In 1848 William Rutherford and Maranda Hagan were married 3 weeks before Maranda's 18th birthday in Marion County, Iowa. They were some of the earliest settlers in that area of Iowa. The county had only been formed three years earlier in 1845. William and Maranda, no doubt, knew each other from Indiana. William and Maranda were born near Salem, Indiana in Washington County and died in Attica, Marion County, Iowa. They are buried together at Indiana Chapel cemetery in Marion County, Iowa.

Maranda was the daughter of Julia Ann Phelps and Francis Hagan. Julia and Francis were married in 12/22/1829 in Washington Co., IN. After the death of Francis Hagan and their infant son from cholera, Julia Ann married Daniel Sherwood in 5/26/1831. Daniel F. Sherwood brought the family from Indiana to Marion County, Iowa in 1842. The Sherwoods had been neighbors of the Rutherfords in the area of Posey Township, Washington Co., IN. William Rutherford's father [also William] owned land in section 11 and 13 next to Daniel and Hugh Sherwood in Washington Co, IN in the 1830s and continued to buy acreage after William Jr. and the Sherwoods left for Iowa. (Washington County Early Land Records – pages 18-19)

Maranda Hagan was the granddaughter of Charles Hagan [1761-1839] and Susannah Hagan who came from Virginia to Indiana following the Revolution. Charles was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and fought from 1777 to 1780 in The Virginia Line - age 16 to 18. He was led by Colonel Grayson and Captain Thomas Triplett. Charles and brother Francis Hagan were at Valley Forge the infamous winter of Dec 1777 - June 1778 and fought at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Charles' family moved to Fairfax Co., Virginia where they worked as bricklayers. His father John Hagan and he made and laid thousands of bricks in the construction of George Washington's home at Mount Vernon and appear in General Washington's diary and cash accounts. Charles and Susannah lived in Washington Co. IN and neighboring Jackson Co., IN. Charles was buried in Driftwood Cemetery, Jackson County, IN. Charles and Susannah Hagan had 10 children.

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Washington County Indiana Guardianships – August 12, 1839

Daniel Sherwood, with Isaac Thomas as his security, is appointed guardian of Maranda Hagan infant daughter of Francis Hagan, deceased.

Bond $500.00 Daniel Sherwood Isaac Thomas

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Daniel Sherwood+ Julia Ann Phelps Hagan [2nd marriage] b. 9 Dec 1810 in Guilford County, North Carolina m. 26 May 1831 in Washington County, Indiana Death: 11 Sep 1887 in Attica, Marion County, Iowa

Cemetery: Indiana Chapel Comment: wife: Julia Ann Info: Cemetery Records of Marion County, Iowa