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William Manley Rutledge 1814–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1814

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1866

Death Location: Townley, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Joseph Jr.

Mother: Winafred Joslin

Spouse(s): Nancy LAWSON

Children(s): James RUTLEDGE, John Rutledge, John Rutledge, Sarah Rutledge, Lewis RUTLEDGE, Joseph Rutledge, Franklin Rutledge, Robert Rutledge, Samuel Rutledge, William Rutledge, Martha Rutledge

In 1814, William Manley Rutledge entered the world in Alabama, born to Joseph C Rutledge Jr And Winafred Winnie Joslin. In 1850, William Manley Rutledge resided in District 11, Walker, Alabama, USA. William Manley Rutledge married Nancy Ball Lawson, and had children including Franklin C Rutledge, James Daniel Dock Rutledge, John Joslin Rutledge, Joseph Washington Papa Joe Rutledge, Lewis A Rutledge, Martha Ann Rutledge, Robert Allen Rutledge, Samuel R Rutledge, Sarah Elizabeth Rutledge, William Levi Rutledge. William Manley Rutledge passed away in 1866 in Townley, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William Manley Rutledge entered the world in Alabama, born to Joseph C Rutledge Jr And Winafred Winnie Joslin.
  • In 1850, William Manley Rutledge resided in District 11, Walker, Alabama, USA.
  • William Manley Rutledge married Nancy Ball Lawson, and had children including Franklin C Rutledge, James Daniel Dock Rutledge, John Joslin Rutledge, Joseph Washington Papa Joe Rutledge, Lewis A Rutledge, Martha Ann Rutledge, Robert Allen Rutledge, Samuel R Rutledge, Sarah Elizabeth Rutledge, William Levi Rutledge.
  • William Manley Rutledge passed away in 1866 in Townley, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr.
1773–1859
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
JJ
Winafred Joslin
1780–1845
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
WJ

Spouses(s)

Nancy LAWSON
1816–1900
Birth Location: St. Clair County, Alabama
NL

Children(s)

James RUTLEDGE
1846–1922
Birth Location: Near Pleasant Grove Church, Walker County, Alabama
JR
John Rutledge
1836–1922
Birth Location: Walker Co., Alabama
JR
John Rutledge
1836–1923
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, USA
JR
Sarah Rutledge
1848–1915
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, USA
SR
Lewis RUTLEDGE
1839–1864
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, United States
LR
Joseph Rutledge
1850–1934
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, USA
JR
Franklin Rutledge
1858–1896
Birth Location: Texas, United States
FR
Robert Rutledge
1856–1896
Birth Location: Walker County, Alabama, USA
RR
Samuel Rutledge
1843–1870
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, United States,
SR
William Rutledge
1850–1930
Birth Location: Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
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Martha Rutledge
1852–1907
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, United States
MR

William Rutledge's Ancestors

Self
William Rutledge
1814–1866
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Joseph C. Rutledge Jr.
1773–1859
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Winafred (Winnie) Joslin
1780–1845
Amherst County, Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph (Roper Rutledge) Sr
1749–1832
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Speer
1750–1830
Somerset, Maryland, United States
John (Joslin) Jr
1751–1818
Amherst County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Catherine (D "Caty") Bambrick
1766–1823
Walker, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1711–1774
John Sr.
1711–1774
John Joslin
1733–1793
Issac Meter
1750–1820
Rebecca Wright
1743–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverend Parish
1676–1725
Margaret Dalton
1681–1735
Mary Vaughn
1710–1757

