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Samuel Y Rutherford 1893 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1893

Birth Location: Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: Troy Doniphan, Kansas, USA

Father: James Rutherford

Mother: Melissa Crockett

Spouse(s): Orpha Winslow

Children(s): Eugene Rutherford, Forrest Rutherford, James Rutherford

In 1893, Samuel Y Rutherford entered the world in Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA, born to James Benjamin Rutherford and Melissa Evelyn Crockett. Samuel Y Rutherford married Orpha M Winslow, and had children including Eugene Rutherford, Forrest J Rutherford, James Rutherford. Samuel Y Rutherford passed away in 1955 in Troy Doniphan, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Samuel Y Rutherford entered the world in Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA, born to James Benjamin Rutherford and Melissa Evelyn Crockett.
  • Samuel Y Rutherford married Orpha M Winslow, and had children including Eugene Rutherford, Forrest J Rutherford, James Rutherford.
  • Samuel Y Rutherford passed away in 1955 in Troy Doniphan, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rutherford
1831 – 1903
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Melissa Crockett
1867 – 1942
Birth Location: Daviess, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Orpha Winslow
1890 – 1995
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Eugene Rutherford
1918 – 1987
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Forrest Rutherford
1920 – 2003
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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James Rutherford
1922 – 2005
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Samuel Rutherford's Ancestors

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Samuel Rutherford
1893 – 1955
Birth Place: Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Benjamin Rutherford
1831 – 1903
Washington, Indiana, USA
Melissa (Evelyn) Crockett
1867 – 1942
Daviess, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (C) Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sloan
1734 – 1803
Frances Nesbit
1738 – 1810

Samuel Rutherford's Descendants

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Samuel (Y) Rutherford (18 Dec 1893 – 1955) m. Orpha (M) Winslow (12 Oct 1890 – 4 Apr 1995)
  1. 1. Eugene Rutherford (18 Feb 1918 – 13 Nov 1987)
  2. 2. Forrest (J) Rutherford (3 Feb 1920 – 25 May 2003)
  3. 3. James Rutherford (9 Jan 1922 – 1 Mar 2005)

Samuel Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1893
18 Dec 1893
Birth of Samuel Y Rutherford in Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA
Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA
1955
1955
Age 62
Death of Samuel Y Rutherford in Troy Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Troy Doniphan, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Little York, Washington, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Troy Doniphan, Kansas, USA
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