In this town, on Saturday morning last, the 21st inst. in the 83rd year of her age, Mrs. ELEANOR BROWN, wife of Mr. John Brown, and daughter of the late Robert Rutherford. She was a meek Christian. Loving God she kept his Commandments - following the example of her Divine Master in her humble sphere, she went about doing good.
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, Va. *now West Virginia*) 24 Mar 1857
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Eleanor Rutherford, born (possibly) 5 Jul 1775, married 5 Feb 1799 James Brown, born
about 1774, a merchant in Shepherdstown; he was elected clerk of the Shepherdstown Court
of Hustings in 1820. In 1804 he and brother-in-law John Morrow jointly operated a
store. In 1809 James leased from brother-in-law Daniel Bedinger a large brick building at
the corner of German and Princess Streets that Bedinger had built. Brown operated a
grocery store there and sublet part of it to the Globe tavern. Later he and a partner bought
the building outright, and eventually Brown sold the property, which then became known
as the Entler Hotel; it is now a historic landmark in Shepherdstown. James and Eleanor
Brown had nine known children. The 1810 U. S. census of Shepherdstown lists James
Brown’s household with a couple aged 26-44, five young children, and a woman over 44 –
who could of course have been anyone but perhaps was Eleanor’s mother Mary. Eleanor
died in Charles Town 21 Mar 1857 aged 82 years, having “passed the whole of a long life
in her native county;” James died 12 Sep 1858 aged 84 years.
From Biography of Robert Rutherford
http://www.bedinger.org/biography-of-robert-rutherford-by-rudolf-loeser.html
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, Va. *now West Virginia*) 24 Mar 1857
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Eleanor Rutherford, born (possibly) 5 Jul 1775, married 5 Feb 1799 James Brown, born
about 1774, a merchant in Shepherdstown; he was elected clerk of the Shepherdstown Court
of Hustings in 1820. In 1804 he and brother-in-law John Morrow jointly operated a
store. In 1809 James leased from brother-in-law Daniel Bedinger a large brick building at
the corner of German and Princess Streets that Bedinger had built. Brown operated a
grocery store there and sublet part of it to the Globe tavern. Later he and a partner bought
the building outright, and eventually Brown sold the property, which then became known
as the Entler Hotel; it is now a historic landmark in Shepherdstown. James and Eleanor
Brown had nine known children. The 1810 U. S. census of Shepherdstown lists James
Brown’s household with a couple aged 26-44, five young children, and a woman over 44 –
who could of course have been anyone but perhaps was Eleanor’s mother Mary. Eleanor
died in Charles Town 21 Mar 1857 aged 82 years, having “passed the whole of a long life
in her native county;” James died 12 Sep 1858 aged 84 years.
From Biography of Robert Rutherford
http://www.bedinger.org/biography-of-robert-rutherford-by-rudolf-loeser.html
In this town, on Saturday morning last, the 21st inst. in the 83rd year of her age, Mrs. ELEANOR BROWN, wife of Mr. John Brown, and daughter of the late Robert Rutherford. She was a meek Christian. Loving God she kept his Commandments - following the example of her Divine Master in her humble sphere, she went about doing good.
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, Va. *now West Virginia*) 24 Mar 1857
_____
Eleanor Rutherford, born (possibly) 5 Jul 1775, married 5 Feb 1799 James Brown, born
about 1774, a merchant in Shepherdstown; he was elected clerk of the Shepherdstown Court
of Hustings in 1820. In 1804 he and brother-in-law John Morrow jointly operated a
store. In 1809 James leased from brother-in-law Daniel Bedinger a large brick building at
the corner of German and Princess Streets that Bedinger had built. Brown operated a
grocery store there and sublet part of it to the Globe tavern. Later he and a partner bought
the building outright, and eventually Brown sold the property, which then became known
as the Entler Hotel; it is now a historic landmark in Shepherdstown. James and Eleanor
Brown had nine known children. The 1810 U. S. census of Shepherdstown lists James
Brown’s household with a couple aged 26-44, five young children, and a woman over 44 –
who could of course have been anyone but perhaps was Eleanor’s mother Mary. Eleanor
died in Charles Town 21 Mar 1857 aged 82 years, having “passed the whole of a long life
in her native county;” James died 12 Sep 1858 aged 84 years.
From Biography of Robert Rutherford
http://www.bedinger.org/biography-of-robert-rutherford-by-rudolf-loeser.html
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, Va. *now West Virginia*) 24 Mar 1857
_____
Eleanor Rutherford, born (possibly) 5 Jul 1775, married 5 Feb 1799 James Brown, born
about 1774, a merchant in Shepherdstown; he was elected clerk of the Shepherdstown Court
of Hustings in 1820. In 1804 he and brother-in-law John Morrow jointly operated a
store. In 1809 James leased from brother-in-law Daniel Bedinger a large brick building at
the corner of German and Princess Streets that Bedinger had built. Brown operated a
grocery store there and sublet part of it to the Globe tavern. Later he and a partner bought
the building outright, and eventually Brown sold the property, which then became known
as the Entler Hotel; it is now a historic landmark in Shepherdstown. James and Eleanor
Brown had nine known children. The 1810 U. S. census of Shepherdstown lists James
Brown’s household with a couple aged 26-44, five young children, and a woman over 44 –
who could of course have been anyone but perhaps was Eleanor’s mother Mary. Eleanor
died in Charles Town 21 Mar 1857 aged 82 years, having “passed the whole of a long life
in her native county;” James died 12 Sep 1858 aged 84 years.
From Biography of Robert Rutherford
http://www.bedinger.org/biography-of-robert-rutherford-by-rudolf-loeser.html
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