Tennessee#2 is limited to descendents of Stephen Rutledge and Mary Massey Rutledge.

Tennessee Page Two

1895 Atlas map of Tennessee

 


Wilson and Rutledge of Hickory Cove Baptist Church, Hawkins County, Tennessee.


NOTE FROM Julie Bates:

My dad was the son of Charles Millard Rutledge and Myrtle Mae Thompson. Charlie (as he was called) was the son of John B. Rutledge and Elizabeth Roark. John was Stephen's son. This obit is also posted on the Rutledge Obit Files.

Don

=========

Julie Bates

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]

 Julie, it is distressing to hear of the passing of your father Cecil and our
 condolences go to you and your extended family.
 
 Cecil born 1917 was of my father's generation who was born in 1910 a few miles from each other in NW Arkansas. Cecil therefore must have been a nephew of Chelnessie Rutledge Owen lived next door and nearby Rogers, AR, where my father grew up, they
 must have known each other before Cecil's family removed to IL.
 
 Trying to fill out the chart of the children of Stephen and Mary, which of
 the boys was your great grandfather?
 
 God help you through this time.
 
 Don Kelly, Owen, Rutledge
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: <[email protected]
 To: "Buddy Johnson" <[email protected]; "Faye Bassett"
 <[email protected]; <[email protected]; "Pam Bennett"
 <[email protected]; "Robin P. Dill" <[email protected]; "Glen
 Page" <[email protected]
 Cc: <[email protected]
 Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:00 AM
 Subject: My Dad: Cecil M. Rutledge
 
  Dear Friends,
 
  My father Cecil M. Rutledge passed away yesterday at Wake Medical Hospital
  in Raleigh. He was 89.  My Dad was descended from the Stephen Rutledge
  line. He was born in Wirth, Arkansas on July 12, 1917.  He spent his
  childhood in Granite City, IL and later in Southeast Missouri picking
  cotton.  He earned two bronze stars for his service in WWII where he was a
  combat medic and participated in the Normandy invasion. He later went to
  Michigan where he worked for GM 23 years, met and married my mom and had
  me and my sister.  We moved to TN when he retired.  He had six children of
  which I am the youngest and many grandchildren.  On Thursday we will bury
  him next to my mother, Estel Clark Rutledge in Maryville, TN.
 
  He is greatly missed,
 
  Julie Rutledge Bates
 


GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

This file #2 for the state of Tennessee will as near as possible display data about Stephen Rutledge and his wife Mary Massey Rutledge, their children and their direct descendents.

For their migration pattern within Tennessee and their settling in Tyrone, MO, GOTO

Note from admin: Lorenzo Dow is on this page because we believe he was an uncle of Stephen W. Rutledge:

History in general: A few undocumented sources suggest the parents of the Hawkins County bunch, Jackson and Sarah Rutledge came from Virginia. Yet the first records found so far, 1830 Census, Land and Church records (Hickory Cove Baptist Church) are the only documents we have to base our linear research.

The Wilson and Rutledge families lived next door to each other and attended the same church in which Rutledge and Wilson were deacons.....otherwise principals of the church in that period from 1830 to 1835.

Members of that church include

Rutledge: Thomas, Lorenzo, Emanuel, Lucy and Thomas's wife Mary (Polly) Wilson Rutledge and grandma Sarah Rutledge.

 Wilsons: Samuel, Mary, Nancy, Robert, Willie, Sam Sr., Polly and Sally. Polly may be the same.


HAWKINS COUNTY MAILING LIST: Many surnames found here lived and attended church with the Rutledge families.

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/9229.1.1/mb.ashx


Hi Cousin Don;
 
Thanks for the very prompt reply.
I visited your Addendum to Stephen W. Rutledge track west. At one point you mention that you are looking
For Emanuel and Lucy. The only knowledge I know of Lucy is that others say there was a sister named
Lucy. In the 1830 Hawkins Co. Tn census the next entry after Thomas was Sarah Rutledge there was one entry under female in 50/60 age bracket which is probably Sarah. there was an entry in 15/20 age bracket for one male and one female, probably Lorenzo Dow and Lucy.
Emanuel is in the 1830, 1840, 1850,and 1870 Hawkins Co. Tn Census. In the 1860 census Emanuel and family was living In Scott Co Va. with a John Hensher family. You probably already know this but if not its new info.
Thomas Rutledge occupation was listed as wagon maker. Emanuel was also a wagon maker as well as several of his sons. In fact my gfather Richard Baxter Rutledge and his father Richard (Keene or Kine) Rutledge were also listed as wagon makers in some of the census records. This seems to be passed down father to son or sons. I have tried to look for other wagon makers as I search.
I have noted where parents were Jackson Middleton Rutledge and a Sarah Lucy Singleton I have a sort of wait and see attitude to this.
There was a Sarah next to Thomas in 1830 census Also living in Emanuel's household in both 1860 and 1870 there was a John Singleton age 67 in 1860 and 77 in 1870 with birth place as being Va.
So far I have had no luck in tracking this John Singleton.
In your afterthought below re: Suzie or Susan , I do not know of a Suzie or Susan.
I hate to be so long but one more thing.
I had a copy of Edward Rutledge the signer's will made. It was handwritten and written on both sides
of the paper with each side bleeding through to the other making it unreadable.
I copied it to PC used paint program to try to dress it up but still can not read it well.
I will send it to you by US mail if you would like. Someone with more patience or experience with
old handwriting may be able to read most of it.
Send me your mail address if you would like it.
 
Don R.

(Quote:)
On May 29, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation granting
amnesty to all persons who participated either directly or indirectly in
the recent rebellion. All rights and property, except for slaves, were
to be restored upon taking the oath to support and defend the
Constitution of the United States of America.

There were 14 classes of people who were excluded from the Amnesty
Proclamation. In order to obtain a pardon, these people had to formally
request a pardon from the President. 

Index to Pardon Petitions and
Related Papers Submitted in Response to President Andrew Johnson's
Amnesty Proclamations of May 29, 1865, ("Amnesty Papers") Extracted from
National Archives Microfilm M1003 - Roll 50 TENNESSEE

Name: Arthur M. Rutledge
County: Franklin
Filed: 15 July 1865
Pardoned: 18 Sept 1865
Applied: 7 July 1865
Oath of Allegiance Card Included: Yes
***Additional Information: Graduated from West Point in 1837

Under the new proclamation, 14 classes of persons were excepted from the
general amnesty. Johnson incorporated Lincoln's seven exceptions with a
few alterations and added the following:
**1) individuals who had absented themselves from the United States in
order to aid in the rebellion,
**2) graduates of West Point or Annapolis who served as Confederate
officers,
**3) ex-Confederate governors,
**4) person who left homes in territory under U. S. jurisdiction for
purposes of aiding the rebellion,
**5) persons who engaged in destruction of commerce on the high seas or
in raids from Canada,
**6) voluntary participants in the rebellion who had property valued at
more than $20,000, and
**7) persons who had broken the oath taken under the provisions of the
proclamation of December 8, 1863.
Johnson indicated he did not wish to deny pardon to many in
the excepted classes, but he "intended they should sue for pardon, and
so realize the enormity of their crime." There were, however, motives
other <snip
 


Hi Rutledge List.

My name is Donald R. Rutledge descended from Emanuel(about 1801).

I have run across reference to the subject book. I would like to check the book but do not know where to find it. Would it be in a library and if so maybe someone will be able to tell me where.
I live in Kingsport, Sullivan Co, Tn.
For those who may not know Sullivan Co adjoins Hawkins Co Tn, Greene Co Tn Wasnington Co Tn. and Carter Co Tn. as Well as Scott Co Va. and Washington Co Va.

Being in the Northeast corner of Tennesssee we are also close to the state of  North Carolina.

With regard to the book I saw it has information on " Jackson Middleton Rutledge".

Any information will be appreciated.
Donald R. Rutledge, I sign
Don R.

 


HAWKINS COUNTY:

  Re: Rutledges in Hawkins Co.
  Author: Diane Jones Date: 13 Jan 2006 8:22 PM GMT
  Surnames: Rutledge Wilson Hall
  Classification: Query
  In Reply to: Rutledges in Hawkins Co.  by:  Julie Bates
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I descend from Thomas and his second wife Jane Hall Pope through their son John W. Rutledge. Jane's parents were Benjamin and Mary Hall. Jane also had a brother Franklin born 1829, and two unknown brothers born between 1826-1835. Below is my direct line to Thomas; I have more information, including old family photos of John W's family that I'd be happy to share.

Also, Thomas first wife, the unknown Wilson, I believe to be the daughter of one Stephen Wilson as his other daughter Sarah Kate married Thomas' brother Emmanuel.

Diane

Direct Descendants of Thomas F. Rutledge

1 Thomas F. Rutledge b: Abt. 1803 in Virginia or W. Virginia d: Aft. 1870 in Bledsoe County, TN Residence: 1850 Household #250 Occupation: 1850 Wagon maker Census: Bet. 1830 - 1840 Hawkins county, TN
.. +Unknown Wilson b: Bet. 1801 - 1810 d: Bef. 1847
. 2 Unknown Rutledge b: Bet. 1826 - 1830
. 2 Nancy Rutledge b: 1831 in Tennessee
. 2 Stephen Rutledge b: 1833 in Tennessee
. 2 Sarah A. Rutledge b: 1835 in Tennessee
. 2 Joseph Rutledge b: 1838 in Tennessee
. 2 Mary Rutledge b: 1840 in Tennessee
. 2 Cornelius Rutledge b: 1842 in Tennessee
. 2 Catherine Rutledge b: 1844 in Arkansas
.. +Jane Hall b: 1823 in Tennessee d: Aft. 1880 in Probably Bledsoe county, TN Census: 1880 Dist 7, Bledsoe county, TN
. 2 John W. Rutledge b: 08 Apr 1847 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Bledsoe county, Tennessee d: 05 Apr 1905 in Cooks Station, Crawford County, MO 18 Miles from Salem, MO Census: 1850 Bledsoe county, TN
..... +Mary Ann LaRue b: 02 Jan 1850 in Steelville, Crawford County, MO d: 19 Jul 1917 in Mincke, MO Census: 1900 Union Twp, Crawford County, MO
.... 3 Samuel Thomas Rutledge b: 23 Dec 1871 in Missouri d: 15 Sep 1931 Occupation: 1920 Grocer Census: 1880 Union Twp, Crawford County, MO
.... 3 Albert Monroe Rutledge b: 31 Jul 1873 in Cherryville, Missouri d: 09 Aug 1950 in Verdigris, OK Census: 1900 Union Twp, Crawford County, MO
........ +Ettie Leech b: 06 Apr 1873 in Salem ,Dent County, Missouri d: 05 Apr 1939 in St. Louis, MO
....... 4 Grace Rutledge b: 1899 in Salem, MO d: 20 May 1972 in St Louis, MO
....... 4 Wilbert Rutledge b: 27 May 1901 in Cuba, MO d: 02 Dec 1957 in St. Louis, MO
....... 4 Gladys Madeline Rutledge b: 30 Nov 1902 in Cooks Station, Crawford County, MO d: 30 Mar 1989 in Madison, Wisconsin
........... +William E. Mischke b: 21 Nov 1903 in East Saint Louis,St. Clair County, IL d: 26 Oct 1985 in Madison, WI Occupation: Bet. 1942 - 1969 Mobil Oil Laboratory Tester
.......... 5 Claire Elaine Mischke b: 07 Dec 1927 in East St. Louis , IL d: 03 May 1999 in Madison, WI
.............. +William Henry Strand b: 09 Feb 1926 in Sarasota, FL. d: 14 Oct 1999 in Oregon, WI Occupation: Electrical Draftsman
............. 6 Diane Elaine Strand b: Private
............. 6 Kendall Eugene Strand b: Private
.......... 5 William Donald Mischke b: Private
....... 4 Dessie Alberta Rutledge b: 18 Jul 1904 in Cooks Station, MO d: 04 Nov 1989 in St. Louis, MO
....... 4 William Oscar Rutledge b: 10 Sep 1906 in Cuba, MO d: 22 Feb 1987 in St. Louis, MO
....... 4 James Howard Rutledge b: 10 Aug 1915 in St. Louis, MO d: 25 Feb 1998 in St Louis, MO
....... 4 Alvie Rutledge b: 01 Oct 1917 in St. Louis, MO d: Jun 1986 in St. Louis, MO
.... 3 Elsie Clementine Rutledge b: 09 Feb 1876 in Missouri d: Unknown
.... 3 Samantha Lanora Rutledge b: 29 Jun 1878 in Missouri d: Unknown Census: 1900 Spring Creek, Dent County, MO
.... 3 Elijah Eugene Rutledge b: 04 Dec 1881 in Missouri d: Aft. 1930 Occupation: 1920 Liquor Salesman Census: 1920 St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO
. 2 Harriet E. Rutledge b: 1848 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Bledsoe county Tennessee d: Aft. 1880
. 2 Emily P. Rutledge b: 1850 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee
. 2 Benjamin Franklin Rutledge b: Oct 1853 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee d: 1908 Census: 1900 7th Dist, Bledsoe, TN
. 2 Lorenzo Dow Rutledge b: 31 Dec 1852 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee d: Oct 1922 in Knox County, TN Census: 1880 District 7, Bledsoe County, TN
. 2 Martha W. Rutledge b: 1856 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee
. 2 Anderson Lee Rutledge b: Feb 1858 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee d: Feb 1931 in Albequerque, NM Census: 1900 8th Dist., Bledsoe, TN
. 2 Edwin F. Rutledge b: 1859 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee d: 24 Sep 1894
. 2 Wiley Blount Rutledge b: 1861 in Keedy's Cove near Pikeville, Tennessee d: 06 Jul 1944 Census: 1900 District 2, 3rd precinct, Breckenridge county, KY
. 2 Thomas Rutledge b: 1860
 

 


 

Re: Rutledges in Hawkins Co.
Author: Diane Jones Date: 13 Jan 2006 11:09 PM GMT
Surnames: Rutledge Wilson
Classification: Query
In Reply to: Rutledges in Hawkins Co.  by:  Julie Bates

I came across Rutledge information connecting Thomas, Emmanuel, Lorenzo D., Lucy, and their mother Sarah to the Hickory Baptist church. It looks like Thomas Rutledge's wife was Mary "Polly" Wilson. There's a lot of information to be found at the site below, of special interest to those of us researching Rutledges. Takes a bit of going over, but well worth it for all the surnames contained.

Diane
 



https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhawkin/hcmin.htm

 


 

The Lorenzo Dow Rutledge (b.1813 VA- then to TN) line also seems to  have
daughtered out.  My branch started with his daughter, Elizabeth Jane  Rutledge
Dutton Baugher, (a Cilvil War widow), so I have no hope of  finding DNA there. 
No other living male Rutledge cousins have shown up so  far either.
 
It is so frustrating to be  willing to participate in the DNA tests  and have
the wrong sex DNA!  That leaves my Lorenzo Dow line still adrift  with a
brickwall before Lorenzo Dow Rutledge b.1813 and still not knowing  if we are tied
to the other supposed children of the mysterious Jackson  Middleton Rutledge.
 
So happy for you Jan, to have found your Rutledge line finally.
 
Peter, as the daughter-in-law of an adoptee, for health reasons I would 
suggest you get at least the medical info & ancestry about your birth  parents. 
My mother in law refuses now when it is available in Ohio, and I  would kill
for the med. info on my husband and kids.  How wonderful that  you are
interested in Rutledge genealogy anyway- welcome..
 
--BarbK
 


Linda,

You have an excellent point about Peter.  You see two kits that go back
to Peter b 1790.  Kit 3781 for Noah Rutledge and 24555 submitted by Kirk
Rutledge.  A third submitted by David Rutledge  Kit 32473 goes back to A
William Rutledge b 1792.  We have all looked at the time of Peters birth
and tried to resolve it in terms of Matilda's age.

Your ancestor must be related to David's Kit 32473.  He spent a lot of
time trying to determine if there is another generation there.

 You mention a Matilda listed as head of household in TN in 1820.  Do you
think this is William Sr's wife Matilda.  My notes say that Matilda King
probably died before 1806 because "Matilda owned the Plantation while she
remained living.  Elijah sold it in 1806, so Matilda had probably died by
then".  Can you tell me where to look for your Matilda?

I don't think we can rule anything OUT at this point.  Noah's Peter could
have been a different generation easily.   I'll try to find some old
notes to refresh my memory about your line.  

Larry

On 8 Apr 2006 at 14:08, [email protected] wrote:

 
 Larry
 I just went to take a look at it, not that it means a whole lot!  I looked
 at Group 1, Peter Rutledge b abt 1790 d bef 1860 Washington Co., VA.  At
 the bottom of his family group sheet was the comment, "Pretty sure that
 William Rutledge, Sr. of Stokes Co., North Carolina. is Peter's Dad."  I
 was under the impression William's children were b 1750's through 1780's.
 
 My ancestor married Matilda BRANHAM and their son William RUTLEDGE who m
 Leah HARRIS was linked to William Sr. through DNA last year, so while I
 don't think we know my ancestor is the son of William Sr. (could be
 grandson, nephew, etc.), they are from the same family.
 
 Some paperwork exists that indicates my ancestor could have been named
 Peter and was probably deceased by 1820 since Matilda was enumerated as
 head of household in TN that year. 
 
 I guess I'm just sort of wondering out loud (and via e-mail) if my
 ancestor was Peter, could he have left his family rather than died?  Could
 the Peter on the DNA website be William's grandson?  Any coments greatly
 appreciated.
 
 Lynda Leeds


- Larry Rutledge
- Houston, TX
 


From "Family Findings" Newsletter, Vol. 1, Number 2, July 1969:

...Found in a little thicket in a cultivated field on a farm at Koko,
TN, a community south of Brownsville, Haywood County, TN:

In memory of
William RUTLEDGE
Born June 8th 1779
Died Sept. 16th 1835

In memory of
Joanna RUTLEDGE
consort of William Rutledge, who died
Feb. 13th 1847


Kermit Rutledge

 


Extracted from "The Handy Book":

TENNESSEE - State 1796 (16th)

North Carolina formally annexed Tennessee in 1776, as Washington County
(which covered the entire present state)

In 1784, North Carolina ceded Tennessee to the United States.  When the
federal government refused to acknowledge the cession, the people of
Tennessee organized the State of Franklin.  This lasted 4 years and
North Carolina regained control of the area again in 1789.

North Carolina again ceded the area to the U. S. in 1789, which formed
the Southwest Territory in 1790.

Tennessee became a state in 1796.

Other Notes:
Some early counties formed from Washington County:  Sullivan, 1779;
Davidson & Greene, 1783;  Carter, 1796.

Wayne County, TN was created in 1785 under the State of Franklin, and
included  present Carter County and part of Johnson County.  Wayne
County was abolished in 1788.

In 1788, there was a county called Tennessee.  The county surrendered
it's name when Tennessee became a state in 1796.  Montgomery and
Robertson counties were formed from Tennessee County in 1796.

Ref:  Handy Book for Genealogists
 


I have Stephen W. Rutledge married to Mary Massey.  Their daughter,
Flora Josephine Rutledge married Meldon Price McKinney.  Their son,
Frederick Wilson McKinney married Alice Thomas.  Their son, Elvin Harry
McKinney (my father) married Leah Pitcher.  Their children, Charles
Frederick McKinney (married l. Barbara Mahoney,  2. Barbara ?
(adopted),  Dennis Lee McKinney (married Lorrita Martin),   myself -
Marcia Sue McKinney (married Paul Quesinberry), and Marilyn Jane
McKinney (married 1. Patrick Fisher, 2. Vincent Ford, and 3. Joseph
Cyrus). I can give you our childrens names, etc. if you want to go that
deep.  I also have some brothers and sisters to my grands, and
gggrands, etc.

My dad, Elvin, and his brother Dalton, hopped a train to come from
Missouri to California.  My dad was born in Pittsburg, Kansas.
 

 

On May 29, 2005, at 9:49 PM, Don Kelly wrote:

 Marcia, can I have two or three paragraphs about your grandfather and
 great grandfather?
 Thinks for helping fill this out. All the kids then all the grandkids.
 Don
 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Quesinberry"
 <[email protected]
 To: <[email protected]
 Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:27 PM
 Subject: Re: [RUTLEDGE] Rutledge Family in McMinn County,TN 1850 -1860


 Don, thanks for sharing.  Stephen R. was my gg grandfather.  I love
 having all your research about him.  Thanks!
 Marcia in CA
 On May 29, 2005, at 9:17 AM, Don Kelly wrote:

 Good morning cousins. In case anyone missed it, there is a migration
 page for the family headed by Stephen Rutledge (my 3gfather) in
 which accumulation of birth records and other data indicates on of
 Stephen's children was born in Alabama.

 I assembled all of the information I had.....very carefully......and
 posted it at:

 http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~donkelly/RUTLEDGE/Rutstates/
 Stephen_Rutledge/migration.htm

 If anyone can add to this webpage, or have any corrections, or
 better documentation, please send them on and they will be added.

 Have a great holiday.

 Cousin Don Kelly
 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill & Lynn" <[email protected]
 To: <[email protected]
 Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:12 PM
 Subject: [RUTLEDGE] Rutledge Family in McMinn County,TN 1850 -1860


 Hi Kermit,
 I was able to take a look at the header page on ancestry.com for
 the Rutledge's in Claiborne County,TN in 1830 and 1840. But I don't
 have  a paid subscription to that site so I couldn't take a look at
 the  actual census records. So I wasn't able to make any kind of 
 connection that my Caleb would be related to these Rutledge's. 
 However, I'm betting that if Caleb got married in Claiborne in the 
 early 1840's that he would be related to some of the other
 Rutledge's  that lived there and showed up on the 1840 census. It
 sounds like you  might be on to something with the Caleb Rutledge
 who lived in Green  County,TN in 1840. And then with a name like
 Caleb Rutledge, he could  have very well been related to my Caleb
 Rutledge. I also saw some of  those Ratleges who lived in McMinn
 County in 1850 and 1860. And I  believe you may be correct when you
 say they ended up spelling / or  leaving their name as Ratlege and
 not Rutledge. I believe that even  today, that some of them
 probably continue to spell their name as  Ratledge. We're they
 related ? The name sure sounds and looks to much  alike for it to
 be a just a coincidence, for them not to have been  related. But I
 do know that mine never changed the spelling of their  name from
 1850 and on. My Caleb Rutledge's spelled their name as  Rutledge.
 Now I can only take a guess as to when Caleb died. However,  if I
 were to take a educated guess based upon the information that I 
 have, I would say it was between 1890 and 1900. For one thing,  I'm
  pretty sure that I have some information around here somewhere
 that  says that Caleb filed his civil war papers in Kentucky in
 1890.
 Thanks,Bill

 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kermit Rutledge"
 <[email protected]
 To: <[email protected]
 Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 5:24 PM
 Subject: Re: [RUTLEDGE] Rutledge Family in McMinn County,TN 1850
 -1860



 Bill, since Caleb married in Claiborne County, have you looked at
 the
 Rutledges who were there in 1830-1840-1850? According to the
 indexes,
 there were one or two families each census year.  I only found the
 index, not the transcriptions, or I would have looked, myself. 
 And  if I
 remember correctly,  there were a considerable number of Hursts.

 There is a Caleb Rutledge on the 1840 Greene County, TN census. 
 Too old
 to be your Caleb, but on the other hand, that is not exactly a
 common
 given name among Rutledges, so maybe something to do with a
 naming-pattern?  Also, a Benjamin Rutledge is on this census, next
 door
 to a Stephen Massey, and someone on this list has ancestors among
 those
 two families, I believe.  (Benjamin Rutledge married Mary "Polly"
 Massey).

 All those Ratlage/Ratledge/Ratlege families in McMinn County have
 me
 wondering if they were indeed Rutledges, or if they should be
 considered
 an entirely different surname.  Ordinarily, I would have suspected
 enumerator misspellings, except cemetery records also reflect the 
 "Ra"
 spelling.

 Any idea where Caleb died?  Do you know if they remained in KY,
 after
 1880?


 Kermit Rutledge


 


Introduction: The Tennessee Rutledge section is so full that we had to make a new page.

Many Tennessee Rutledge families seem possibly related to Rutledge brothers Thomas F., Lorenzo Dow, Emanuel and their sister Lucy.

Information provided on this page include all known of Thomas's children Nancy, Stephen, Sarah, Joseph, Mary and Cornelius. This family moved about a lot.

So on this page find all we know about Thomas, his brothers, sisters, and their descendents.

And don't forget Jackson Middleton Rutledge. He and his wife lived in Franklin County, TN and that is not far from Lawrence County where Stephen Rutledge and family lived for many years.

Also Hawkins county is on the border with Virginia, giving some credence to the story they came to Tennessee from Virginia.

The Joker in this deck is Jackson Middleton Rutledge who originally came from South Carolina to live in Tennessee.

See map of Tennessee below.

         

See migration pattern of our Tennessee Rutledge family from Virginia to Missouri here.

More about that situation later.


For the family of Stephen W. Rutledge and Mary Massey, Stephen wrote a diary during the Civil War that documents where he lived when he met Mary from Sequatche County. Stephen had left his home in Pikeville, Bledsoe County by horseback to cross the river into Sequatche County to witness the hanging of a murderer named Godfry. When he got to the river a lady on horseback was foundering in the river and fell off her horse. Stephen rode in and raised her out of the water and took her safely to shore. They were later married and raised ten children among which was my great grandmother Chelnessee Matrina Rutledge Owen.


Mary Shubrick Eveleigh was the widow of Col. Nicholas Everleigh. Mary and 
Edward Rutledge did not have any children. Edward wanted to marry Mary Shubrick.
 His mother wanted him to marry Henrietta Middleton. He bowed to her wishes. 
Edward and Henrietta had three children, Henry Middleton Rutledge, Edward 
Rutledge, and Sarah "Sally" Middleton Rutledge. Henry married his cousin, 
Septima Sexta Middleton. They were the founders of Rose Hill in Nashville, TN. 
Edward, b. 1778 d. 1780 - burned to death at home.  CJ



Hello list, Does anyone know who this Lorenzo Rutledge in Coles County,  IL
is?  Our Lorenzo Dow Rutledge b.1813 in VA, (rumored to be of the  Jackson
Middleton Rutledge line) got married and had kids with Mary Polly  Molsby in TN
and most likely moved to IL after the 1860 TN census.  He and  Polly are
missing.  Most of his kids show up in Southern IL   then on to MO and Ark and even TX
for a while for some.  Polly died in  1865.  We know Lorenzo didn't die until
1875 (we have no graves  for either), so this 1874 marriage in Coles County,
IL could be our  Lorenzo.  Does anyone else claim this Lorenzo Rutledge or
have any new info  on his kids with Polly?-BarbK
    1.   _Sarah Ann Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31832)  b: 11 APR 1836 
    2.  _George B. Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31833)  b: 30 JUN 1837 

_Elizabeth Jane Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31834)  b: 11 OCT  1838 in Hawkins Co., TN  _Charles M.
Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31835)  b: 2 APR 1841  _Nancy Catherine Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I26724)  b: 13 APR  1844 in Hawkins
Co. Tenn.  _Valentine S. Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31837)  b: 5 MAY 1846  in TN  _Mary W. Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31836
b: 6 JAN 1849 in  Hawkins Or Bledsoe Co., TN  _Josephine A. Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31838)  b: 17
DEC  1851  _Margaret L. Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31839)  b: 19 NOV 1854  _Willian Epps Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31840)  b:
16 OCT  1856  _Elnorah D. Rutledge_
(http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=norvan&id=I31841)  b: 18 MAY  1861

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900

Groom                                Bride                       Number 
County

RUTLEDGE,  LORENZO       HANNA,  MARY       11/05/1874  00G/0037        COLES
             
 


 
In a message dated 9/16/2004 11:13:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

Edward  Rutledge (1749-1800), son of Dr. John and Sara (Hext), married
Henrietta  Middleton in 1774.  Children attributed to them are:  i.  Henry
Middleton Rutledge (1775-1844);  ii. Child, not named, born  1778, died
young;  iii. Sarah, (1782-1855).  Never  married.

Henrietta died in 1792, and Edward married Mary Shubrick  Everleigh.
Edward and Mary had one child; Sarah. (Two daughters named  Sarah?)

One source indicated Edward made a will, 25Sep1798, which was  probated
1800.  Copies of those might prove interesting.  Edward  died 23Jan1800.

Edward's siblings are said to be:  John, Andrew,  Thomas, Sarah, Hugh,
and Mary.

Kermit D.  Rutledge

 


Kathye,

Good to hear from you.  Pardon for my posting on the list but what email do
I use for you?  I will send the Roark Massacre information to you.  I appear
to be mission part 4. (there are 4 parts)  However, our connection is on
part 3.

I had never heard about John being born in Alabama, interesting.  (I'll
update my record on this) Wonder what took them there?  I do know why my
grandfather was born in Texarkana, AR.  According to Aunt Mildred, John &
Elizabeth went to Texas to buy cattle and had to stop for the event!

Dad wants to know which of Tom's kids you are descended from.  He knew some
of them when he was young.

I plan to get a copy of John B.'s obituary.  I wish I knew when Elizabeth
died.  My guess is the mid to late 1920's considering my dad saw her when he
was little and she was getting up in years then.  Would you like a jpeg of
the photo with Elizabeth?  I have sent one to Kay Martin and also to John
Rutledge for the webpage.

I contacted East TN Roots to post about Thomas Rutledge (Stephen's father)
They will send me what info they have on Pearl.  She died 5 months ago but
they have info on her daughter.  I would love to get copies of the photo's
of Stephen & Mary Massey.  The original diary (typewritten, the original
original was destroyed in a flood) is in the TN State archives under Johnie
Reb.

I knew Mary Massey was part Cherokee.  I don't know the percentage.  Kay
said you had a photo of her mother.  Could you send me a jpeg or send a copy
to the website?

I think the earlied date for John's death is likely correct.  Simply because
dad's dad went to work at the age of eight which would be  1889 or 1893.
(Dad insists 1885, records say 1882  My half sister Mary is going to check
his tombstone and burial records and see what they say).

This is long, and I apologize to list for running off at the mouth but there
is so much to share and many fascinating stories with family.

Kathye as soon as I know what email to use I will forward stuff about the
Roark massacre.  It is quite an interesting read.

Good to hear from you,

Julie

[email protected]


From: [email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: [RUTLEDGE] More Lorenzo Dow kids lines found & signer hint again


Rutledges,


Have been contacted by more "cousins" who saw my requests for Lorenzo
Dow (1813)line on Ancestry.  2 cousins from William Epps (Epscome) Rutledge
line and Nancy Catherine Rutledge + Andrew Wade Dutton line (children of
Lorenzo Dow and Mary/Polly Molsby/Molsbee).

Cousin Belinda says her dad was contacted in 1976 by a signer  committee as a relative of signer through Jackson Middleton Rutledge.  She  was VERY surprised to learn the Jackson Middleton line wasn't confirmed.

She doesn't know where the paper is now since her dad died a few years back, but her mom is still alive and it could still be in the house. Will forward the info to the list soon.

