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Joseph Spencer Rutledge 1838–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1862

Death Location: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Rutledge

Mother: Rachel Walraven

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In 1838, Joseph Spencer Rutledge entered the world in Dekalb County, Georgia, USA, born to Richard Joseph Rutledge And Rachel Walraven. Joseph Spencer Rutledge passed away in 1862 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Joseph Spencer Rutledge entered the world in Dekalb County, Georgia, USA, born to Richard Joseph Rutledge And Rachel Walraven.
  • Joseph Spencer Rutledge passed away in 1862 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Rutledge's Ancestors

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Joseph Rutledge
1838–1862
Birth Place: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Richard Joseph Rutledge
1810–1860
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Rachel Walraven
1810–1880
Franklin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Rutledge
1777–1850
Virginia, USA
Nancy Smithson
1781–1842
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Smithson
1736–1797
Sarah Lester
1753–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Smithson
1705–1784
Sarah Chiles
1708–1797

Joseph Rutledge's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Joseph Spencer Rutledge in Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
1862
31 Jul 1862
Age 24
Death of Joseph Spencer Rutledge in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA

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