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James B. Rutherford 1840–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois

Death Date: 18 Nov 1882

Death Location: Rock Creek, Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Archibald Rutherford

Mother: Rebecca Oxford

Spouse(s): Martha Calwell, Sarah Marable, Sarah Stay, Mary Loer

Children(s): William Reathaford, Ida Rutherford, Ellen (Rutherford), Elizabeth Hendricks, Anna Reatherford, John Reatherford, Kate Reatherford, Nellie Reatherford, George Reatherford, Mary Rutherford, Charles Rutherford

The story of James B. Rutherford began in 1840 in Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois. In 1850, James B. Rutherford resided in Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA. In 1860, James B. Rutherford resided in Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois, USA. James B. Rutherford married Ellen Graham, Martha J Calwell, Mary Loer, Sarah Jane Stay, Sarah Marable, and had children including Anna Reatherford, Charles H Rutherford, Elizabeth Lizzie Hendricks, Ellen Reathaford Rutherford, George Reatherford, Ida Meada Rutherford, John J Reatherford, Kate Reatherford, Mary M Rutherford, Nellie Reatherford, William Alpheas Alford Reathaford. James B. Rutherford passed away in 1882 in Rock Creek, Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James B. Rutherford began in 1840 in Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois.
  • In 1850, James B. Rutherford resided in Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, James B. Rutherford resided in Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois, USA.
  • James B. Rutherford married Ellen Graham, Martha J Calwell, Mary Loer, Sarah Jane Stay, Sarah Marable, and had children including Anna Reatherford, Charles H Rutherford, Elizabeth Lizzie Hendricks, Ellen Reathaford Rutherford, George Reatherford, Ida Meada Rutherford, John J Reatherford, Kate Reatherford, Mary M Rutherford, Nellie Reatherford, William Alpheas Alford Reathaford.
  • James B. Rutherford passed away in 1882 in Rock Creek, Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Rutherford
1814–1861
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Rebecca Oxford
1817–1855
Birth Location: Burke Co., North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Martha Calwell
1845–
Birth Location: Illinois
MC
Sarah Marable
1842–1919
Birth Location: Gallatin County, (now Hardin) Illinois
SM
Sarah Stay
1847–1932
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
SS
Mary Loer
1839–1918
Birth Location: Chambersburg Illinois
ML

Children(s)

William Reathaford
1869–1916
Birth Location: Illinois
WR
Ida Rutherford
1876–1944
Birth Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
IR
Ellen (Rutherford)
1870–
Birth Location: Kansas
E(
Elizabeth Hendricks
1872–1944
Birth Location: Kansas, United States of America
EH
Anna Reatherford
1876–1937
Birth Location: –
AR
John Reatherford
1874–1954
Birth Location: Kansas
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Kate Reatherford
1868–1954
Birth Location: –
KR
Nellie Reatherford
1866–1953
Birth Location: –
NR
George Reatherford
1862–1952
Birth Location: Illinois
GR
Mary Rutherford
1873–1904
Birth Location: Illinois
MR
Charles Rutherford
1859–
Birth Location: Illinois
CR

James Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
James Rutherford
1840–1882
Birth Place: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
Parents
Archibald H. Rutherford
1814–1861
Tennessee, United States of America
Rebecca Oxford
1817–1855
Burke Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
Eliot (Rutherford) Sr.
1753–1826
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Ruth Hayes
1760–1850
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
James (Ailsey) Oxford
1792–1853
Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Pennell
1794–1861
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Rutherford
1700–1788
Elizabeth Elliott
1720–1788
Andrew Hayes
1737–1807
Mehetabel Fox
1739–1807
James Oxford
1768–1846
Ailsey Roberts
1769–1805
Ellis Pennell
1750–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Rutherford
1663–1725
Margaret Vawter
1672–1743
Henry Elliott
1650–1701
Deborah Bell
1650–1719
Samuel Hayes
1699–1787
Elizabeth Wilcoxson
1700–1759
David Fox
1705–
Mary
1705–
Bathsheba Kuykendall
1741–1816
Samuel Oxford
1742–1811
William Robards
1750–1840
Elizabeth Lewis
1761–1840