BarbK. (Jackson Middleton/Lorenzo Dow 1813 line)


Hello !  I just subscribed to the list so I will introduce myself briefly then go to my question.  I am Julie (Rutledge) Bates.  I am the daughter of Cecil Rutledge, grandaughter of Charles M. Rutledge and great grandaughter of John B. Rutledge who was the son of Stephen W. Rutledge.  Looking at at the group sheets, I appear to be Kathye Hyde's second cousin.

My question.  John B. Rutledge is listed as having died 4 Dec, 1889 when he would have been age 36.  That fits with the knowledge my grandfather went to work for the railroad at the age of 8 (he was born 7 Sept. 1882).  Does anyone know what happened to him? 

Also does anyone know when and where his wife Elizabeth Roark died?  I have picture from approx. 1911 where she appears and my dad remembers her from his childhood.  But we don't have a date for her.

Can anyone help?

Thanks a lot and I apologize for running on.

Sincerely,

Julie Bates
[email protected]


Kathye Hyde wrote:

Just a brief note before reading further on this topic...Jackson Middleton
Rutledge information came from the book The South Carolina Rutledge Family -
Their Kith and Kin by J. C. Harris, published by The Gregath Publishing
Company, Eastern Division, P.O. Box 1045, Cullman, AL 35056. He has been
mentioned on the list many times.

The book is still around, some of the list members have copies I believe. Some
of his lineages contain errors, as most books seem to, but the information from
Thomas Rutledge (father of our Stephen W. Rutledge) seems to be correct as far
as we have been able to determine. I believe he also had pictures from late
1800's and early 1900's of descendants of Jackson Middleton Rutledge. I don't
have the book but I would dearly love to borrow one for a month or so!

If anyone on the list has the book, could you please post whatever justification
J. C. Harris gives for Jackson M. Rutledge? I've heard he wasn't long on
documentation, but he had to have said something along the lines of...Great
Aunt Whatshername said.....

Kathye


Kay Martin wrote:

Hi Don and Everyone!

I'm back, however briefly this time around. I'd gotten Jackson M. from
... Marie? Kathye? This list? ...and thought he was more proven that he
evidently is. Rosalyn, I'm sorry if I lead you astray on that, but you are
in good hands here!
Kay

I hope the family of Mr. Harris doesn't object to my placing this
information from his book online.

The book has 639 numbered pages, with main portion of the book covering
pages 1-478, index 479-532, and various other listings thereafter.

Jackson Middleton Rutledge is not mentioned in the index.



Page 533, Other Rutledge families:

Mrs. Emma McGregor Webb of Clemson, SC
Mrs. John R. McGregor of Knoxville, TN
Mrs. Marie Kelly Privitt of Knoxville, TN
Mrs. Ruth Cordell Owen of Jackson, MS
Mrs. Earl H. Rutledge of Dunlap, TN
Mrs. Jamie Austin Hankins of Etowah, TN
Mrs. James L. Rutledge of Alberquerque, NM
Mrs. Dwight Rutledge of Branford, CT
Mrs. Frances Glenn Grant of St. Petersburg, FL
Mrs. Pearl Rutledge of Longview, WA
Mrs. Don Rutledge Edens of Nashville, TN
Mrs. Nancy Weaver Roland of Johnson City, TN
Mrs. Lora McGregor Auldridge of Lewisburg, WV
Mrs. Albert Austin of Cleveland, TN
Willim C. McGregor of El Paso, TX
Mrs. William Albert Austin of Cleveland, TN
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rutledge Morton of La Follette, TN
All the above from the Jackson Middleton Rutledge family have
contributed to the genealogies listed in this section.



Page 534, The Sequatchie Valley Rutledges:

This family who also had origin in South Carolina is thought to be
closely related to the Rutledge Family whom this work features. There
are many who believe that Jackson Middleton Rutledge was the son of
Edward Rutledge. It is a fact that there was close association between
this family and the other descendants of Edward. I'm sorry that I
couldn't prove the relationship. The diary of Ann Manigault says that
Mrs. Edward Rutledge (S.C. Historical Magazine) gave birth to a son of
January 8, 1777. Could this be Jackson? So many in this family have
faithfully corresponded with the writer over the years, they must be
included in this work.

(Photograph of aqabout 20 people, with caption Jackson Middleton
Rutledge Descendants Family Reunion Townsend TN 1977).



Page 535, Copy of letter from Archibald Rutledge to Ednora (Rutledge)
Weaver, with a transcription of the same:
State of South Carolina
Office of Poet Laureate
Archibald Rutledge
Poet Laureate
175 Alabama St.
Spartanburg, SC
7 February 1966
My dear cousin,
Virginia Ravenel referred your kind letter to me.
All the Tennessee Rutledges are descenders from Edward, signer of the
Declaration. Jackson is his second son. His elder brother was Henry
Middleton.
I enclose a picture of our ancient home, Hampton, where I live most of
the time.
Ann Rutledge, the alleged sweetheart of Lincoln, came from Tennessee.
With affectionate remembrances,
Your devoted cousin,
Archibald Rutledge


Page 536:

Jackson Rutledge, b. SC 1777, m Sarah Lucy Singleton. They settled in TN
in land that was partly in Franklin Co. and partly in Coffey Co.

Their children were: Emanuel Rutledge, Lorenzo Dow Rutledge, Lucy
Rutledge, and Thomas F. Rutledge.


Pages 536-555 discuss Thomas and his descendants.


Pages 556-566 list Rutledge marriages and censuses in TN.


Pages 567-639 discuss other Rutledge families.


I haven't found any other reference to JMR in Mr. Harris' book.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Darryl


This is what I have for Stephen's children. The information came partly from
what Thomas Gilbert Rutledge (his grandson) told my mother, and partly from
research done by Pearl Rutledge, grand-daughter-in-law of Stephen Rutledge. I
have no actual original source material for any of this, except for that
provided by census data in TN and in MO.

Descendants of Stephen W. Rutledge

1. Stephen W. RUTLEDGE b: July 6, 1833 in Hawkins Co., TN
d: October 12, 1910 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
... +Mary Sarah MASSEY b: August 4, 1835 in Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., TN d:
December 29, 1909 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
..2 Mary J. RUTLEDGE b: April 28, 1852 in Lawrence Co.,TN
d: June 27, 1852 in Henryville, Lawrence Co.,TN
..2 John B. RUTLEDGE b: August 15, 1853 in Alabama ? (1860 TN census)
d: December 4, 1889 in Dent Co., MO
...... +Elizabeth ROARK b: 1847 in Tennessee
..2 Sarah Elizabeth RUTLEDGE b: October 28, 1855 in Giles Co., Tennessee d:
March 13, 1910 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
...... +John Gilbert MARSEE b: January 1849 in Kentucky d: 1937
..2 Virginia RUTLEDGE b: February 1, 1858 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN d:
October 11, 1859 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN
..2 Chelnessee Matrina RUTLEDGE b: March 15, 1860 in Lawrence Co, TN d:
November 29, 1937 in Lowell, Benton Co., AR
...... +Henry Mentlo OWEN b: 1858 d: 1930 in Lowell, Benton Co., AR
..2 James Harve RUTLEDGE b: October 23, 1864 in Lawrence Co., TN
d: November 1, 1927 in Washington, IN
...... +Mable QUAKENBUSH
..2 Jerome Pickard RUTLEDGE b: June 3, 1867 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN
d: October 28, 1940 in Rogers, Benton Co., AR
...... +Myrtle Augusta URBACK
..2 Flora Josephine RUTLEDGE b: May 29, 1869 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: in Pittsburg, KS
...... +Meldon MCKINNEY b: December 1856 in Missouri
..2 William Thornton RUTLEDGE b: February 3, 1872 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: August 13, 1950 in Henderson, Mills Co., IA
...... +Eliza Jane MORGAN b: March 28, 1878 in Owen Co., KY
d: December 20, 1967 in Henderson, Mills Co., IA
..2 Martha RUTLEDGE b: December 18, 1874 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: May 16, 1926 in Waco, TX
...... +Will WILKERSON
..2 Therresse May RUTLEDGE b: July 13, 1877 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: in Indiana
...... +Robert KIGER

 


Hi Margaret,

I Have Thomas K Rutledge (son of Emanuel) with a son names Zackery David
Rutledge. In the 1860 Hawkins Co Tn census he is listed as Zack age 4 and in
the 1870 census he is listed as David age  13. I believe that Patrick
Rutledge111 also descended from Thomas K Rutledge  through Zachery David
Rutledge.
My line is Emanuel thru son Richard Kine Rutledge etc.

Donald R, Rutledge e-mail [email protected]

 We are descended from David Franklin
 Rutledge, who is listed in the household of Thomas K.
 Rutledge (son of Emanuel Rutledge) in the 1870 census
 when David was 13.  His age fits in naturally with the
 ages of the other children of the household.  But
 David isn't included in the list of children of the
 Thomas K. Rutledge household in the 1860 census, when
 he would be 3.  Other children are listed in both
 censuses.

 Do you have any information that would confirm David
 is Thomas's son?  If not, can you refer me to someone
 who might?

 Thank you for any help you can give me.

 Margaret Rutledge
 


Howdy cousins!  I am in search of information
regarding the elusive Jackson Middleton Rutledge who
is supposedly father of Emanuel Rutledge.  I am a
direct descendant of Emanuel Rutledge via his son
Thomas K Rutledge.  From what I have read, Jackson
Middleton is the son of Edward Rutledge of Declaration
of Independence fame, which is in our family lore.
Jackson was hidden away as a child because Edward was
captured by the british during the battle of
Charleston.  This is probably why it is so hard to
find anything about Jackson.  Any information would be
great!

Thanks!

Patrick Thomas Rutledge III

 


 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Rutledge" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:01 AM
Subject: [RUTLEDGE] Book-The South Carolina Rutledge's,Their Kith & Kin

 
 Hi Rutledge List.
 
 My name is Donald R. Rutledge descended from Emanuel(about 1801).
 
 I have run across reference to the subject book. I would like to check the book but do not know where to find it. Would it be in a library and if so maybe someone will be able to tell me where.
 I live in Kingsport, Sullivan Co, Tn.
 For those who may not know Sullivan Co adjoins Hawkins Co Tn, Greene Co Tn Wasnington Co Tn. and Carter Co Tn. as Well as Scott Co Va. and Washington Co Va.
 
 Being in the Northeast corner of Tennesssee we are also close to the state of  North Carolina.
 
 With regard to the book I saw it has information on " Jackson Middleton Rutledge".
 
 Any information will be appreciated.
 Donald R. Rutledge, I sign
 Don R.
 
 

Hello Cousin Don Kelly!
 
DNA just sent us a new cousin. He sent me his info down below. I tried to post an email informing everyone on the Rutledge list but didn't get anything so I must have messed up. Do you have Kathye's email. It seems she changed it, but I apparently did not write it down. Oh well, anyway I am excited about the DNA match. It would seem to prove that Thomas Rutledge and Emmanuel Rutledge were brothers. Don (Rutledge) explains his connection below. Can you do me a favor and contact Kathye and the list? Or tell me how since I post so seldom it's likely I've forgotten how.  Thanks cousin.
 
Julie Bates
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Rutledge [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:09 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Rutledge genealogy

 
Hello Bates
 
My name is Donald R. Rutledge my DNA has a 12 for 12  match with you.
 
If this is Julie Rutledge Bates  we swapped some e-mails some time past.
 
I just sent the following to Robert and Anita Rutledge who is also a 12 for 12 match.
 
My name is Donald R. Rutledge, I was born in Sullivan Co Tennessee in March
of 1933.
There was also a Donald W. Rutledge born in March 0f 1933 in Sullivan Co Tn.
This is what makes genealogy so confusing at times. So far I have not
connected our lineage together but may be able to do so in time.

My lineage is as follows; My father was James William Rutledge born in
Sullivan Co Tn 1898 died Sull. co Tn. 1975.
My grandfather was Richard Baxter Rutledge born in Hawkins Co Tn June 23
1871 died in Sullivan Co Tn Dec. 12 1949.( if you are not familar with state
Hawkins Co adjoins Sullivan and they are in northeast corner of state.)
My ggrandfather was Richard Kine Rutledge born in Hawkins Co Tn April 7 1845
died July 27 1891 in Hawkins Co Tn.
My gggrandfather was Emanuel Rutledge born in early 1800's thought to be
about 1801 (middle 1800's census's list as having been born in Va)
Emanuel died August 20 1878 in Hawkins Co Tn.
I have listed Lorenzo Dow Rutledge b June 25 1813 and Thomas Rutledge
as brothers of Emanuel. I have also run across the name Henry Rutledge
in early 1800's in Hawkins Co.But have not made any connections to him so
far.
Emanuel  was married to Sallie Kate (Wilson?) who also list her birthplace
as Virginia in census pages. Emanuel is my brickwall. I see where others
have him as being son of a Jackson Middleton Rutledge. He may have been but
so far I have not found anything to support this.

I will fill out more later as to children of ancestors and whatever I can do
to help.

I sign Don R.

Till later Don R.
 

Janie Preston Collup French
The Crockett family and connecting lines
Bristol Tenn: Press of the King print Co. c1928, 648 pages

page 26 thu page 33
George Rutledge born in Scotland was a Presbyterian and dissenter of the
Episcopal Church. Cromwell's War he and his family removed to Ireland. He married
Nelly
Gamble a descendant of Josphp Gamble, who emigrated from Londonderry Ireland
to Winchester Virginia.
The eldest son of George Rutledge and Nelly Gamble was William born in
Tyrnone County Ireland 1728, and married  Elinor Caldwell born in Caven County
Ireland
they were in august Co. Virginia by 1751. They moved family of 3 girls and 2
boys
to Sullivan Co. Tennessee in 1777.
their youngest son Robert Rutledge married Catherine  Crockett daughter of
Samuel Crockett Jr.
Roberts brother George was in the Revolutionary War and fought in the battle
of King's mt. He married Annie Armstrong.
Their ggg grandson Robet Thomas Case age 16 son of Frank H. Case and wife Fay
Thomas has compiled a sketch of Gen. George Rutledge and some movements of
the family from Scotland to America, some going to the Carolinas and others to
Virginia. Robert Case resides in Bristol Tenn.

Catherine Crockett bron Nov 18 1771 August Co. Virginia married Robert
Rutledge March 24 1795. He was son of William Rutledge and Eleanor Caldwell both of
Ireland.
Robert Rutledge born Oct 13 1764 in Augusta Co. Virginia died Sept 16 1835
Catherine died 1839 both buried Old Weaver Cem. on the Weaver Pike near
Bristol Tennessee.

Children
1. Jenny ( Jane) Rutledge born Dec 24 1797 married William Rutledge ( cousin
) and lived in
Miss. She died 22 March 1810

2. Nelly Rutledge born March 1 1799 married George Keyes--( have list of
children if anyone
want's.)

3. William  Rutledge born June 12 1801 married Elzira Crockett

4. Priscilla Rutledge  born 29 May 1804 died in Infancy

5. John Crockett Rutledge born 22 Sept 1806 married Sallie Cobb

6. Samuel Rutledge born Sept 5 1808 Elsie O' Dell


7. George Rutledge  born 11 June 1813 married Delia Telford


William Rutledge son of Robert born June 12 1801 married 1840 Elzira Crockett
daughter of Andrew Crockett and wife Christiana, Elzira Crockett was born
dec 16 1818 and d. Feb 3 1886
Rutledge Children
 1.Wade Presley Rutledge born 1841 In Sullivan County Tennessee  married Lucy
Fry. Wade Presley Rutledge died 1903 Lucy Fry dauaghter of Lawson Fry and
Amanda Duke of Newton N. C. Wade Presley Rutledge served Civil War, under Gen.
Nathan
Forreste 9th Tenn. Inf. Gen. Wheeler in 4 th Tenn. Cavalry.
          daughter Nelly Fry Rutledge married Samuel Peavler ( Have Peavler
Info if
wanted.)

2. Charlie Rutledge born 1845 died age 18 Civil War.

3. Cornelia Catherine  Rutledge born 1847 died 1907

4. Robert  Rutledge born 1852 died 1886

5. George Winston Rutledge born 1855 died 1903

John Crockett Rutledge son of Robert
born Sept 22 1806 married Sarah Cobb. Clerk of Court for Sullivan Co. Tenn.
Children
1. Catherine Rebecca born 1843 died 1925 married 1863 Oliver Caswell King
b-1841-1893 ( King children Listed if wanted)

2, Barsheba Rutledge born 1844 d 1886 m George Gammom
   ( have children listed if wanted.

3. Sarah Buckingham Rutledge born 1846 died 1898 m 1st 1872
Alexander Rankin (d1874)  2nd
Theodore V. Speer
( Have children listed of both marriages)

George Powell Rutledge born Jan 11 1813 in Sullivan County Tenn. the youngest
son of Robert and Catherine .
Married Delia Finley Telford of Athens Alabama Nov 4 1834 She was born Jun14
1813
at Huntsville. Alabama daughter of Alexander Telford and Agnes Gillespie
Gamble
she was a widow when she married  Alex Telford.
Rutledge children

1. Eliza Jane Lodemia  Rutledge born Sept 27 1835 died June 10 1836

2. Robert Alexander  Rutledge born June 25 1837 m July 4 1860 at Maryville
Tenn. to Mary Minerva Montgomery daughter of Andrew Calville Montgomery (d in
Abingdon, Va.)
and Evalina Green. His children
                   1.    George Calville Rutledge born May 11 1861 Maryville
tenn. m Oct
                    30 1887 at Jasper Tenn. Elma Moore daug of Horatio R.
Moore and
                    Ann Elizabeth Hunt.  ( have list of children.)          
                   2. Delia Eva born Feb 23 1863 Cleveland Tenn. m Sept 12
1882 John G.  
                       Hawkins, son of Samuel M. Hawkins and Serena J.
Brazelton
                       list of Dela  Eva Children. if wanted






3. George Gamble Rutledge born July 1 1840 in Sullivan Co. Tenn d Feb 28 1865
in prison at camp Douglas Ill.

4. Ophelia Ellen Rutledge born Aug 3 1844 m aug 21 1867 Thomas Larkin son of
Henry and Christiana McLeod Larkin of Huntland, Tenn.



5. William McEwen born Oct 22 1848 m Nov 18 1879 Titia Staples daug of John
Staples and Bettie Larkin

6. Laura Howard Rutledge born Dec 18 1852 at Campbell's station Knox co.
Tenn.
married Aug 3 1893 at Winchester Tenn. William Gaydon Mitchell of Bowling
Green Ky son of Solomon Sharp Mitchell and Augusta Isabelle Sample



Don,

  Stephen Rutledge was my Dad (Cecil Rutledge's) Great grandfather. Dad is the
son of Charlie Rutledge (brother to Tom-Kathye's grandad) Charlie Rutledge was
the youngest son of John B. Rutledge who was Stephen's oldest son.  Okay. Got
that settled. Don, you and I are also connected via Stephen Rutledge and Mary
Massey.  Which by the way, someone on the Massey list has the Masseys
descending from Edward III of England (go figure) I just raised an eyebrow and
went on.

Now I want to know how Robert connects in. Anita's brick wall is her Great
grandfather David Weldon Rutledge. So there's got to be a connection with
Stephen, or one of his brother's somewhere I would think. (Or maybe one of
Thomas Rutledge's brothers) I'm not sure how this DNA thing works. But we know
this is a cousin somewhere!

Julie
 Kathye Hyde and I have known for sure we were related since 1998 because
 we shared a 3gfather Stephen Rutledge and 3gmother Mary Massey Rutledge.

 It certainly nice to learn of this scientific connection to Robert and
 Cecil Rutledge.

 Now my curiosity wants to know how Robert, Cecil and Stephen are
 connected.

 Perhaps this can help us determine whether our guys came from Virginia
 or South Carolina, or from Mars or somewhere else.

 So welcome cousin (now confirmed) Anita by marriage.GRIN

 Don



    My husband Robert took the Rutledge DNA test about 3 or 4 months
 ago.
  We had heard nothing, except his results,  until last week when we
  received a letter stating Robert had a PERFECT 12 marker match with
  Cecil Morgan Rutledge.  You can't get a better report than this.  By
  contacting Cecil's daughter Julie, we also found, we are related to
  Kathye Hyde and Don Kelly.  So all of you out there, who are at a
 brick
  wall, like we were, the DNA testing could be your answer.  Even tho we
  will have to do more researching to find exactly where our Rutledges
  connect,   What a wonderful feeling it is to know we have new cousins
  out there.
  ~Anita


 

Don, I'm not sure if you are the right "Don" who looks for Rutledge Ancestors, but this is the first connection I have found my great-grandfather Nelson Rutledge. His mother was Jenny Larkin who was Annis Armstong (wife to Gen George Rutledge)'s neice. Annis sister Jinny married David Larkin, Sr. I have no birth record of Nelson, but a marriage record states that Nelson was the son of Jenny Larkin and "Billy" Rutledge. Billy is a mystery. The closest speculation is that Billy was the son of General George Rutledge making this a first cousin marriage. I've seen on the Rutledge Association Page that this William married Almira Casewell in 1825. Well, Jenny had a second husband Isaac Staples and their first child was born in 1821. If Nelson was indeed a product of Jenny Larkin and the William Rutledge, he would have been born around 1812 -- a possibility because they were from the same county in TN and their families seemed to intermingle quite a bit. Wherever Nelson came from, he left behind a string of descendents who erroneously think that Billy was related to Edward the Signer. I can't see that these are the same families. I would truly like to find this direct Rutledge line and your postings hare the closest yet. Can you help me? Please forgive my intrusion if I have reached you in error. Thanks, Suzanne Rutledge Robinson Cheyenne WY

 


Kathye Hyde and I have known for sure we were related since 1998 because
we shared a 3gfather Stephen Rutledge and 3gmother Mary Massey Rutledge.

It certainly nice to learn of this scientific connection to Robert and
Cecil Rutledge.

Now my curiosity wants to know how Robert, Cecil and Stephen are
connected.

Perhaps this can help us determine whether our guys came from Virginia
or South Carolina, or from Mars or somewhere else.

So welcome cousin (now confirmed) Anita by marriage.GRIN

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anita Rutledge"
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 10:19 AM
Subject: [RUTLEDGE] DNA Testing


   My husband Robert took the Rutledge DNA test about 3 or 4 months
ago.
 We had heard nothing, except his results,  until last week when we
 received a letter stating Robert had a PERFECT 12 marker match with
 Cecil Morgan Rutledge.  You can't get a better report than this.  By
 contacting Cecil's daughter Julie, we also found, we are related to
 Kathye Hyde and Don Kelly.  So all of you out there, who are at a
brick
 wall, like we were, the DNA testing could be your answer.  Even tho we
 will have to do more researching to find exactly where our Rutledges
 connect,   What a wonderful feeling it is to know we have new cousins
 out there.
 ~Anita


Mr. Kelly,

Thank you for all you efforts. I am sure because of his adoption, I may never find my G. Grandfather lineage, but it's been a hobby and is the last missing link in my family tree.

Regarding your relative, having read "Chosen Exile" the history of the Tennessee Rutledges, I know that the Sexta Middleton and Colonel Rutledge moved first to east Tennessee , Franklin County in 1800. They later moved to Middle Tennessee and Nashville.  They bought some family members and 50 slaves with them. Perhaps your Jackson was related to the Colonel.  Some family remained in East Tennessee after Colonel and wife moved on to Nashville. I am sorry to say I do not remember their names.

You mentioned in your email the mystery of connection to the Rutledge and Pinckney Families.  They were both prominent families in Charleston, South Carolina.  Henry Rutledge was secretary to Thomas Pinckney when he was Ambassador to France, during the time the Pinckney Treaty was adopted.  As you know this added the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and parts of Tennessee to the states.  This was considered quite a prize and for his efforts, he was granted 75,000 acres in Tennessee.  This is what made them move from the opulent almost royal life style that people of their station enjoyed during that time in Charleston to what must have seemed like wilderness.  It addition to their business connection some members of the Rutledge and Pinckney families married.  The book "Chosen Exile" details both the connections.

Thank you for broadcasting my request to your "Rutledge Clan."  I hope my information can be of some help to you. Let me know if I can be of further help.

Jim Hagy


02/15/08 11:26 PM

I am descended from Stephen's son John B. who died so young (36).   My dad Cecil Rutledge is Charlie Rutledge's only son.  If I can get the money together, I may see if I can talk Dad into the DNA test. I think it just takes a cheek swab so he may be ok with that.  Kathye Hyde is my 2nd cousin.  This list has been wonderful for me.  I started out knowing next to nothing about Dad's family, now thanks to you guys I'm back to Thomas Rutledge (Stephen's dad).  That is quite a breakthrough from where I was a few years ago.   Nice talking to you,   Julie

 

 

Tina,  I hope I can tell you this straight...My husband Jack's
grandparents were Robert and Mae Rutledge Kiger,she being the daughter
of Stephen and Mary Massey Rutledge.  Robert and Mae's daughter Helen
Maxine married Jack's father Harlan Pollitt.  On the other side,Harlan's
sister Jessie married Grover Mullins who was son of Caleb and Bell
Watson Mullins.  There were 8 children of Caleb and Bell.  Bell was the
daughter and 2nd child of Zachariah and Nancy Ann Rutledge
Watson,daughter of Abraham Rutledge. 
According to my info which I received just last week from Jack's cousin
who obtained it from the Rutledge reunion in Danville,Il. Abraham
Rutledge,1786-1840 was born in South Carolina and after spending on year
in N.C. moved to KY in 1798.  He remained in Kentucky,a prosperous
farmer until 1834,he moved his family together with his brother John
Rutldege and sisters, Ruth and Mary Rutledge and came to Vermilion Co.
Il  He married twice,his first wife bing Mary Huffman,and his second
wife Barabara Deck.  He had  11 Children survive him He is burried in
1840  in the cemetary on Hazel St. Danville,Il.
So you see, we are related to Rutledges on both sides.
Hope this helps!! It was just funny that we received this just a few
days ago.  It is the Michael - Rutledge family. 
Betty in Indiana
Tina Sanders wrote:

Hi Betty,

Is this your family?

Tina

      17. Elizabeth HUFFMAN was born 1775 in Augusta, VA, and died ABT. 1832
in Harrison Co, KY. She was the daughter of 34. Michael HUFFMAN and 35.
Catherine ?.

     Children of Elizabeth HUFFMAN and Christian DECK are:     i. Sophronia
Suffronia Fanny DECK was born 2 JUN 1794 in Virginia, and died SEP 1845 in
?, Rose cemetery, Vermilion Co, IL 52nd year. She married ? PATTERSON in
Married?. He was born ABT. 1793, and died UNKNOWN in ?, bur Rose Cem,
Vermilon Co, IL.
                ii. Barbara A DECK was born 1796 in Virginia, and died
UNKNOWN. She married Abraham W RUTLEDGE 23 DEC 1822 in ?, had 5 children by
Barbara per John Ferris, son of Peter RUTLEDGE and Mary SANFORD. He was born
1786 in South Carolina or Maryland?, and died 1840 in Danville, Vermilion
Co, IL.
.


 

Below is a listing for a group of individuals, most of whom share the same Rutledge line.  I'm posting it at Rootsweb in the hope that it may lead to others who are related to and/or are researching this line.  If you can add any other individuals to the list or can update any of the information of this list please contact me.

Ken, at the beach

[email protected]


                                                   COMMON ANCESTORS


The common ancestors to most of the below appear to be James Rutledge, born before 1711 and his first wife Sarah.  He had a second wife Mary, but I have yet to see any descendents listed from her.  Their three children appear to be William, born May 09, 1732; James, born about 1740; and Joseph, born about 1744.  All of the below individuals, except for Rosalyn Alsobrook and Jeannette Cuthreill, appear to be descendants of James Rutledge and Ann Owen. Rosalyn has researched the line from William Rutledge, who may be brother to James Rutledge.  Jeanette Cuthreill is not descended from this line but from the line of Thomas Fullilove Davis and Mathilda H. Brown.  One of their children, Jeter Barnett Davis, married Mathilda H. Brown, from whom she is descended.  Another of their children, Sarah L. Davis, married John Thomas Rutledge.

For many of the individuals listed below (and some not listed), I have copies of their genealogy files downloaded from Ancestry.com or received directly from the individual.


1.  Rosalyn Alsobrook 
[email protected]
http://home.earthlink.net/~ralsobrook/

Descent:

William Rutledge (brother to James) and Mary "Jane" Creson
John Rutledge and Catherine Steelman
William D. Rutledge and Mary Howell
Nathan Franklin Rutledge and Nancy Parthena Davis
William Arch Rutledge and Sarah Ophelia Durham
Harrison Franklin "Harry" Rutledge and Zilphia Elizabeth "Lilly" Hitt
Lowell Edison Rutledge and Christine Laura Sobey
Rosalyn Rutledge (no middle name) and Bobby Edward Alsobrook

 
2.  Jeanette Cuthreill

Jeanette W. Cuthreill
8613 NE 28
Spencer, OK 73084

205/769-2987

[email protected]
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/u/t/Jeanette-W-Cuthriell/
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jeanette/index.htm

Descent:

See above

3.  C. R. "Reg" Dunbar

C. R. "Reg" Dunbar
5325 Chambord Drive
Greenwell Springs, LA 70739

225/261-3688

[email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
Dudley Rutledge and Rachael Glass
Edmund (or Edward?) Stapleton and Elizabeth Rutledge
Jefferson Bradford Dunbar and Louella Stapleton
Jefferson Bradford Dunbar, II, and Ella Gertrude Barron
Chester Reginald Dunbar, Sr., and Jennie Elise Scott
C. R. "Reg" Dunbar and Diane Alice Barrias

4.  Janet Estes

Janet Estes
917 Princess Drive
Weaver, AL 36277

[email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
James Rutledge, Jr., and Susannah Sherrer
Joseph Rutledge and Jane Brooker
John Thomas Rutledge and Sarah L. Davis
John Lawrence (Lon) Rutledge and Emma Ora Owen
Thomas Walter Kilgore, Sr. and Mary Lou (or Lue) Rutledge
Thomas Walter Kilgore, Jr. and Iva Lou Jennings
Benny Jerry Kilgore and Mary Edna Bowling
Shiela Janet Kilgore and Philip Grant Estes

5.  Bob Fisher

Bob Fisher (and his sister Vicky Fisher, who is more actively researching her ancestry)
Covington, Ga

[email protected]

Descent:
James Rutledge and Ann Owen
James Rutledge, Jr., and Susannah Sherrer
Joseph Rutledge and Jane Brooker
John Thomas Rutledge and Sarah L. Davis
William Nathanial Rutledge and Sarah Elizabeth Copeland
Albert Fisher and Sarah Jewel Rutledge
William Rutledge Fisher and Alice Lon Friedell
Robert Keith Fisher

6.  Betty Meyer

Paul and Betty Meyer
4 Bowser Place
Curtin, A.C.T. 2605
Australia

[email protected]

Descent:
James Rutledge and Ann Owen
William Owen Rutledge and Elizabeth Partridge
John Berryman Bilbro and Ann Lumpkin Rutledge
Henry Bainbridge Pope and Mary Elizabeth Bilbro
John Barrymore Pope and unknown wife
John Barrymore Pope, Jr., and unknown wife
Paul Meyer and Betty Pope

7.  Pat N.Oelslager

Pat and Roy Oelslager
2219 CR 412
Lake Pannasoffke, FL 33538

352/568-2908

[email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
James Rutledge, Jr., and Susannah Sherrer
Joseph Rutledge and Jane Brooker
John Thomas Rutledge and Sarah L. Davis
Thomas Joseph Rutledge and Nancy Eugenia Williams
William Crawford Williams and Lizzie Leigh Rutledge
Henry Kimbrough Reese and Edith Lee Williams
Roy Virgil Oelslager and Patricia Nell Reese


7.  Cyndi Rutledge and her father Fred Rutledge

Cyndi Rutledge
8754 Lackawanna Ave.  ?
Baltimore, MD 21234

[email protected]   [email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
Joseph Rutledge and Esther Susannah Robert
Joseph Saddler Rutledge and Nancy Catharine Cowan
Alvah Matthias Rutledge and Zora Tulura Haynes
Lee Roy Rutledge and Nina Opal Watts
Frederick Alvah Rutledge and Earnestine Ann Hereford
Cynthia Lee Rutledge (Cyndi)

8.  David Rutledge

David Rutledge
4404 Grissom Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301

Phone:  864-595-0401
Fax:    864-595-0106

[email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
James Rutledge, Jr., and Susannah Shearer
Joseph Rutledge and Jane Brooker
John Thomas Rutledge and Sarah L. Davis
William Nathanial Rutledge and Sarah Elizabeth Copeland
Benjamin H. Rutledge and Helen Marie White
William White Rutledge and Marianne Chardon Jenkins
David J. Rutledge and Debra Carol Walsh

9.  Marie Rutledge

Charles and Marie Rutledge
3134 Topawa Place
Lithonia, GA 30038-3142

770/482-1077

[email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
James Rutledge, Jr., and Susannah Sherrer
Joseph Rutledge and Jane Brooker
John Thomas Rutledge and Sarah L. Davis
James M. "Jim" Rutledge and Mary Elizabeth "Eva" Barrow
Walton "Kirby" Rutledge and Amma Gray Pound
Charles Aaron Rutledge and Emma Marie Harvey


10.  Ken Rutledge

Ken and Lee Rutledge
6560 Chapel St.
Pensacola, FL 32504-7014

850-476-6911

[email protected]


Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
James Rutledge, Jr., and Susannah Sherrer
Joseph Rutledge and Jane Brooker
John Thomas Rutledge and Sarah L. Davis
Thomas Joseph Rutledge and Nancy Eugenia Williams
James Herman "Jim" Rutledge and Fannie Mae Dollar
Walter K. "Ken" Rutledge and Mary Lee Piazza


11.  Freida Rutledge Scroggins

[email protected]

Descent:

James Rutledge and Ann Owen
Joseph Rutledge and Esther Susannah Robert
Joseph Sadler Rutledge and Nancy Catherine Cowan
Joseph Melanchton Rutledge and Mabel Elizabeth Watson
William Melanchton Rutledge and Ara Armstrong
Roy Hill Rutledge and Grace Lee Hefley
Samuel Bryan Cunningham and Frieda Alyce Scroggins


The notice as printed in the Knoxville Register was pretty skimpy.  Here is the exact wording.

