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Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford 1834–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1, 1834

Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 11 September 1909

Death Location: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Elijah Reed

Mother: Margaret Ketchum

Spouse(s): Capt War)

Children(s): Pinkney Rutherford, Mary Sparks, John Rutherford, Margaret Welch, Lucy Harrell, Alice Stevens, William Rutherford, Robert Rutherford, Virginia Rutherford, James Rutherford, Martha Rutherford

In 1834, Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford entered the world in Tippah, Mississippi, USA, born to Elijah Harrison Reed And Margaret Jeston Reed Ketchum. In 1841, Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided in Tippah, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided in Northern Division, Jonesborough, Tippah, Mississip. Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford married Capt William Williamson Rutherford Civil War, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Rutherford Stevens, James Thomas Tom Rutherford, John Allen Rutherford, Lucy Adeline Rutherford Harrell, Margaret Justine Rutherford Welch, Martha A Rutherford, Mary Jane Rutherford Sparks, Pinkney Elijah Rutherford, Robert Franklin Rutherford, Virginia Lee Jennie Rutherford, William Lemon Will Rutherford. Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford passed away in 1909 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1834, Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford entered the world in Tippah, Mississippi, USA, born to Elijah Harrison Reed And Margaret Jeston Reed Ketchum.
  • In 1841, Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided in Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided in Northern Division, Jonesborough, Tippah, Mississip.
  • Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford married Capt William Williamson Rutherford Civil War, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Rutherford Stevens, James Thomas Tom Rutherford, John Allen Rutherford, Lucy Adeline Rutherford Harrell, Margaret Justine Rutherford Welch, Martha A Rutherford, Mary Jane Rutherford Sparks, Pinkney Elijah Rutherford, Robert Franklin Rutherford, Virginia Lee Jennie Rutherford, William Lemon Will Rutherford.
  • Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford passed away in 1909 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Reed
1809–1885
Birth Location: Limestone, Alabama, United States
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Margaret Ketchum
1814–1874
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Capt War)
1833–1890
Birth Location: Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, The United States Of America
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Children(s)

Pinkney Rutherford
1877–1940
Birth Location: Falkner, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
PR
Mary Sparks
1857–1891
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi
MS
John Rutherford
1863–1932
Birth Location: , Tippah County, Mississippi The United States Of America
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Margaret Welch
1856–1891
Birth Location: , Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
MW
Lucy Harrell
1874–1941
Birth Location: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
LH
Alice Stevens
1868–1928
Birth Location: , Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
AS
William Rutherford
1865–1937
Birth Location: Tippah County Mississippi The United States Of America
WR
Robert Rutherford
1859–1935
Birth Location: , Tippah County, Mississippi The United States Of America
RR
Virginia Rutherford
1870–1939
Birth Location: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
VR
James Rutherford
1856–1923
Birth Location: , Tippah County, Mississippi,The United States Of America
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Martha Rutherford
1861–1864
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi
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Mary Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
Mary Rutherford
1834–1909
Birth Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Elijah Harrison Reed
1809–1885
Limestone, Alabama, United States
Margaret (Jeston Reed) Ketchum
1814–1874
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David (R) Reed
1785–1842
Limestone, Alabama, United States
Elizabeth Bennett
1785–1850
Ohio, USA
Hugh KETCHUM
1762–1832
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Adkins
1775–1860
Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Reed
1759–
Jacob Gg:5
1732–1780
Martha Phillips
1735–1816
Edward Ketchum
1758–1836
Mary Reasor
1762–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Catchim
1685–1749
Martha Phillips
1692–1749
Sarah Phillips
1700–1747
Jacob Ketchum
1732–1780
Martha Phillips
1735–1816

Mary Rutherford's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth Reed) Rutherford (July 1, 1834–11 September 1909) m. Capt (William Williamson Rutherford (Civil) War) (5 January 1833–17 Feb 1890)
  1. 1. Pinkney (Elijah) Rutherford 1877–1940 m. Minnie (Maye "Mince") Hopper 1889–1940 m. Nancy (A. Maude Bryant) Rutherford 1877–1904
    1. 1. Robert (L) Rutherford 1921–2016 m. Minnie (Elizabeth James) Rutherford 1923–2022 m. Minnie ((Beth) Elizabeth James) Rutherford 1923–2022
      1. 1. Thomas (Gary) Rutherford 1945–2016
    2. 2. B. (Donnell) Rutherford 1899–1902
    3. 3. Mildred (Alice) Rutherford 1930–2017
    4. 4. George (Luther) Rutherford 1914–1966
    5. 5. Jennie (Belle Rutherford) McElwain 1916–2009
    6. 6. Thomas (Franklin) Rutherford 1917–1944
    7. 7. John (Wade "Booker") Rutherford 1920–1999
    8. 8. Van (Hopper) Rutherford 1924–1926
    9. 9. Willie (Mae) Rutherford 1926–1927
    10. 10. Minnie (Ruth) Rutherford 1935–1935
    11. 11. Benjaman (Donnel) Rutherford 1899–1902
    12. 12. James (William (Jim)) Rutherford 1898–1920
    13. 13. Maudie (Iola Rutherford) James 1901–1996
      1. 1. Vernon (Daleheart) James 1930–2008
  2. 2. Mary (Jane Rutherford) Sparks 1857–1891
  3. 3. John (Allen) Rutherford 1863–1932
  4. 4. Margaret (Justine Rutherford) Welch 1856–1891
  5. 5. Lucy (Adeline Rutherford) Harrell 1874–1941
    1. 1. John Harrell 1911–2003
  6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth Rutherford) Stevens 1868–1928
  7. 7. William (Lemon (Will)) Rutherford 1865–1937 m. Adda (Lee (Addie) Bailey) Rutherford 1869–1891
    1. 1. James (Onnie) Rutherford 1886–1963
  8. 8. Robert (Franklin) Rutherford 1859–1935
  9. 9. Virginia (Lee (Jennie)) Rutherford 1870–1939
  10. 10. James (Thomas (Tom)) Rutherford 1856–1923
    1. 1. Mrs (Johnie Myrtle) Blasingame 1891–1960
      1. 1. Horace (Rutherford) Blasingame 1919–1986
      2. 2. Myrtle (Ruth) Griffin 1930–2013
    2. 2. Nellie Silman 1890–
      1. 1. Verduna (?) Silman 1919–
        1. 1. Robert (W) Ashley 1947–2017
  11. 11. Martha (A.) Rutherford 1861–1864

Mary Rutherford's Timeline

7 Records

1834
July 1, 1834
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford in Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1841
1841
Age 7
Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided here in Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 26
Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided here in Northern Division, Jonesborough, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Northern Division, Jonesborough, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 36
Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided here in Township 3 Range 3, Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Township 3 Range 3, Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided here in Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1909
11 September 1909
Age 75
Death of Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford in Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Tippah, Mississippi, United States
1910
1910
Age 76
Mary Elizabeth Reed Rutherford resided here in Beat 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1, 1834
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 665; Page: 423d; Enumeration District: 190
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M593_750; Page: 131A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_592; Page: 513; Family History
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 103.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: VSH
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_757; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374770
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866, Heritage Quest; Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866; Series: Microfilm V229; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Northern Division, Jonesborough, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_592; Page: 513; Family History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 3 Range 3, Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M593_750; Page: 131A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 665; Page: 423d; Enumeration District: 190

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_757; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374770

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blue Mountain, Tippah, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1801-2023, Mississippi Secretary of State Office; Jackson, MS, USA; Mississippi Voter Registration Records, 1888-2023

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1909
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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