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John Steepleton Rutherford 1835 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1910

Death Location: Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA

Father: William Rutherford

Mother: Nancy Brown

Spouse(s): Eliza Nichols, Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): William Rutherford, Elizabeth Rutherford, George Rutherford, Ira Rutherford, Louvina Rutherford

In 1835, John Steepleton Rutherford entered the world in Washington, Indiana, USA, born to William C Rutherford and Nancy Brown. John Steepleton Rutherford married Eliza J Nichols, Elizabeth Williams, and had children including William A Rutherford, Elizabeth Ann Rutherford, George Marion Rutherford, Ira H Rutherford, Louvina Helen Rutherford. John Steepleton Rutherford passed away in 1910 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, John Steepleton Rutherford entered the world in Washington, Indiana, USA, born to William C Rutherford and Nancy Brown.
  • John Steepleton Rutherford married Eliza J Nichols, Elizabeth Williams, and had children including William A Rutherford, Elizabeth Ann Rutherford, George Marion Rutherford, Ira H Rutherford, Louvina Helen Rutherford.
  • John Steepleton Rutherford passed away in 1910 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Nichols
1838 – 1860
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Elizabeth Williams
1840 – 1896
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
EW

Children(s)

William Rutherford
1857 – 1917
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
WR
Elizabeth Rutherford
1861 – 1936
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
ER
George Rutherford
1865 – 1936
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
GR
Ira Rutherford
1867 – 1916
Birth Location: Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA
IR
Louvina Rutherford
1874 – 1960
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
LR

John Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
John Rutherford
1835 – 1910
Birth Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
Parents
William C Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
Switzerland, Indiana, 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 –