#1087  

24 May

J.P. McCarty, Sheriff of Hawkins County:  to be sold on July 8 the interest of Emanuel, Lorenza and Thomas Rutledge in land adjoining James Y. Campbell, John Kensinger and David Patterson.


My thought would be to see if any tax records exist for Hawkins Co. for that period of time.  I'm not very familiar with what is available for Hawkins Co.  I may check a few East TN History sites and see if anything springs up.

Nice to hear from you!

Julie



Julie, You've made a big breakthrough!  That notice nearly proves that
Thomas, Emanuel and Lorenzo Dow (the elder) Rutledge were brothers!  I bet
it was the land belonging to their parents - the Sarah Rutledge who lived
next door to Thomas in 1830, but wasn't there in 1840.  Did it mention who
the original owners were?  We still don't have a clue for Sarah's husband,
but thanks to you we know who her sons were.  I believe Emanuel stayed in
Hawkins Co for many more years, but Lorenzo and Thomas moved to Bledsoe Co,
TN between 1840 & 1850.  I believe I have them both on the Hawkins Co
census for 1840 and, of course, they are both on the 1850 census in Bledsoe
Co.  I sure would like to know where that land was!

Kathye

At 02:16 PM 2/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks Kathye,

I bet you are right.  I have no idea where Sept 1835 came from but I
assume the tombstone is correct.  I decided to see if his service record
would yield any new tidbits.  Do you know if he filed for a pension?  I
have seen no indications of it.

btw In my latest trip to the library I found a notice for May 24, 1837
announcing that on  July 8 the sheriff of Hawkins Co. would be selling the
interest of Emanuel, Lorenza and Thomas Rutledge in land adjoining james
Y. Campbell, John Kensinger and David Patterson.

I wonder if this is an indication they had already moved or were in the
process of moving to Bledsoe Co.

Your thoughts?

Julie

Julie,

Doncha just hate it when that happens?   I also have two different dates
for him, but the one provided by Pearl Rutledge (the "Matriarch" of the
Stephen Rutledge research) is spelled out July 6, 1833.  I also happen to
have grown up near Tyrone, Mo where he is buried and I have a picture that
I took of his gravestone a couple of years ago.  The birthdate on the stone
is July 6, 1833 (spelled out) and death is Oct 12, 1910, spelled as
given.  Then it gives his age at death, 77 y, 3 m, 6 d.

I imagine someone used the international date style one time (it puts the
month first) and that's how it got confused.  I trust the date on the
headstone, don't you?  I don't know where the September 7, 1835 came
from.  Mary Massey was born in 1835, but Aug 4, 1835 is her correct date of
birth.

Kathye

At 02:54 PM 2/7/2002 -0500, you wrote:
 Hello all!
 
 I was going through my files and realized I have three different dates for
 Stephen's birthdate.
 
 June 7, 1833
 July 7, 1833
 September 7, 1835
 
 
 Which one is correct?  Or have I got it wrong completely?
 
 Thanks,
 
 
 Julie Rutledge Bates


As far as census goes, it agrees with what I have.  I will note however, that Marie Privitt (email from March 31, 2001) states that Mary and Catherine were children of Jane and Mr. Pope that Thomas raised with his other children.  

another note about Thomas Rutledge, while wandering through the library, I found a copy of Hawkins Co. Deed Abstracts.  Thomas Rutledge is listed  as a witness to an indenture on 4 Oct. 1828.  Since I do not know of another Thomas Rutledge in Hawkins Co. my assumption is this is our Thomas.

Back to my previous conversation with Don.  Thomas was in the 1860 Bledsoe Co. census, Stephen and Mary were in Giles Co. since the vote is listed in East TN Roots as taking place May 6, 1861, I think this is where he was drafted.  Since the family was definately in Lawrence Co. when he returned, Don must be right, Mary had to have moved the family while he was gone.

This line of talk has been good for unscrambling my files. I have found some of Stephen's info in Thomas's file and vice versa.  It's good to get that fixed!


Julie in rainy and gray North Carolina
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Kelly
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:34 AM
To:
[email protected]
Subject: [RUTLEDGE] Thomas et al.

Darryl provided this record from Bledsoe County 1850. It seems that Thomas
is the father and the others are his wives, children and the children's
known spouses:

Any additions or corrections?

Don
================================================

Bledsoe Co TN, Eastern Dist, p 370-A, l 7, Hse 250/250, 11 Sep 1850
RA1a2              |
* Thomas (F?) RUTLEDGE              M (W)            47 (M3)
VA        Wagonmaker  m.  others            |
* Jane (HALL)                       F (W)            27 (M2)
TN        --  m. POPE, RUTLEDGE                 |
* Nancy J(ane)                      F (W)            19
TN        --  m. ....... MILLER                 |
* Stephen (W.)                      M (W)            17
TN        L   m. Mary MASSEY                    |
* Sarah A(nn)                       F (W)            15
TN        --  m. James R. MASSEY                |
* Joseph B.                         M (W)            12
TN        --                                    |
* Mary                              F (W)            10
TN        --  m. ...... BAUMAN/BOWMAN           |
* Cornelius                         M (W)             8
TN        --                                    |
* Catharine                         F (W)             6
AR        --  m. Frank SULLIVAN                 |
* John                              M (W)             3
TN        --                                    |
* Harriet (E.)                      F (W)             2
TN        --  m. ....... HOWARD                 |


Found another note I copied on Thomas Rutledge 

under TN Land Grants

Rutledge, Thomas (HW) 1830, 50a, E dist. bk 16, p.285 g#16419


HW is the abbreviation for Hawkins Co.
a is acres
E is East TN District.

The rest is the exact location in the records.  What I think I need to do is the next time I visit my dad in TN is also stop by the McClung Collection and see if I can find copies of the actual documents like this that I keep finding in collected library material.

The McClung Collection is under the wing of the Knox Co. Public Library and is a huge collection of historical and genealogical data, especially heavy in East TN material.  I plan to see Dad in March so I'll try to drive up to Knoxville and see what I can find.

As I keep finding Rutledges, I will post whether they are my line or not.  I'll probably go back to my local library Thursday and see what else they have for TN.  

Julie



I agree Kathye, because for years we knew or surmised that they came from
Hawkins County TN, but never had the proof. Now we do...........and
hopefully more........more names. This is GREAT.

I don't know if the Sheriff normally had anything to do with land sales or
transfers, BUT if by court or action of a legal nature, it could have been
the duty of the Sheriff to handle it.

I guess we need some court records for 1837 Hawkins County to learn if it
was a legal action; could have for example been an award based on property
lines being in the wrong place, or clouded title, or even and award ordered
by the court to satisfy a debt.

Not in stone, but think about the land liquidation action in terms of the
Sheriff not being involved in a straight sale of land one person to another,
unless there was a legal cloud of some type.

Cousin Don


Julie, You've made a big breakthrough!  That notice nearly proves that
 Thomas, Emanuel and Lorenzo Dow (the elder) Rutledge were brothers!  I bet
 it was the land belonging to their parents - the Sarah Rutledge who lived
 next door to Thomas in 1830, but wasn't there in 1840.  Did it mention who
 the original owners were?  We still don't have a clue for Sarah's husband,
 but thanks to you we know who her sons were.  I believe Emanuel stayed in
 Hawkins Co for many more years, but Lorenzo and Thomas moved to Bledsoe
Co,
 TN between 1840 & 1850.  I believe I have them both on the Hawkins Co
 census for 1840 and, of course, they are both on the 1850 census in
Bledsoe
 Co.  I sure would like to know where that land was!

 Kathye

 At 02:16 PM 2/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
 Thanks Kathye,
 
 I bet you are right.  I have no idea where Sept 1835 came from but I
 assume the tombstone is correct.  I decided to see if his service record
 would yield any new tidbits.  Do you know if he filed for a pension?  I
 have seen no indications of it.
 
 btw In my latest trip to the library I found a notice for May 24, 1837
 announcing that on  July 8 the sheriff of Hawkins Co. would be selling
the
 interest of Emanuel, Lorenza and Thomas Rutledge in land adjoining james
 Y. Campbell, John Kensinger and David Patterson.
 
 I wonder if this is an indication they had already moved or were in the
 process of moving to Bledsoe Co.
 
 Your thoughts?
 
 Julie
 

 Julie,
 
 Doncha just hate it when that happens?   I also have two different dates
 for him, but the one provided by Pearl Rutledge (the "Matriarch" of the
 Stephen Rutledge research) is spelled out July 6, 1833.  I also happen to
 have grown up near Tyrone, Mo where he is buried and I have a picture
that
 I took of his gravestone a couple of years ago.  The birthdate on the
stone
 is July 6, 1833 (spelled out) and death is Oct 12, 1910, spelled as
 given.  Then it gives his age at death, 77 y, 3 m, 6 d.
 
 I imagine someone used the international date style one time (it puts the
 month first) and that's how it got confused.  I trust the date on the
 headstone, don't you?  I don't know where the September 7, 1835 came
 from.  Mary Massey was born in 1835, but Aug 4, 1835 is her correct date of birth.
 
 Kathye
 
 At 02:54 PM 2/7/2002 -0500, you wrote:
  Hello all!
  
  I was going through my files and realized I have three different dates
for
  Stephen's birthdate.
  
  June 7, 1833
  July 7, 1833
  September 7, 1835
  
  
  Which one is correct?  Or have I got it wrong completely?
  
  Thanks,
  
  
  Julie Rutledge Bates

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 First comes from Darryl and Carolyn Gardner  [email protected]

Bledsoe Co TN, Eastern Dist, p 370-A, l 7, Hse 250/250, 11 Sep 1850 RA1a2 |

* Thomas (F?) RUTLEDGE M (W) 47 (M3) VA Wagonmaker m. ..., others |

* Jane (HALL) F (W) 27 (M2) TN -- m. POPE, RUTLEDGE |

* Nancy J(ane) F (W) 19 TN -- m. ....... MILLER |

* Stephen (W.) M (W) 17 TN L m. Mary MASSEY |

* Sarah A(nn) F (W) 15 TN -- m. James R. MASSEY |

* Joseph B. M (W) 12 TN -- |

* Mary F (W) 10 TN -- m. ...... BAUMAN/BOWMAN |

* Cornelius M (W) 8 TN -- |

* Catharine F (W) 6 AR -- m. Frank SULLIVAN |

* John M (W) 3 TN -- |

* Harriet (E.) F (W) 2 TN -- m. ....... HOWARD |


Curious-  I have info on a WILSON RUTLEDGE who died in Stoddard County,
Missouri.  I believe he was the son of Emmanuel Rutledge and Sarah Kate
Wilson, and the brother of my g grandmother, Rebecca Rutledge, who also died
in Stoddard County.  The info on Wilson is on the Stoddard County page of
Missouri at the USGenweb site (or, rather, its replacement).  It is in the
Administration of Estates or Probate link on the county page, and is from
official court records...
-----------------------------------------
The death notices were for the sons of the Wilson Rutledge from NC,TN,AL,AR.
This was some information I had received from a peson following Wilson's
family line.
Mike Rutledge, Boaz AL

1830. MONROE CO TN p 80, line 7 Fed. Census:
 RUTLEDGE, WILSON males 1 (20-30) fem. 1 (15-20)

1840: CHEROKEE CO AL Northern Dist page 132 Fed Census:
RUTLEDGE, WILSON males 2 (00-05)       fem. 1 (00-05)
   1 (05-10)            1 (20-30)
  1 (10-15)
  1 (20-30)

1850: SALINE CO AR Dist of Saline, 12 Oct Fed Census:
RUTLEDGE,  WILSON          47 m  NC  md,.  1840 Farmer
                       JANE              29 f  TN
ANDREW JAMES       18  m TN            Laborer
JOEL W.         16 m TN         Laborer
THOMAS H.       14 m TN   Laborer
LUCINDA J.      13  f  AL
JAMES C.                   10      m          AL
 MARTHA                     8       f           AL
 SARAH                       6       f            AL
ABRAHAM                  3      m            AR
ROBERT                    I        m            AR


1859. FLORAL, AR COMMUNITY.
     WILSON RUTLEDGE treated. by Dr. Allen (Indep.Co.AR Chronicle Jan 1961
P32 et seq)



1860. SALINE CO AR FRANKLIN TWP:
             RUTLEDGE, WILSON      55  m  NC  Farmer
                       JANE           39            f          TN
                       SARAH       16            f           AL
                   ABRAHAM     12            m         AR
                     ROBERT      10            m         AR
                     DEBBEY  A.* 8            f            AR

1863. CSA FILE NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
     W. A. RUDLEDGE Co. B Crawford's Regt appears on a
     roll of Prisoners of War, Camp Douglas, Ill. Deceased
     Feb. 21, 1863, Camp Douglas, U.S., Typhoid fever. Captured Jan 11,
1863, Arkansas Post, AR. Original filed as W. A. RUDLEY. (Also shown on
other cards as W. A.Rudridge and. W. A. Rutledge). Sergeant - Sergeant.
Also shown on roster of Company B lst (Crawford's) Arkansas Cavalry as
RUTLEDGE, WILSON SGT. (Along the Road to Glory by Anthony C. Rushing.)

1870: . JEFFERSON CO AR BOLIVAR TWP p 412 Plum Bayou PO 25 Jul:
     #5-5 -RUTLIGE, JAINE       50         fw  Keep house  $2000 $200 TN
   SARAH      25    fw                               AL
 ABRAHAM 20    mw   farmer              AR
  ROBERT    14    mw   farmer              AR
  MARY E.*  8    fw                               AR

1880: JEFFERSON CO AR PASTORIA TWP p 14  7 Jun:
#155-158; RUTLEDGE, JANE    head     wf     61    kp house           TN IRE
                    ROBERT  son           wm     28     farm
AR  TN
                      MARY E.dau           wf     26    w/farm
AR TN

1870: #6-6: JEFFERSON CO AR BOLIVAR TWP
            RUTLEDGE, J.C.   age 30    AL
                     EMMER               24    AR
                     MARY                   3     AR


JANE & FAMILY NOT FOUND BEYOND 1880 CENSUS



On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 07:10:35 -0400 Kathye Hyde
[email protected] writes:
 Julie, Marie, Don, Kay and anyone else interested in our Rutledge
 line from
 Stephen Rutledge and Mary Massey:

 Our cousin, Opal Montgomery, has put together a Rutledge Family
 Album on
 MyFamily.com.  There is a picture Julie will be interested in, of
 her
 grandpa, Charles Milliard Rutledge, and my grandpa, Thomas Gilbert
 Henderson Rutledge at

http://www.myfamily.com/isapi.dll?c=content&htx=view&siteid=h6tDAE&conten
tid=ZZZZZZTC&contentclass=PICT

 Opal has many pictures of the older family members who have long
 since
 passed on and down to the newest ones of my younger cousins' baby. 
 If you
 can't get in, email Opal or me and we'll get you in.

 Have a GREAT day!
 Kathye

  RESEARCH
 
http://members.aol.com/kathyehyde/Rutledge/listowner.htm


Please, please keep us informed.  Jackson Middleton is supposedly the father
of Thomas Rutledge who is my 4th great grandfather.  I would love to see
this validated!

Julie Rutledge Bates
[email protected]

North Carolina

----- Original Message -----
From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: [RUTLEDGE] More Lorenzo Dow kids lines found & signer hint again


 Rutledges,
        Have been contacted by more "cousins" who saw my requests for
Lorenzo
 Dow (1813)line on Ancestry.  2 cousins from William Epps (Epscome)
Rutledge
 line and Nancy Catherine Rutledge + Andrew Wade Dutton line (children of
 Lorenzo Dow and Mary/Polly Molsby/Molsbee).
        Cousin Belinda says her dad was contacted in 1976 by a signer
 committee as a relative of signer through Jackson Middleton Rutledge.  She
 was VERY surprised to learn the Jackson Middleton line wasn't confirmed.
She
 doesn't know where the paper is now since her dad died a few years back,
but
 her mom is still alive and it could still be in the house.
        Will forward the info to the list soon.
 BarbK. (Jackson Middleton/Lorenzo Dow 1813 line)


This is some information I have received over the years for the families of
John and Wilson.
Mike Rutledge, Boaz AL

----------------------------------------

WILSON (W.A.) RUTLEDGE
Born ca 1803) in NC
Died 21 Feb. 1863 of typhoid fever while
 A POW-CSA, Camp Douglas, IL.

MARRIED TWICE:
(1) md ca 1829 possibly in Monroe Co. TN. She has not been identified; no
marriage record found.
ISSUE: 3, possibly 4, sons, and 1 daughter.

2) md 1840 (per 1850 census taker), to a woman named Jane who possibly was
Jane Nations. A Pate descendant said she was ' referred to as "Grandma
Nations Rutledge" by older members of the family which would indicate that
she was not their grandmother by blood.
ISSUE: 2, possibly 3, sons and 3 daughters.
Again, no marriage record has been found. Early Monroe Co. TN and Cherokee
Co. AL are "burned" counties.

WILSON RUTLEDGE owned 320 acres in Independence Co. AR in 1859- BY 1860
census he was in Saline Co. AR. After the start of the Civil
War he joined. a CSA unit in Saline Co. where he is shown on the roster of
Co. B, Arkansas 1st (Crawford's) Cavalry as Wilson Rutledge, Sgt. The
original CSA record is filed as "W.A. Rudley." He was taken prisoner on 11
Jan. 1863 at Arkansas Post, AR and imprisoned at
Camp Douglas, IL where he died of typhoid fever on 21 Feb. 1863- There were
no muster roll cards dated prior to his capture so the date of enlistment is
unknown.  (Buried as W.A. Rudley in Oak Woods Cemt. Chicago IL, Confederate
monument)
If JANE RUTLEDGE, wife #2, followed an old custom, then her first daughter,
Martha, may have been named for the deceased wife. HUGH RUTLEDGE named a
daughter MARTHA LUCINDA. Could this have been for his mother and sister?

There are many JOHN RUTLEDGE descendants in Independence Co. AR and the
chronicler of this line shows my (Lucinda) Jane Rutledge as his daughter
even though she is not listed in the family Bible. My research has proved
this to be incorrect. John Rutledge possibly was her uncle. Jane may have
made her home with this family between the 1850 census and, her marriage to
Tom Pate in 1859-

WILSON RUTLEDGE'S SON, JAMES CALVIN, known as CALVIN, was born ca 1840; the
year Wilson married his second wife. The fact that Calvin was enumerated
with Tom and Jane R. Pate in the 1860 Indep Co. AR census makes me wonder
whether he was a son by the first wife. However, in 1870 he is living with
his family adjacent to Ja(i)ne Rutledge and her children in Jefferson Co.
AR.  Calvin Rutledge also served in the CSA but in a different outfit than
Wilson.


             



Kathye,

Good to hear from you.  Pardon for my posting on the list but what email do
I use for you?  I will send the Roark Massacre information to you.  I appear
to be mission part 4. (there are 4 parts)  However, our connection is on
part 3.

I had never heard about John being born in Alabama, interesting.  (I'll
update my record on this) Wonder what took them there?  I do know why my
grandfather was born in Texarkana, AR.  According to Aunt Mildred, John &
Elizabeth went to Texas to buy cattle and had to stop for the event!

Dad wants to know which of Tom's kids you are descended from.  He knew some
of them when he was young.

I plan to get a copy of John B.'s obituary.  I wish I knew when Elizabeth
died.  My guess is the mid to late 1920's considering my dad saw her when he
was little and she was getting up in years then.  Would you like a jpeg of
the photo with Elizabeth?  I have sent one to Kay Martin and also to John
Rutledge for the webpage.

I contacted East TN Roots to post about Thomas Rutledge (Stephen's father)
They will send me what info they have on Pearl.  She died 5 months ago but
they have info on her daughter.  I would love to get copies of the photo's
of Stephen & Mary Massey.  The original diary (typewritten, the original
original was destroyed in a flood) is in the TN State archives under Johnie
Reb.

I knew Mary Massey was part Cherokee.  I don't know the percentage.  Kay
said you had a photo of her mother.  Could you send me a jpeg or send a copy
to the website?

I think the earlied date for John's death is likely correct.  Simply because
dad's dad went to work at the age of eight which would be  1889 or 1893.
(Dad insists 1885, records say 1882  My half sister Mary is going to check
his tombstone and burial records and see what they say).

This is long, and I apologize to list for running off at the mouth but there
is so much to share and many fascinating stories with family.

Kathye as soon as I know what email to use I will forward stuff about the
Roark massacre.  It is quite an interesting read.

Good to hear from you,

Julie

[email protected]


Julie,

Thank you for the information.  I would really like to hear the story of
how Elizabeth Roark's great-grandmother was killed by Indians.  Which
grandmother was that?  Did you know her uncle married an Indian?

I have to apologize for the problem with your grandfather's wife's name.
I
took the information verbally and I guess I got confused with too many
"hers" and "hims" and "hes" and "shes."  I've since changed it in my
records, but of course everyone who has an old copy of my line will have
it
wrong as well.

I am correcting the things I had wrong that you've supplied sources for,
but there are important differences you should know about as well.

1.      Although most of the family information says that John B. Rutledge
was born in Lawrence Co., TN, that is not what is reported on the 1860
census.  On that census it gives his place of birth as Alabama.  I have a
copy or two that I made straight from the microfilm and it clearly is
AL.  The other children are born in TN, as are Mary and Stephen.

2.      John's death date is the same as what I have, and it came from
Pearl Rutledge, who says she got it from Stephen's obituary.  However,
there is an article in the Dent County history book that gives his date of
death as April 8, 1905 at the Ed Morrison home in Dent County, MO.  The
following is on page 525 in Ozark Heritage, Dent County, Mo cemeteries &
families Vol III, 1994:

RUTLEDGE, JOHN W. 1848-4/8/1905  at the Ed Morrison home, s/o Stephen W
Rutledge of Tyrone, Texas Co.; md. Elizabeth Roark, 1870, Dent Co., worked
on Cook farm at Cook Station.

Note that they have his middle initial different from what we've commonly
known it by.  Still......it makes you wonder, doesn't it?

I also have his burial at the Pinto-Watson cemetery in Dent Co.  The same
source gives:
Pinto-Watson Cemetery - On Meramec River, Martin Hart farm.  Located in
Short Bend Township, Dent Co. close to Crawford Co line near Cook
Station -
also  referred to as old Taff Graveyard.


3.      I have different birth dates for the children of John and
Elizabeth:
Mary Elizabeth RUTLEDGE  b: 12/1/1870   d: 6/6/1947
Eliza A. RUTLEDGE       b: Abt. 1872
Rose A. RUTLEDGE        b: Abt. 1875
Oritha RUTLEDGE  b: 2/2/1877    d: 2/12/1961
Thomas Gilbert Henderson RUTLEDGE       b: 9/27/1877     d: 1/11/1963
Olive RUTLEDGE  b: Abt. 1878
Nancy RUTLEDGE  b: Abt. 1880
Charles Millard RUTLEDGE        b: 9/7/1885      d: 2/19/1961

These dates came from the census records:
A census abstract of the 1880 census in Cass Twp, Texas Co. MO shows:
296 Rutledge, John B.    hd     28        TN
                      Elizabeth         wf     34        TN
                        Mary E.           d         9       MO
                        Eliza A.           d         8       MO
                        Rosa A.           d        5       MO
                        Oritha               d        3      MO
                        Olive                 d         2      MO


4.      Thomas Gilbert Henderson RUTLEDGE married Margaret Octavia Bell
SISK.  She was b: November 4, 1880 in Missouri & d: January 13, 1939 in
Oregon County, Missouri.  Margaret Octavia Sisk (called Tavie by family)
was the daughter of David Sisk and Nancy Poindexter.  She was 1/2 or more
Cherokee Indian--David Sisk being full Cherokee and Nancy Poindexter being
a descendant of the Cherokee Poindexter/Pledge line on two lines.

Children of THOMAS RUTLEDGE and MARGARET (Tavie) SISK are:
          i.       DOLLIE7 RUTLEDGE5.
6.      ii.     MINNIE RUTLEDGE, b. September 3, 1901; d. June 23, 1974.
          iii.    STELLA RUTLEDGE5, b. October 13, 19045; d. December 25,
19385; m. WILLIE STEVENS5.
7.      iv.     DELIA LETA PERSILLIA RUTLEDGE, b. July 26, 1907, Oregon
County, MO; d. January 11, 2001, Thayer, Oregon Co, MO.
8.      v.      JAMES LEWIS RUTLEDGE, b. June 8, 1914, Oregon County,
Missouri; d. October 8, 1964, Oregon County, Missouri.
9.      vi.     FLORENCE LOUELLA RUTLEDGE, b. February 11, 1920, Oregon
Co., MO.
          vii.    LAWRENCE RUTLEDGE5, b. Abt. 1923; m. BETTY5.
          viii.   RUBY JEWELL RUTLEDGE5, b. August 23, 19255; m. NORMAN
BRIDGES5, June 22, 19455.

I sure wish your grandfather's family Bible would surface!  I don't know
what happened to Grandpa Tom's Bible.  I keep forgetting to ask Mom's
cousin if she would know.  He lived with Mom's aunt and uncle the last few
years of his life, so her parents probably had it at that time.

Kathye

At 04:39 PM 3/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
Hi all!  My apologies to those not on my line.  I keep seeing incorrect
information for my grandfather's line (likely some cousin's guessimates)
which have spread all over the place so I at least would like to correct
it
here. As I also have some information others may not have on my
greatgrandfather's line I'll start there.

John B. Rutledge  b. 15 Aug. 1853 Lawrence Co. Tn.  d. 4 Dec. 1889 ( I
have
seen Dent and other counties in MO. listed.

m. Elizabeth Roark  b. 1847 TN.
                                  d.   She was alive when my dad was young
so
my guess is sometime after 1925. But this is a guess
        I recently received an accounting of how her great grandmother was
killed by indians         if anyone is interested.

Children:

Mary Elizabeth  b. 1 Dec. 1870   d. 6 June 1947  Pittsburg, OK.
          m. Obadiah Goodman  (Kay Martin's line so she's the expert on
her)

Eliza  b. 1876

Oritha  b.1876    m. George James

Rosie  b. 1876  m. (1) Sam Traw  (2)  ? Johnson.   my grandfather left
the
family bible in her keeping in the 30's I hope a descendent finds the
list
one day.

Olive

Nancy

Thomas Gilbert  b. 27 July 1872  d. 11 Jan. 1963
          m. Margaret Fisk or Sisk  4 Nov. 1880 d. 13 Jan. 1939  both are
buried at the Myrtle Freewill Bapt. Church in Myrtle MO. ( Kathye Hyde's
line)

Charles Millard Rutledge (my paternal grandfather)  b. 7 Sept. 1882 in
Texarkana, AR.
    d. 19 Feb. 1961 in Morefield, AR.  buried in Myrle Freewill Baptist
Cemetary, Myrtle MO.    m. 23 Dec. 1906  Grandin, MO.
          m. (1) Mertie May Thompson   b.21 July 1891  d. 16 Aug. 1927 in
Granite City, IL
              (2)   "Miss Ida"   m. 1933?
          Children:
              Elzora May b.7 Jan. 1908  d. 1918 ( the year of the flu
epidemic)
              Flossie Mildred  b.25 April 1910  d. mid 1980's in MO.
                      m. Milburn Black
              Goldie Ellen    b.12 April 1913  m. Ray Steiner  still
living.
              Cecil Morgan (my dad)  b. 12 July 1917 Wirth, AR.  still
living
                      m. (1) Hazel Taylor div. early 1950's  Batesville,
AR
                           (2)   Chelsea Estel Clark  b. 29 Oct. 1921  m.
22
Oct. 1956  in MI
                                   d. 19 Aug. 1998  Maryville, TN


These are the facts that I know.  I have my grandfather's death record,
obituary, and original marriage licence.  I also have my dad whose memory
is
pretty sharp.  So if you need to update your records please do so.  I
keep
finding new places where my grandfather's date of birth is wrong and he's
listed as being married to his daughter Mildred.

Thanks,

Julie




Kathye

At 04:39 PM 3/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
Hi all!  My apologies to those not on my line.  I keep seeing incorrect
information for my grandfather's line (likely some cousin's guessimates)
which have spread all over the place so I at least would like to correct
it
here. As I also have some information others may not have on my
greatgrandfather's line I'll start there.

