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William Wesley Rutherford 1837 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Aug 1909

Death Location: Indiana, USA

Father: William Rutherford

Mother: Nancy Brown

Spouse(s): Henrietta Williams

Children(s): Nancy Rutherford

The story of William Wesley Rutherford began in 1837 in Washington, Indiana, USA. William Wesley Rutherford married Henrietta Williams, and had children including Nancy Anna Rutherford. William Wesley Rutherford passed away in 1909 in Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wesley Rutherford began in 1837 in Washington, Indiana, USA.
  • William Wesley Rutherford married Henrietta Williams, and had children including Nancy Anna Rutherford.
  • William Wesley Rutherford passed away in 1909 in Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Williams
1849 – 1926
Birth Location: Salem, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Rutherford
1868 – 1929
Birth Location: Orange, Indiana, USA
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William Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
William Rutherford
1837 – 1909
Birth Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
Parents
William C Rutherford
1807 – 1875
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Nancy Brown
1813 – 1883
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (R) Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Virginia, USA
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sloan
1734 – 1803
Frances Nesbit
1738 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nesbit
1707 – 1783
Jane Finn
1699 –

William Rutherford's Descendants

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William (Wesley) Rutherford (14 Feb 1837 – 5 Aug 1909) m. Henrietta Williams (23 Oct 1849 – 21 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. Nancy (Anna) Rutherford (7 Jul 1868 – 23 May 1929) m. Harvey (Corcoran) Rusk (30 Jun 1865 – 12 Apr 1937)
    1. 1. Homer (Elias) Rusk (6 Feb 1887 – 15 Apr 1975) m. Ida (Anna) Hansen (Dec 1891 – 10 Apr 1963)
      1. 1. Beatrice (Mae) Rusk (22 Jul 1910 – 13 Jul 1993) m. Henery (Theodore) Norman (10 Oct 1905 – 19 Dec 1963)
        1. 1. Roger (T) Norman (21 May 1934 – 26 Jun 1991)
      2. 2. Roy Rusk (1 Jul 1916 – 14 Aug 2002)
    2. 2. Jessie (Mae) Rusk (26 Dec 1891 – 21 Jan 1990)
    3. 3. Hazel Rusk (27 Mar 1894 – 28 Jun 1968) m. Alfred (Sumner) Marean (1 Feb 1886 – 17 Jan 1971)
      1. 1. Mable (Marguerite) Marean (9 Dec 1925 – )
      2. 2. Alfred (Sumner Jr) Marean (31 Oct 1927 – 14 Oct 2007) m. Marcella Schmidt
      3. 3. Donald (Gerald) Marean (17 May 1929 – 20 Sep 1990)
      4. 4. Roland (Granville) Marean (17 May 1929 – 20 Mar 2006)

William Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1837
14 Feb 1837
Birth of William Wesley Rutherford in Washington, Indiana, USA
Washington, Indiana, USA
1909
5 Aug 1909
Age 72
Death of William Wesley Rutherford in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
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