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Richard Basil Rutherford 1916 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1916

Birth Location: Collin County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 2001

Death Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Father: James Rutherford

Mother: Mary Scalf

Spouse(s): Ruby Dunn

Children(s): Doris Rutherford, James Rutherford, Bettye Rutherford, Calvin Rutherford, Richard Rutherford, Frieda Rutherford

Richard Basil Rutherford was born in 1916 in Collin County, Texas, USA, the child of James Ferril "Jim" Rutherford and Mary E Scalf. In 1935, Richard Basil Rutherford resided in Rural, Collin, Texas. In 1940, Richard Basil Rutherford resided in Collin, Texas, USA. Richard Basil Rutherford married Ruby Dunn, and had children including Doris J. Rutherford, James Nolan Rutherford, Bettye Joyce Rutherford, Calvin Ray Rutherford, Richard Glenn Rutherford, Frieda Marie Rutherford. Richard Basil Rutherford passed away in 2001 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Basil Rutherford was born in 1916 in Collin County, Texas, USA, the child of James Ferril "Jim" Rutherford and Mary E Scalf.
  • In 1935, Richard Basil Rutherford resided in Rural, Collin, Texas.
  • In 1940, Richard Basil Rutherford resided in Collin, Texas, USA.
  • Richard Basil Rutherford married Ruby Dunn, and had children including Doris J. Rutherford, James Nolan Rutherford, Bettye Joyce Rutherford, Calvin Ray Rutherford, Richard Glenn Rutherford, Frieda Marie Rutherford.
  • Richard Basil Rutherford passed away in 2001 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Rutherford's Ancestors

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Richard Rutherford
1916 – 2001
Birth Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
Parents
James Ferril "Jim" Rutherford
1889 – 1965
Tennessee
Mary (E) Scalf
1892 – 1973
Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
John (Rice) Rutherford
1846 – 1936
Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Martha ("Mattie") Heath
1856 – 1928
Tennessee, United States of America
John Scalf
1858 – 1928
Texas
Sarah (Jane) Cheshire
1849 – 1929
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Rutherford
1829 – 1887
Mary Duke
1829 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Rutherford's Descendants

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Richard (Basil) Rutherford (14 Apr 1916 – 12 Feb 2001) m. Ruby Dunn (21 May 1917 – 25 Nov 1991)
  1. 1. Doris (J.) Rutherford (12 August – 12 August 1943)
  2. 2. James (Nolan) Rutherford (2 Aug 1937 – 15 Dec 1937)
  3. 3. Bettye (Joyce) Rutherford (14 September 1939 – 23 October 2020) m. Charles (Ray) Hart (8 November 1935 – 12 October 2013)
    1. 1. Charles (Ray) Hart (1958 – 2013) m. Ida (Lorraine) Rich
      1. 1. Douglas (Eugene) Hart (1978 – )
    2. 2. Gregory (K) Hart (13 March 1960 – 17 February 1999)
    3. 3. Marti Hart
  4. 4. Calvin (Ray) Rutherford (19 Apr 1941 – ) m. Deborah (Sue) Hagan (19 Jul 1944 – 27 Jan 2021) m. Laura (Evelyn) Lee (27 Feb 1946 – )
    1. 1. Kari (Michelle) Rutherford (7 Apr 1963 – ) m. Cliff (Bailey) Barr (17 Aug 1961 – ) m. Steve Simpkins m. Elliott (Eugene) Boggs (12 Sep 1963 – )
      1. 1. Matthew (Bailey) Barr (19 Jan 1989 – )
      2. 2. Melanie (Dee) Rutherford (25 Oct 1984 – ) m. Jared (T.) Adams (1982 – ) m. Nathaniel (Lee) Hockenberry (19 Mar 1982 – )
        1. 1. Rinoa (Marie) Hockenberry (12 Sep 2014 – )
    2. 2. Kimberly (Dee) Rutherford m. Kasey (Coal) Summers
  5. 5. Richard (Glenn) Rutherford (18 Nov 1945 – 6 Oct 2001)
  6. 6. Frieda (Marie) Rutherford (29 Jun 1949 – ) m. Charles (Leamon) Wilson (1943 – )
    1. 1. Angela (Wynette) Wilson (14 Nov 1975 – ) m. Michael (Raymond) Andrews

Richard Rutherford's Timeline

5 Records

1916
14 Apr 1916
Birth of Richard Basil Rutherford in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Richard Basil Rutherford resided here in Rural, Collin, Texas
Rural, Collin, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Richard Basil Rutherford resided here in Collin, Texas, USA
Collin, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Richard Basil Rutherford resided here in Collin, Texas, USA
Collin, Texas, USA
2001
12 Feb 2001
Age 85
Death of Richard Basil Rutherford in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collin, Texas; Roll: T627_4009; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43-31
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Collin, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collin, Texas; Roll: T627_4009; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43-31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collin, Texas; Roll: T627_4009; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43-31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 2001
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowry Crossing, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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