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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): Charles Trueblood, James Mershon

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

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

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Biography

  • In 1839, Eliza Jane Rutherford entered the world in New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA, born to Elijah Marion Rutherford and Rebecca Harlow.
  • Eliza Jane Rutherford married Charles Trueblood, James Henry Mershon, and had children including Rebecca Elizabeth Trueblood, Benjamin Franklin Mershon, John M Mershon, David Mershon, Adeline Mershon, Mary E Mershon, George Washington Mershon, Margaret Irene Mershon, Lucinda Mershon.
  • 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)

Charles Trueblood
Birth Location: –
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James Mershon
1833 – 1917
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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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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Adeline Mershon
1867 – 1953
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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Mary Mershon
1869 –
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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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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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. Charles Trueblood m. James (Henry) Mershon (16 Sep 1833 – 24 Jan 1917)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Trueblood (18 Oct 1857 – 25 Apr 1882) m. Robert (John) Murphy (1848 – )
    1. 1. Laura (Ella) Murphy (Jul 1874 – 1952) m. Pharis Sanders (Sep 1872 – 12 Jul 1926)
      1. 1. Orvel (William) Sanders (Jan 1900 – 1958) m. Nellie (Fern) Humphrey (24 Sep 1899 – Jul 1986)
        1. 1. Dellora Sanders (9 Jun 1921 – 2 Jul 1995)
        2. 2. Marvel Sanders (6 Jun 1923 – 26 Jan 2005)
        3. 3. Donald (William) Sanders (29 May 1930 – 4 Sep 2004)
      2. 2. Alva (Leroy) Sanders (7 Jan 1902 – 1 Mar 1955) m. Iva (Hazel) Humphrey (25 Dec 1901 – 5 Jan 1997)
        1. 1. Wayne (Alva) Sanders (2 Jun 1923 – 17 Dec 1994) m. Marietta (June) Glasscock (29 Aug 1920 – 16 Jan 2002)
        2. 2. Doris (Genevieve) Sanders (2 Aug 1926 – 4 Oct 2006) m. Gordon (G) Glister (18 Jun 1925 – 11 Mar 1984)
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Murphy (1876 – ) m. Burt (Hurshall) Furse (17 Nov 1878 – 1943)
      1. 1. Beulah Furse (1902 – BEF 1933) m. Albert (Henry) Newton (21 Sep 1900 – 17 Sep 1961)
    3. 3. Maud (O) Murphy (Sep 1879 – ) m. Davis (A) Cutrell (16 Sep 1878 – 1961)
      1. 1. Lois (Fern) Cutrell (18 Jul 1903 – Aug 1982) m. Charles (Calvin) Wilcox (26 Nov 1899 – 3 May 1963)
        1. 1. Harold (O) Wilcox (1 Sep 1932 – 22 Sep 2006)
        2. 2. Jo (Anne) Wilcox (22 Jul 1934 – 29 Mar 1977) m. Dwight (T) Stoddard (3 Nov 1926 – 3 Jan 2004)
        3. 3. Barbara (Helen) Wilcox (22 Jul 1937 – 9 Nov 1993) m. Bernard Bauerkemper (15 Jan 1933 – Mar 1988)
        4. 4. Marvin (Donald) Wilcox (14 Feb 1942 – 20 Jul 1988)