John B. Rutledge  b. 15 Aug. 1853 Lawrence Co. Tn.  d. 4 Dec. 1889 ( I
have
seen Dent and other counties in MO. listed.

m. Elizabeth Roark  b. 1847 TN.
                                  d.   She was alive when my dad was young
so
my guess is sometime after 1925. But this is a guess
        I recently received an accounting of how her great grandmother was
killed by indians         if anyone is interested.

Children:

Mary Elizabeth  b. 1 Dec. 1870   d. 6 June 1947  Pittsburg, OK.
          m. Obadiah Goodman  (Kay Martin's line so she's the expert on
her)

Eliza  b. 1876

Oritha  b.1876    m. George James

Rosie  b. 1876  m. (1) Sam Traw  (2)  ? Johnson.   my grandfather left
the
family bible in her keeping in the 30's I hope a descendent finds the
list
one day.

Olive

Nancy

Thomas Gilbert  b. 27 July 1872  d. 11 Jan. 1963
          m. Margaret Fisk or Sisk  4 Nov. 1880 d. 13 Jan. 1939  both are
buried at the Myrtle Freewill Bapt. Church in Myrtle MO. ( Kathye Hyde's
line)

Charles Millard Rutledge (my paternal grandfather)  b. 7 Sept. 1882 in
Texarkana, AR.
    d. 19 Feb. 1961 in Morefield, AR.  buried in Myrle Freewill Baptist
Cemetary, Myrtle MO.    m. 23 Dec. 1906  Grandin, MO.
          m. (1) Mertie May Thompson   b.21 July 1891  d. 16 Aug. 1927 in
Granite City, IL
              (2)   "Miss Ida"   m. 1933?
          Children:
              Elzora May b.7 Jan. 1908  d. 1918 ( the year of the flu
epidemic)
              Flossie Mildred  b.25 April 1910  d. mid 1980's in MO.
                      m. Milburn Black
              Goldie Ellen    b.12 April 1913  m. Ray Steiner  still
living.
              Cecil Morgan (my dad)  b. 12 July 1917 Wirth, AR.  still
living
                      m. (1) Hazel Taylor div. early 1950's  Batesville,
AR
                           (2)   Chelsea Estel Clark  b. 29 Oct. 1921  m.
22
Oct. 1956  in MI
                                   d. 19 Aug. 1998  Maryville, TN


These are the facts that I know.  I have my grandfather's death record,
obituary, and original marriage licence.  I also have my dad whose memory
is
pretty sharp.  So if you need to update your records please do so.  I
keep
finding new places where my grandfather's date of birth is wrong and he's
listed as being married to his daughter Mildred.

Thanks,

Julie


 


Hello !  I just subscribed to the list so I will introduce myself briefly then go to my question.  I am Julie (Rutledge) Bates.  I am the daughter of Cecil Rutledge, grandaughter of Charles M. Rutledge and great grandaughter of John B. Rutledge who was the son of Stephen W. Rutledge.  Looking at at the group sheets, I appear to be Kathye Hyde's second cousin.

My question.  John B. Rutledge is listed as having died 4 Dec, 1889 when he would have been age 36.  That fits with the knowledge my grandfather went to work for the railroad at the age of 8 (he was born 7 Sept. 1882).  Does anyone know what happened to him? 

Also does anyone know when and where his wife Elizabeth Roark died?  I have picture from approx. 1911 where she appears and my dad remembers her from his childhood.  But we don't have a date for her.

Can anyone help?

Thanks a lot and I apologize for running on.

Sincerely,

Julie Bates
[email protected]




Kathye Hyde wrote:

Just a brief note before reading further on this topic...Jackson Middleton
Rutledge information came from the book The South Carolina Rutledge Family -
Their Kith and Kin by J. C. Harris, published by The Gregath Publishing
Company, Eastern Division, P.O. Box 1045, Cullman, AL 35056. He has been
mentioned on the list many times.

The book is still around, some of the list members have copies I believe. Some
of his lineages contain errors, as most books seem to, but the information from
Thomas Rutledge (father of our Stephen W. Rutledge) seems to be correct as far
as we have been able to determine. I believe he also had pictures from late
1800's and early 1900's of descendants of Jackson Middleton Rutledge. I don't
have the book but I would dearly love to borrow one for a month or so!

If anyone on the list has the book, could you please post whatever justification
J. C. Harris gives for Jackson M. Rutledge? I've heard he wasn't long on
documentation, but he had to have said something along the lines of...Great
Aunt Whatshername said.....

Kathye


Page 533, Other Rutledge families:

Mrs. Emma McGregor Webb of Clemson, SC
Mrs. John R. McGregor of Knoxville, TN
Mrs. Marie Kelly Privitt of Knoxville, TN
Mrs. Ruth Cordell Owen of Jackson, MS
Mrs. Earl H. Rutledge of Dunlap, TN
Mrs. Jamie Austin Hankins of Etowah, TN
Mrs. James L. Rutledge of Alberquerque, NM
Mrs. Dwight Rutledge of Branford, CT
Mrs. Frances Glenn Grant of St. Petersburg, FL
Mrs. Pearl Rutledge of Longview, WA
Mrs. Don Rutledge Edens of Nashville, TN
Mrs. Nancy Weaver Roland of Johnson City, TN
Mrs. Lora McGregor Auldridge of Lewisburg, WV
Mrs. Albert Austin of Cleveland, TN
Willim C. McGregor of El Paso, TX
Mrs. William Albert Austin of Cleveland, TN
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rutledge Morton of La Follette, TN
All the above from the Jackson Middleton Rutledge family have
contributed to the genealogies listed in this section.



Page 534, The Sequatchie Valley Rutledges:

This family who also had origin in South Carolina is thought to be
closely related to the Rutledge Family whom this work features. There
are many who believe that Jackson Middleton Rutledge was the son of
Edward Rutledge. It is a fact that there was close association between
this family and the other descendants of Edward. I'm sorry that I
couldn't prove the relationship. The diary of Ann Manigault says that
Mrs. Edward Rutledge (S.C. Historical Magazine) gave birth to a son of
January 8, 1777. Could this be Jackson? So many in this family have
faithfully corresponded with the writer over the years, they must be
included in this work.

(Photograph of about 20 people, with caption Jackson Middleton
Rutledge Descendants Family Reunion Townsend TN 1977).



Page 535, Copy of letter from Archibald Rutledge to Ednora (Rutledge)
Weaver, with a transcription of the same:
State of South Carolina
Office of Poet Laureate
Archibald Rutledge
Poet Laureate
175 Alabama St.
Spartanburg, SC
7 February 1966
My dear cousin,
Virginia Ravenel referred your kind letter to me.
All the Tennessee Rutledges are descenders from Edward, signer of the
Declaration. Jackson is his second son. His elder brother was Henry
Middleton.
I enclose a picture of our ancient home, Hampton, where I live most of
the time.
Ann Rutledge, the alleged sweetheart of Lincoln, came from Tennessee.
With affectionate remembrances,
Your devoted cousin,
Archibald Rutledge


Page 536:

Jackson Rutledge, b. SC 1777, m Sarah Lucy Singleton. They settled in TN
in land that was partly in Franklin Co. and partly in Coffey Co.

Their children were: Emanuel Rutledge, Lorenzo Dow Rutledge, Lucy
Rutledge, and Thomas F. Rutledge.


Pages 536-555 discuss Thomas and his descendants.


Pages 556-566 list Rutledge marriages and censuses in TN.


Pages 567-639 discuss other Rutledge families.


I haven't found any other reference to JMR in Mr. Harris' book.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Darryl


This is what I have for Stephen's children. The information came partly from
what Thomas Gilbert Rutledge (his grandson) told my mother, and partly from
research done by Pearl Rutledge, grand-daughter-in-law of Stephen Rutledge. I
have no actual original source material for any of this, except for that
provided by census data in TN and in MO.

Descendants of Stephen W. Rutledge

1. Stephen W. RUTLEDGE b: July 6, 1833 in Hawkins Co., TN
d: October 12, 1910 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
... +Mary Sarah MASSEY b: August 4, 1835 in Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., TN d:
December 29, 1909 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
..2 Mary J. RUTLEDGE b: April 28, 1852 in Lawrence Co.,TN
d: June 27, 1852 in Henryville, Lawrence Co.,TN
..2 John B. RUTLEDGE b: August 15, 1853 in Alabama ? (1860 TN census)
d: December 4, 1889 in Dent Co., MO
...... +Elizabeth ROARK b: 1847 in Tennessee
..2 Sarah Elizabeth RUTLEDGE b: October 28, 1855 in Giles Co., Tennessee d:
March 13, 1910 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
...... +John Gilbert MARSEE b: January 1849 in Kentucky d: 1937
..2 Virginia RUTLEDGE b: February 1, 1858 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN d:
October 11, 1859 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN
..2 Chelnessee Matrina RUTLEDGE b: March 15, 1860 in Lawrence Co, TN d:
November 29, 1937 in Lowell, Benton Co., AR
...... +Henry Mentlo OWEN b: 1858 d: 1930 in Lowell, Benton Co., AR
..2 James Harve RUTLEDGE b: October 23, 1864 in Lawrence Co., TN
d: November 1, 1927 in Washington, IN
...... +Mable QUAKENBUSH
..2 Jerome Pickard RUTLEDGE b: June 3, 1867 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN
d: October 28, 1940 in Rogers, Benton Co., AR
...... +Myrtle Augusta URBACK
..2 Flora Josephine RUTLEDGE b: May 29, 1869 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: in Pittsburg, KS
...... +Meldon MCKINNEY b: December 1856 in Missouri
..2 William Thornton RUTLEDGE b: February 3, 1872 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: August 13, 1950 in Henderson, Mills Co., IA
...... +Eliza Jane MORGAN b: March 28, 1878 in Owen Co., KY
d: December 20, 1967 in Henderson, Mills Co., IA
..2 Martha RUTLEDGE b: December 18, 1874 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: May 16, 1926 in Waco, TX
...... +Will WILKERSON
..2 Therresse May RUTLEDGE b: July 13, 1877 in Tyrone, Texas Co., MO
d: in Indiana
...... +Robert KIGER



I've heard it said that Thomas Rutledge's middle name was Franklin, but haven't seen it written that way. Likewise, I've heard Stephen's middle name given as Wilson but have only seen it written with the middle initial.

I grew up in Houston, MO, in Texas County. Tyrone is not far from any of the places I lived while I lived at home. My parents and all three of my brothers, and my Grandma, uncles and aunts still live in Texas Co. so it's still home even though I haven't lived there since 1981. Rutledge is my Mom's family, and they all moved away around the turn of the 1900s, all in different directions apparently. I, too, have to echo the words a strange family in connection with my Rutledge line. There are some real questions with some of Stephen's children....

My mother's great-grandfather was John B. Rutledge, the oldest son of Stephen and Mary Rutledge. Her grandfather, Thomas Gilbert Rutledge, was born in Texas County and lived there for awhile, but was not listed as a family member in the only census I've found for that family. That was the 1880 census. The 1890 census was lost and John B. Rutledge died in 1889. No one knows where his wife, Elizabeth Roark, disappeared to after John's death. There is some mystery about that, too, which will have to be explained in another post. At any rate, Thomas G. Rutledge became a preacher and moved to Oregon County, MO where he married, raised a large family and died in 1963. My mother adored him and spent many hours hearing about the family, but the Rutledges of Texas County and before were not very well taught.

Stephen W. Rutledge and Mary Massey Rutledge are buried in the Tyrone cemetery, near the dirt drive that leads from the county road to the farm on the other side of the cemetery. Stephen and Mary are right next to the road, with children and grandchildren behind them. Here are the stones that I recognized:

James H. Marsee Jan 27, 1884 - Feb 11, 1917

John G. Marsee 1849-1937

Sarah Marsee (wife of J. G.) 10-23-1855 - 5-7-1910 ** This is Sarah Rutledge (Stephen's daughter). Also, we had her death date as 3-13-1910

Virgle, Infant son of M.F. and J. F. McKinney died 7-6-1889 1 mo 10 day We had treasure on earth. He was our joy and pride. We loved him perhaps too well For soon he slept and died.

This was the son of Meldon and Flora Josephine (Rutledge) McKinney. She was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Rutledge.

Mary N. Owen dau of H.M. C.M. Owen born July 22, 1882 died Nov. 16, 1895 13 yr 3 m 25 day

This was the daughter of Henry Mentlow and Chelnessee Matrina (Rutledge) Owen. Chelnessee was the great-grandmother of Marie Kelly Privitt, Monty Kelly Ramsland and Don Kelly.

I have a list of land records from 1882 to 1908 between Stephen W. Rutledge and his children, and between a couple of the children selling land to each other. I will post those later. Right now, it's well past my bedtime, so I'll close with best wishes for a warm and healthy rest for all.

Kathye

Marie Kelly Privitt wrote:

Kaye, have you gone to Houston , Mo and area and research the Rutledge and Owen families? I was there a year ago but wasn't feeling well enough to do the Owen family also. If someone has not done all the records on Owen in that area, I will try to get up there in a few months when I am stronger . As soon as I can get to it I will send the records I found in Houston, Salem and Tyrone, MO. Marie

Monty Ramsland wrote:

Kathye When you have time, please catch me up on your family line. I have some gaps. I would also like a copy of the microfilm of the census of 1830 to 1870, I'll be glad to pay for them. If I can fill in any information for you I will. Let me know what you need. Thanks Monty Ramsland P.O. Box 25 Kenwood, CA. 95452

Monty Ramsland wrote:

I found a copy of Stephen's death certificate and in the place for his father is Wilson Rutledge of TN and ________ Wilson of TN. 1850 Census for Bledsoe County, TN states his father as Thomas Franklin Rutledge. Which is correct??? Monty

Stephen and Mary were married in December 1850 in Bledsoe County. Stephen was barely 17 and Mary was only 15. They moved to Giles or Lawrence Co shortly thereafter. However, on the 1860 census of Giles Co, TN, it shows John B. Rutledge born in Alabama. It also has a check mark in the race column. Kay Martin and I have speculated that one to death and the only explanation we could find was that, with him being a 6 year old boy, being out in the sun a lot, and being about 1/4 or so Cherokee, he probably LOOKED very much like an indian. Mary would probably have stayed in more, kept her face, arms and hands covered as much as possible to fade her color so she could blend in better.

The Alabama part is still a mystery. Personally, I think that's where they made their rendezvous with the mother ship that year.....

Kathye

Kathye Hyde wrote: ..2 John B. RUTLEDGE b: August 15, 1853 in Alabama ? (1860 TN census) I'm curious. Where'd that Alabama come from? Why would this one child have been born in a different state? And why Alabama? Rosalyn, on the hill


Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio,Middle District By Virtue of a Warrant to me directed of No 1832 Entered April 23, 1784 of said the 31st day November 1784 by John Armstrong Esq. Entry officer of claims for Western Lands,
I have surveyed for JOHN RUTLEDGE assignee of Roger Smith, Five Thousand Acres of land lying in Said district on the main fork of Elk River. Beginning at a black oak and hickory standing near the fott of Cumberland Mountain on the West side of Taylor Trace running north forty five degrees East hundred and ninety five poles to a dogwood. Thence north forty five deg. West eight hundred and ninety five poles to a Hickory then ninetyfive poles to a black oak and Hicory then south forty five East Eight hundred and ninety five poles to the beginning--Surveyed September 9th 1794.
The pages for these are: Pg 27-28, 30, 32, 34-35.
State of North Carolina No 317 To all to whom these presents shall come Greetings! Know ye that we have for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds for every hundred acres hereby Granted, paid unto our Treasury by Thomas Savage Have given and granted unto John Ruthage Claims of the said Thomas Savage, Five Thousand Acres of land lying and being in our Middle District on the main fork of Elk River Joining to a survy of Said Rutledge by Virtue of a Warrant No. 1832.
Beginning at a black oak and Hickory the beginning corner of the said survey North forty five degrees, West eight Hundred and ninety five poles to a black oak and Hickory then South forty five degrees West to beginning of and ninety five poles--North forty five East eight hundred and ninety five poles to the beginning As by the plat hereunto assigned doth appear as with ----days woods ceatise mine minerals profite here is lamint (next page 33) have given and granted and by these present do give and grant unto John Rutledge assignee of said Roger Smith Five thousand acres of land in lying and being in our Middle District on the main fork of the Elk River.
Beginning at a black oak and Hickory standing near the fork of Cumberland Mountain on the West side of Taylor's Trace running North forty five degrees East eight hundred and ninety five poles to a dogwood, thence North forty five degrees West Eight Hundred and ninety five poles to a Hickory, Then South forty five West eight hundred and ninety five poles to the beginning--As by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear with all ways, wood, water, mined, minerals profits hesiitaments and appurtenances Gesidnss to belonging or in any ucise appertaining To hold to the said John Rutledge his heirs and assigns for ever.
Yielding and paying unto us such sums of money Yearly or our General Assembly from time to time may direct. Provided alway that the said grantee shall cause this grant to be enrolled in the Register Office in said Middle District, within the time limited.
There were 3 lines that were faint and I thought I could make them out. Am returning tomorrow for more information and will get back.
The North Carolina Land Grants referenced are #316, 317, 318 and 319 and No 1832.
Jean
Still looking for Thomas and spouse Matilda Rutledge!
Happy New Year! Stockley Donelson DS John Hutchings } William Donelson } SCC
Registered and Examined the 17th of April 1807


Email address is now SANDRA BOYD wrote:
Marilyn
Thank you for the information. I believe the Johnson Rutledge who married in IN was Johnson's son. Early History of Giles Co. states that John and William Rutlege and Joel Rutledge were early settlers of the county in 1807. From the way it was written, I believe William was Johnson's unmarried son. Johnson died sometime before 1821. In his estate settlement, his heirs are listed as Joel, William, Absalom, Johnson, Elijah (deceased), Elizabeth and Polly McKedy. All except Joel had removed to IN by 1821. A receipt for the transfer of Johnson 2's share of the estate was witnessed by John B. Rutledge and Elzey Rutledge. That is the only evidence I have of John B. being in Giles Co. before 1836 and I assume he was part of this family. John Boles and Elzey may have been Joel's sons but the Boles name is still a mystery. Joel married Susan West in NC.
I have not been able to connect the early TN Rutledges with this family but still hope to do so. That is why I was curious about Johnson's sisters.

Hello Jean, and hello to all  members. I just joined the mailing list and saw your message regarding unfiled papers resources for Civil War veterans. My late uncle Bill Rutledge of Enid, Oklahoma did a considerable amount of Rutledge research and determined that his grandfather, William C. Rutledge served as an officer in the Rutledge Rifles CSA artillery battery. This unit was formed in Nashville at the beginning of the war and fought with distinction in a number of battles, including Shiloh. From what I have been able to determine, the roster for this unit seems to have been destroyed or lost during the war. Available records I have found are fragmentary, although the TN State Library and Archives have an old picture of the Rutledge Rifles officers and apparently have a list of the names and ranks of the 11 men in the picture. Arthur Middleton Rutledge, the battery commander, is also in the picture seated 2nd from the left. My great grandfather is seated 3rd from the left. His resemblence to members of my family (including me!) is striking.
Does anyone have any information for me on William C. Rutledge? Also, does anyone have information on William G. Rutledge (1826-after 1898) from Sullivan County, TN? My uncle believed that he served in the CSA, too, and there is a TN CSA farrier (horse-master) of that name in the official rosters.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Email address is nowSANDRA BOYD wrote:


David Glasser

Hi Jim, do you think you might be related to Sumner Co TN Rutledges, or to Henry M. or Fountain specifically? Is Weldmon sometimes known as Weldon? Check out the following notes. NOTES from Charlotte Co Ct House VA Marriage Bonds Minister Returns, Knorr pg. 74 9-11-1815 David Rutledge, Synthy Hundley, Sur Richard Rutledge 11-1-1794 John Rutledge Sally Loggins 4-1-1799 Richard Rutledge Jenny Milam, Sur John Rutledge 20-1-1808 Richard Rutledge Mary Newcomb, Sur David Rutledge 1-7-1809 Thomas Rutledge Betsey Going Sur James Brooke (?) 13-8-1804 Wm Rutledge Polly Hamblin Sur John Rutledge. Information from Charlotte County Personal Property, in charlotte County Court House, VA 1793 (no Rutledges) 1794 Rub Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, Tax 2 * Estate John Rutledge 1 white tither, 2 horses, pyramid shape tax * [Mathew, Jeremiah, Martin and Robert Wms still here * Daniel Walker 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 2] 1795 Richard Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 2 * John Rutledge 1 white tither * [Luke Palmore, Williams', Walker here] 1796 John Rutledge 1 white tither * Richard Rutledge 1 white tither, tax 2 * Clary Rutledge 1 white tither * Richard Rutledge 2 white tithers, 1 horse, tax 2 (More information, unreadable) 1797 Clary Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse 1798 Clary Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 9 * John Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 9 * Richard Rutledge 1 white tither 1799 Richard Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 12 * David Rutledge 2 white tithers * John (Jr?) Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 12 1800 States Jr.(2) Rutledge, 1 white tither * Unreadable * Clary Rutledge 2 white tithers, 1 horse, tax 12 * Richard Rutledge X * William Rutledge 1 white tither 1801 John Rutledge 1 white tither * Clary Rutledge 1 white tither * David Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 12 * Richard Rutledge (this is either 11 white tithers, or the recorder made 2 slashes for 2), 2 horses, tax 26 * Isaac Rutledge 1 white tither Find anything?? CBR I'm still trying to locate my Thomas RUTLEDGE b abt 1768 m Matilda BRANHAM. Living in/around Greenville Co., SC early in 1800s, d bef 1830 when Matilda was shown as head of household in Jackson Co., TN. I don't know if Thomas moved to TN with the rest of the family or not. I have been collecting everything I could find on Thomas RUTLEDGE and have found 3 whose dob fits. Thomas b 1768, s/o James and Jean FINLEY RUTLEDGE Thomas b 1768, s/o Joseph and Mary PASCAL RUTLEDGE Thomas b 1768, s/o John and Jane OFFICER RUTLEDGE Can anyone say for sure if any of these are possibles? probables? no way? From Rachel I received an e-mail last year on the family of James RUTLEDGE b 1671. He is the father of Joseph who m Mary PASCAL and he also had a son Thomas. Is anything known about this Thomas? Thanks for all you help.

Kathye.... I've been looking for add'l data on the James Rutledge you listed Civil War info on... What I've found is very sketchy.... In a book by Kathryn Owen, of Winchester, Clark Co., KY titled Civil War Days in Clark County, page 78... she writes: James Rutledge....enlisted October 1, 1862, at the age of sixty-two years. Was in Co. A., 11th Ky. Cavalry, Morgan's command. Was in prison at Camp Douglas for six months. Was honorably discharged about 1865. In addition she lists a John Rutledge of Clark Co. also. John Rutledge...Enlisted July 1862 in Cassells' Company, 2nd Ky. Cavalry, Morgan's command. Was honorably discharged April 1865. Most of her info came, I think, from the Clark County Chronicles Newspaper. I long thought these may be the sons of John and Valentine Rutledge of Clark Co. However, if the Owens info is correct, the James she lists as 62 in 1862 would be ten years older than James, the son of John and Valentine. Course, there is no shortage of James and Johns in Clark Co at this time, so its very possible my attempt to tie them to John and Valentine is in error... Did the geocities list any add'l clues re: pension info, etc? I've not been able to locate any at the KY State Archives. If you see more, I'd like to hear.... thanks for posting the URL.... John Rutledge in Oregon

In a message dated 10/29/1999 8:25:32 PM Mountain Daylight Time, writes:
I have a file R-TH-014, the family of Thomas/Peter Rutledge, 1768 NC - before 1830 SC or TN, m. Matilda.
I have Matilda BRANHAM, but Jean Buckley suggests Matilda PERRIN. I don't know which is correct. Was she previously or later married to someone in addition to Thomas?
Have I sent you a copy of R-TH-014? If not, let me know and I will send it. I'm missing a couple of (hundred) details.
Thanks, and best wishes, Darryl

No, I don't think I have that file. For a long time we were under the idea that Matilda had married a Branham before marrying Thomas/Peter RUTLEDGE and one theory was that her maiden name was PERRIN because she named a son that. I don't think we should discount a relationship to a family by that name, but recently one of our researchers had indications that the BRANHAM men mentioned in her will were her brothers and not her sons, therefore Matilda BRANHAM was her maiden name, she married Thomas/Peter RUTLEDGE in the late 1790s, and after his death married in TN a DAVIDSON (no issue). I would be interested in anything you might have, Thomas/Peter is our brick wall and several members of this list would be most greatful for a breakthrough.
Thanks so much,
Lynda

Anita, I found this on the Wall site under Texas, this seems to fit in with most of the dates we have plus it has some dates and places I don't have. What do you think? Michael Sheila 1860 Census, Lamar and Fannin Co. Males Born 1811-1847, Ages Eligible for Military Service in the Confederate Army RUTHLEDGE,S., fANNIN, aGE 23, BORN @1837,in TN, Occ, Farm Hand, Pct.Unk Dwl #879/900, worth 0/0 RUTLEDGE, John, Fannin,Co. Age 18, born @1842 in TN, Occup, unk, Pct unk, Dwg 879/900, worth ?/? RUTLEDGE, L.M., Fannin Co., Age 40, born 1820, in TN, occp, Carpenter, Pct Unk, Dwl 879/900, worth 0/300 RUTLEDGE, William, Fannin Co., Age 20, born @1840, in TN, Occp, unk, Dwl 879/900, worth ?/? I ... presume they were renting a house. William might be the William that later settled in Collin (McKinney) Co. TX. I believe these Rutledges descend from David Weldon Rutledge (ca. 1790 NC - ca. 1844 Rutherford Co. TN) and wife Angelina Williamson (ca. 1799 VA - 18.. Cape Girardeau Co. MO). L. M. is probably David's son Ludie Monroe (20 Mar 1820 Rutherford Co. TN - 6 May 1870 Fannin Co. TX). Monroe m/1 Rebecca L. Crowder (4 Jan 1822 VA - 1852 Marshall Co. TN), and they had 6 ch. Monroe m/2 Margaret Virginia Aldridge (7 Apr 1834 TN - 17 Mar 1899 Sulphur Co. OK). William is probably Monroe's son William Edward (27 Mar 1840 Rutherford Co. TN - 1...). William married Sarah J. Netherton (18..-1...). I don't know if this is correct, but one source suggested William was a twin, but the dates don't match any other children I have for Monroe. John is probably Monroe's son John Joel (25 May 1842 Hickman or Rutherford Co. TN - 25 Dec 1907 Kiowa Co. OK). John m/1 Mary E. Mollie Minton (22 Jun 1850 TN - 27 Dec 1878 Cook Co. TX), and they had 4 ch. John m/2 Martha Alice Phillips (1 Jan 1862 Valley Creek TX - 29 Jan 1929 Duncan OK). Well, it must be time to return to researching my Rutledge families! I found the following marriage listed on the Bledsoe County marriage records page, part of the GenWeb project: MILLER, Jessie H. married RUTLEGE, Nancy J. [date] 25 Sep, 1850 [source] Certificate contributed by Evelyn Grimes I am thinking (hoping) this is our Nancy Rutledge, the daughter of Thomas Rutledge and sister to my ggg-grandfather, Stephen W. Rutlege. I had been told our Nancy married a Mr. Miller, but had not been able to find out his name or what happened to them after she left home. In the letters Pearl Rutledge wrote, she mentioned they went to MO with Steven and his 2 other brothers, which we have yet to determine the identity of. Does anyone have anything further on this Nancy Jessie Miller? Kathye

The following is abstracted from the pension file of William Rutledge for service during the War of 1812, and posted in the hope it may be of interest to anyone working on Rutledges of TN or IN. File Brief: War of 1812: Soldier: William Rutledge, Widow: Sarah Rutledge, Service: Quarter Master of Col. Lillard's Regt., Tenn. Mil. Enlisted: Oct, 14, 1813 Discharged: Feb. 8, 1814, Bounty Land: #'s 92984-40-50 and 47240-120-55, Residence of Soldier: Hawkins Co. TN.in 1855, Residence of Widow: Near Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN., in 1871, Maiden Name of Widow: Sarah Simms, Marriage of Soldier and Widow: In Tenn. Date not stated (More info below) Death of Soldier: After 1855, near Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN. Supplemental Affidavit: Dated 7th day of April, 1871, Gibson Co., IN Sarah Rutledge, widow of William Rutledge who was a soldier in the War of 1812, on her oath says, that she is now old, and her memory is greatly impaired, that she is now unable to give the date of her marriage to her late husband William Rutledge or the date of his enlistment or discharge, or any further particulars as to his military service than is stated in her appllication for a pension herewith presented. She is however able to make this explanation, that at the time her said husband entered the army in the War of 1812, she had had three children by him. Subequent to their marriage, the youngest of which was an infant. Her husband served three months, and he came home after his discharge in the month of June, and the fall following, they removed from Tennessee to the territory of Indiana. She knows that her said husband drew his land warrants for the service aforesaid, or she drew them after his death and as to the date of her husbands enlistment she can state that the war did not terminate for about six months after his discharge, possibly nearly a year. Signed: Sarah Rutledge, her mark Attest: Stephen W. Mead and J.J. Rutchett (The comment by Sarah that her husband was discharged in June is a little confusing, since the Army Auditor states he was discharged in Feb. Possibly she just was confused, or his discharge was in Feb, but he didn't get home until June....in any event, it appears they moved to IN that Fall) Add'l Affidavit: Dated August 31, 1871 We Ezekiel Bonen and Jesse Douglass of Gibson County, Indiana on oath say.... attest they knew William and Sarah, he served in the War, etc. They continue..we further say that the said William Rutledge departed this life about the month of December, 1850, the exact time of his death we are unable to give, but that he did die about the time specified we well know, for we attended his funeral. John Rutledge in Oregon

