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James H Rutherford 1814–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAR 1814

Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 OCT 1861

Death Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Father: Phineas Rutherford

Mother: Anne Rutherford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smyth

Children(s): Joseph Rutherford, James Rutherford, Sarah Rutherford, Jeremiah Rutherford, Jane Rutherford, Mary Rutherford, Emily Rutherford, Martha Rutherford, Gemima Rutherford, John Rutherford

James H Rutherford was born in 1814 in Wythe, Virginia, USA, the child of Phineas Rutherford And Anne Rutherford. In 1850, James H Rutherford resided in Lee, Virginia, USA. In 1860, James H Rutherford resided in Lee, Virginia, USA. James H Rutherford married Elizabeth Smyth, and had children including Emily Rutherford, Gemima Caroline Rutherford, James Knox Polk Rutherford, Jane Rutherford, Jeremiah Rutherford, John Rutherford, Joseph Steele Rutherford, Martha A Rutherford, Mary A Rutherford, Sarah Matilda Rutherford. James H Rutherford passed away in 1861 in Lee, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James H Rutherford was born in 1814 in Wythe, Virginia, USA, the child of Phineas Rutherford And Anne Rutherford.
  • In 1850, James H Rutherford resided in Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, James H Rutherford resided in Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • James H Rutherford married Elizabeth Smyth, and had children including Emily Rutherford, Gemima Caroline Rutherford, James Knox Polk Rutherford, Jane Rutherford, Jeremiah Rutherford, John Rutherford, Joseph Steele Rutherford, Martha A Rutherford, Mary A Rutherford, Sarah Matilda Rutherford.
  • James H Rutherford passed away in 1861 in Lee, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phineas Rutherford
1773–1861
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA
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Anne Rutherford
1773–1848
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
AR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smyth
1818–1892
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA
ES

Children(s)

Joseph Rutherford
1858–1932
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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James Rutherford
1844–1914
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Rutherford
1851–1930
Birth Location: Lee; VA
SR
Jeremiah Rutherford
1859–1918
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Jane Rutherford
1847–1848
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Mary Rutherford
1856–1912
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
MR
Emily Rutherford
1840–1912
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
ER
Martha Rutherford
1837–1913
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, USA
MR
Gemima Rutherford
1859–1918
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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John Rutherford
1844–1910
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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James Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
James Rutherford
1814–1861
Birth Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Parents
Phineas Rutherford
1773–1861
Essex, Virginia, USA
Anne Rutherford
1773–1848
Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Rutherford DAR#) A098729
1727–1786
Essex, Virginia, USA
Mary (_____) Rutherford
1730–1842
Great-Grandparents
John A098706
1689–1789
Violetta Rennolds
1700–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1663–1725
Margaret Vawter
1672–1743
James Reynolds
1676–1727
Susanna Reynolds
1671–

