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Richard Joseph Rutledge 1810–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1860

Death Location: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA

Father: Robert Rutledge

Mother: Nancy Smithson

Spouse(s): Rachel Walraven

Children(s): Alfred Rutledge, William Rutledge, John Rutledge, Joseph Rutledge, Peter Rutledge, Nancy Rutledge

The story of Richard Joseph Rutledge began in 1810 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Richard Joseph Rutledge married Rachel Walraven, and had children including Alfred Bankston Rutledge, John F Rutledge, Joseph Spencer Rutledge, Nancy E Rutledge, Peter B Rutledge, William Pinckney Will Rutledge. Richard Joseph Rutledge passed away in 1860 in Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Joseph Rutledge began in 1810 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Richard Joseph Rutledge married Rachel Walraven, and had children including Alfred Bankston Rutledge, John F Rutledge, Joseph Spencer Rutledge, Nancy E Rutledge, Peter B Rutledge, William Pinckney Will Rutledge.
  • Richard Joseph Rutledge passed away in 1860 in Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rutledge
1777–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Nancy Smithson
1781–1842
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Walraven
1810–1880
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Alfred Rutledge
1840–1890
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
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William Rutledge
1832–1862
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
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John Rutledge
1837–1870
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
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Joseph Rutledge
1838–1862
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia, USA
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Peter Rutledge
1840–1862
Birth Location: Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
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Nancy Rutledge
1841–
Birth Location: Cobb, Georgia, USA
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Richard Rutledge's Ancestors

Self
Richard Rutledge
1810–1860
Birth Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Rutledge
1777–1850
Virginia, USA
Nancy Smithson
1781–1842
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (H) Smithson
1736–1797
Hanover, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Lester
1753–1795
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA,
Great-Grandparents
Francis Smithson
1705–1784
Sarah Chiles
1708–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Chiles
1696–1752
Elizabeth Edwards
1698–1726

Richard Rutledge's Descendants

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Richard (Joseph) Rutledge (1810–Bef. 1860) m. Rachel Walraven (14 Dec 1810–1880)
  1. 1. Alfred (Bankston) Rutledge 1840–1890 m. Elizabeth (Amanda Walraven Toler) Kennon 1847–1910
    1. 1. Walter (Hamilton) Rutledge 1877–1941 m. Anna (Victoria 'Annie') Noland 1882–1973
      1. 1. Ida (Corine) Rutledge 1910–1935 m. Andrew (Jackson "Jack") Floyd 1905–1973
        1. 1. Douglas (Jackson "Doug") Floyd 1935–2003 m. Mary (Ann) Jeffers 1937–2011
        2. 2. Dorothy (Virginia) Floyd 1933–2020
      2. 2. Lemuel ('Lem' Enoch) Rutledge 1901–1977
      3. 3. Nellie (Gertrude) Rutledge 1905–1982
      4. 4. Agnes (Estelle) Rutledge 1914–1995
      5. 5. Clyde (Sanders) Rutledge 1916–1971
      6. 6. James (Oliver 'Ollie') Rutledge 1908–1975
      7. 7. Annie (Ruth) Rutledge 1920–1970
      8. 8. Homer (W) Rutledge 1907–1907
      9. 9. Hattie (Mae) Rutledge 1922–2012
      10. 10. Infant Rutledge 1900–1900
      11. 11. infant (son) Rutledge 1926–1926
    2. 2. Ida (B) Rutledge 1872–
    3. 3. Lilia (E) Rutledge 1876–1933
    4. 4. Edward (L) Rutledge 1874–1917
    5. 5. Annie (Cora) Rutledge 1880–1931
    6. 6. Addie (Ophelia) Rutledge 1873–1915
  2. 2. William (Pinckney "Will") Rutledge 1832–1862
  3. 3. John (F) Rutledge 1837–1870
  4. 4. Joseph (Spencer) Rutledge 1838–1862
  5. 5. Peter (B) Rutledge 1840–1862
  6. 6. Nancy (E) Rutledge 1841–

Richard Rutledge's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Richard Joseph Rutledge in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1860
Bef. 1860
Age 50
Death of Richard Joseph Rutledge in Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1860
    Event Place: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA
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