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Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge 1850–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1850

Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1934

Death Location: Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama

Father: William Rutledge

Mother: Nancy LAWSON

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Martha Thornton, Jeramire Rutledge

Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge was born in 1850 in Walker, Alabama, USA, the child of William Manley Rutledge And Nancy Ball Lawson. Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge had children including Jeramire Thomas Rutledge, Martha Jane Thornton. Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge passed away in 1934 in Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge was born in 1850 in Walker, Alabama, USA, the child of William Manley Rutledge And Nancy Ball Lawson.
  • Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge had children including Jeramire Thomas Rutledge, Martha Jane Thornton.
  • Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge passed away in 1934 in Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rutledge
1814–1866
Birth Location: Alabama
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Nancy LAWSON
1816–1900
Birth Location: St. Clair County, Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Thornton
1865–1929
Birth Location: Alabama
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Jeramire Rutledge
1877–1939
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Joseph Rutledge's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Rutledge
1850–1934
Birth Place: Walker, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Manley Rutledge
1814–1866
Alabama
Nancy (Ball) LAWSON
1816–1900
St. Clair County, Alabama
Grandparents
Joseph (C. Rutledge) Jr.
1773–1859
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Winafred (Winnie) Joslin
1780–1845
Amherst County, Virginia
John Lawson
1795–1851
St Clair, Alabama, United States
Sarah (Hale Wilson) Ball
1792–1885
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1749–1832
Elizabeth Speer
1750–1830
John Jr
1751–1818
Catherine Bambrick
1766–1823
John Jr
1770–1818
Elizabeth Washburn
1775–1850
Lewis Ball
1783–1857
Sarah {SC}
1779–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1711–1774
John Sr.
1711–1774
John Joslin
1733–1793
Issac Meter
1750–1820
Rebecca Wright
1743–1825
Samuel Lawson
1756–1834
Elizabeth Sanderson
1750–1823
David Allen
1746–1828
Catherine Lanier
1752–1832
John Hitt
1775–1846
Nancy Pulliam
1764–1814
Lazarus Hitt
1750–1823
Sarah Martin
1755–1823

Joseph Rutledge's Descendants

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Joseph (Washington "Papa Joe") Rutledge (13 Jan 1850–6 May 1934)
  1. 1. Martha (Jane) Thornton 1865–1929
    1. 1. Mary (Ella Hicks) 1 1888–1930
      1. 1. Travis (C) Clowers 1910–2002
  2. 2. Jeramire (Thomas) Rutledge 1877–1939
    1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Mason 1911–1977
      1. 1. Arthur (Lee) Mason 1943–2017

Joseph Rutledge's Timeline

2 Records

1850
13 Jan 1850
Birth of Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge in Walker, Alabama, USA
Walker, Alabama, USA
1934
6 May 1934
Age 84
Death of Joseph Washington "Papa Joe" Rutledge in Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama
Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Walker, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1934
    Event Place: Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama
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