        5. 5. Mervyn (Ronald) Wilcox (14 Feb 1942 – 17 Mar 1998)
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Mershon (15 May 1860 – 18 Apr 1923) m. Eliza (Dorinda) Randol (25 Dec 1860 – 30 May 1950)
    1. 1. Leroy (Franklin) Mershon (2 Aug 1887 – 23 Sep 1960) m. Vera (Daisy) Minick (9 Nov 1887 – 13 May 1983)
      1. 1. Bernard (L) Mershon (11 Jun 1912 – 13 Nov 1977) m. Esther (Huldah) Dewitt (10 Sep 1914 – 25 Dec 1993)
  3. 3. John (M) Mershon (25 Dec 1861 – 13 Feb 1945) m. Florence Ross (1870 – ) m. Mary (Jane) Sparks (16 Dec 1860 – 6 Nov 1913)
  4. 4. David Mershon (28 Aug 1863 – 11 Jul 1886) m. Rebecca Carson (1867 – )
  5. 5. Adeline Mershon (15 Apr 1867 – 6 Jan 1953) m. Charles (Leroy) Fowler (24 Aug 1866 – 18 Jan 1937)
    1. 1. Myrtle (Deloras) Fowler (28 Aug 1888 – 5 Jan 1975) m. Eugene (Kenneth) Miller (20 Jul 1883 – 6 Nov 1961)
    2. 2. Edna (Fern) Fowler (12 Jun 1893 – 4 Nov 1918) m. Lenox (Austin) McWilliams (21 Apr 1889 – 28 May 1968)
      1. 1. Fern (Lucille) McWilliams (1 Feb 1915 – 18 May 1965) m. Merlin (Samuel) Waring (16 Apr 1902 – 21 Jul 1983)
        1. 1. Marilyn (Lucille) Waring (25 Apr 1931 – ) m. Vernal (William) Sessions (21 Apr 1931 – 22 Nov 2004) m. Edward Bybee (6 Mar 1925 – 29 Apr 1988) m. James (Paul) Bernard (1 Aug 1928 – 6 May 2011)
        2. 2. Merlin (Richard) Waring (16 Dec 1934 – ) m. Gertrude (A) Davis
        3. 3. John (Lenox) Waring (12 Apr 1937 – ) m. Patricia (Murlene) Power (3 Dec 1942 – )
    3. 3. Irene (Esther) Fowler (31 Jan 1900 – 30 May 1990) m. Frederick (Perry) Dobson (12 Feb 1892 – 12 Feb 1965)
      1. 1. Lynn (Eugene) Dobson (2 Dec 1921 – 8 Dec 1968) m. Laura (Lee) Roberts (4 Jan 1926 – )
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Dobson (22 Jul 1945 – ) m. Sharyn (Darlene) Schlueter (30 Apr 1945 – ) m. Blanca (Olga) Castro (15 Jan 1954 – )
        2. 2. Patrick (Bruce) Dobson (17 Mar 1948 – ) m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Ruark (1950 – )
        3. 3. Lynne (Rae) Dobson (31 May 1950 – ) m. John (Winston) Boland (6 Oct 1950 – )
    4. 4. Ronald (Charles) Fowler (1 Oct 1907 – 9 Jun 1985) m. Effie (Freda) Booker (10 May 1908 – 15 Jun 2005)
      1. 1. Jodelle (Irene) Fowler (23 May 1929 – ) m. Oliver (Kent) Melton (29 Apr 1916 – 2 May 1991)
        1. 1. Ronald (Thomas) Melton (4 Jan 1951 – ) m. Diana (Dee) Kilgore (10 Aug 1948 – )
        2. 2. Kathryn (Elaine) Melton (25 Jul 1954 – ) m. James (Lorenzo) Mesta (4 Mar 1949 – )
        3. 3. Ted (Michael) Melton (7 Feb 1957 – ) m. Rita (Rae) Rathbun (11 Jan 1968 – )
        4. 4. Gregory (Kent) Melton (11 Feb 1959 – ) m. Kathleen (Adams) Balkey (26 Apr 1959 – )
        5. 5. Valerie (Gayle) Melton (25 Feb 1970 – ) m. William (Thomas Jr) Beighley (19 Jun 1964 – )
      2. 2. Leonard (Ronald) Fowler (29 Oct 1930 – ) m. Betty (Jo) Staton (12 Mar 1933 – )
        1. 1. David (Leonard) Fowler (19 Jun 1956 – ) m. Sue (Ann) Jeffcoat (22 Aug 1961 – )
        2. 2. Douglas (Lee) Fowler (14 Mar 1958 – ) m. Mary (Alice) Bawcum (26 Jun 1964 – )
      3. 3. Laurence (Donald) Fowler (30 Dec 1934 – ) m. Mary (Earlynn) Corp (24 Aug 1937 – )
        1. 1. Susan (Lynn) Fowler (14 Oct 1956 – ) m. Terry (Lynn) Jordan (7 Aug 1954 – )