And this follow up to Jim's email from our Kathye. CBR At 05:01 PM 10/7/97 -0400, Kathye Hyde wrote: Jim!!!!! I'm in near shock - that's *MY* Lorenzo Dow, son of Thomas Rutledge and Jane Hall Pope and brother of Stephen W. Rutledge. No proof, but I couldn't be more sure...name, date of birth, place of birth all match. All I have on his wife is her name, Nancy (taken from census records) and an estimated marriage date of 1877. What do you think? Is it a match? Thrilled and excited Kathye The Grainger County Library in Rutledge, Tenn. now has a Canon Microfilm Reader and Printer with a Coin Meter so all you genealogy researchers can copy records that are on microfilm in the library. The Grainger County Heritage Book Committee came together more than two years ago merely as acquaintances with Graninger County roots and certainly with no plans of it becoming a money making project. What evolved was the publication of Grainger County, Tenn. and Its People, 1796-1998. The sales of the book were overwhelming and we accrued a sizeable profit. As we worked with the people who submitted articles, we became aware of the condition of the records in our own county. It was a unanimous decision of the committee to help the people with roots here to access the records. In December 1998, we made a proposal to the city of Rutledge to use space in the Nance House for a library of county records using our money to aid in that project. To this date we do not know the status of that proposal. However, we made the decision to go ahead and purchase the Microfilm Reader and Printer as a part of this project for the Rutledge Library. This equipment will enable all interested people and genealogist to both view and print copies of county records on film in the library. Most of the records that are in the old school building are on microfilm in the library - Deaths, Deeds, Marriages, Court Records, etc. Library hours are Monday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 - 5:00 PM. The Court House in Rutledge is closed Wednesday afternoons. We hope you continue to enjoy the book and now the access to more of the County Records by using this equipment. The Grainger County Heritage Book Committee Louise Murphy, Sec./Treas. I think Anita and I are related somehow to these folks, just I can't prove it. As you notice, there is not a David Weldmon Rutledge to be had. Darn, darn, darn, Jim Subject: [RUTLEDGE-L] Henry M, Fountain, etc.-Sumner Co, TN these are Sumner Co, TN records (for those of you who don't get full subject lines!) found these on a new (for me) search engine--imagine my surprise to find Fountain, etc here!!! Hope it helps a little... https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnblch.htm History of Buck Lodge Church of Christ The following preachers held mettings and preached at Buck Lodge during the years from 1890 through 1920; ...Arthur Rutledge, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnt20r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1820 Henry M. Rutledge 1000 Barrens Elijah Rutledge 30 Rock Creek https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1817r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1817 Elijah Rutledge 35 Cumberland River Henry M. Rutledge 1520 Drakes Creek https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1822rst.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1822 Rutledge, Elijah 90 Cumberland River https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1819r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the Year 1819 Henry M. Rutledge 1260 Drakes Creek Elijah Rutledge 90 Rock Creek https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnt21r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1821 Henry M. Rutledge 1000 Drakes Creek Elijah Rutledge 90 Cumberland River https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnbp1.htm Bethpage Methodist Church Member's Names -- August 28th, 1861 36 B S Emily Mason (Rutledge written in later) https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/query010.htm#299 check out this query! I tried to email her but it's an old post--does anyone know Pamela?BELOTE, DUTTON, RUTLEDGE, WHITE posted by Pamela Duprest on Monday, June 30, 1997 Need any info on RUTLEDGE-specifically on family of Clarissa BELOTE who married William H. RUTLEDGE -they were married on 3/12/1829 in Sumner co and had the following children- Martha who married William H. WHITE, Fountain Rutledge, Louisa , Ophelus who married Wyllie DUTTON, Druella, Frances, Cornelia, H. B. and William-other than the marriages listed I have no other info on these RUTLEDGEs. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnfg12.htm The 7th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (see URL for info on this unit) Recruited at Hartsville, Trousdale County, then Sumner County, October 19, 1861. An (asteric)* after the name denotes continued service after becoming Company D in the 2nd, or officially, 22nd cavalry. James W. Rutledge* - Bugler. He enlisted in October 1861. In battle of Shiloh and several skirmishes. Discharged on disability at Tupelo, Mississippi on June 17, 1862. Chronic diarrhea and deafness, was from side view. Double barreled shotgun valued at $15 furnished by James Love. Rutledge, Fountain ­ His enlistment expired on October 19, 1862. Rutledge, John W.* ­Listed as deserted on August 26, 1863, with Sidney Ray. He was equipped with a double barreled shotgun valued a $10, furnished by James Love. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/news1.htm Newspaper Tidbits 1819 - 1838 Microfilm Roll #1, Gallatin (Misc.), Date 1819 - 1901 Also, at the same time and place, I will sell all the right, title, claim and interest, that Elijah RUTLEDGE has to ninety acres of land, on Cumberland River, whereon said RUTLEDGE now lives; at the instance of Wm. CAGE Co. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/fg12b.htm 30th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 7th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Company B Later Known Officially As Co. E, 22nd Cavalry Regiment Rutledge, E. W. P.* - Blacksmith, Deserted Aug. 1, 1863. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnacn7.htm 1830 Sumner County, Tennessee Census 1121 RUTLEDGE, ELIJAH 00010001 000200001 1078 RUTLEDGE, WILLIAM W. 00001 1001 https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/marrgrcl.htm Early Sumner County Marriage Records Through 1850, taken from surviving original bonds and licenses Crook, William m. Rutledge, Susan 15 August 1831 Scoggins, John https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnfg1.htm Sumner County, Tennessee In the Civil War 1st Artillery Battery - Captain Arthur M. Rutledge. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnfg3c.htm Rutledge, Richard J. - Sergeant. Enlisted on May 24, 1861 at Gallatin. In all battles to December 1864. Had Bright's Disease. Furloughed in December 1864. Went home to Sumner County and hid til the end of the war. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnbran.htm Writer Remembers Bransford And Its People The footlog was right in front of Mr. CARTER's house off the bluff towards the little bottom. On down to the Will RUTLEDGE house over on the right. Odell JACKSON's on the left (where I met my wife Nellie T. COLLINS). Mr. Jim JACKSON was in the Confedrate Army with my Dad. They would get together and talk long about when they were in the Civil War together. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1818r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the Year 1818 Elijah Rutledge 35 N Cumberland River Henry M. Rutledge by James Gwin agent 540 Drakes Creek waters https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnt16r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1816 Elijah Rutledge 90 N Cumberland River ok, that's it from this search place! Cyndi in Baltimore


Hello, Don,

It's wonderful to know Marie is doing okay, and best wishes on a full recovery.

Regarding your question about SC-TN connections, it is easily proven that some of the Rutledges in Middle TN are related to those of SC. Henry Middleton Rutledge, son of Edward the Signer, and wife Septima Sexta Middleton settled/managed several thousand acres along the Elk River which his uncle John Rutledge had been awarded as a result of his Revolutionary War activities, and subsequently sold to brother Edward.

However - to the best of my knowledge - it remains to be seen whether other Rutledges in East TN are connected to those of SC. If they are, it is further back than anyone has been able to prove. As you know there has been speculation on a possible Jackson Middleton Rutledge, but again absolutely no proof on him.

Referring to the family of George Rutledge (b. ca. 1690 Scotland) and wife Nelly Gamble, Mrs. Clarence A. Witcher of Bristol TN stated Rutledge of SC was a lineal relative of this family. I don't know what her proof was, or if it was speculation.

Many RML members have likely noticed my speaking of TN as though it was three distinct entities; here is the reason for that distinction. Quoting from the Tennessee Blue Book 1983-1984 p. 409, Natural Areas of Tennessee:

Tennessee is divided into nine topographical regions from east to west. They are usually listed as follows: Unaka Mountains or Great Smokies; Valley of East Tennessee; Cumberland Plateau; Eastern Highland Rim; Great Central Basin; Western Highland Rim; Valley of Tennessee River; Gulf Coastal Plain; and Mississippi Bottoms.

The highest peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains along the eastern border of the State reach an altitude of more than six thousand feet above sea level - the highest point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains being located in the Great Smokies or the Unaka Range of the Appalachians.

The State is roughly divided into three general sections or Grand Divisions known as East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee.

East Tennessee is mountainous and rugged, seamed with valleys, chief among them being the Tennessee River Valley which runs obliquely across the State from northeast to southwest, broken by a series of ridges parallel with the trend of the Valley. The western part of this grand Division includes the Cumberland Mountains with an elevation of more than two thousand feet. East Tennessee is drained by the Tennessee, French Broad, Hiwassee, Watauga, Holston, Clinch, Powell, and Nolichuckey rivers and affluents.

Middle Tennessee lies west of the Cumberland Plateau and has an undulating or rolling surface, with level reaches, and an elevation ranging from five hundred to one thousand feet with the exception of that portion of the Cumberland Mountains which lie in Middle Tennessee, which reach an elevation of more than two thousand feet in places. This section is drained chiefly by Tennessee, Cumberland, Caney Fork, Buffalo, Duck, Harpeth, and other smaller rivers and streams.

In Middle Tennessee is located the Central Basin. This basin comprises more than five thousand square miles, and has been named by its admirers The Dimple of the Universe. Blue grass is indigenous to this section and the breeding of thoroughbred horses and purebred cattle and hogs has been carried on here for more than a century. Surrounding the Central Basin of Middle Tennessee is the Highland Rim, with an average altitude of about one thousand feet above sea level.

West Tennessee, which is divided from Middle Tennessee by the Tennessee River, comprises about ten thousand square miles of territory and extends from the Tennessee River on the east to the Mississippi River on the west, and includes about one thousand square miles of Mississippi River bottom lands.

Of such importance that TN is considered three entirely separate areas, in the 1960's and 70's, as you entered TN from NC travelling west on I-40 the State's welcome sign stated Welcome to the Three States of Tennessee.

These are all the Rutledges (and spelling variations) I have found in 1850 TN censuses. Listed are the county, which grand division of TN, head of household, age, state born, spouse, age and state born:

Wilson Co. (MT) - Alexander Rutledge, 64, b. VA, wife Nancy McLemore, 58, b. VA

Rutherford Co. (MT) - Alexander Coleman Rutledge, 32, b. TN, wife Louisa Carlton, 32, b. TN

Gibson Co. (WT) - Angeline Williamson Rutledge, 51, b. VA, widow of David Weldon Rutledge

Monroe Co. (ET) - Asberry Ratledge, 52, b. NC, wife Lucinda Clowers, 39, b. VA
Monroe Co. (ET) - Benjamin Ratledge, 48, b. NC, wife Mary Massey, 28, b. TN
Van Buren Co. (ET/MT) - Benjamin Franklin Rutledge, 35, b. TN, wife Priscilla Medley, 28, b. TN
Lewis Co. (MT) - Benjamin F. B. Rutledge, 55, b. NC, wife Elizabeth ...., 45, b. SC
McMinn Co. (ET) - Caleb W. Rutledge, 24, b. VA, wife Eliza Ann Berry, 24, b. TN
Shelby Co. (WT) - Charles Rutledge, 38, b. NC, wife Cath. ...., 33, b. NC
White Co. (MT) - Charley Rutledge, 29, b. TN, wife Manerva Moore, 30, b. TN
Wilson Co. (MT) - Daniel L. Ratledge, 46, b. NC, wife Malinda Johnson, 42, b. SC
Wayne Co. (MT) - E. A. Rutledge, 25, b. TN, wife Mary ...., 21, b. TN
Sumner Co. (MT) - Elijah B(ird?) Rutledge, 33, b. TN, wife Mary J. Curry, 25, b. ...
Gibson Co. (WT) - Elza (Elijah?) Rutledge, 46, b. NC, wife Judith Terrell, 47, b. KY
Hawkins Co. (ET) - Emanuel Rutledge, 49, b. VA, wife Sarah Kate (Wilson?), 44, b. VA
Lincoln Co. (MT) - George Rutledge, 36, b. NC, living alone
Knox Co. (ET) - George Powell Rutledge, 36, b. TN, wife Delia Finey Telford, 36, b. AL
White Co. (MT) - Henry Rutledge, 61, b. TN, wife Sarah ...., 55, b. KY
Lincoln Co. (MT) - Isaac Rutledge, 31, b. NC, wife Martha J. Waggoner, 25, b. TN
Haywood Co. (WT) - J. M. Rutledge, 30, b. TN, wife Mary E. ...., 35, b. TN
Sumner Co. (MT) - Jacob Rutledge, 48, b. KY, wife Elizabeth ...., 37, b. KY
Maury Co. (MT) - James Rutledge, 65, b. NC, wife Sarah (Mitchell?), 55, b. SC
Fayette Co. (WT) - James P. Rutledge, 39, b. GA, wife Mary S. ...., 31, b. TN
Lincoln Co. (MT) - Joel Rutledge, 76, b. NC, wife Mary Steelman, 63, b. NC (also listed Elizabeth Wilds, 88, b. VA - any connection?)
Dickson Co. (MT) - John Rutledge, 80, b. VA, wife (or dau?) Ann ...., 53, b. VA
Gibson Co. (WT) - John Ratledge, 43, b. NC, wife Ailsey Robinson, 39, b. NC
Shelby Co. (WT) - John Rutledge, 26, b. TN, wife Margaret ...., 21, b. AL
Wayne Co. (MT) - John Rutledge, 21, b. TN, wife Malissy ...., 14, b. TN
Giles Co. (MT) - John Boles Rutledge, 47, b. NC, wives Mary Elizabeth McCollough Goff and Mary Ann Courtney Wood deceased
Sumner Co. (MT) - John T. Rutledge, 39, b. TN, wife Lurana ...., 35, b. .. (also listed are Elijah, 61, and Temperance, 71)
Bledsoe Co. (ET) - Lorenzo Dow Rutledge, 36, b. VA, wife Mary Molsbee, 34, b. TN
Marshall Co. (MT) - Ludie Monroe Rutledge, 30, b. TN, wife Rebecca L. Crowder, 27, b. VA
Rutherford Co. (MT) - Mary .... Rutledge, 77, b. NC, widow of .... Rutledge
Warren Co. (MT) - Mary Dodson Rutledge, 44, b. TN, widow of William Rutledge
Haywood Co. (WT) - Mary .... Rutledge, 35, b. TN, widow of .... Rutledge
Marshall Co. (MT) - Obediah P. Rutledge, 25, b. TN, wife Caroline Tilman, 25, b. TN
Rutherford Co. (MT) - Pleasant Rutledge, 54, b. VA, wife Harriet Barlow, 45, b. VA
Wilson Co. (MT) - Richard Rutledge, 35, b. TN, wife Harriet Bush, 26, b. TN
Sullivan Co. (ET) - Sal Rutledge, 43, b. TN, wife Nancy ...., 39, b. TN (I haven't found anything else on this family, if anyone has info on them, please let me know)
Wayne Co. (MT) - Samuel J. Rutledge, 65, b. NC, wife Bethia R. Carter, 41, b. NC
Maury Co. (MT) - Samuel Rutledge, 31, b. TN, living alone
Lincoln Co. (MT) - Samuel Rutledge, 26, b. NC, wife Louisa Daniel, 21, b. TN
Sullivan Co. (ET) - Sarah Caswell Cobb Rutledge, 44, b. TN, widow of George Washington Rutledge, William Rutledge, and John Crockett Rutledge
Davidson Co. (ET) - Septima Sexta Middleton Rutledge, 50, b. SC, widow of Henry Middleton Rutledge
Claiborne Co. (ET) - Thomas Rutledge, 80, b. VA, wife (or dau?) Elizabeth ...., 50, b. VA
Monroe Co. (ET) - Thomas Ratledge, 36, b. NC, wife Marella Griffith, 26, b. NC
Bledsoe Co. (ET) - Thomas (F?) Rutledge, 47, b. VA, wife Jane Hall, 27, b. TN
Marshall Co. (MT) - Thomas H. Rutledge, 33, b. GA, wife Sarah C. Vincent, 32, b. TN
Maury Co. (MT) - Thomas S. Rutledge, 41, b. VA, wife Frances E. ...., 37, b. NC
Henderson Co. (WT) - William Rutledge, 60, b. NC, living alone
Weakley Co. (WT) - William Rutledge, 40, b. TN, wife Lucretia A. ...., 25, b. TN
Rutherford Co. (MT) - William A. Rutledge, 27, b. TN, wife Sally A. Lyell, 23, b. TN
Shelby Co. (WT) - William D. Rutledge, 44, b. NC, widower of Mary Howell
Sumner Co. (MT) - William H. Rutledge, 47, b. .., wife Clerisy A? Belote, 40, b. ..
Marshall Co. (MT) - William O. Rutledge, 41, b. GA, living with Nancy, 68, b. VA (probably his mother)
Fayette Co. (WT) - William Richard Rutledge, 34, b. TN, wife Martha B. ...., 26, b. TN
Sullivan Co. (ET) - William Robert Rutledge, 50, b. TN, wife Elzira Crockett, 32, b. TN
Hawkins Co. (ET) - Wilson Rutledge, 22, b. TN, widower of ..... (I haven't found anything else on this family, if anyone has info on them, please let me know)
Additional adults listed:

Gibson Co. (WT) - David N. Rutledge, 20, b. TN, at household of R. E. Bogle
Gibson Co. (WT) - James Rutledge, 25, b. TN, at household of William C. Crawford
Sullivan Co. (ET) - John Crockett Rutledge, 40 (44?), b. TN, at household of Lawrence Snapp
Sullivan Co. (ET) - Robert Rutledge, 87, b. VA, at household of Ann Wates
Weakley Co. (WT) - Susan Rutledge, 78, b. .., at household of W. Welden
Hope this helps clarify possibilities.
Best wishes,
Darryl


Pearl's husband had the original of the diary. Pearl had it typed. At a later date the original was distroyed in a flood (or something). The copy I have is a copy of the original typed copy. Pearl is elderly. Still does genealogy but I can't get a question answered anymore. She isn't able to get out and do her own searching anymore. Her health isn't very good anymore.

Also I am still here... Have put all email on zip-disk to look at later. Bought a newer MH and have been trying to get resettled. Painting, etc. Busy, busy, busy........Marie

I understand that Pearl wrote the first copy of Stephen's civil war diary. She received the original copy which had been damages by flood from a niece who had it for fifty years. That is approximately what happened. Pearl lives in Washington State, not far as it were from Sunny. I believe that Marie has corresponded in the past thirty years with Pearl, so Marie would probably have the best current information. Stephen in old age gave his diary to one of his sons. Marie, Montez and Olene are my sisters. Don

Tina, both Marie and Rachell know a Pearl Rutledge who has a lot of oral history. I think she may be elderly. When they get back on list maybe they can help you. Also, Marie and Don K. are cousins... so he might know of her, too. Wouldn't it be interesting if their Pearl is also yours??????? Carol Brunner Rutledge At 08:08 PM 8/1/1999 -0700, Tina Sanders wrote: Carol or Marie, What was Pearl's maiden name? I have a Pearl Rutledge in my family, thus my curiosity... Thanks! Tina In a message dated 11/17/98 4:30:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: 

Letter written by Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr., 30 Sep 1946. Marie, Thank you for sending this. I have often wondered what the whole letter said. Pearl Rutledge quoted bits and pieces of it in a letter she wrote to another researcher, but I hadn't seen the entire letter.

Anita, I found this on the Wall site under Texas, this seems to fit in with most of the dates we have plus it has some dates and places I don't have. What do you think? Michael Sheila

1860 Census, Lamar and Fannin Co. Males Born 1811-1847, Ages Eligible for Military Service in the Confederate Army
RUTHLEDGE, Fannin, age 23, BORN @1837,in TN, Occ, Farm Hand, Pct.Unk Dwl #879/900, worth 0/0
RUTLEDGE, John, Fannin,Co. Age 18, born @1842 in TN, Occup, unk, Pct unk, Dwg 879/900, worth ?/?
RUTLEDGE, L.M., Fannin Co., Age 40, born 1820, in TN, occp, Carpenter, Pct Unk, Dwl 879/900, worth 0/300
RUTLEDGE, William, Fannin Co., Age 20, born @1840, in TN, Occp, unk, Dwl 879/900, worth ?/?
I ... presume they were renting a house. William might be the William that later settled in Collin (McKinney) Co. TX.

I believe these Rutledges descend from David Weldon Rutledge (ca. 1790 NC - ca. 1844 Rutherford Co. TN) and wife Angelina Williamson (ca. 1799 VA - 18.. Cape Girardeau Co. MO).

L. M. is probably David's son Ludie Monroe (20 Mar 1820 Rutherford Co. TN - 6 May 1870 Fannin Co. TX). Monroe m/1 Rebecca L. Crowder (4 Jan 1822 VA - 1852 Marshall Co. TN), and they had 6 ch. Monroe m/2 Margaret Virginia Aldridge (7 Apr 1834 TN - 17 Mar 1899 Sulphur Co. OK).

William is probably Monroe's son William Edward (27 Mar 1840 Rutherford Co. TN - 1...). William married Sarah J. Netherton (18..-1...). I don't know if this is correct, but one source suggested William was a twin, but the dates don't match any other children I have for Monroe.

John is probably Monroe's son John Joel (25 May 1842 Hickman or Rutherford Co. TN - 25 Dec 1907 Kiowa Co. OK). John m/1 Mary E. Mollie Minton (22 Jun 1850 TN - 27 Dec 1878 Cook Co. TX), and they had 4 ch. John m/2 Martha Alice Phillips (1 Jan 1862 Valley Creek TX - 29 Jan 1929 Duncan OK).


I recently received from aunt who is 80 a number of family group sheets for the following Franklin Rutledge and Malinda Agnes Humphreys, John Rutledge and Margaret Williams, William Richard Rutledge and Elizabeth Williams, James Enos Rutledge and Eleanor Ralston, Edward Rutledge and Sarah Armstrong, Thomas Rutledge and Jean Armstrong, George Rutledge and Nelly Gamble, Edward Thomas Rutledge and Elizabeth Graem, John Rutledge, George Rutledge, and Cavan Rutledge, Places are Scotland, Ireland, Augusta Co. Va., Christchurch, S.C., Sullivan Co. Tn., White Co., Tn.,Washington Co., Tn., Montgomery Co. Tn., Spencer Co., Ind., Flagg Springs, Va., Table Grove, Ill, Fulton Co., Ill, and McDonough Co., Ill.

I asked her where she got them and she couldn't remember all of where she got them. I think a lot of it was when my Mother was living her and my Aunt made a trip east for family information, also he cousin Clifford Wilson who lives in McDonough Co., Ill. is a devout Morman so a lot probably came from the LDS church, and lastly my Grandmother had a very sharp mind and was a big letter writer and very inquizitive, she died at the young age of 99 years 10 months. I was born and raised in McDonough County and also spent time in Fulton County it is all very rich farm land. Also I notice the Rutledge's belived in large familys. So I can understand how they populated the United States far and wide. So to all who are sick or going for an operation remember Rutledges' live a long and proporus life. Regards; Jack

Don, I'll give you what I have:

Annis Armstrong B/9/18/1764 Stoney Point, Hawkins Co., Tn. Father-William Armstrong B/1712 Enniskillen, Ire.

Father-William Armstrong B/1682 Enniskillen, Ire. M/Janey Gaffney Father-James Armstrong B/1640 Enniskillen, Ire M/Jane Beatty

Father-William Armstrong B/1600 Scotland

Father-William Armstrong B/1565 Scotland M/Margaret Elliott (he is my 9th g,grandfather)

My line is the following:

Alan C. Armstrong(son) B/1966 San Francisco, Ca. William L. Armstrong B/1929 Sedalia, Mo.(me) William L. Armstrong B/1903 Pauls Valley, Ok.

Charles S. Armstrong B/1872 Dutch Mills, Ar.

William H. Armstrong B/1848 Wabash Co., Ill.

James M. Armstrong B/1829 Madison Co., Ill.

Thomas Armstrong B/1793 Warren Co., Ky. Joshua Armstrong B/1756 Paxtang, Pa.

Robert Armstrong B/1716 Ireland James Armstrong B/1690 Ireland

James Armstrong B/1645 Ireland

Edward Armstrong B/1604 Scotland

William Armstrong B/1565 Scotland

Christopher Armstrong B/1523 Scotland

John Armstrong B/1490 Scotland D/1530 (John of Gilknockie)

Alexander Armstrong B/Abt 1445 6th Laird of Mangerton Castle, Scotland.

Bill Armstrong Kingman, Az. -----Original Message----- From: Don Kelly To: William Armstrong Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 4:29 PM Subject: Re: Rutledge

Bill.....thank you so much. A comment and two questions: I have banged around quite a bit in Hawkins and adjacent counties, looking mostly for Owen and Rutledge, but also scrounging for other related families.

1) I found a bunch of Armstrongs who were slave owners in VA and TN.....at one point I found an Armstrong cemetery at a horseshoe bend in the Holsten river. I could again find it on a map if I had to.

2) Along the way I found the town Rutledge. None of us know who founded it, but the people in Rutledge say it was founded by a General Rutledge from Virginia. How does all of this fit into your records,......or does it fit at all?.

From: William Armstrong To: [email protected] Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 3:02 PM

Subject: Re: Rutledge

Father-William Rutledge, Mother-Eleanor Caldwell

General George Rutledge B/4/13/1755 Tennessee D/7/1/1813 hawkins Co., Tn. married 1781 Stoney Point, Hawkins Co., Tn.

Annis Armstrong B/9/18/1764 Stoney Point, Tn. D/11/6/1834 same (Father-William Armstrong, Mother-Mary Caldwell) Children: All born in Tn.

1.William Rutledge B/Abt 1781

2.George Rutledge B/Abt 1781

3.Ann Rutledge B/Abt 1782 married Samuel Rhea

4.Elizabeth Rutledge B/Abt 1782 married David Larkins

5.Nancy Rutledge B/Abt 1783 married George Netherland

6.Jane Rutledge B/Abt 1785 married George Anderson

7.Prissilla Rutledge B/Abt 1786 married Maxwell

8.Louisiana Rutledge B/Abt 1787 married Samuel Hughes

9.Sallie Rutledge B/Abt 1788 married Clayton

10.Nellie Rutledge B/Abt 1789 married Benjamin Powel

11.Mary C. Rutledge B/12/4/1790 Sullivan Co., Tn. D/1867 Rogersville, Tn. married Abt 1807 Sullivan Co., Tn. Samuel Powel Bill Armstrong Kingman, Az.



SANDRA BOYD wrote:
Marilyn
Thank you for the information. I believe the Johnson Rutledge who married in IN was Johnson's son. Early History of Giles Co. states that John and William Rutlege and Joel Rutledge were early settlers of the county in 1807.
From the way it was written, I believe William was Johnson's unmarried son. Johnson died sometime before 1821. In his estate settlement, his heirs are listed as Joel, William, Absalom, Johnson, Elijah (deceased), Elizabeth and Polly McKedy. All except Joel had removed to IN by 1821. A receipt for the transfer of Johnson 2's share of the estate was witnessed by John B. Rutledge and Elzey Rutledge.
That is the only evidence I have of John B. being in Giles Co. before 1836 and I assume he was part of this family. John Boles and Elzey may have been Joel's sons but the Boles name is still a mystery. Joel married Susan West in NC.
I have not been able to connect the early TN Rutledges with this family but still hope to do so. That is why I was curious about Johnson's sisters.


Hi listmembers,
In the course of researching my Goff and Tarkington families, I was
directed to the web page of James Goff. This page is my line but it is also
full of Rutledges! These Rutledges seem to be from Virginia (early) and
then primarly Tenn. There are so many listed that I don't want to copy them
all.

I will just give you the wewb address and let you browse on your own.

familytreemaker

When you get to this page, click on the first listing - Thomas John Sr. Goff
Hope you find someone interesting!!
Shirley Drake


Another Rutledge in Adams Co. IL that I am trying to connect into the
right family.
Any help or more information will be greatly appreciated.
Donna in cool wet OR

1. ANDREW H.1 RUTLEDGE was born Abt. 1815 in Tennessee1. He married
NANCY. She was born Abt. 1850 in NC2.

Children of ANDREW RUTLEDGE and NANCY are:
i. SARAH2 RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1842, Illinois
ii. MARY RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 18453.
iii. MATLIDA RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1852, Illinois

Notes
Early Records Index Adams Co. Ill. L-R, Gen. Soc. of Utah 1994.
p. 176 Role Date
Rutledge, A.H. C 11 Mar 1850
P-12 248 Intent to cheat
Film # 1,839,220

Rutledge, Andrew H. May 1849
FB-1 444 Fee Bill
Film 1,869,477 saw Salt Lake Sept 1994
Matter of Fee Bill Box 1 Case 444
Filing Date May 1849
Names Rutledge, Andrew H.
Dillon. Ira
Allen. William C

1860 Illinois Census
City of Quincy 6th ward
Census page 314
2437 14 Rutledge, Andrew 45 M W Wood Dealer TN
15 Nancy 50 F W NC
16 Sarah 18 F W IL
17 Mary 15 F W
18 Matlida 08 F W IL

Film 0967530 Adams Co. III Index /deeds
Vol 3 1850-55
Grantee Andrew Rutledge 16 310
H Kenoyer


In a message dated 9/4/99 7:41:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] Carol Morse writes:To: [email protected]
Found this on another list and thought I'd share it. If you need full
transcript, let me know

Jessie J. Rutledge, age 72, of Belleville, AR died August 8, 1999 at St.
Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville, AR. He was born in
Stafford, Yell County, Arkansas to Ezra W. and Mertie Corley Rutledge.

Carol in Okla surnames: Adkison-Byrns-Butler-Ellis-Foy-Haney-Isaacs-Kincannon-
Love-Morse-Patterson-Payne-Weir
Return-Path: RUTLEDGE-L-request@rootsweb


At 09:42 PM 8/10/1999 EDT, [email protected] wrote: Darn!
I found the wrong Fountain? Oh well--it was a bit of serendipity anyway... What clues do you have about Mr Mysterious the Elder? I'll keep posting and maybe he'll show up!

Not realted, but awfully curious! Cyndi in Baltimore

Actually Cyndi, Fountain is not Mr. Mysterious since we know quite a bit about him. However, he may be Mr. Miracle since he does not seem to have a father. Its this unknown father who is creating the problem. We do not have a clue! Carole G. wants to go back and examine the possibility of a John Rutledge she found in Ky. (Fountain named his son John). Also, there was a John Rutledge who served in a Major Fountain's regiment. Perhaps that is where the name came from - interesting, huh? Our Fountain Rutledge was born in Jessamine County KY (VA) in 1796. His mother was Elizabeth Allen Rutledge. She inherited land in Charlottes Court House Virginia, along with Walkers. She died around 1832.