William Rutledge's Descendants

1.
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William (Manley) Rutledge (abt 1814–1866) m. Nancy (Ball) LAWSON (3 APR 1816–27 JUN 1900)
  1. 1. James (Daniel 'Dock') RUTLEDGE 1846–1922 m. MARY (Jane) Files-Rutledge 1854–1941
    1. 1. William (Jackson) Rutledge 1886–1975
    2. 2. Lucy Rutledge 1883–
    3. 3. Mary (E) Rutledge 1888–
    4. 4. James Rutledge 1891–
    5. 5. Fleeter Rutledge 1894–
    6. 6. John (D) Rutledge 1897–
  2. 2. John (Joslin) Rutledge 1836–1922 m. Mary (Margaret) Norris 1841–1891
    1. 1. Naomi (Elizabeth) Ables 1870–1936
      1. 1. Olynthus (Terrell) Ables 1899–1970
    2. 2. Jerry (Manasco) Rutledge 1859–1954
    3. 3. Virgil Rutledge 1867–1938
      1. 1. Beulah (Vernon) Freudiger 1893–1959
        1. 1. Ralph (Edward) Freudiger 1926–2007
    4. 4. Melinda (Araminta) Hill 1872–1963
  3. 3. John (Joslin) Rutledge 1836–1923
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rutledge 1848–1915
    1. 1. Greeley (A) Feltman 1866–1952
      1. 1. Helen (Anglina) Wilkins 1898–1969
        1. 1. Gladys Hutson 1928–2013
  5. 5. Lewis (A.) RUTLEDGE 1839–1864
  6. 6. Joseph (Washington "Papa Joe") Rutledge 1850–1934
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Thornton 1865–1929
      1. 1. Mary (Ella Hicks) 1 1888–1930
        1. 1. Travis (C) Clowers 1910–2002
    2. 2. Jeramire (Thomas) Rutledge 1877–1939
      1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Mason 1911–1977
        1. 1. Arthur (Lee) Mason 1943–2017
  7. 7. Franklin (C) Rutledge 1858–1896
  8. 8. Robert (Allen) Rutledge 1856–1896
  9. 9. Samuel (R) Rutledge 1843–1870
  10. 10. William (Levi) Rutledge 1850–1930 m. Nancy (Jane) HUGHES 1848–1913 m. Amanda (ROGERS) 1866– m. Martha ARGO 1871–
    1. 1. David (Daniel ‘Sam’) RUTLEDGE 1878–1954
      1. 1. Alger (E) Rutledge 1919–
    2. 2. Bertie (Lee) RUTLEDGE 1887–1983
    3. 3. Martha (Ann ‘Mattie’) RUTLEDGE 1876–1966 m. Samuel (Solonia) Boatman 1876–1956
      1. 1. Mckinley Boatman 1900–
      2. 2. Hansford (Harmon) Boatman 1898–1983
      3. 3. Jesse (Everett) Boatman 1917–1996
      4. 4. Nimmie (Lee) Boatman 1902–1990
      5. 5. Jefferson (Theodore) Boatman 1907–1978
      6. 6. Ruby (Mae) Boatman 1909–2001
      7. 7. William (Milburn) Boatman 1900–1927
      8. 8. Stella (Beatrice) Boatman 1914–1986
    4. 4. Nimmie (Dell) RUTLEDGE 1885–1955
    5. 5. George (Ausco) RUTLEDGE 1873–1949
    6. 6. John (Henry) RUTLEDGE 1871–1951
    7. 7. James (W.) RUTLEDGE 1870–1946
  11. 11. Martha (Ann) Rutledge 1852–1907 m. James (Knox Polk) Manasco 1845–1923
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Depre) Manasco 1869–1880
    2. 2. William (Oscar) Manasco 1886–1941
    3. 3. Alcedra Manasco 1879–
    4. 4. Wilburn (David) Manasco 1876–1943
    5. 5. Cora (V) Manasco 1884–1885
    6. 6. Alice (D Alsey) Manasco 1880–1966
    7. 7. Martha (Ann) Manasco 1870–1900

William Rutledge's Timeline

5 Records

1809
1809
Birth of William Manley Rutledge in Clark, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Clark, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
1814
abt 1814
Birth of William Manley Rutledge in Alabama
Alabama
1850
1850
Age 36
William Manley Rutledge resided here in District 11, Walker, Alabama, USA
District 11, Walker, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
William Manley Rutledge resided here in Western Division, Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
Western Division, Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
1866
1866
Age 52
Death of William Manley Rutledge in Walker County, Alabama, USA
Walker County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Clark, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 805; Family History Libra
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1814
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 11, Walker, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 290a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 11, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 11, Walker, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 290a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 805; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Walker County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Townley, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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