James Rutherford's Descendants

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James (H) Rutherford (20 MAR 1814–18 OCT 1861) m. Elizabeth Smyth (18 Dec 1818–1892)
  1. 1. Joseph (Steele) Rutherford 1858–1932
  2. 2. James (Knox Polk) Rutherford 1844–1914
  3. 3. Sarah (Matilda) Rutherford 1851–1930 m. Ira (Bradley) Pendergrass 1847–1936
    1. 1. Nervesta Pendergraft 1873–1959
    2. 2. Martha (Ann) Pendergraft 1869–1945 m. Ambrose (S) Perkins 1869–1945
      1. 1. Verlin (Byrd) Perkins 1910–1989
      2. 2. Curtis Perkins 1908–1925
      3. 3. Richard Perkins 1903–1925
      4. 4. Dewey Perkins 1899–1917
      5. 5. Tempy Perkins 1897–1938
      6. 6. George (Wesley) Perkins 1895–
      7. 7. James ("Jim" E.) Perkins 1893–1968
      8. 8. Hollie (M) Perkins 1905–1994
      9. 9. Joseph (Ira) Perkins 1893–1962 m. America (Ellen) Shepherd 1905–1988
        1. 1. Otis (R) Perkins 1923–2007
        2. 2. Haskell (Elmo) Perkins 1921–1945
        3. 3. Roy (Marshall) Perkins 1927–2014
      10. 10. Jab Perkins 1892–
    3. 3. Hattie (Mae) Pendergraft 1894–1993
    4. 4. Minnie (Bell) Pendergraft 1891–1918
    5. 5. Octavia Pendergraft 1889–
    6. 6. Mollie (Ellen) Pendergraft 1889–1970
    7. 7. Eliza ("Liza") Pendergraft 1883–1967
    8. 8. Andrew Pendergraft 1881–1965 m. Lillie (M Sizemore) Pendergraft 1888–1918 m. Lucretia Hounshell 1894–
      1. 1. Rella (Mae Pendergraft) Haynes 1915–1998 m. Richard Haynes 1914–1979
      2. 2. Sallie Pendergraft 1909–1989 m. James (Arthur "Jim") Haynes 1909–1966
        1. 1. Charles (Thomas "Tom") Pendergraft 1926–2003 m. Nancy (Geree) Hall 1930–2004
        2. 2. Hattie (Mae) Haynes 1928–2010
        3. 3. Thelma (Evelyn Haynes) Sword 1930– m. Vincent (Manford) Sword 1923–1989
        4. 4. Ruth (Haynes Cox) Green 1932–2003 m. Clinton (William) Green 1926–1972
        5. 5. Robert (G "Bob") Haynes 1936–1997
        6. 6. Eleanor (Louise Haynes) Rutherford 1940–2020
        7. 7. Hobert (Carr) Haynes 1938–2005
        8. 8. Barbara (Joan) Haynes 1944–1984
      3. 3. Harve Pendergraft 1913–1978 m. Maxie (Gladys) Witt 1916–2008
      4. 4. Glenn Pendergraft 1916–1918
      5. 5. Elmer (C) Pendergraft 1905–1977
      6. 6. Virgil (T) Pendergraft 1907–
      7. 7. William (B (Bill)) Pendergraft 1908–1989
      8. 8. Lee Pendergraph 1923–
    9. 9. Joseph (Harvey Copper) Pendergrass 1876–1913
    10. 10. Waymond (Andrew C) Pendergraft 1878–1965
  4. 4. Jeremiah Rutherford 1859–1918
  5. 5. Jane Rutherford 1847–1848
  6. 6. Mary (A) Rutherford 1856–1912 m. William Roberts 1859–1925
    1. 1. Edward (Lee) Roberts 1882–1959
    2. 2. Martha (Alice) Roberts 1883–1967
    3. 3. William (Joe) Roberts 1886–1940
    4. 4. Martin (Luther) Roberts 1888–1936 m. Edith (Jane) Harrison 1891–1977
      1. 1. Martin (Ray) Roberts 1913–1991
      2. 2. William (Lee Roberts) Sr. 1919–2000 m. Eileen (Ruth) Denny 1921–1986
        1. 1. William (Lee Roberts) Jr 1941–2004
      3. 3. Lola Roberts 1912–1999
    5. 5. Florence (Ann) Roberts 1890–1966
    6. 6. Flora Roberts 1892–1918
  7. 7. Emily Rutherford 1840–1912
  8. 8. Martha (A) Rutherford 1837–1913
  9. 9. Gemima (Caroline) Rutherford 1859–1918
  10. 10. John Rutherford 1844–1910

James Rutherford's Timeline

4 Records

1814
20 MAR 1814
Birth of James H Rutherford in Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 36
James H Rutherford resided here in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
James H Rutherford resided here in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1861
18 OCT 1861
Age 47
Death of James H Rutherford in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1814
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M653_1357; Page: 743; Family History Library Film: 805357
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M432_955; Page: 354B; Image: 237

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M432_955; Page: 354B; Image: 237

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M653_1357; Page: 743; Family History Library Film: 805357

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1861
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
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