Beulah Furse 1902–1933 m. Albert (Henry) Newton 1900–1961
    3. 3. Maud (O) Murphy 1879– m. Davis (A) Cutrell 1878–1961
      1. 1. Lois (Fern) Cutrell 1903–1982 m. Charles (Calvin) Wilcox 1899–1963
        1. 1. Harold (O) Wilcox 1932–2006
        2. 2. Jo (Anne) Wilcox 1934–1977 m. Dwight (T) Stoddard 1926–2004
        3. 3. Barbara (Helen) Wilcox 1937–1993 m. Bernard Bauerkemper 1933–1988
        4. 4. Marvin (Donald) Wilcox 1942–1988
        5. 5. Mervyn (Ronald) Wilcox 1942–1998
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Mershon 1860–1923 m. Eliza (Dorinda) Randol 1860–1950
    1. 1. Leroy (Franklin) Mershon 1887–1960 m. Vera (Daisy) Minick 1887–1983
      1. 1. Bernard (L) Mershon 1912–1977 m. Esther (Huldah) Dewitt 1914–1993
  3. 3. John (M) Mershon 1861–1945 m. Mary (Jane) Sparks 1860–1913 m. Florence Ross 1870–
  4. 4. David Mershon 1863–1886 m. Rebecca Carson 1867–
  5. 5. Mary (E) Mershon 1869– m. Jefferson Byron 1861– m. Earl (D) Curtis 1874–
    1. 1. Raymond (DeLynn) Curtis 1905–1964 m. Sara (M) Curtis 1907–1992
  6. 6. George (Washington) Mershon 1870–1943 m. Lulu (Ella) Henderson 1868–1918
  7. 7. Margaret (Irene) Mershon 1875–1952 m. Dole King 1865–1940 m. Homer (Ray) Farris 1889–1968
    1. 1. Cecil (Audry) King 1894–
    2. 2. Goldie King 1900–1958 m. Peter (Carl) Behmer 1891–1963
    3. 3. Hazel (Mae) King 1896–1989 m. Earl (Ernest) Beezley 1885–1979
    4. 4. Lillian (Drusella) Farris 1913–1989 m. Jack (David) Moore 1922–1987
  8. 8. Lucinda Mershon 1878–1962 m. George (Elwood) Cafferty 1874–1963
    1. 1. Eva (Belle) Cafferty 1897–1973 m. Vernon Irvin 1897–1967
      1. 1. Vernon (Irvin) Jr 1925–2013
    2. 2. Leland (Vale) Cafferty 1901–1974
    3. 3. Mildred Cafferty 1906–1965 m. MarionThomas Gee 1888–1929
      1. 1. Frances Gee 1927–2010
        1. 1. Linda (Lou) Janssen 1944–2010 m. Robert (James) Benham 1944–2011
      2. 2. Billy (D) Gee 1925–2008
    4. 4. Carl (Delbert) Cafferty 1911–1989 m. Alsie (Faye) Cain 1914–1974
      1. 1. Carl (Gene) Cafferty 1937–2008
    5. 5. Cleota Cafferty 1914–1998 m. Glenn (Thomas) McClung 1906–1990
      1. 1. Glenda (Jean) McClung 1930–1998
  9. 9. Adeline Mershon 1867–1953 m. Charles (Leroy) Fowler 1866–1937
    1. 1. Ronald (Charles) Fowler 1907–1985 m. Effie (Freda) Booker 1908–2005
    2. 2. Myrtle (Deloras) Fowler 1888–1975 m. Eugene (Kenneth) Miller 1883–1961
    3. 3. Edna (Fern) Fowler 1893–1918 m. Lenox (Austin) McWilliams 1889–1968
      1. 1. Fern (Lucille) McWilliams 1915–1965 m. Merlin (Samuel) Waring 1902–1983
    4. 4. Irene (Esther) Fowler 1900–1990 m. Frederick (Perry) Dobson 1892–1965
      1. 1. Lynn (Eugene) Dobson 1921–1968 m. Laura (Lee) Roberts 1926–
    5. 5. Lynn (Denzil) Fowler 1911–1994 m. Esther (Annette) Smiley 1914–2017
      1. 1. Esther (Irene) Fowler 1934–2001
      2. 2. Evelyn (Jo) Fowler 1935–1975 m. Harold (Raymond) Hayes 1933–1996
      3. 3. Edna (Lucille) Fowler 1936–2017 m. Alan (Bruce) Fletcher 1935–2005

Eliza Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1839
6 Aug 1839
Birth of Eliza Jane Rutherford in New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA
New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA
1901
13 Jan 1901
Age 62
Death of Eliza Jane Rutherford in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1839
    Event Place: New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
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