There are 3 Fountain Rutledge's. 1) Our Fountain b. 1796, 2) the Civil War Fountain whom you found, and 3) Preacher Fountain, grandson to Our Fountain and brother to Carole and Donavon's great grandfathers. I believe but don't have proof that William Rutledge who married C.Belote and is the father of Civil War Fountain... is kin to Our Fountain. Perhaps brother. We have much more but don't want to belabor this! Thanks for helping. Carol


Hello, all,
Attached is a composite of all the censuses I have been able to locate on Emanuel, Thomas, and Lorenzo Dow Rutledge.
They appear to confirm the approximate dates I have given for the year of their births, all in VA, i.e. Emanuel - ca. 1801, Thomas - ca. 1803, and Lorenzo Dow - ca. 1814.
Best wishes, Darryl

1830 Census
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. 64, 1830 RA1a1 * Emanuel RUTLEDGE 2 0 0 0 0 1 Emanuel 0 0 0 0 1 Sallie
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. 11, 1830 R_ Henry RUTLEDGE 0 0 0 2 0 1
2 0 0 0 1
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. 51, 1830 R_ Sarah ( ) Rutledge 0 0 0 ?
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. 51, 1830 RA1a2
Thomas RUTLEDGE 1 0 0 0 1

Thomas 0 0 0 0 1

WILSON

1840 Census
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. ..., 1840 RA1a1 * Emanuel RUTLEDGE 190 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. ..., 1840 RA1a3 * Lorenzo (Dow) RUTLEDGE 211 1 0 0 0 1
2 0 0 0 1
Hawkins Co. TN, Dist, House no. , p. ..., 1840 RA1a2 * Thomas RUTLEDGE 204 1 1 1 0 0 1
2 1 0 0 0 1

1850 Census
Hawkins Co. TN, 9th Dist, Hse. 54/54, p. 360-B, l. 18, 19 Nov 1850 RA1a1
* [Amanuel] (Emanuel) RUTLEDGE M (W) 49 VA Wagonmaker
* Sarah (Kate WILSON) F (W) 44 VA --
* Thomas (K) M (W) 16 TN L m. FANSLER, BOYD
* Samuel (Crawford) M (W) [14] (11) TN -- m. Mary Matilda PALMER
* Robert (J) M (W) [12] (9) TN -- m. Catherine FANSLER
* [Barton] (Baxter S) M (W) [8] (7) TN -- m. COX, WARD
* (Richard) [Keene] (Kine) M (W) [4] (5) TN -- m. Mary Jane NORMAN
* Mary (W) F (W) [2] (1) TN -- m. James Hiram COX
Bledsoe Co. TN, 9th Dist, Hse. 228/228, p. 368-A, l. 35, 9 Sep 1850 RA1a3
* Lorenzo D(ow) RUTLEDGE M (W) 36 VA L
* Mary (MOLSBEE) F (W) 34 TN --
* Sarah A. F (W) 14 TN --
* George M (W) 12 TN --
* Elizabeth J. F (W) 11 TN --
* Charles M. M (W) 8 TN --
* Nancy C(atherine) F (W) 6 TN -- m. Andrew Wade DUTTON
* Valentine F (W) 4** TN --
* Mary W. F (W) 1** TN --
** - These are reversed in 1860, which is correct?
Bledsoe Co. TN, Eastern Dist, Hse. 250/250, p. 370-A, l. 7, 11 Sep 1850 RA1a2
* Thomas (F?) RUTLEDGE M (W) 47 (M3) VA Wagonmaker m. ..., others
* Jane (HALL) F (W) 27 (M2) TN -- m. POPE, RUTLEDGE
* Nancy J(ane) F (W) 19 TN -- m. ....... MILLER
* Stephen (W.) M (W) 17 TN L m. Mary MASSEY
* Sarah A(nn) F (W) 15 TN -- m. James R. MASSEY
* Joseph B. M (W) 12 TN --
* Mary F (W) 10 TN -- m. ...... BAUMAN/BOWMAN
* Cornelius M (W) 8 TN --
* Catharine F (W) 6 AR -- m. Frank SULLIVAN
* John M (W) 3 TN --
* Harriet (E.) F (W) 2 TN -- m. ....... HOWARD
Hawkins Co. TN, 17th Dist, Hse. 12/12, p. 447-B, l. 10, 29 Oct 1850 RA1a11?
(next door to Mary Christian) Wilson RUTLEDGE M (.) 22 TN F m. ...... ........ Mary F (.) 3 TN -- Ann F (.) 2 TN -- Jane F (.) 1 (twin)? TN -- Rutha F (.) 1 (twin)? TN --

1860 Census
Scott Co. VA, Estellville PO, House no. 352/352, p. 285, l. .., 2 Jul 1860 RA1a1 John HENSHER M (W) 44 TN F Mary (............) F (W) 34 SC HW William H. M (W) 9 MO -- James M. M (W) 7 TN -- Joseph E. M (W) 4 TN -- Mary A. E. F (W) 2 TN -- Martha MOSEBY F (W) 20 VA Spinster
* Emanuel RUTLEDGE M (W) 60 VA Wagonmaker
* Sarah (Kate WILSON) F (W) 53 VA KH
* Baxter S. M (W) 16 TN FH m. COX, WARD
* Richard K(ine) M (W) 14 TN -- m. Mary Jane NORMAN
* Mary W. F (W) 12 TN -- m. James Hiram COX John SINGLETON M (W) 67 VA FH
Warren Co. TN, McMinnville PO, Hse. 1060/1060, p. 478-B, l. 24, 15 Aug 1860 RA1a3
* L(orenzo) D(ow) RUTLEDGE M (W) 50 TN L
* Mary (MOLSBEE) F (W) 47 TN HK
* Elizabeth (J.) F (W) 20 TN --
* Charles (M.) M (W) 18 TN --
* (Nancy) Cathrine F (W) 16 TN -- m. Andrew Wade DUTTON
* Mary (W.) F (W) 14** TN --
* [Vitula] (Valentine?) F (W) 12** TN --
* Josephine F (W) 10 TN --
* Margaret F (W) 8 TN --
* Epsome M (W) 6 TN --
** - These two are reversed from 1850, which is correct?
Bledsoe Co. TN, Pikeville PO, Hse. 413/413, p. 409-A, l. 9, 17 Jul 1860 RA1a2
* Thomas [F.] RUTL[I](ED)GE M (W) 56 VA Cooper m. ......, others
* Jane (HALL) F (W) 38 TN -- m. POPE, RUTLEDGE
* Harriet E. F (W) 12 TN -- m. ....... HOWARD
* Emilie P. F (W) 10 TN --
* Benj(amin) F(ranklin) M (W) 8 TN -- m. Delilah Jane BOWMAN
* [Leroy W] (Lorenzo Dow) M (W) 7 TN -- m. Nancy Ann JAMES
* Martha W. F (W) 5 TN --
* Anderson Lee M (W) 2 TN -- m. Tennessee CAMPBELL
* Edwin F. M (W) 10/12 TN -- m. Margaret ..... (REED?)

1870 Census
Hawkins Co. TN, 7th Dist, New Canton PO, Hse. 114/114, p. 79-A, l. 30, 9 Aug 1870 RA1a1 |
* Emanuel RUTLEDGE M W 70 VA Wagonmaker |
* Sarah (Kate WILSON) F W 63 VA KH | John SINGLETON M W 77 VA -- |
Bledsoe Co. TN, 7th Dist, Fosters Crossroads PO, Hse. 78/78, p. 48-B, l. 33, 24 Jun 1870 RA1a2
* Thomas (F?) RUTLEDGE M W 66 VA Cooper m. WILSON, others
* Jane (HALL) F W 47 TN KH m. POPE, RUTLEDGE
* Harriet F W 21 TN --
* Emila P. F W 18 TN --
* Benjamin (Franklin) M W 17 TN -- m. BOWMAN, .......
* Lorenzo D(ow) M W 16 TN -- m. Nancy Jane JAMES
* Martha W. F W 14 TN --
* Anderson L(ee) M W 12 TN -- m. Tennessee CAMPBELL
* Edwin (F.) M W 10 TN -- m. Margaret REED
* Wiley B(lount) M W 8 TN -- m. WIGGINTON, CATE Sarah (.......) Ivey F W 56/86 TN As one of the family m. ....... IVEY


Jim Small sent this to the list, two years ago. CBR At 10:15 AM 10/7/97 -0400,
CBR wrote: Anyone know this family? Descendants of Azarriah S. James 1 Azarriah S. James b: Abt. 1833 in Bledsoe Co., Tennessee d: 1880 .. +Melvina Walker b: December 1834 in Bledsoe Co., Tennessee d: Aft. 1921 ......... 2 Nancy J. James b: Abt. 1854 ............. +Lorenzo Dow Rutledge b: Abt. 1853 in of Bledsoe Co., TN m: Abt. 1875 .................... 3 Male Rutledge b: July 03, 1876 d: July 04, 1876 .................... 3 Emmet Arthur Rutledge b: August 14, 1877 d: Dec. 26, 1884 .................... 3 Hester Ann Rutledge b: February 27, 1879 .................... 3 Earnest Luthar Rutledge b: January 08, 1881 d: Sept. 20, 1887 .................... 3 Bertha Ethel Rutledge b: January 21, 1883 .................... 3 Ida Merina Jane Rutledge b: Sept.11, 1884 d: Sept. 24, 1887 ......... 2 Eliz. James b: October 16, 1856 ......... 2 William James b: Abt. 1858 ......... 2 David Alexander James b: 1860 ......... 2 John James b: 1862 ......... 2 Tandy James b: 1864 ......... 2 Daniel Azarriah James b: April 1866 ......... 2 Charlie J. James b: April 1868 ......... 2 Alonzo N. James b: 1872 ......... 2 Walter B. James b: 1873 ......... 2 George W. James b: January 25, 1876 Source:SHARON K BURRIS 8304 CAPE VIEW AVE. NORFOLK, VA 23518-5904 Apparently not a Rutledge researcher, this was in a family history of Williams Howard and Walker. Jim


[RUTLEDGE-L] Rutledges in Missouri--just a few done so far... Date: Friday, August 06, 1999 5:54 PM Search
Lewis County, MO 1860 Federal Census 33 271 277
RUTLEDGE M 26 F Farmer 3,000 675 KY 34 271 277 RUTLEDGE M 64 F TN X 35 271 277
RUTLEDGE M A 26 F KY 16 309 318
RUTLEDGE Jno 32 M Tenant 675 KY 17 309 318
RUTLEDGE E R 29 F KY 18 309 318
RUTLEDGE Geo 10 M IN X 19 309 318
RUTLEDGE Jos W 4 M MO 20 309 318
RUTLEDGE A T 1 M I have a copy of the census page mentioned above and the abstract listed is in error. 33 271 277 RUTLEDGE M 26 F Farmer 3,000 675 KY this should read: 33 271 277 Fountain Rutledge 64 M Farmer 3000 675 KY the rest of the info is correct and I will send the correction to the website. Just for your info. the John Fox family listed ahead of Fountain Rutledge is, I believe, his daughter Elizabeth Rutledge who married John Fox in Hendricks Co., IN. 27 270 276 FOX John 33 M Tenant 325 UNKNOWN 28 270 276 FOX Eliza 36 F KY 29 270 276 FOX M J 16 F IN 30 270 276 FOX M 7 F MO 31 270 276 FOX L E 5 F MO 32 270 176 FOX T D 1 M MO and the Jno Rutledge is the son of Fountain Rutledge and the Jos. W. is actually John W. I just love initials! ughhhhhhhhhhhh http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/mo+index+85821247113+F
Lewis, MO 1870 Federal Census - Town of Canton 13 38 38
RUTLEDGE Marg 75 F W Keeps House 1,000 300 PA X X this should read: RUTLEDGE Mary 75 F W Keeps House 1000 300 PA X X she is widow of Fountain Rutledge. (I also have copy of actual census page.) 14 38 38 RUTLEDGE Mary A 35 F W At Home KY X X 15 38 38
RUTLEDGE Wm N 8 M W MO X 16 38 38
RUTLEDGE John T 5 M W these 2 boys are daughters of Mary A Rutledge 35 F W (father unk, death certificate states James Rutledge was husband, but family claims she never married!) I never believe abstracts and always seek to examine the actual document. I think these census on line are a great place to start! Carole G in CA


Hello, all,
Pearl is Pearl L. Wiley Rutledge, born ca May 1906, and the widow of Virgil H. Rutledge (16 Sep 1899 WA - 15 Aug 1987 Cowlitz Co. WA).
Pearl did a lot of research into the Rutledge family, as though it was her own blood line. I used to converse with her via letter. At the time she was staying with one of her daughters in Washington state. She was having a rough time from arthritis/rheumatism in her hands and was unable to continue writing, and it was rapidly becoming more of a hindrance. I haven't heard from her in 3 years or more. I haven't heard whether anyone else has either.
Virgil is the 3rd of 10 ch. born to William Thornton Rutledge (3 Feb 1872 Texas Co. MO - 13 Aug 1950 Mills Co IA) and wife Eliza Jane Janie Morgan (20 Mar 1878 Owen Co. KY? - 28 Dec 1967).
William is the 9th of 11 ch. born to Stephen W. Rutledge (6? Jul 1833 Hawkins Co. TN - 12 Oct 1910 Texas Co. MO) and wife Mary Massey (4 Aug 1835 Bledsoe Co. TN - 29 Dec 1909 Texas Co. MO).
Stephen is the 3rd of 17 to 20 ch. born to Thomas F? Rutledge (ca. 1803/04 VA - 1870? Bledsoe Co. TN). There is a question of whether Thomas married twice or three times, but Stephen is by his first wife, believed to be a Wilson, and probably died ca. 1843.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Darryl Gardner 532 Big Springs Rd. Rogersville, TN 37857


This is the last reference to L.D. Rutledge. CBR
At 08:17 PM 11/18/1998 EST, [email protected] wrote:
In a message dated 11/17/98 4:30:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Letter written by Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr., 30 Sep 1946.
Marie, Thank you for sending this. I have often wondered what the whole letter said. Pearl Rutledge quoted bits and pieces of it in a letter she wrote to another researcher, but I hadn't seen the entire letter.
As Don says, it does tend to sustain suspicions we had formed from the data available to us. First and foremost, of course, is the final proof that Stephen W. Rutledge is a son of this Thomas Rutledge, and a half-brother to Wiley B. Rutledge, Sr. The question of Stephen's parentage appears to be at least half-way solved. Wish I could say the same for Thomas's!
Second is the supposition that Thomas Rutledge came from Hawkins Co, TN and was a brother of Emanuel and Lorenzo Dow Rutledge. It is too bad that Wiley Sr, was unable to contact his Hawkins Co. relatives. Am I correct in thinking that they had all moved away by then? Or was there a rift that made Thomas an outcast that no one would claim? I do know that Lorenzo Dow Rutledge was in Bledsoe Co, not too far away from Thomas, in 1850. He had moved away by the time Wiley was born, however, so it's quite likely there was no one HE recognized still living in Hawkins or Bledsoe Co.
Now for the differences of opinion:
1. I have studied and studied the various census records from 1830 til 1870 for Hawkins and Bledsoe County. It's very confusing with so little to go on, but I believe either James or Thomas (or both) must have died young. Granted, one or both of them would have been old enough to be married and moved away by the time of the 1850 census, but where would he have gone to? Perhaps *he* is the mysterious James Rutledge everyone is seeking. Also, Wiley says he was told there were 7 sons and he only counted 6. Probably the 7th son either died at birth or shortly afterwards.
2. I don't believe Thomas had a wife between Miss Wilson and Jane Hall Pope. The 1830 census almost certainly included Miss Wilson, and the 1840 census showed a wife in the same age range. The 1850 census shows Jane as Thomas's wife, as does the 1860 1870 census. While it is possible that Miss Wilson died after the birth of John and a second Mrs Rutledge was married and buried in time for Thomas to marry Jane Hall Pope and have Harriet, I sincerely doubt it. What facts are available to support that theory? With only 2 years between Harriet and Emilie, it would have been an amazingly quick courtship if Harriet were the daughter of wife #2 and Jane the mother of Emilie. Not that it COULDN'T be, but I would just like to see something solid there, especially since Wiley only mentions 2 wives.
3. Wiley says his grandfather died during the Civil War at about 60 years of age. However, I have the 1870 census report here which shows him alive at the age of 66 when the census was taken on June 24, 1870 (unless he had recently died and they were including him as alive for the census purpose). I do believe he was born in 1804 or close to it, because his age as given in all the census records from 1830-1870 seem to support that.
4. Wiley says he was told there were 7 sons and 2 daughters, but he names the daughters of Thomas' first wife as Mary, Nancy, Jane Sarah Ann. However, Nancy is given as Nancy J. on the 1850 census and I believe her middle name was Jane, therefore Nancy Jane was one daughter rather than two.
Also, Mary is probably the daughter of Jane and Mr. Pope, as mentioned further down in his letter. The 1850 census shows Mary age 10 and Catherine age
5. Wiley says Jane had 2 daughters, Mary who married Mr Bowman Catherine who married my Uncle Frank Sullivan. Since those girls *should* have been living with their mother, and Thomas showed girls of the right names and ages in his household, I feel certain these were Jane's daughters and Thomas' step- daughters.
6. I don't know when Cornelius left Tennessee or where he went to after he left Columbus OH, but he was in Giles Co, TN in 1860. He was listed as Neely Rutledge in the household of James Massey and Sarah Ann (Rutledge) Massey. I didn't copy that census page, so I don't remember how far away he was from Stephen and Mary Rutledge, but not far. When Ken was copying the Louisville City Directories he found Wiley B. Rutledge in Louisville in 1902 as a student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. This would imply that Cornelius was in Columbus at least until that date. Has anyone checked the census of Columbus OH for 1900?
Does anyone recognize any of these people? This is what I know of the younger children of Thomas Rutledge and Jane Hall Pope:
+24 Benjamin Franklin RUTLEDGE was b: 1852 in Bledsoe Co., TN and married Delila Jane BOWMAN (b: April 07, 1855 in TN - d: February 20, 1885) m: Abt. 1875 in Tennessee
Children of Benjamin Franklin Rutledge and Delila Jane Bowman are:
Lanora RUTLEDGE b: 1876 in Bledsoe Co., TN Reason RUTLEDGE b: 1878 in Bledsoe Co., TN
** There were probably other children, but these were the only ones listed on the 1880 census of Bledsoe Co, TN. I don't know where they were after 1880.
27 vii. Anderson Lee Rutledge, born 1858 in Bledsoe Co., TN; died February 1931 in Albequerque, NM. He married Tennessee Campbell 1886.
** From somewhere, I have the information that he married Tennessee Campbell and that he died in Alburqueque, NM. I was in a hurry and didn't write in the source or whose line it was and now can't find the original mail. I strongly suspect it was somewhere in my old email that disappeared in a puff of smoke either when my old computer died or when I upgraded my AOL program.
28 viii. Edwin Rutledge, born September 07, 1859 in Bledsoe Co., TN; died September 24, 1894. He married Margaret Reed.
+29 Wiley Blount4 Rutledge (Thomas3, Jackson Middleton2, Edward1) was born October 21, 1861 in Bledsoe Co., TN, and died July 06, 1944. He married Mary Lou Wigginton.
Child of Wiley Rutledge and Mary Wigginton is: 66 i. Wiley B. Jr.5 Rutledge.
Notes: Rutledge, Wiley Blount (1894-1949) Born in Cloverport, Ky., July 20, 1894. Federal judge, 1939; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1943-49. Died in York, Maine, September 10, 1949. Interment at Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
Anyone want to claim any of these?
Kathye


Okay,Rooters, I've just returned from Vicksburg, MS--saw the Civil War Battlefield, USS Cairo(KAY-row), Cedar Grove Mansion Inn (where a real cannon ball is still stuck in the wall of the front parlor as well as the living room floor) AND visited Memphis, Shelby County City Library.

Now, for news on Memphis,TN RUTLEDGES! For anyone searching for the marriage of NATHAN FRANKLIN RUTLEDGE, he married Nancy P. Davis in Memphis, 23 February 1858. I HAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM THE MEMPHIS ARCHIVES if anyone wants it. (See bottom for computer address.)

Also, copy of original Will of John Rutledge,Dec'd; William Rutledge Admr and settlement of his estate. He died in 1855, File #1518. Estate was settled in August 1857 by William Rutledge, Admr.; he named David Rutledge, Katharine Rutledge and William Rutledge but no relationship was given.

SHELBY COUNTY MARRIAGES,1820-1858, by Memphis Genealogical Society, 1997
#1005 Rutledge,Mary to Howell, Andrew B. November 28, 1840 pg 20
#1060 Rutledge,Leah to Wiles, Gillam April 4, 1845 pg 21 Charles S.Rutledge,Sec. Payton Fletcher, J.P.
#1646 Rutledge,John to Baxter, Margaret January 22, 1846 pg 34,78
#3861 John to Davis*, Dorcus C. September 3, 1855 (Wife #2)
#3365 Rutledge,David to Dearman, Martha December 28,1843 pg 69
#2020 Rutledge,Jane to Davis*, William H. December 6,1848 pg 42
#4678 Rutledge,Nathan to Davis*, Nancy P. February 23, 1858 pg 97
* Could these Davis's be brother and sister or 1st cousins??
Shelby County Marriages 1819-1850, Memphis Genealogical Soc.Memphis #1660, Rutledge,Lucy to Brooks, Thomas, December 1,1845 pg17 B. L. Dowell,Sec. John Trezavant-Clerk #1005, Rutledge, Mary to Howell, Andrew B. November 28,1840 pg63 Thos C. Loyd,Sec.,Payton Fletcher -J.P.

The Memphis Archivist told me the bond traditionally paid (in the amount of $1,250) was a bond for marriage paid to the bride. It was a matter of the man's honor at stake. This bond insured 'the bride was not left at the alter waiting'. However, I also was told only a handful of cases could be accounted, the marriage certificate was not returned--one reason simply stated, the bride refused to come out from under her bed! The bride received the bond at the wedding ceremony for hers to keep as her own monies. If the man stood the bride up, it reflected on his 'southern honor' as a coward--to which there were only a few!

At the Vicksburg National Military Park, drove through the Battlefield between Grant, CSA Gen'ls Pendleton and Bedford Forrest. Purchased the book:
CONFEDERATE ROLL OF HONOR, KNOWN CONFEDERATE DEAD,VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN, January 1862 - July 1863, Compiled by Gary W. Webster. 1 Rutledge listed on page 50 NAME, RANK CO:UNIT HOSPITAL DATE OF DEATH: GRAVE NO: REMARKS Rutledge, David____ K 3d TN Pest Hse 3 April 1863 976 UDC pg28

CSA STATE UNITS WHO FOUGHT AT VICKSBURG:
ALABAMA 4th, 7th, 40th,
ARKANSAS 1st Arkansas Battery, 30th,
FLORIDA 46TH,
GEORGIA 42nd, 52d,
LOUISIANA, 17th, 25th, 27th, 31ST
MARYLAND(?), 3D Artillery
MISSOURI, Ist MO Cav. (Dismounted),2D,5th, 20th, 30th,
MISSISSIPPI, 1ST,4th, 36th, 37TH, 38TH, 43rd, 46TH,
TENNESSEE 1st, 2D, 9th, 43d, 79th, 8th TN Heavy Artillery
TEXAS 2d,
VIRGINIA 6TH, 22ND, 46TH,

UNION UNITS WITH MEMORIALS FOUND ON BATTLEFIELD GROUNDS PARK:
IOWA
OHIO
ILLINOIS

Anybody who would like to verify any other family name from the above mentioned CONFEDERATE STATES who might have or fought during this campaign, e-mail: Jean to this address.
Enjoy!


Don,

You've probably looked already, but just in case......

The RootsWeb site for DeKalb county, Tennessee has a large listing of Civil
War companies, both Union and Confederate. I did find some of my Smith county
folks listed in the DeKalb counties.

Cindy King



RUTLEDGE, Thomas, father of Stephen:
QUERY: We are attempting to document the parents, parent's siblings and grandparents of 3gfather Stephen W. Rutledge.

What we think ( undocumented )is:

(1. Stephen's father Thomas Rutledge was b. VA, (2. mother of Stephen was a Wilson b. in NC. (3. Stephen's middle name, initial W stands for middle name Wilson, (4 Stephen's grandparents, probably from Virginia, are unknown in record found so far.

What we know is:( documented )

Stephen W. Rutledge was b. 1833 Hawkins Co., TN. He lived with his family near the Holsten River. Father Thomas Rutledge was found in Hawkins Co. census 1830 (living between Sarah Rutledge (his mother?) and Stephen Wilson (his father in law?). Sarah lived next door and Stephen Wilson lived about four houses away.

In 1840 census Sarah not listed. There was another Wilson living next door to Thomas Rutledge, and two other Wilsons lived two houses away. These were Stephen Wilson and probably his sons - and probably brothers-in-law of Thomas Rutledge.

The family moved to Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., TN where found 1850 census. Stephen met and married Mary Massey (from Sequatche Co.). Think her perents were John Massey and perhaps Mary Alsop. Stephen found 1860 census in Giles Co., TN. (Stephen and Mary with three children because two had died.) Stephen fought three years as a soldier (Confederate). In 1870 census the family lived at Mt. Pleasant in Giles Co., TN. Sometime after 1870 the family moved to Missouri and founded the town of Tyrone. In theory, Stephen's Rutledge line may have come from Tyrone, Ireland. Stephen's trade was Shoemaker. In later years he became a Methodist Minister and lived in Tyrone, MO until death in 1910. His wife Mary had died a year earlier in 1909.

The Rutledge children married and located from Iowa to Louisiana. Surnames: ROARK, MARSEE, OWEN (mine), QUACKENBUSH, URBACK, KIGER, MORGAN, McKINNEY and WILKERSON.


RUTLEDGE, David Weldon
Born abt. 1790 d. abt. 1844 in Rutherford, TN. He m. Angelina Williamson Jul 3, 1816. Angelina dau. of Ludowik Williamson and Lindsay Adams. Lived variously in Rutherford Co. Sullivan Co, Washington Co., Wilson Co.... Need his father and grandfather....

Information from David on is quite complete.
Brickwall ancestor of James Rutledge: [email protected]

[email protected]


RUTLEDGE, Abram
Born abt. 1822 birthplace unknown. Father unknown, mother unknown, siblings unknown. Al, TX. 1860 census Hidalgo Co. TN; Abram Rutledge age 38 farmer and Nancy Rutledge age 29 servent
NOTE: By Regena Williamson. (personal knowledge of my friend, her maiden name may have been Jackson)
Brickwall ancestor, friend of Ldmnj.


RUTLEDGE, Emanuel
Born ca 1801 Virginia. Father (speculation)Jackson Middleton RUTLEDGE. Mother (speculation) Sarah Lucy Singleton. Suspect siblings: Thomas F. (Franklin?), Lorenzo Dow LD, Lucy. Suspect Thomas might be father of Stephen W. RUTLEDGE (TN). Births VA or TN. Death probably 1878 Hawkins Co. TN.
Brickwall ancestor of Darryl Gardner.


NOTE: from Richard and Carol:

I might mention that when I first searched in McKinney, Collin Co. for Thomas Henry Rutledge, son of John Rutledge and Jane Gaw Brown Rutledge, I came across another Rutledge who was a plumber in McKinney. I asked if he was related to Thomas Henry and he told me no, but his Dad was still living and sometimes would mention that their family left Tennessee in the middle of the night and moved to Oklahoma! No one EVER spoke of that night or the reason why? I want to say his name was also a Richard Rutledge, Plumber, but that might not be so; however, he was very intrigued at how I found my information and did go to the trouble to let me meet his 72+ year old Dad who almost told me not to go hunting for trouble! What a weird man!

Any, I have not persued this anymore, because I found my grandson, James Clarence Rutledge with information on Thomas Henry Rutledge that filled several pages of notes. His grandfather THR was the oldest Mason in Collin County in 1943 when he died at 93 years old. He told me a friend painted the old Rutledge homestead in McKinney, the house his grandfather built himself at the turn of the century and that he had hauled wood on a sled, saving his money to buy a mule and sell from a wagon. He also showed me a cane, handmade by Thomas Henry himself that at one time had a name plate with T H Rutledge, but his father James Charles had worn it off or it broke off from the cane.

Naturally, I photographed all this for posterity and future cousins that I might meet. So, I was quite bewildered at all the other Rutledges buried in Wilson Chapel Cemetery and no connection to my first cousin, 6 times removed. There was a Jane Rutledge, with the N turned backwards, and Hamilton C. Rutledge and Jack Rutledge. All of these Rutledges can be found in the Collin County Cemetery Book published by Collin Co. History Soc.

If anybody wants this, contact me at
Jean, pondering in Dallas

NOTE from From: Lesa Russell

I am seeking information on the mother of Robert Rutledge Moore, son of George Moore and (?) Rutledge. My Rutledge family lived in Rutherford County, TN in the early 1800s. I have found several references to Robert Rutledge associated with George Moore. Does anyone have any information?

I am also interested in finding out who the Henrietta Rutledge was who married Frederick Rutledge in Davidson County, TN in 1826. Does anyone have any information on these two Rutledge families? Someone please help!

Answer from Marie

Henrietta Rutledge Frederick Rutledge are both from the Dr. John Rutledge family. There is an extensive genealogy on line. I get it on my home page through I can't think of what it is but you should be able to get this file through GENEALOGY then RUTLEDGE then DR JOHN RUTLEDGE. let me know if you don't find it and I will look it up for you. Marie

This query also posted in South Carolina. Don


I have the following Rutledge in my family
(I am also related to Elijah Kelley whose son James Ashley Kelley's daughter Elizabeth married Dennis Houston Parsons (in Pike Co. AR by at least 1854) ......June March [email protected]

Descendants of John Rutledge

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 RUTLEDGE. He married REBECCA JANE PARSONS 1839, daughter of THOMAS PARSONS and JANE ANN.

Notes for REBECCA JANE PARSONS: Called Jane in some places and Rebecca in other places - but both married a Rutledge so I feel they are one and the same. (Found in Riceville, McMinn Co TN 1804-20) then some of the Parsons went to Rome GA and/or Ala. Most of mine ended up in Pike Co. AR.

Rebecca named on notes from cousin

Clyde Tom Parsons, Jr. 1236 Abbotsbury, Universal City, TX 78148.


Brickwall ancestor of Gail Crabtree Dunn Benjamin Rutledge born: 31 Aug, 1815 KY/TN? death: 24 May, 1866 Parents: unknown Siblings: unknown Lived in VanBuren and Warren Cos, TN Spouse: Priscilla Medley d/o Mourning and J.I. Medley Children: George Washington Rutledge; James Monroe Rutledge; Mary Elizabeth Rutledge; Eliza Ann Rutledge; Isabell Rutledge; William Riley Rutledge; Tabitha Rutledge; Franklin Pierce Rutledge; Andrew Jackson Rutledge; Margaret Angeline Rutledge.


Father-William Rutledge, Mother-Eleanor Caldwell General George Rutledge B/4/13/1755 Tennessee D/7/1/1813 hawkins Co., Tn. married 1781 Stoney Point, Hawkins Co., Tn.

Annis Armstrong B/9/18/1764 Stoney Point, Tn. D/11/6/1834 same (Father-William Armstrong, Mother-Mary Caldwell) Children: All born in Tn. 1.

William Rutledge B/Abt 1781 2.George Rutledge B/Abt 1781 3.Ann Rutledge B/Abt 1782 married Samuel Rhea


John Dill, in the following correspondance received in March 1, 1998, you speak of your ancestor Benjamin and his mother Matilda. Would this Matilda be the same Mathilda who is the wife listed in the will of William Rutledge of Stokes Co North Carolina? And would your Benjamin be the son of William Rutledge of Stokes Co North Carolina? Do you know the siblings of your ancestor Benjamin? Please let us know, soon. CBR (See especially, 2nd paragraph, 7th line). There were a number of RUTLEDGE families in the very early 1800's living in Jackson County, TN (White County by some later records), many of whom lived on Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River. (The rest lived just over the ridgeon Morrison's Creek).

This would probably be a fruitful area for some of you who have Lost RUTLEDGE's in Tennessee. As a shortcut, I suggest the book BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS, JACKSON COUNTY, TN PRIOR TO 1820 by Betty Hugg Bryant. This book is made up of abstracts of the Early Land Records in the Jackson/(part of)White County, TN area. They are taken from the Tennessee State Archives.

This book is of value to those of us researching Jackson County, TN as it is a burned county. A great number of people connected with RUTLEDGE are mentioned at various times on this list can be found entered in these early records.

There has been some discussion of the middle names of James Rutledge's (Ann Rutledge of Lincoln fame's father) children. All the surnames represented in those children can be found in abundance in a small geographical area of Tennessee between Gainsboro and Sparta. (Actually within a much smaller area than than). These names include Miller, Mayes, Hamilton,Cameron, Armstrong, Anderson and Blackburn.

The name Brannon isn't present in large numbers but Matilda Rutledge (widow? on the 1820 Jackson, TN census) who was the mother of my Benjamin Rutledge (and of the William Rutledge who migrated from White County, TN up to Fulton County, IL) had several Brannon's listed as heirs to her Estate when she died in 1844 in Barry County, MO (Matilda Davison at the time of her death).