James Rutherford's Descendants

1.
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James (B.) Rutherford (12 Aug 1840–18 Nov 1882) m. Martha (J) Calwell (abt 1845–Unknown) m. Sarah Marable (28 Aug. 1842–28 Mar 1919) m. Sarah (Jane) Stay (30 May 1847–3 Dec 1932) m. Mary Loer (10-1839–10-17-1918)
  1. 1. William (Alpheas "Alford") Reathaford 1869–1916 m. Hattie (Louise) Winslow 1866–1939
    1. 1. Geneva (Mabel) Rethaford 1906–1996 m. John (William) Schuch 1887–1929 m. Thomas (Benton) Meeks 1910–1946
      1. 1. William (Eugene) Schuch 1924–1995 m. Mildred (Laverne) Hill 1927–2009
        1. 1. Neal (Ray) Schuch 1947–2014
        2. 2. William (Rodney) Schuch 1944–2016
        3. 3. Thomas (Eugene) Schuch 1949–1977 m. Sandra (Jane) Gortney 1951–2011
      2. 2. James (Edward) Meeks 1940–2018 m. Charlotte (Joann) Evans 1941–2009
      3. 3. Lawrence (Dean) Meeks 1936–1995
      4. 4. Lenore (Darlene) Schuch 1928–1984 m. Charles (Elmer) Braman 1927–2000
        1. 1. John (Eugene) Braman 1948–2018
      5. 5. Cela (Frances) Schuch 1926–2019 m. Kenneth (W.) Milbourn 1927–1993
      6. 6. Bert (Thomas) Meeks 1943–1988
      7. 7. Donald (Lee) Meeks 1935–2000
      8. 8. Sharon (Kay) Meeks 1944–2023 m. Everett (Raymond) Groce 1941–2018
    2. 2. Jay Rutherford 1901–1957 m. Martha (Katherine) Siemens 1907–2006
      1. 1. Richard (Earl) Rethaford 1929–1991 m. Viola (Lucille "Lucy") Trask 1930–2015
      2. 2. Howard (Dale) Rethaford 1925–1998 m. Betty Swartz 1923–2001 m. Sara (Rebecca) Wagoner 1924–1979
      3. 3. Betty (Jean) Rethaford 1932–1980 m. William (James) Thomas 1932–2016
      4. 4. Willis (Allen) Rethaford 1933–1944
      5. 5. Clifford (Jay) Rethaford 1939–2004
      6. 6. Eve (Lorraine) Rethaford 1941–2002 m. Clarence (Ruben) Garrett 1941–1992
  2. 2. Ida (Meada) Rutherford 1876–1944 m. Ezra (Chase) Smith 1877–1951 m. Herbert (John Foulger) Jr 1872–1948
    1. 1. Kenneth (Melvin) Foulger 1904–1988
    2. 2. Dorothy (I) Foulger 1897–1988
  3. 3. Ellen (Reathaford) (Rutherford) 1870–
  4. 4. Elizabeth ('Lizzie") Hendricks 1872–1944 m. Arthur (B) Hendricks 1865–1947
    1. 1. James (Henry) Hendricks 1896–1972
    2. 2. Fenton (Grover Hendricks) Sr 1910–1982
    3. 3. Paul (Clinton) Hendricks 1898–1974
    4. 4. Mary (Mae) Pedersen 1894–1990
  5. 5. Anna Reatherford 1876–1937
  6. 6. John (J) Reatherford 1874–1954 m. Minnie (Belle) MacMillan 1881–1954
    1. 1. Gerald (John) Reathaford 1913–1985
    2. 2. Russell (Mac) Reathaford 1904–1987
    3. 3. Maxine (Elizabeth) Poindexter 1917–2007
    4. 4. Naida Reathaford 1910–1990
    5. 5. Martha Reathaford 1919–1991
    6. 6. Mary (Helen) Kennedy 1906–1990
    7. 7. Bobby (L) Reathaford 1922–1982
    8. 8. Charles (Wendel) Reathaford 1907–1919
    9. 9. Margaret Reathaford 1915–
  7. 7. Kate Reatherford 1868–1954
  8. 8. Nellie Reatherford 1866–1953
  9. 9. George Reatherford 1862–1952
  10. 10. Mary (M.) Rutherford 1873–1904
  11. 11. Charles (H.) Rutherford 1859–

James Rutherford's Timeline

6 Records

1840
12 Aug 1840
Birth of James B. Rutherford in Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 10
James B. Rutherford resided here in Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
James B. Rutherford resided here in Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 23
James B. Rutherford resided here in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 40
James B. Rutherford resided here in Rock Creek, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Rock Creek, Hardin, Illinois, USA
1882
18 Nov 1882
Age 42
Death of James B. Rutherford in Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock Creek, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 384C; Enumeration District: 031
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois; Page: 1049; Family History Library Film: 803185
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 109; Page: 22A
    [5] Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 109; Page: 22A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois; Page: 1049; Family History Library Film: 803185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock Creek, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 384C; Enumeration District: 031

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Pike Co, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Hardin, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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