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Walter Elias Rutherford 1858 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1935

Death Location: Page,Holt,Nebraska, USA

Father: Abner Rutherford

Mother: Catherine Lamb

Spouse(s): Della Sherwood

Children(s): Prudence Rutherford, Constance Rutherford, Roy Rutherford

Walter Elias Rutherford was born in 1858 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA, the child of Abner Martin Rutherford and Catherine Lamb. Walter Elias Rutherford married Della Carlotta Sherwood, and had children including Prudence M Rutherford, Constance Alpha Rutherford, Roy Homer Rutherford. Walter Elias Rutherford passed away in 1935 in Page,Holt,Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Elias Rutherford was born in 1858 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA, the child of Abner Martin Rutherford and Catherine Lamb.
  • Walter Elias Rutherford married Della Carlotta Sherwood, and had children including Prudence M Rutherford, Constance Alpha Rutherford, Roy Homer Rutherford.
  • Walter Elias Rutherford passed away in 1935 in Page,Holt,Nebraska, USA.

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Walter Rutherford's Ancestors

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Walter Rutherford
1858 – 1935
Birth Place: Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Abner Martin Rutherford
1833 – 1866
Floyd, Indiana, USA
Catherine Lamb
1838 – 1874
Floyd, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Marion) Rutherford
1805 – 1889
Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Harlow
1807 – 1869
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sloan
1734 – 1803
Frances Nesbit
1738 – 1810

Walter Rutherford's Descendants

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Walter (Elias) Rutherford (29 Nov 1858 – 18 Feb 1935) m. Della (Carlotta) Sherwood (10 Jun 1866 – 9 Oct 1949)
  1. 1. Prudence (M) Rutherford (24 Jul 1900 – 26 Dec 1974) m. Gailard (Frederick) Albright (27 Apr 1902 – 9 Jun 1991)
    1. 1. Juanita (June) Albright (22 Aug 1923 – ) m. Omar Hoffman
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ellen) Albright (26 Jul 1925 – ) m. Clifford (George) Shane (17 Apr 1926 – 4 Jan 2010)
    3. 3. Melvin (Gilbert) Albright (8 May 1927 – 29 Apr 2001) m. Donna (Jean) Stoltenberg (1 Dec 1927 – 2 May 2008)
    4. 4. Inez (Jean) Albright (2 Dec 1928 – ) m. Robert (Thomas) Stevens
    5. 5. LaVonne Albright m. Arnott (William) Buxton (3 Sep 1931 – 9 Apr 1983)
    6. 6. Sterling (Leroy) Albright (29 Feb 1932 – 19 Oct 2000) m. Becky (Karen) Kennedy (27 Sep 1938 – 6 Mar 1989)
  2. 2. Constance (Alpha) Rutherford (14 Jul 1903 – 28 May 1990) m. Martin (Lewis) Wood (4 Dec 1902 – 30 Apr 1999)
    1. 1. Norman (Dale) Wood (13 Feb 1924 – 5 Aug 2004)
    2. 2. Myron (Gilbert) Wood (12 Jul 1925 – 28 Aug 2013) m. Anna (Lee) Bridges (15 Jul 1928 – 31 Dec 2009)
      1. 1. Cheryl (Lee) Wood (28 Jul 1947 – 26 Aug 2000) m. Wesley (Ray) Philpott
    3. 3. Wanda (Eileen) Wood (26 Nov 1927 – 22 Jan 2000) m. John (Paul) Bizzell (5 Aug 1925 – 20 Jul 2005)
      1. 1. John (Paul) Bizzell (16 Jun 1947 – 19 Oct 1969)
      2. 2. Suzzann Bizzell (14 Aug 1950 – ) m. Ian Mostert (18 Jun 1946 – )
        1. 1. Christy Mostert (27 Feb 1974 – )
  3. 3. Roy (Homer) Rutherford (19 Apr 1908 – 27 Jun 1988) m. Florence (Isabel) Canaday (22 Mar 1912 – 27 Oct 2004)

Walter Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1858
29 Nov 1858
Birth of Walter Elias Rutherford in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
1935
18 Feb 1935
Age 77
Death of Walter Elias Rutherford in Page,Holt,Nebraska, USA
Page,Holt,Nebraska, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Page,Holt,Nebraska, USA

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