A few examples from the book which might interest some of you: Rec.Book 54, pg. 56, Rec.#127 Spring Creek of Roaring River...nearly west from where Elijah Chishom now lives...17 Feb 1803 (There are a number of entries for Elijah Chisum under various spellings) Is this the Elijah Chisum who is listed on the 1811 on tax list of White County, TN? Was this the same Elijah Chisum (or his father) who owned the land next to John Rutledge and a William Rutledge in White County, TN prior to 1830 (Calf Killer Creek). This land is also tied in with Henry Rutledge. (NOTE: Charles Leonard believed that (one of the several) William and Henry Rutledge were grandsons of Elijah Chisum (their mother was a Chisum?). )

hen John Rutledge died in White County, TN buyers at his Estate (1828) included, James Rutledge, Henry Rutledge, Mrs Anne Rutledge and (apparently) two William Rutledges. This John Rutledge was a miller (owned a mill). He is apparently the same John Rutledge who earlier owned a mill on a branch of Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River in Jackson County, TN (called Rutledge's Mill Creek in some of the records) Some of you might be interested in : Rec.Book 54, pg.83,Rec#183 James Officer (purchase) 400 acres ..Lick Creek of Roaring River... 11 Jul 1803 (This entry calls James Officer by name, others simply refer to him as Old Man Officer) This is James Officer the son of the Thomas Officer (who died in Cumberland County, PA) for whom all the Rutledge's named their sons ___ Officer Rutledge. (His address is given in a Power of Attorney in the Inventory of his father, Thomas Officer's will as Jas. Officer of Tennessee, Jackson County...1806)

There are several references to an early William Rutledge and one to a Susanna Rutledge. They were also near Roaring River. (NOTE: The parents of James McGrady Rutledge, William and Susannah Cameron Rutledge, were said to have lived in Tennessee ca 1820. Does anyone know if this is them? William was a brother of James Rutledge, father of Ann Rutledge) Some members of the CAMERON family which was connected to James Rutledge (father of Ann Rutledge) were also in these early records and later in White County, TN, it would probably be worth checking to see how Benjamin Blackburn tied into all this. Benjamin was the earliest BLACKBURN I could find listed in the land records (and he lived on Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River ca 1808) Comments welcome, John Dill

CARTER CO TN 1796-1850: Rutledge, Thomas Spouse : Griffith, Marellar Marriage date : Jun 19, 1836 CLAIBOURNE CO TN 1821-1850: Rutledge, Caleb W. Spouse : Berry, Eliza Ann Marriage date : Sep 20, 1843 Rutledge, William Spouse : Eastus, Nancy Marriage date : Nov 23, 1839

DAVIDSON CO TN1788-1850 Rutledge, Frederick Spouse : Rutledge, Henrietta Marriage date : Oct 15, 1825 DICKSON CO TN 1817-1850 Rutledge, David Spouse : Harris, Ann Marriage date : Sep 18, 1834 Rutledge, F. M. Spouse : Willey, Barsheba Marriage date : Dec 24, 1850

FAYETTE CO TN 1838-1850 Rutledge, Nathaniel Spouse : Speares, Elizabeth Marriage date : Aug 24, 1843 Rutledge, W. R. Spouse : Hammons, Martha B. Marriage date : Apr 6, 1842

GIBSON CO TN 1824-1850 Rutledge, Elzey Spouse : Terrell, Judith Marriage date : Sep 6, 1824 GREEN CO TN 1780-1850 Rutledge, David Spouse : Bullard, Mary Marriage date : Aug 21, 1798

HAWKINS CO TN 1789-1850 Rutledge, Lorenzo Spouse : Molsby, Polly Marriage date : Jan 29, 1835

JOHNSON CO TN 1838-1850 Rutledge, Anthony Spouse : Vanhuss, Catherine Marriage date : Sep 1, 1842

LINCOLN CO TN 1823-1850 Rutledge, Isaac Spouse : Waggoner, Martha J. Marriage date : Nov 3, 1842 Rutledge, James Spouse : Bandy, Sarah Marriage date : Feb 10, 1848 Rutledge, James Spouse : Hulsey, Martha Jane Marriage date : Mar 9, 1848 Rutledge, James Spouse : Ready, Mary Ann Marriage date : Dec 6, 1838 Rutledge, Samuel Spouse : Daniel, Louisa Marriage date : Aug 8, 1844

MARSHALL CO TN 1835-1850 Rutledge, Obadiah P. Spouse : Tilman, Caroline Marriage date : Feb 18, 1846 Rutledge, Thomas H. Spouse : Vincent, Sarah C. Marriage date : Mar 2, 1843

MAURY CO TN 1807-1850 Rutledge, Edward A. Spouse : Young, Mary F. Marriage date : Apr 11, 1843 Rutledge, James Spouse : Armstrong, Nancy Marriage date : Jan 16, 1811 Rutledge, James P. Spouse : Hodge, Polly S. Marriage date : Jan 26, 1834 Rutledge, Samuel Spouse : Carter, Bethia Marriage date : Dec 26, 1823 Rutledge, Samuel J. Spouse : Hogan, Emaline Marriage date : Sep 24, 1843 Rutledge, William Spouse : Moody, Martha W. Marriage date : Dec 23, 1820 Rutledge, William Spouse : Reid, Margaret C. Marriage date : Dec 21, 1814 Rutledge, William Spouse : Sims, Sarah Marriage date : Dec 10, 1809

OBION CO TN 1824-1850 Rutledge, Charles Spouse : Ward, Caroline Marriage date : Dec 28, 1841 Rutledge, Francis M. Spouse : Elston, Martha Ann Marriage date : Dec 23, 1850

RUTHERFORD CO TN 1804-1850 Rutledge, David Spouse : Williamson, Angelina Marriage date : Jul 3, 1816 Rutledge, Joseph M. Spouse : Watkins, Mary Marriage date : Mar 2, 1835 Rutledge, Pleasant Spouse : Barlow, Harriet Marriage date : Mar 28, 1821 Rutledge, William A. Spouse : Lyell, Sarah A. Marriage date : Oct 4, 1843

SHELBY CO TN 1820-1850 Rutledge, Alexander C. Spouse : Carlton, Louisa Marriage date : Dec 12, 1838 Rutledge, John Spouse : Baxter, Margaret A. Marriage date : Jan 22, 1846 Rutledge, Monroe Spouse : Crowder, Rebecca L. Marriage date : Mar 4, 1839

SUMNER CO TN 1787-1850 Rutledge, Abraham Spouse : Ragsdale, Mary Marriage date : Dec 28, 1805 Rutledge, Abraham Spouse : Wills, Nancy Marriage date : Oct 16, 1805 Rutledge, E. Byrd Spouse : Curry, Mary Marriage date : Jun 6, 1839 Rutledge, William W. Spouse : Belote, Clarissa Marriage date : Mar 12, 1829

WHITE CO TN 1809-1850 Rutledge, Charles Spouse : Moore, Minerva Marriage date : Nov 30, 1843

WILLIAMSON CO TN 1800-1850 Rutledge, Alexander Spouse : Mclemore, Nancy Marriage date : Mar 12, 1808 Rutledge, Robert Spouse : Cahoon, Fanny G. Marriage date : Oct 12, 1809

WILSON CO TN 1802-1850 Rutledge, Alexander Spouse : Cox, Margaret A. Marriage date : Dec 21, 1842 Rutledge, Alexander Spouse : Cox, Nancy Marriage date : Mar 30, 1812 Rutledge, Daniel L. Spouse : Johnson, Malinda Marriage date : Sep 1, 1831 Rutledge, John Spouse : George, Lurana Marriage date : Jul 26, 1832 Rutledge, John R. Spouse : Nowlin, Temperance Marriage date : Jan 6, 1842 Rutledge, Richard Spouse : Bush, Harriett Marriage date : Jan 29, 1840

CARTER CO TN 1707-1884 Rutledge, Thomas Spouse : Griffith, Marellar Marriage date : Jun 19, 1836

FAYETTE CO TN 1838-1857 Rutledge, Nathaniel Spouse : Speares, Elizabeth Marriage date : Aug 24, 1843

GIBSON CO TN 1824-1860 Rutledge, Ann E Spouse : Tyson, Wm R Marriage date : Nov 13, 1845 Rutledge, B M Spouse : Shumate, Ann Marriage date : Dec 29, 1857 Rutledge, Benjamin Spouse : Burnett, Angeline L Marriage date : Oct 23, 1854 Rutledge, David N Spouse : Taylor, Martha Jane Marriage date : Dec 26, 1851 Rutledge, Elzey Spouse : Terrell, Judith Marriage date : Apr 6, 1824 Rutledge, James Spouse : Taylor, Mary Ann Marriage date : Aug 11, 1851 Rutledge, Mary A Spouse : Tilman, Jeremiah A Marriage date : Jul 24, 1851 Rutledge, Robert Spouse : Thetford, T J Miss Marriage date : Jan 27, 1858

JOHNSON CO TN 1838-1857 Rutledge, Anthony Spouse : Vanhuss, Catherine Marriage date : Sep 1, 1842

KNOX CO TN 1784-1900 Rutledge, Roena May Spouse : Carroll, Andrew J Marriage date : Oct 3, 1899 Rutledge, Sallie M Spouse : Child, Albert O Marriage date : Jan 18, 1888

MARSHALL CO TN 1836-1870 Rutledge, Mary Spouse : Baxter, Harry Marriage date : Sep 24, 1865 Rutledge, Montgomery Spouse : Stone, Jane Marriage date : Apr 10, 1869 Rutledge, Obadiah P Spouse : Tilman, Caroline Marriage date : Feb 18, 1846 Rutledge, Thomas H Spouse : Vincent, Sarah C Marriage date : Mar 2, 1843

SEQUATCHIE CO TN 1858-1922 Rutledge, L L Spouse : Smith, Jessie Miss Marriage date : Feb 16, 1908

SHELBY CO TN 1819-1851 Rutledge, John Spouse : Baxter, Margaret A Marriage date : Jan 22, 1846 Rutledge, Leah Spouse : Wiles, Gillum Marriage date : Apr 4, 1840

SUMNER CO TN 1787-1859 Rutledge, Abraham Spouse : Wells, Nancy Marriage date : Oct 16, 1805 Rutledge, Abraham Spouse : Wills, Nancy Marriage date : Oct 16, 1805 Rutledge, Mary Spouse : Pittmon, William Marriage date : Dec 28, 1805

WILSON CO TN 1733-1866 Rutledge, Alexander Spouse : Cox, Nancy Marriage date : Mar 30, 1812


Marriage Records

EARLY MIDDLE TENNESSEE MARRIAGES, Vol. 2 - Brides by Bryon and Barbara Sistler, Nashville, TN Bryon Sistler Assoc, P O Box 190934, 37212 Call #R929.3768 S623E 1988 Vol 2. Begins on page 473-474

BRIDES GROOMS DATE COUNTY
Rutledge, Amanda to Benjamin F. Satterfield 8-7-1864 Maury Co
Rutledge, Catherine - Isaac N. Bills 11-23-1826 Maury Co.
Rutledge, Cinthia to John McKnight 9-23-1823 Maury Co.
Rutledge, C.E. to L. W. Mitchell 9-28-1859 Wayne Co.
Rutledge, Caroline to Franklin Miller 12-23-1863 Davidson Co.
Rutledge, Emma P. to Daniel Blake 6-9-1831 Davidson Co.
Rutledge, Ann Rebecca Willis Holman 12-16-1845 Lincoln Co.
Rutledge, Cordelia to J R King 1-16-1867 Lincoln CO.
Rutledge, Elizabeth - F M Burton 11-2-1863 Rutherford Co
Rutledge, Elizabeth - John E. Page 7-26-1859 Rutherford Co
Rutledge, Fanny to Thomas McCall 9-16-1824 Williamson
Rutledge, Fanny to William McClung 10-30-1829 Sumner Co.
Rutledge, Frances E.- John A. Grimes 8-22-1867 Wayne Co.
Rutledge, Harriet C - Anthony Bates 8-31-1848 Lincoln Co.
Rutledge, Henrietta - Frederick Rutledge 10-15-1826 Davidson Co.
Rutledge, Holly to Robert McCoy 8-23-1815 Rutherford Co
Rutledge, Judith T.to Michael Womack 10-19-1825 Rutherford Co
continued next page 474
Rutledge, Julia to Hiriam Staggs 1-11-1866 Lawrence Co
Rutledge, Lofelen to Wylie Dolston/Dutton 12-11-1863 Sumner Co.
Rutledge, Lucretia to William Embieson 6-21-1832 Maury Co.
Rutledge, Lucy to Benza Raines 7-11-1859 Franklin Co
Rutledge, M. M. to J T Lipscomb 8-23-1869 Franklin (*F)
Rutledge, M. M. (2d?) H. K. (R) Phillips 3-25-1864 Wayne Co
Rutledge, Mahala to Samuel S. Rayburn 4-24-1826 Maury Co
Rutledge, Malinda L. Levi Thrower 8-27-1859 Coffee Co
Rutledge, Malvina to James L Wilson 9-20-1853 Lewis Co
Rutledge, Margaret to Elijah Blackman 8-31-1807 Williamson Co
Rutledge, Margaret to John C. Mills 10-4-1860 Lincoln Co.
Rutledge, Margaret E -Travis E. Martin 4-21-1859 Sumner Co
Rutledge, Marinda H.- Marion Carothurs 2-14-1861 Sumner Co
Rutledge, Martha to Samuel Davis 12-13-1869 Lawrence Co
Rutledge, Martha to John Henderson 5-27-1858 Wilson Co
Rutledge, Martha to William White 10-25-1857 Sumner Co
Rutledge, Martha to Harbert Biles 3-22-1825 Rutherford Co
Rutledge, Martha W.- Isaac W. Thomas 5-13-1834 Maury Co
Rutledge, Mary to Harry Baxter 9-24-1865 Marshall Co
Rutledge, Mary to George W. Owen 9-16-1841 Wilson Co
Rutledge, Mary A. to A. G. Logue 2-2-1857 Warren Co
Rutledge, Mary A. to James C. Shofner 10-2-1865 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Mary A. to Charles H. White 10-23-1862 Rutherford
Rutledge, Mary E. to William Carothers 4-4-1861 Sumner Co
Rutledge, Mary J. to Stephen Dark 10-28-1841 Maury Co
Rutledge, Mary J. to G W Morrow 1-29-1866 Wayne Co
Rutledge, Mary Jane -Thomas B McGeehee 9-10-1857 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Matilda to Riley Dodson 12-21-1847 Maury Co
Rutledge, Matilda to John Gurley 4-24/25-1816 Maury Co
Rutlege, Menerva to Samuel Neely 3-11-1858 Lewis Co
Rutledge, Nancy to James M. Bentley 9-26-1833 Wilson Co
Rutledge, Nancy to Wiley Bodine 8-2-1825 Wilson Co
Rutledge, Nancy to Joseph Wagner 9-29-1858 Warren Co
Rutledge, Nancy Van- Noah Cross 5-28-1845 Dickson Co
Rutledge, Ophelia E- Thomas J. Larkin 8-20-1867 No Return (*F)
Rutledge, Patsy C. - John Caldwell 6-5- B4 1838 Maury
Rutledge, Phebe to Samuel D. Brown 10-6-1842 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Pheby E. - Presley O. George 10-24-1867 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Rebecca A -Felix W. Motlow 5-9-1867 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Rossamond - Joshua Christopher 4-11-1822 Rutherford
Rutledge, Ruth to George Milstead 7-18-1839 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Sallie to A. E. Hibdon 3-16-1871 De Kalb Co
Rutledge, Sally to Israel L. Pickens 9-25-1818 Lawrence Co
Rutledge, Sarah Ann -Risin Etter 1-5-1859 Warren Co
Rutledge, Sarah Jane- John P McGee 3-12-1851 Lincoln Co
Rutledge, Silva to Pleasant Record 1-23-1869 Marshall Co
Rutledge, Susan to William Crook 8-15-1831 Sumner Co
Rutledge, Susan to Ivey Saunders 2-2-1852 no return Frank
Rutledge, Susan Jane-Joshua Fox 5-3-1847 White Co
Rutledge, Susan L. - Devrix Mustain 12-29-1841 Rutherford
Rutledge, Susannah- Daniel McClary 10-1-1816 Williamson
Rutlege, Fannie to Allen Harris 8-29-1865 Marshall


4.Elizabeth Rutledge B/Abt 1782 married David Larkins

5.Nancy Rutledge B/Abt 1783 married George Netherland

6.Jane Rutledge B/Abt 1785 married George Anderson

7.Prissilla Rutledge B/Abt 1786 married Maxwell

8.Louisiana Rutledge B/Abt 1787 married Samuel Hughes

9.Sallie Rutledge B/Abt 1788 married Clayton

10.Nellie Rutledge B/Abt 1789 married Benjamin Powel 11.Mary C. Rutledge B/12/4/1790 Sullivan Co., Tn. D/1867 Rogersville, Tn. married Abt 1807 Sullivan Co., Tn. Samuel Powel Bill Armstrong Kingman, Az.


This sounds like Henry Middleton Rutledge 1775 SC-1844 TENN , son of Gov. Edward Rutledge and Mary Henrietta Middleton. Henry Middleton Rutledge wife Septma Sexta Middleton went to Nashville, Tenn. I can't find any other Henry M Rutledge in that time frame. Hope this helps someone..... Marie


From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [RUTLEDGE-L] Blount County, TN. Deeds-Deed BK.1---1795-1819
Abstracted by J. Thomas
Date: March 06, 1999 8:19 PM

Pulled some of my books out this evening and found the following and thought I'd send it along, hoping it will help some you. #218. (154-55) Barclay McGhee to Henry M. Rutledge of Charleston, S.C. 25 August 1807, 27 August 1807, $3000, 400 ac. within the lands to which the Indian title is not yet extinquished on north side of Tenn. River. Grant # 830 from State of N.C., adj. John Cowan, Nine Mile Creek. Wit:Enoch Parsens, George Ewing.
Apparently this Henry Rutledge and a George Rutledge both from S.C. had numerous dealings in the land around here in Blount Co. I have seen their names and place of residence on several different occasions. Does anyone know who these two men belong too.? I figure they are either brothers or father and son- will check some more records later and see if I can come up with any information on one or both of them. BTW, the John Cowan mentioned above is another of my lines. Hope this is of interest to someone. Best Wishes, Edna In a message dated 3/2/1999, 12:05:04 AM, [email protected] writes: Thank you Darryl.........That is the most solid documentation I have seen on Thomas. Does anyone else have information provided by Wiley Rutledge? By the way, where does Wiley fit into the family? Don

Don and everyone,

Wiley B. Rutledge, father of US Supreme Court Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr, was the youngest son of Thomas Rutledge and Jane Hall Pope Rutledge. The Wiley being discussed was the Supreme Court Justice, Wiley B. - Thomas's grandson. He wrote a couple of letters to relatives in which he gave family genealogy information as best he remembered it. Unfortunately, it wasn't totally accurate.

As in all cases in genealogy, the burden of proof is on the recipient of the information, not on the source. We are all fallable and people remember things differently based upon the age and circumstances of the person doing the remembering. Stories we heard as a child aren't always remembered correctly as we age.

I know that's true for me and other people that I know so I have to believe I'm normal in that regard. I've got back again and again to my mother to verify what I believe happened when I was young and find that the details are often slightly different or the person in question was not who I thought they were.

Kathye


Carol or Donavon Rutledge wrote:

Does anyone claim Zolliecoffer Rutledge? If he is a brickwall, you may want to explore a site on the web re: Brig. Gen. Felix K. Zolliecoffer 1812-1862. If you go to the site, under his photo is a box to click on - Zollie's folly which tells of the Civil War battle in which General George Crittenden and his men ended up on the wrong side of the Cumberland River. Crittenden wrote that he was threatened by a superior force of the enemy in front and finding it impossible to cross the river, I will have to make the fight on the ground I now occupy. He had under his command, 4,000 men in 2 brigades.

The First Brigade was commanded by Brig. Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer. A part of this brigade was: Rutledge's battery of four guns, under Capt. A.M. RUTLEDGE. Do any of you claim A.M. Rutledge? Is he in Rachel's family? Whats the chance he named a son Zolliecoffer? (We've often wondered if our Fountain Rutledge b.1796 KY, was named for Major James Fountain from Kentucky , hero of the Indian Wars, who died several years before our Fountain was born... there is a John Rutledge involved with him that we cannot prove or disprove to be part of our family.)


Zolliecoffer William Zol RUTLEDGE (1868-1937) is a son of Richard Kine RUTLEDGE (1845-1891) and wife Mary Jane Mollie NORMAN (1843-1867). Mollie had been previously married to Ephriam Goldsmith KNIGHT, who was killed in the Civil War, and by whom she had two daughters.

Richard Kine was a son of Emanuel RUTLEDGE, my ancestor.

I'm somewhat confident Capt. A. M. RUTLEDGE is Arthur Middleton RUTLEDGE (1817-1876), who m/1 Elizabeth UNDERWOOD, and m/2 Marie ADAMS. He descends from the SC RUTLEDGEs.

Best wishes,

Darryl


[email protected] wrote:

Received my copy of Families of Hawkins County Tennessee 1786-1994 today and have to admit that I am very disappointed in what I can find about my husbands Chesnutt line. With so many of them from there I have found only two references, one of which is not on the page as stated in the index. Or if he is I can't find him! However there is a lot of Rutledge information. I will post a few of the Rutledge names Wilson, Emanuel, Richard Baxter, Thomas K., Robert J., Richard Kine, James William, Stephen W., and Zolliecoffer William Zol. I would offer to do lookups but have to warn you the index only gives the last name Rutledge with 14 pages sited. That does not mean that they are mentioned only on those pages however, it means that is where the article starts. Would recommend this book to people who know they have Hawkins County Rutledge relatives. Nancy


Hello, Nancy,

It's unfortunate there were so few stories in Families which told of your husband's Chesnut (var. sp.) line.

I hope you realize the way these books are created. People, such as yourself, submit the stories to be included. Neither the printer the publisher, or for that matter, does anyone else have the information to required to generate a story on any family. If no one submits, nothing is printed.

Regarding the page listing, the following statement found on page 647 at the beginning of the index should suffice:

The following family names can be found one or more times in the story(s) which begin on the page(s) listed.

For anyone interested, the Hawkins County Genealogical Historical Society is preparing to print a second volume of stories on families with any known connection to Hawkins Co. TN. I suggest you do so promptly, as they plan to cut off submittals on April 30.

For more information, visit HCGHS' website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhcghs/page3b.htm
or the Hawkins Co. website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhawkin/
Best wishes,
Darryl


Fred:

I have the following Wood/Woods - Rutledge marriage:
Frances Marian Rutledge, b. 1852 Talladega Co., AR md. John Woods c. 1778 in Yavapai Co., AZ. She died before 1901.
Father: Joseph Rutledge, b. c. 1820 SC, d. 2 or 3 1860 in Talladega Co., AL. Mother: Melissa Ann McCay/McCoy Rutledge, b. 1823 SC, md. Joseph in Forsyth Co., GA, 1 Oct 1839, d. 31 Mar 1900 in Yavapai Co., AZ.

Richard Daly Reddick [email protected]


At 01:05 PM 3/13/99 -0800, you wrote: FORWARDED FROM FRED GORDON [email protected]

Anyone have Rutledge and Wood combinations?.......anywhere?...........anytime? Don
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 12:02 PM
Subject: Stephen W. Rutledge

Don,
Do you have any RUTLEDGE-WOOD connections in your heritage? I have some in my GORDON database.

Fred Gordon in Texas


Regarding the following brickwall . . . I just have to comment on this.
John Rutledge, b. 1804 in McMinn Co., TN, d. unknown Father, Mother siblings unknown, were in TN, GA and perhaps AL Brickwall ancestor of June March

McMinn Co.,TN wasn't formed until 1819 from Indian Lands . . .
1820 census shows a John Rutledge in White Co., TN and Giles Co.,TN Early TN Tax Lists by Sistler shows a John RUTLEDGE in White Co.,TN 1825.
While I have this page out - I'm sure anyone researching this surname in TN already has this, but for those that don't . . . It was alpha, but I put this in order by county, would be interesting by years too.
from Byron Sistler Assoc. Early Tennessee Tax Lists pg. 175 (B) Bedford Co.,TN formed 1807 from Rutherford
RUTLEDGE, Robert . . . 1812 Margaret .. 1820 cn
Giles Co., TN formed 1809 from Indian lands
RUTLEDGE, Joel . . . . . 1812
Will. . . . .. 1812
Johnston . . 1812
Samuel J. . 1819 Greene Co.,TN formed 1783 from Washington Co. RUTLEGE, James . . . . 1805
Maury Co., TN formed 1807 from Williamson Indian lands
RUTLEGE, James . . . 1811
Samuel . . 1816
William . . 1811, 1816 Sullivan Co., TN formed 1779 from Washington Co.
RUTLEDGE, George . . . 1796, 1797 (2), 1812
Robert . . . . 1812 Sumner Co., TN formed 1786 from Davidson Co.
RUTLEDGE, Elijah . . . . 1816, 1823, 1820 cn
W (Warren?) formed 1807 from White, Jackson, Smith Indian lands
RUTLEDGE, Robert . . . 1805
White Co.,TN formed 1806 from Jackson, Smith Co.
RUTLEDGE, David . . 1811
Henry . . 1825
John . . . 1825
Williamson Co., TN formed 1799 from Davidson
RUTLEGE, William . . . 1801
RUTLEDGE, Robert . . . 1815

Pamela Geisler Smith


[email protected] wrote:
#218. (154-55) Barclay McGhee to Henry M. Rutledge of Charleston, S.C. 25 August 1807, 27 August 1807, $3000, 400 ac. within the lands to which the Indian title is not yet extinquished on north side of Tenn. River. Grant # 830 from State of N.C., adj. John Cowan, Nine Mile Creek. Wit:Enoch Parsens, George Ewing.
Apparently this Henry Rutledge and a George Rutledge both from S.C. had numerous dealings in the land around here in Blount Co. I have seen their names and place of residence on several different occasions. Does anyone know who these two men belong too.? I figure they are either brothers or father and son- will check some more records later and see if I can come up with any information on one or both of them. BTW, the John Cowan mentioned above is another of my lines. Hope this is of interest to someone. Best Wishes, Edna


Hello, Edna,

The time frame and location right, and the person is likely the same.
I speak of Henry Middleton Rutledge (1775-1844), son of Edward (1749-1800), often called Edward the Signer as he signed the Declaration of Independence.
Henry Middleton Rutledge (1775-1844) married Septima Sexta Middleton (1783-1865). They moved to Middle Tennessee and managed the property along the Elk River, which Edward's brother John received as a result of Revolutionary War activities, then sold to Edward. This strongly suggests Henry was also involved in land transactions in East Tennessee. Incidentally, if I recall correctly from the few early deeds I have seen, $7.50 per acre in those days was exceptionally high. A dollar an acre was more likely the norm, and when you include the fact title to this was unsettled, it is phenominal. As for George, I can't place him, but he is likely related to Henry.
Best wishes,
Darryl


Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr. was born 20 Jul 1894 in Cloverport KY and died 10 Sep 1949 in York Co. ME. He is buried in Green Mountain Cemetery in Boulder Co. CO.
He was an attorney, teacher, dean, and US Supreme Court justice. He was appointed to the court by FDR.
He married on 28 Aug 1917 in Buncombe Co. NC to Annabel Person. She taught Greek at Maryville College, where I think they met. I think they had 3 children.
Wiley Blount Rutledge Sr. was born 21 Oct 1861 in Bledsoe Co. TN, and died 6 Jul 1944.
He was a circuit-riding minister. He m/1 Mary Lou Wigginton ca. 1893 in Bullitt Co. KY. They had at least 3 children, Wiley Jr. being the eldest.
After Mary Lou's death, Wiley Sr. remarried Tamsey Cordelia Cate, and they had at least 3 children.
Wiley Sr. was one of the youngest children of Thomas Rutledge (ca. 1803 VA - 1870) and Thomas' third wife Jane Hall, who was previously married to a Pope. I'm not sure, but I think Wiley Sr. was likely the youngest.
Best wishes,
Darryl


Hi Don and Everyone!

This is such an interesting letter, Don! Thanks for sharing it! Bill has about got to be a cousin, doesn't he? I'll admit, I haven't been able to figure out just how yet. I do have a Martin correspondant who has a Henry line in TN tho... I think I'll send the data to her and just see if she might be able to shed any light on this family. Will certainly pass it along to you if she can add anything.

Kay
Don Kelly wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: WILLIAM MASSEY
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 10:36 AM
Subject: [TNGILES-L] Massey Family
Dear Giles Countians,

Here I am up in Franklin, Tenn., trying to figure out where I came from. :) . No, I was raised in Lewisburg, but I have recently discovered that my Massey ancestors MAY have been some of the earliest settlers of your truly beautiful Giles County. You have every right to be proud of it.

As you know, southwestern Marshall Co. was northeastern Giles Co. until 1871. I am searching for an inhabitant of that area. His name was JOHN MASSEY (1789? - 1858). His wife was MARY HENRY MASSEY with about the same dates.

His children include DRURY MASSEY, who married ELEANOR HAYNES of Giles Co. and who moved to Lauderdale Co. around 1840;
ELIZA MASSEY, who married JOHN C. DARE and moved to Arkansas; JOSEPH H. MASSEY of Arkansas;
JAMES H. MASSEY (m. a Coble?) of Missouri;
LEROY F. MASSEY of Giles/Marshall Cos.;
JOHN WESLEY MASSEY (my gggrandfather), who married Louiza Short of the Spring Place Shorts; ELIZA (?)
MASSEY, who married THOMAS BURGESS of Giles Co.; LUCINDA C.
MASSEY, who married W.C. PORCH; and MARY MASSEY, who married JOHN BURGESS of Giles Co. I'm aware that Ephraim Massey was an early resident of the Cornersville area, but I don't believe I'm directly related to him, although I'm not absolutely certain.

If you have any information on any of these people, please e-mail on up here to me.
Thanks in advance.
Bill Massey
In F. C. L.
Most sincerely,
William R. (Bill) Massey


Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr. was born 20 Jul 1894 in Cloverport KY and
died 10 Sep 1949 in York Co. ME. He is buried in Green Mountain Cemetery
in Boulder Co. CO.

He was an attorney, teacher, dean, and US Supreme Court justice. He was
appointed to the court by FDR.

He married on 28 Aug 1917 in Buncombe Co. NC to Annabel Person. She
taught Greek at Maryville College, where I think they met. I think they
had 3 children.

Wiley Blount Rutledge Sr. was born 21 Oct 1861 in Bledsoe Co. TN, and
died 6 Jul 1944.

He was a circuit-riding minister. He m/1 Mary Lou Wigginton ca. 1893 in
Bullitt Co. KY. They had at least 3 children, Wiley Jr. being the
eldest.

After Mary Lou's death, Wiley Sr. remarried Tamsey Cordelia Cate, and
they had at least 3 children.

Wiley Sr. was one of the youngest children of Thomas Rutledge (ca. 1803
VA - 1870) and Thomas' third wife Jane Hall, who was previously married
to a Pope. I'm not sure, but I think Wiley Sr. was likely the youngest.

