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John William Rutherford

Birth: 9 May 1850
Mill Creek, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 24 Mar 1919 (aged 68)
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Mitchellville Cemetery

Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.6729317, Longitude: -93.3497314
Memorial ID: 6766651 View Source

Son of William Rutherford and Sarah Ann Bailey. Married August 30, 1874 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO to Marietta Brayton. They had 6 children: John G. F.(died young), Annie Lavina, James Franklin, David Oscar Fulton, Forrest B.(died young) and Harry Arthur Rutherford(died young).

Worked in coal mines in Colorado and farming.

John died at the Veterans Hospital in Knoxville, IA. It's important to know that he died there, suffered from alcoholism. He claimed on the special 1905 census that he served in the Civil War, in the 25th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) from June 1, 1864 through Aug 6th, 1864. This would entitle him to go the Veterans Hospital.

Son of William Rutherford and Sarah Ann Bailey. Married August 30, 1874 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO to Marietta Brayton. They had 6 children: John G. F.(died young), Annie Lavina, James Franklin, David Oscar Fulton, Forrest B.(died young) and Harry Arthur Rutherford(died young).

Worked in coal mines in Colorado and farming.

John died at the Veterans Hospital in Knoxville, IA. It's important to know that he died there, suffered from alcoholism. He claimed on the special 1905 census that he served in the Civil War, in the 25th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) from June 1, 1864 through Aug 6th, 1864. This would entitle him to go the Veterans Hospital.

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Marietta Brayton Rutherford

1856–1932 (m. 1874)

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Created by: Shawn
Added: Sep 9, 2002
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6766651/john_william-rutherford: accessed ), memorial page for John William Rutherford (9 May 1850–24 Mar 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6766651, citing Mitchellville Cemetery, Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Shawn (contributor 46550807).

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