        2. 2. Nancy (Kay) Fowler (15 Dec 1958 – ) m. Bruce (Wayne) Mitchell (19 Apr 1957 – )
        3. 3. Laura (Ann) Fowler (5 Mar 1964 – ) m. David (V) Gonzales (28 Feb 1960 – )
      4. 4. Michael (Dean) Fowler (1 Dec 1944 – ) m. Judith (Ann) Brown (28 May 1949 – )
    5. 5. Lynn (Denzil) Fowler (28 Feb 1911 – 23 Nov 1994) m. Esther (Annette) Smiley (18 Jun 1914 – 12 Dec 2017)
      1. 1. Esther (Irene) Fowler (12 May 1934 – 4 Oct 2001) m. Richard (Vincent) Eastwood (11 Jun 1930 – )
        1. 1. Helen (Marie) Eastwood (7 May 1957 – ) m. David (Brian) Dennis (15 Jul 1957 – )
        2. 2. Cynthia (Anne) Eastwood (14 Feb 1958 – )
      2. 2. Evelyn (Jo) Fowler (21 May 1935 – 16 Feb 1975) m. Harold (Raymond) Hayes (25 Sep 1933 – 19 Apr 1996)
        1. 1. Michael (Raymond) Hayes (11 Jul 1953 – 2011)
        2. 2. Linda (June) Hayes (13 Jan 1955 – )
        3. 3. Donald (W) Hayes (25 Feb 1956 – )
        4. 4. Hayes (11 Aug 1961 – )
      3. 3. Edna (Lucille) Fowler (27 Nov 1936 – 4 Mar 2017) m. Alan (Bruce) Fletcher (6 Feb 1935 – 7 Mar 2005)
        1. 1. Joy (Christine) Fletcher (1 Jan 1953 – ) m. Danny (Jay) Curtis (1950 – )
  6. 6. Mary (E) Mershon (1869 – ) m. Jefferson Byron (1861 – ) m. Earl (D) Curtis (11 Oct 1874 – )
    1. 1. Raymond (DeLynn) Curtis (7 May 1905 – 13 Jun 1964) m. Sara (M) Curtis (27 Apr 1907 – 25 Apr 1992)
      1. 1. Shirley (A) Curtis (22 Aug 1942 – )
  7. 7. George (Washington) Mershon (30 Sep 1870 – 30 Aug 1943) m. Lulu (Ella) Henderson (23 Jul 1868 – 24 Oct 1918)
  8. 8. Margaret (Irene) Mershon (11 Jul 1875 – 28 Sep 1952) m. Dole King (Oct 1865 – 1940) m. Homer (Ray) Farris (10 Oct 1889 – 11 Jun 1968)
    1. 1. Cecil (Audry) King (1894 – )
    2. 2. Hazel (Mae) King (27 Apr 1896 – 28 Mar 1989) m. Earl (Ernest) Beezley (25 Nov 1885 – 1 Apr 1979)
    3. 3. Goldie King (1900 – 1958) m. Peter (Carl) Behmer (3 May 1891 – 5 Nov 1963)
    4. 4. Lillian (Drusella) Farris (11 Apr 1913 – 28 Mar 1989) m. Jack (David) Moore (1 Sep 1922 – 23 Dec 1987)
  9. 9. Lucinda Mershon (11 Aug 1878 – 9 May 1962) m. George (Elwood) Cafferty (24 Jun 1874 – 7 Mar 1963)
    1. 1. Eva (Belle) Cafferty (20 Dec 1897 – 13 Dec 1973) m. Vernon Irvin (27 Jun 1897 – 5 Mar 1967)
      1. 1. Vernon Irvin (24 Jul 1925 – 8 Oct 2013)
      2. 2. Elmer (L) Irvin (1933 – )
    2. 2. Leland (Vale) Cafferty (18 Dec 1901 – 9 Aug 1974)
    3. 3. Mildred Cafferty (1906 – 1965) m. MarionThomas Gee (1888 – 1929)
      1. 1. Billy (D) Gee (12 Aug 1925 – 3 Jan 2008)
      2. 2. Frances Gee (11 Apr 1927 – 29 Dec 2010) m. Herman Janssen
        1. 1. Linda (Lou) Janssen (11 Sep 1944 – 19 Mar 2010) m. Robert (James) Benham (12 Sep 1944 – Aug 2011)
    4. 4. Carl (Delbert) Cafferty (13 Mar 1911 – 4 Feb 1989) m. Alsie (Faye) Cain (25 Sep 1914 – 4 Apr 1974)
      1. 1. Carl (Gene) Cafferty (12 Jul 1937 – 17 Oct 2008) m. Betty (Lou) Steele
    5. 5. Cleota Cafferty (24 Sep 1914 – 14 Jan 1998) m. Glenn (Thomas) McClung (26 May 1906 – 23 Jun 1990)
      1. 1. Glenda (Jean) McClung (28 Aug 1930 – 10 Jan 1998)

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

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    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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