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MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD 1828–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1828

Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 19 Jun 1900

Death Location: San Saba, San Saba County, Texas, USA

Father: Benjamin Rutherford

Mother: Jane Marshall

Spouse(s): John Shields

Children(s): ELNORA SHIELDS

The story of MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD began in 1828 in Greene, Tennessee, United States. MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD married John T Shields, and had children including Elnora Shields. MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD passed away in 1900 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD began in 1828 in Greene, Tennessee, United States.
  • MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD married John T Shields, and had children including Elnora Shields.
  • MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD passed away in 1900 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Rutherford
1794–1849
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Jane Marshall
1798–1852
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Shields
1828–1892
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

ELNORA SHIELDS
1859–1918
Birth Location: San Saba, San Saba, Texas, USA
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MATILDA RUTHERFORD's Ancestors

Self
MATILDA RUTHERFORD
1828–1900
Birth Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Rutherford
1794–1849
, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Jane Marshall
1798–1852
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elliott Rutherford
1753–1826
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Ruth Hayes
1760–1850
Virginia, United States
Benjamin Marshall
1760–1840
sebastion, Arkansas, United States
Mary Cofer
1765–
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MATILDA RUTHERFORD's Descendants

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MATILDA (LYON) RUTHERFORD (20 Feb 1828–19 Jun 1900) m. John (T) Shields (19 December 1828–14 February 1892)
  1. 1. ELNORA SHIELDS 1859–1918 m. GABRIEL CHOATE 1863–1926
    1. 1. Willie (J) Choate 1894– m. Nora Choate 1895–
      1. 1. Gloria (Ysleta) Choate 1924–2004 m. Joseph (David) Sellers 1924–1996
      2. 2. Billie (Marce) Choate 1919–
      3. 3. Godfrey (O.) Choate 1920–2010 m. LaRue (F.) Choate 1925–2010

MATILDA RUTHERFORD's Timeline

2 Records

1828
20 Feb 1828
Birth of MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Greene, Tennessee, United States
1900
19 Jun 1900
Age 72
Death of MATILDA LYON RUTHERFORD in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States
San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1828
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1900
    Event Place: San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Saba, San Saba County, Texas, USA
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