John Rutherford's Descendants

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John (Steepleton) Rutherford (5 Jul 1835 – 16 Feb 1910) m. Eliza (J) Nichols (8 Dec 1838 – BEF 1860) m. Elizabeth Williams (3 Jun 1840 – 4 May 1896)
  1. 1. William (A) Rutherford (24 Mar 1857 – 27 Mar 1917) m. Catherine (Jane) Monroe (18 Feb 1860 – 14 Feb 1939)
    1. 1. William (Henley) Rutherford (10 Apr 1881 – 1945) m. Mary (Etta) Tevis (16 Jul 1886 – 15 Mar 1967)
      1. 1. Kathryn (Jewel) Rutherford (3 Dec 1913 – 14 Jul 1989) m. Arthur (Andrew) Hickman (8 Mar 1906 – 2 Jun 1981)
        1. 1. Norma (Ruth) Hickman (7 Oct 1935 – 5 Nov 1964)
        2. 2. Leon Hickman (30 Jul 1937 – 19 Nov 1988)
        3. 3. Levern (Levon) Hickman (30 Jul 1937 – 1 May 2002)
      2. 2. Wilson Rutherford (26 Jul 1919 – 7 Dec 2004)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Rutherford (29 Aug 1861 – 23 Nov 1936) m. William (H) Cunningham (23 Jul 1854 – 2 Jan 1914)
    1. 1. Ora (M) Cunningham (8 Oct 1878 – 9 Oct 1936) m. Rose (Ella) Thomas (20 Aug 1879 – Dec 1955)
      1. 1. Faye Cunningham (23 Feb 1900 – 14 Aug 1959) m. Elmer (Wayne) Smith (1 Aug 1903 – )
      2. 2. Gladys Cunningham (20 Sep 1901 – 26 Aug 1991) m. Lawrence (M) King (7 Dec 1900 – 1954)
      3. 3. Ora (Norris) Cunningham (24 May 1906 – 11 Jul 1969) m. Margaret (Mary) Teipen (28 Sep 1906 – 12 Feb 1987)
        1. 1. Phyllis (Arlene) Cunningham (17 Apr 1932 – 20 Feb 2012) m. Jack Rinehart
        2. 2. Harold (Norris) Cunningham (1926 – 23 Jan 1987)
        3. 3. Marjie (Diane) Cunningham m. Walter (Richard) Velandingham (10 Jan 1939 – 13 Feb 1993)
      4. 4. Dorothy (May) Cunningham (8 Nov 1909 – 27 Apr 1993) m. Howard (Lev) Beldon (22 May 1911 – 6 Feb 1965)
      5. 5. William (Thomas) Cunningham (18 Oct 1911 – 15 May 1958) m. Eva (M) Gundlach (20 Oct 1911 – 16 Nov 1983)
      6. 6. Guy Cunningham (3 Jul 1915 – 8 Jul 1968)
      7. 7. Fredrick (Robert) Cunningham (1918 – )
      8. 8. Ronald (Glen) Cunningham (1921 – )
    2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Cunningham (30 Nov 1880 – 30 Sep 1962) m. Joseph (Harvey) Johnson (22 Sep 1878 – 17 Dec 1959)
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Johnson (4 Dec 1901 – 18 Mar 1980) m. Charlotte Johnson (30 Mar 1899 – 5 Feb 1984)
        1. 1. Mary (Jean) Johnson (13 Oct 1927 – 13 Nov 2001)
      2. 2. William (Elijah) Johnson (26 Jul 1908 – 27 Oct 1989)
    3. 3. John Cunningham (20 Aug 1889 – Jan 1963)
    4. 4. James (O) Cunningham (23 Jun 1895 – 18 May 1964)
  3. 3. George (Marion) Rutherford (29 Nov 1865 – 28 Feb 1936) m. Elizabeth (Francis) Monroe (23 Mar 1870 – 3 Mar 1965)
    1. 1. Della (Lucille) Rutherford (17 Oct 1898 – 2 Feb 1924) m. Claude (Robert) Yeiter (21 Feb 1895 – 1 Aug 1977)
      1. 1. Robert (Marion) Yeiter (28 Apr 1922 – 14 Nov 2004)
  4. 4. Ira (H) Rutherford (5 Sep 1867 – 17 May 1916) m. Ida Fleenor (21 Nov 1868 – 10 Nov 1964)
    1. 1. Jessie (Alice) Rutherford (17 Jun 1889 – 26 Jul 1985) m. Paul (Ivan) Garriott (16 Dec 1886 – 20 Feb 1971)
      1. 1. Colby (Ivan) Garriott (28 Jun 1909 – 25 Jul 1986) m. Marie Simon (4 Dec 1900 – 26 Apr 1986)
        1. 1. Dennis (Ivan) Garriott (12 Apr 1939 – 31 Oct 2009) m. Wanda (Laverne) Dennis (11 Sep 1938 – 4 Dec 2001)
      2. 2. Mary (Ruth) Garriott (23 Oct 1919 – 22 Mar 2007) m. Eugene (Albert) Payne (4 Jun 1916 – 16 Oct 1969)
        1. 1. Paul (Leonard) Payne (27 Sep 1940 – 17 Jul 2006)
        2. 2. Richard (Lemoyne) Payne (29 Sep 1945 – 8 Aug 1996)
      3. 3. Marion (Lee) Garriott (9 Nov 1926 – 30 Jul 2004)
    2. 2. Clifford (Herman) Rutherford (30 Aug 1891 – 10 Apr 1973) m. Carrie Lester (14 Jun 1892 – 28 Oct 1955)
      1. 1. Elmo Rutherford (23 Aug 1910 – 20 Feb 1975) m. Irene (Velma) Bane (28 Nov 1912 – 20 Feb 1975)
        1. 1. Leland (Gene) Rutherford (10 Mar 1935 – ) m. Carolyn (R) Burris
        2. 2. Loran (Louis) Rutherford (8 Aug 1936 – 4 Oct 2016)
      2. 2. Ivan (Jay) Rutherford (30 Oct 1913 – 12 Oct 1989) m. Beulah Johnson (19 Oct 1912 – 4 Apr 1984)
      3. 3. Francis (M) Rutherford (4 May 1917 – 15 Apr 1977) m. Leora (I) Bush (12 Jul 1923 – 16 Jun 2003)
      4. 4. Ora (Eugene) Rutherford (4 Aug 1919 – May 1984) m. Mildred (Doris) McQuilling (21 Feb 1921 – 4 Jan 1986)
        1. 1. Loretta (Jean) Rutherford (29 Dec 1938 – 16 Sep 1997) m. Richard (Dale) Waskom (8 Mar 1932 – 8 Oct 1996)
        2. 2. Brenda (Sue) Rutherford (16 Apr 1957 – 29 Jul 2009)
      5. 5. Ruby (Maxine) Rutherford (29 Jun 1927 – 12 Apr 1993) m. Delvin (Leroy) Bane (30 Jul 1919 – 7 Jan 1995)
    3. 3. Albert (Steepleton) Rutherford (3 Apr 1895 – 14 Dec 1963) m. Dora Warinner (7 Dec 1892 – 8 Aug 1984)
    4. 4. Lulu (Gladys) Rutherford (16 Mar 1902 – 9 Jun 1995) m. Roscoe Huckleberry (15 Mar 1901 – 1 May 1994)
  5. 5. Louvina (Helen) Rutherford (16 Nov 1874 – 17 Nov 1960) m. William (Sanford) Keller (8 Oct 1866 – 15 Apr 1950)
    1. 1. Nellie (Naomi) Keller (27 Jan 1906 – 1 Dec 2004) m. Herman (Merle) Stevens (1 Sep 1906 – Aug 1971)
    2. 2. Lee Keller (5 Oct 1907 – 3 Mar 2001) m. Neva Minnich (6 Jul 1912 – 28 Nov 1997)

John Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1835
5 Jul 1835
Birth of John Steepleton Rutherford in Washington, Indiana, USA
Washington, Indiana, USA
1910
16 Feb 1910
Age 75
Death of John Steepleton Rutherford in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
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