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William Morton Rucker 1818–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1818

Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 28 Feb 1862

Death Location: Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio

Father: John Rucker

Mother: Mary Young

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William Morton Rucker was born in 1818 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Henry Rucker And Mary Malinda Polly Young. William Morton Rucker passed away in 1862 in Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio.

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Biography

  • William Morton Rucker was born in 1818 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Henry Rucker And Mary Malinda Polly Young.
  • William Morton Rucker passed away in 1862 in Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio.

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William Rucker's Ancestors

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William Rucker
1818–1862
Birth Place: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Henry Rucker
1768–1856
Amherst, VA
Mary (Malinda "Polly") Young
1802–1850
Elk River Farm, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mildred Hawkins
1734–1813
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
John (Bigfoot Young) Capt
1760–1850
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Keziah) Tackett
1767–1857
Kanawha County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Jung
1736–1834
Lewis III
1730–1823
Mary Crace
1730–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rucker's Timeline

2 Records

1818
20 Sep 1818
Birth of William Morton Rucker in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
1862
28 Feb 1862
Age 44
Death of William Morton Rucker in Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio
Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1818
    Event Place: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio

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