Best wishes,

Darryl


Resent-Sender: [email protected] Status:

Carrie: Here is a portion of what I have in my data file: This is not part of my line. If you will look in the file in the Rutledge List I think you will find this and more. Rachel Demaree Clemons 1. DUDLEY3 RUTLEDGE (JAMES2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1776 in VA, and died 29/Dec/1801 in Oglethorpe Co., GA. He married RACHEL GLASS 29/Dec/1801 in Oglethorp Co., GA. Notes for DUDLEY RUTLEDGE: Census 1820, Wilkerson GA, 1830 Family Heads 1805 Georgia, pg 165 gives marriages. Mildred Athey gives place of death as Wilkerson, MS Notes for RACHEL GLASS: d/o Joshua Glass Milly Children of DUDLEY RUTLEDGE and RACHEL GLASS are: i. JAMES4 RUTLEDGE. ii. JOHN O. RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1803, GA; m. (1) SARAH WILSON, 1824, Amete Co., MS; m. (2) MARY NETTERVILLE, 05/Dec/1829, Wilkinson, MS. Notes for JOHN O. RUTLEDGE: !IGI:Batch #: M516731, Source Call #: 864487 Notes for MARY NETTERVILLE: ARCHIVE RECORD:sub by Mrs. Winona N. Laroussini, Cedar Ridge, Ponchatoula, LA; Mary Netterville, dau of Jeremiah Netterville and Mary Owens Mathis. iii. JOSHUA G. RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1805, GA. iv. JAMES RUTLEDGE, b. Bet. 1806 - 1807. v. MARY E. RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1808; m. JOHN ILER, 1826, Wilkinson, MS. vi. GEORGE RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1810. vii. FRANCIS RACHEL RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1821; m. EDWARD STAPLETON, 27/Nov/1841, LA. viii. ELIZABETH JANE RUTLEDGE, b. 1820; m. JOHN PERKINS, 27/Jun/1839, LA.


Here is the birth information and where I got it. I had been told Dudley
Rutledge was John's father but I have not found that yet. I got my
information from the 1850 Newton County census and here it goes.
Rutledge, John 60 M Tennessee
Sarah K. 45 F South Carolina (maiden name
Wilson in will)
William 21 M Mississippi
John 19 M Mississippi
Iverson 16 M Mississippi
Eliza Jane 12 F Mississippi
Letha Ann 9 F Mississippi (In dad's will
spelled Leathey)
Oliver C. 8 M Mississippi

In 1860 census, Everyone is 10 older, expect papa John who is 15 years older
(whether this is an error or correction, I don't know). I hope this helps a
little better.
Thanks, Carrie Franks


Hello.

I am new to the Rutledge list. I have a Rutledge branch in my family
tree and was wondering if there is anyone else researching the same
branch. My knowledge of my line is:

WILLIAM1 RUTLEDGE was born in ? and died Bet. 1776 - 1780. He married
MARY CREESON.

ISAAC2 RUTLEDGE, SR. (WILLIAM1) was born April 23, 1779 in North
Carolina, and died Abt. 1836. He married RUTH STEELMAN. She was born
in North Carolina, and died 1828 in Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

ISAAC3 RUTLEDGE, JR. (ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born September 01, 1819, and
died August 08, 1886. He married (1) REBECCA A. BUCHANAN. He married
(2) MARTHA J. WAGONER 1842. She died 1857.

RUTH KATHRYN4 RUTLEDGE (ISAAC3, ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born 1854 in
Tennessee. She married REUBEN BUTLER LOGAN January 16, 1873, son of
BYARS LOGAN and SARAH FELPS. He was born August 15, 1848.

MARY JANE5 LOGAN (RUTH KATHRYN4 RUTLEDGE, ISAAC3, ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was
born June 06, 1887 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died April 21, 1969
in Lynchburg, Tennessee. She married JOHN WILLIAM CLARK February 15,
1908, son of GEORGE CLARK and MARTHA WAGGONER. He was born June 20,
1887 in Moore County, Tennessee, and died July 02, 1980 in Fayetteville,
Tennessee.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Cindy


Hi again.

Just looked at GenForum and found a query Jackson Middleton Rutledge dated
Oct 17, 1998, and was posted by Phil Eaton.

It mentions that he married Sary Lucy Singleton.

Is this the family you are looking for?

Bettie


Here is a part of what is in my data base on Annis Armstrong. I hope this
helps.
Rachel Demaree Clemons

ANNIS ARMSTRONG (WILLIAM A.1) was born 18/Sep/1764 in Stony Point, TN, and
died 06/Nov/1834 in Blountsville, TN. She married GEORGE RUTLEDGE Abt. 1787
in VA, son of WILLIAM RUTLEDGE and ELEANOR CALDWELL.
Notes for ANNIS ARMSTRONG:
The Armstrong Clan, 9811 NE 91st Ave., Vancouver, WA 98662-1935;
reports that Annis was b 18 Sep 1764, Stoney Point, Hawkins, TN, dau of Gen.
William A Armstrong who was born in Co. Fermanagh, IR in 1712 and Mary
Caldwell. Annis was their 8th child and 6th dau.

She died 6 Nov 1834, age 70 Bur.: Blountville Cem., Hawkins Co., TN

Notes for GEORGE RUTLEDGE:
BIBLE:Bible Records Mar Bonds by Jeannette Tillwater Acker,
Coffeville, KS Lib. R929.1 A--Maxwell family Bible records pg 218, David
Maxwell:Priscilla Rutledge( of East Tenn) m 1818 dau of Gen. Geo Rutledge
Annis Armstrong.
BOOK:Tenn. Cousins, pg 177, 7; History of Armstrong Family, Hawkins
Co., TN,
written by William Lyons Armstrong (1837-1908) at H. B. Stamps Library in
Rogersville, TN.
!CEMETERY:Book R976-896, SHE Sullivan Co., Tenn. Cemeteries (1991)
byh Karen L. Sherman-- Heritage Books, Inc. pg 179 Blountsville Cem.,
Rutledge, Anna S. w/o Gen. George d Nov 1834 aged 70y; General George
Rutledge 1755-1833, Rev. soldier; John G. not legible; Matilda W. Rhea, Apr
5, 1833, May 21, 1856, w/o William G. , d/o Sol J. D. E. R. Rhea.
Children of ANNIS ARMSTRONG and GEORGE RUTLEDGE are:
2. i. WILLIAM3 RUTLEDGE, b. 01/Feb/1789, Hawkins Co., TN.
3. ii. MARY CALDWELL RUTLEDGE, b. 04/Dec/1790, Hawkins Co., TN; d.
1867, TN.
4. iii. PRISCILLA RUTLEDGE, b. 27/Jan/1792, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 1835.
iv. NELLY ELEANOR RUTLEDGE, b. 06/Feb/1794, Hawkins Co., TN; m.
J. BENJAMIN POWELL, 08/Jun/1813, Hawkins Co., TN.
v. SARAH RUTLEDGE, b. 15/Mar/1795, Hawkins Co., TN; d.
11/Jun/1828, AL; m. RICHARD B. CLAYTON, 04/Mar/1819, TN.
5. vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON RUTLEDGE, b. 25/Jan/1798, Sullivan Co., TN;
d. 15/Dec/1840, Hawkins Co., TN.
vii. ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE, b. 16/Nov/1799, Hawkins Co., TN; m. DAVID
LARKINS, Abt. 1823.
!OTHER:Known as Betsy, one source gives marrige date as 1823
6. viii. JANE RUTLEDGE, b. 20/Nov/1801, Sullivan Co., TN; d.
27/Dec/1852.
ix. ANNIS ARMSTRONG RUTLEDGE, b. 27/Dec/1804, Hawkins Co., TN; d.
23/Feb/1837; m. SAMUEL RHEA, 23/Feb/1827.
!SUBMITTER:William Blake Rutledge, Alberta Can. gives marriage date as 1Feb
1836
7. x. NANCY RUTLEDGE, b. 23/Mar/1806, Hawkins Co., TN.
xi. LOUISIANA ARMSTRONG RUTLEDGE, b. 08/Jan/1809, Hawkins Co.,
TN; m. SAMUEL HUGHES.
!OTHER:From The Andrews Family Genealogical Data, A Holding of the Manuscipt
Unit, Tenn. state Library Archives. --From The Old Rutledge Bible, --MS Div.
Ac. No. 68. 161 --married at Richard B. Clayton's


[email protected] wrote:

I am looking for John Rutledge of Tennessee and married Sarah K. Wilson of
South Carolina. They had a daughter Leathey Ann Rutledge who was my husband's
great-great grandmother. I would appreciate any information that would lead
to where they are buried. Thank you, Carrie Franks

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Hello, Carrie,

Although researching all TN Rutledges, I don't yet have any info on the
above family.

I have about 150 John Rutledges in my index, and if you include middle
names and/or initials, another 200.

What birth and death dates (approximate beats nothing), and what
locations do you have for John, Sarah, and Leathy Ann?

What info do you have on any other children, or other info which will
distinguish this John Rutledge from others?

Best wishes,

Darryl



Here is the birth information and where I got it. I had been told Dudley
Rutledge was John's father but I have not found that yet. I got my
information from the 1850 Newton County census and here it goes.
Rutledge, John 60 M Tennessee
Sarah K. 45 F South Carolina (maiden name
Wilson in will)
William 21 M Mississippi
John 19 M Mississippi
Iverson 16 M Mississippi
Eliza Jane 12 F Mississippi
Letha Ann 9 F Mississippi (In dad's will
spelled Leathey)
Oliver C. 8 M Mississippi

In 1860 census, Everyone is 10 older, expect papa John who is 15 years older
(whether this is an error or correction, I don't know). I hope this helps a
little better.
Thanks, Carrie Franks



Here is the birth information and where I got it. I had been told Dudley
Rutledge was John's father but I have not found that yet. I got my
information from the 1850 Newton County census and here it goes.
Rutledge, John 60 M Tennessee
Sarah K. 45 F South Carolina (maiden name
Wilson in will)
William 21 M Mississippi
John 19 M Mississippi
Iverson 16 M Mississippi
Eliza Jane 12 F Mississippi
Letha Ann 9 F Mississippi (In dad's will
spelled Leathey)
Oliver C. 8 M Mississippi

In 1860 census, Everyone is 10 older, expect papa John who is 15 years older
(whether this is an error or correction, I don't know). I hope this helps a
little better.
Thanks, Carrie Franks



I have no personal interest to prove or disprove anything regarding the
Charleston Rutledges. I'm joining in because I enjoy reading the Rutledge
Digest and can't stay away from temptation because it won't stay away from me.
I tend to lean toward Darryl's view. I realize that just because something
is printed doesn't mean it's true, BUT, the secondary materials I have read
say that both Edward and John were granted land in Tennesee for their service
to the new nation. Perhaps the land John received was contiguous with
Edward's. When Edward died in 1800 he had recouped some of his economic
losses from crop failures, stalled trade with England, and giving up his law
practice for politics. His heirs were daughter Sara and son Henry. Any
other heirs would surely have come forward or been brought forward when the
estate was settled. Records at Middleton Place pertaining to the history of
Henry's wife Septima Middleton have it that in 1816, Major Rutledge (Henry)
and Septima left their plantation on the Ashley River (and that the Major
gave up his law practice ) to move to the undeveloped land in TN which was
75,000 acres. They had 5 children then. They took twenty wagons of
furniture, food, clothing, books and a musical instrument (Septima's harp),
twelve cows, and 50 slaves. A plantation house was built at Chilhowee and
called Rutledge Place. In 1817 their last child was born there, Arthur
Middleton. In 1820 they moved to a 20 acre estate in Nashville, and were
prominent in that city for the rest of their lives.
Two of their daughters married Charleston men and moved back there: Henrietta
married her cousin Frederick Rutledge and Emma married her cousin Daniel
Blake. Major Henry died in 1844. When Septima died in 1865, she was
survived by daughter Mary who had married Francis Fogg, a Nashville lawyer,
sons Henry and Arthur and sixteen grandchildren. Most of their descendants
live in So. Carolina, Alabama and Kentucky, (according to the Middleton Place
records). ------------------------

Yours truly, Keith Rutledge, not likely to be descended from any prominent or famous Rutledges, but rather from a pack of westward roaming, footloose, hand-to-mouth,
smart-mouthed, freedom loving, hard to tie down, English-Irish-Scotch Irish,
Scots.



Edna: I do not know if this ties into you line or not, but it looks possible.
I have a lot more if this works.
Rachel Demaree Clemons
[email protected]
1. ROBERT ALEXANDER5 RUTLEDGE (GEORGE POWELL4, ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, GEORGE1)
was born 25/Jun/1837 in Marysville, TN, and died 16/May/1864 in Drury's
Bluff, VA. He married MARY MINERVA MONTGOMERY 04/Jul/1860 in Marysville, TN.

Notes for ROBERT ALEXANDER RUTLEDGE:
Died in Civil War.
Confederaste Patriot Index 1924-1978, Vol. 2 United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Tenn Div. 1978
R976.8 U58C (Wichita, Ks)
Rutledge, Robert Alexander, Co. H, 63rd Tenn. Inf. b 25/Jun/1837 near
Marysville, Tenn. d 16/May1869 at Drurys Bluff, VA married Mary Minerva
Montgomery, July 14, 1860, at Mareysville, Tenn. She was b 29/Nov/1838, d
8/Apr/1871 at Huntland, TN. Members: Eva Lucille Rutledge White,
grandaughjter 62/102
Elizabeth Ann Whitehead, great grand daughter. At the time of the U.D.C.
application she had approximately 60 letters written by R. A. Rutledge to his
wife, beginning Jan. 1862 through 5 May 1864,

Children of ROBERT RUTLEDGE and MARY MONTGOMERY are:
i. GEORGE CALVILLE6 RUTLEDGE, b. 11/May/1861, Marysville, TN; m.
ELMA M. MOORE, 30/Oct/1887, TN.

Notes for ELMA M. MOORE:
!OTHER:lived in Murfreesboro, TN, dau of Horatio R. Moore of Franklin Co., TN
and Annie Hunt.

!CIVIL WAR:Questionaires:Tenn.--Horatio R. Moore, Huntland, Tenn, Franklin
Co.,
age 89,born Lauderdale Co., Al, May 9, 1833, m Annie Hunt Wep 5, 1860. large
family one dau Elma M. of Murfreesboro, TN, m a Rutledge.


ii. DELIA EVA RUTLEDGE, b. 23/Feb/1863, Cleveland, TN; m. JOHN O.
HAWKINS, 14/Sep/1882.



Hello.

I am new to the Rutledge list. I have a Rutledge branch in my family
tree and was wondering if there is anyone else researching the same
branch. My knowledge of my line is:

WILLIAM1 RUTLEDGE was born in ? and died Bet. 1776 - 1780. He married
MARY CREESON.

ISAAC2 RUTLEDGE, SR. (WILLIAM1) was born April 23, 1779 in North
Carolina, and died Abt. 1836. He married RUTH STEELMAN. She was born
in North Carolina, and died 1828 in Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

ISAAC3 RUTLEDGE, JR. (ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born September 01, 1819, and
died August 08, 1886. He married (1) REBECCA A. BUCHANAN. He married
(2) MARTHA J. WAGONER 1842. She died 1857.

RUTH KATHRYN4 RUTLEDGE (ISAAC3, ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born 1854 in
Tennessee. She married REUBEN BUTLER LOGAN January 16, 1873, son of
BYARS LOGAN and SARAH FELPS. He was born August 15, 1848.

MARY JANE5 LOGAN (RUTH KATHRYN4 RUTLEDGE, ISAAC3, ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was
born June 06, 1887 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died April 21, 1969
in Lynchburg, Tennessee. She married JOHN WILLIAM CLARK February 15,
1908, son of GEORGE CLARK and MARTHA WAGGONER. He was born June 20,
1887 in Moore County, Tennessee, and died July 02, 1980 in Fayetteville,
Tennessee.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Cindy



Good morning I am new to your list just started researching my husbands family
Guinn/Gwinn that lived in Granger earlest record 1790 Tax List; Granger
County, Tennessee Clinch River/ Mountain [area] a William Guinn

The following details areas in Granger Co that are not listed on newer maps
does anyone know where in Granger Co this land was located. My William lived
in this area and I would like to place the location. Also note several
surnames listed in these court records one might be yours Thanks Barbara
Guinn


1804 Reference; Granger County, Tennessee
Overseer River Road; Ordered by Court that James Alsop be overseer of the
River Road from Buffalow Creek to William's Branch and that all the hands in
the bounds of the road running from Crows to Morres Ferry, thence up the
river to Stiffeys Mill Creek thance up said creek to the hand, thence a
direct, course to the Buffalow hollow including Jonathan Massay, William
Guinn thence a direct course to the head of Buffalow Creek ....

1806 Reference; Granger County, Tennessee
Court case: Samuel D. Carrick and Montgomery County vs Moses Ballenger
referenced a William Guinn On motion of the plaintiff in this case for an
order of sale to issue to sell 200 acres of land of William Guinn's attached
as the property of said Bellengers - it is therefore ordered by the Court
that order of Sale do Issue to the Sheriff to sell said Land to satisfy the
Debt of the plaintiff agreeabel to their Legal Demand.

1808 Appointment; Granger County, Tennessee
November Session: Ordered by the Court thatt Valentine Morgan be appointed
overseer of the road from the town of Richland Knobs on the road leading from
said town to Mayes Ford on Holston River in the room of Joseph West and that
he have the following bounds and hands as laborers under tim (towit) William
Guinn........

This is Jefferson Co records but included them thought some one migh know if
he moved or county lines just moved to place him in Jefferson Co. I know
some of his children were born in Jefferson also note they later moved to
Solway Anderson/Know Co TN (by 1850)

1833 Administrator; Jefferson County, Tennessee
December 25 Received: One note of hand from Bird Plate, John Baker, Lydia
Gwinn, James Riggs, Allen Elmore and Samuel Overby. Debts paid to: S. Liles,
Joseph Hamilton, Lanty A. Brazelton and T. C. Knight. Signed: William
Gwinn, Administrator June 8, 1835. The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
settle with William Gwinn Administrator of the estate of John Gwinn deceased.
Signed: Richard Thornburgh and John Wood Commissioners.

1835 Land; Jefferson County, Tennessee
December 25 Lydia Gwinn, Sterling Hodgin, William Gwinn, Samuel Overseay,
Allen Elmore. William R. Gwinn, Administrator for the sale of property of
John Gwinn deceased March 16, 1834


John, Our Catherine ( Callie ) Ratledge born 1858 married HENRY ABRAHAM MOSES on 18 December1875 in Monroe Co. TN. Edna


Thanks, Don of the Swamp, John here. I think perhaps your Mary Massey must have been a niece or later generation than my Mary Polly Massey who married Benjamin Ratledge.

I'll share my record of the Benjamin Ratledge line, in hopes that someone out there will recognize a connection.

Benjamin Ratledge b 1805 Rowan Co., NC (farmer, mail contractor, iron worker) married 8th April 1833 in Greenville, Tennessee to Mary Polly Massey (1814-1894), dau of Stephen and ? Massey.

Their children:
Sarah Ratledge b 1834
Daniel Ratledge b 1836 m Clarissa Hampton
David Ratledge b twin to Daniel d at Vicksburg in Civil War
George L. Ratledge b 1838 m Nancy Dooley
Stephen Ratledge b 1839
Adaline Ratledge b 1842
Pinkney Ratledge b 1845 m Cathryn Akin (my line)
Nancy Ratledge b 1847 m Jasper N. Barnett
William P Ratledge b 1850 m Cathryn Akin Ratledge (his brother's widow)
Malinda Ratledge b 1853 m Samuel L. Tallent
Florida (Florence) Ratledge b 1855
Kealie (Katie) Ratledge b 1858 m Unknown Moses

If anyone has any comments or questions or any further information, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from anyone.

John
[email protected]


This was picked up by John In The Desert from the RABUN-L list....lost of Rutledge information.
Don O'The Swamp

This is'nt in my line but maybe it will help someone.
M John in the desert
Mesa,AZ

Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: BARBWHITT Message-ID: [email protected] Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 17:25:31 EDT

Subject: Fwd: [RABURN-L] Rutledge and Rayburn

To: [email protected]

John, this was on my Rayburn list today. Do you know any of these Rutledges?
Barb
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

FIRST GENERATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. William Rutledge (1) was born in Jun 1756 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He appeared on the census in 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. (2) He sold 320 acres on the middle fork of Brier Creek on 19 May 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.(3) He owned stock mark: a crop off right ear swallow fork on left on 24 Nov 1807 in Maury County, Tennessee.(4) He appeared on the census in 1820 in Maury County, Tennessee. (5) He appeared on the census in 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (6) He sold A certain negro girl named Cherry aged twenty two years (deed of gift) on 11 Feb 1832 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (7) He bought 27 acres on Rayburn's fork of Indian Creek, Survey Simington Davis on 29 Dec 1832 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (8) He died about 1835 in Tennessee.

William Rutledge was born June, 1756, in Carlyle, Pennsylvania, the son of Isaac and Mary Rutledge. The first record of him is in Rowan, County, North Carolina, where on August 2, 1775, William Rutledge, Orphan of Isaac Rutledge, being of lawful age came into Court and chose for his guardian David Caldwell (Court Records, Rowan County, NC).

William Rutledge then served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, which is outlined in his pension record listed below. toward the end of the War, he settled in Wilkes County, NC, where he married Chloe Johnson, daughter of Jeffery Johnson, in 1782. He is listed on the 1790 Census of Wilkes County, North Carolina.

About 1795, he moved to Williamson County, Tennessee, and then to Maury County after it was formed in 1807. In 1829, he moved to Wayne County, where he died after applying for a pension in 1834, but before 1835, as he is not listed on the pension roll of 1835.

The greatest amount of information on William Rutledge is contained in his pension file:

He was married to Chloe Johnson (daughter of Jeffery Johnson and Rachel Walker) on 3 Apr 1782 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Chloe Johnson was born in 1760 in Cameron, Loudoun, VA. She died in 1825 in Maury County, Tennessee. She was buried in 1825 in Dooley Cemetery, Maury County, TN. William Rutledge and Chloe Johnson had the following children:

2 i. Jane Ferilla Rutledge. +3 ii. James Rutledge. +4 iii. Samuel Johnson Rutledge. +5 iv. William M. Rutledge. +6 v. Martha C. Rutledge. +7 vi. Ophelia Rutledge. +8 vii. Mahala Williamson Rutledge.

SECOND GENERATION

8. Mahala Williamson Rutledge was born in 1802 in Williamson County, Tennessee. She bought a certain Negro girl named Cherry aged 22 from her father, William, a deed of gift. on 11 Feb 1832 in Wayne County, New York.(28) She appeared on the census on 21 Nov 1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. (29) She appeared on the census on 3 Sep 1860 in P. O. Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi.(30) She died on 17 Aug 1882 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Mahala Williamson Rutledge is proven to be a daughter of William Rutledge from the following deed of gift filed on October 23, 1832 in Wayne County, tennessee (Book A, Page 564), dated February 11, 1832:

I consideration of natural love and affection I have and bear to my daughter Mahala rayburn wife of Samuel rayburn .... conveys ... a certain negro girl named Cherry aged twenty two year. Winesses: John Rayburn, William Hays.

She was married to Samuel Shanklin Rayburn (son of Henry Rayburn and Sarah Shanklin) on 25 Apr 1826 in Maury County, Tennessee. Samuel Shanklin Rayburn was born on 22 Dec 1799 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census in 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (31) He appeared on the census in 1840 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.(32) He died in Aug 1846 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi. Mahala Williamson Rutledge and Samuel Shanklin Rayburn had the following children:
48 i. William Rutledge Rayburn was born on 28 Mar 1827. He died in 1847. +49 ii. Henry Newton Rayburn. +50 iii. John Jackson Rayburn. 51 iv. James Anderson Rayburn was born on 20 Sep 1832 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He died on 16 Feb 1862 in Fort Donelson, Tennessee. +52 v. Andrew Davidson Rayburn. +53 vi. Samuel Houston Rayburn. 54 vii. Tennessee Amanda Rayburn was born on 1 Nov 1838 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She died in 1846 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi. 55 viii. Sarah Letitia Rayburn. 56 ix. Robert Elihu Rayburn was born on 22 Aug 1843. He died in 1880 in Arkansas.

49. Henry Newton Rayburn was born on 9 Jun 1828 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census on 3 Sep 1860 in P. O. Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi. (114) He died on 10 Nov 1905.

He was married to Sarah Jane McAllister (daughter of Thomas Milton McAllister and Margaret Elizabeth Kowan) on 4 Aug 1853 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Sarah Jane McAllister was born on 25 Aug 1834 in Alabama. She died on 26 Oct 1873 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She was buried in Free Springs Cemetery, Harmontown, Mississippi. Henry Newton Rayburn and Sarah Jane McAllister had the following children: 222 i. Susan Alice Rayburn was born in 1854 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. 223 ii. Amanda E. Rayburn was born on 5 Aug 1856. 224 iii. Minerva Jane Rayburn was born in 1858 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. 225 iv. Samuel Thomas Rayburn was born on 5 Mar 1861. He died on 26 Mar 1945. 226 v. Price Rayburn was born on 31 Oct 1862. He died on 19 Jul 1933 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi. 227 vi. Liveenie Penny Rayburn was born on 21 Jul 1866. 228 vii. Jesse Estill Rayburn was born on 22 Dec 1872.

THIRD GENERATION

50. John Jackson Rayburn was born on 5 Oct 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census on 21 Nov 1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. (115) He appeared on the census on 3 Sep 1860 in P. O. Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi.(116) He died on 29 Aug 1861.

He was married to Martha Francis McAllister (daughter of Thomas Milton McAllister and Margaret Elizabeth Kowan) in 1849. Martha Francis McAllister was born on 10 Sep 1832. She died on 19 Sep 1862. John Jackson Rayburn and Martha Francis McAllister had the following children:

229 i. William James Rayburn was born on 3 May 1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He died on 2 Nov 1935. 230 ii. Samuel Thomas Rayburn was born in 1852 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. 231 iii. Jesse Elihu Rayburn was born in 1854 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. 232 iv. Tennessee Rayburn was born in 1856 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. 233 v. Anna Amanda Rayburn was born on 14 Feb 1859 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He died on 15 Aug 1917. 234 vi. John W. Rayburn was born in 1862 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He died in 1862 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

THIRD GENERATION

52. Andrew Davidson Rayburn was born on 30 Oct 1834. He died on 9 Mar 1862 in Blackwater, Virginia.

He was married to Louisa Hathaway on 23 Apr 1854 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

THIRD GENERATION

53. Samuel Houston Rayburn was born on 18 Oct 1836 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He died on 29 Aug 1861 in Warrington, Florida. He was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi.

He was married to Ada C. Elmore on 12 Mar 1859 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

THIRD GENERATION

55. Sarah Letitia Rayburn was born on 14 Dec 1841. She was married to Jesse N. Fulmer in 1858.

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FIRST GENERATION

1. William Rutledge (1) was born in Jun 1756 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He appeared on the census in 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. (2) He sold 320 acres on the middle fork of Brier Creek on 19 May 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.(3) He owned stock mark: a crop off right ear swallow fork on left on 24 Nov 1807 in Maury County, Tennessee.(4) He appeared on the census in 1820 in Maury County, Tennessee. (5) He appeared on the census in 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (6) He sold A certain negro girl named Cherry aged twenty two years (deed of gift) on 11 Feb 1832 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (7) He bought 27 acres on Rayburn's fork of Indian Creek, Survey Simington Davis on 29 Dec 1832 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (8) He died about 1835 in Tennessee.

William Rutledge was born June, 1756, in Carlyle, Pennsylvania, the son of Isaac and Mary Rutledge. The first record of him is in Rowan, County, North Carolina, where on August 2, 1775, William Rutledge, Orphan of Isaac Rutledge, being of lawful age came into Court and chose for his guardian David Caldwell (Court Records, Rowan County, NC).

William Rutledge then served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, which is outlined in his pension record listed below. toward the end of the War, he settled in Wilkes County, NC, where he married Chloe Johnson, daughter of Jeffery Johnson, in 1782. He is listed on the 1790 Census of Wilkes County, North Carolina.

About 1795, he moved to Williamson County, Tennessee, and then to Maury County after it was formed in 1807. In 1829, he moved to Wayne County, where he died after applying for a pension in 1834, but before 1835, as he is not listed on the pension roll of 1835.

The greatest amount of information on William Rutledge is contained in his pension file:

He was married to Chloe Johnson (daughter of Jeffery Johnson and Rachel Walker) on 3 Apr 1782 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Chloe Johnson was born in 1760 in Cameron, Loudoun, VA. She died in 1825 in Maury County, Tennessee. She was buried in 1825 in Dooley Cemetery, Maury County, TN. William Rutledge and Chloe Johnson had the following children:

2 i. Jane Ferilla Rutledge. +3 ii. James Rutledge. +4 iii. Samuel Johnson Rutledge. +5 iv. William M. Rutledge. +6 v. Martha C. Rutledge. +7 vi. Ophelia Rutledge. +8 vii. Mahala Williamson Rutledge.

SECOND GENERATION

8. Mahala Williamson Rutledge was born in 1802 in Williamson County, Tennessee. She bought a certain Negro girl named Cherry aged 22 from her father, William, a deed of gift. on 11 Feb 1832 in Wayne County, New York.(28) She appeared on the census on 21 Nov 1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. (29) She appeared on the census on 3 Sep 1860 in P. O. Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi.(30) She died on 17 Aug 1882 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Mahala Williamson Rutledge is proven to be a daughter of William Rutledge from the following deed of gift filed on October 23, 1832 in Wayne County, tennessee (Book A, Page 564), dated February 11, 1832:

I consideration of natural love and affection I have and bear to my daughter Mahala rayburn wife of Samuel rayburn .... conveys ... a certain negro girl named Cherry aged twenty two year. Winesses: John Rayburn, William Hays.

She was married to Samuel Shanklin Rayburn (son of Henry Rayburn and Sarah Shanklin) on 25 Apr 1826 in Maury County, Tennessee. Samuel Shanklin Rayburn was born on 22 Dec 1799 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census in 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee. (31) He appeared on the census in 1840 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.(32) He died in Aug 1846 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He was buried in Harmontown Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi. Mahala Williamson Rutledge and Samuel Shanklin Rayburn had the following children: 48 i. William Rutledge Rayburn was born on 28 Mar 1827. He died in 1847. +49 ii. Henry Newton Rayburn. +50 iii. John Jackson Rayburn. 51 iv. James Anderson Rayburn was born on 20 Sep 1832 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He died on 16 Feb 1862 in Fort Donelson, Tennessee. +52 v. Andrew Davidson Rayburn. +53 vi. Samuel Houston Rayburn. 54 vii. Tennessee Amanda Rayburn was born on 1 Nov 183


Good Morning!

It seems the Rutledge line is not so busy today. Could someone please help me with a problem?

I'm researching the Rutledge/Ratledge lines. I can't seem to find out who the mother of MARY POLLY MASSEY RATLEDGE was. She was married to BENJAMIN RATLEDGE, Greene County, Tennessee, early 1800's.

Her father was STEPHEN MASSEY. She had some brothers: Henry, William, John and probably more in 1842.

Any help or comments would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time.

John [email protected]


Hi John, This is my Ratledge line through Daddy. Neither have I been able to discover the name of Marys mother. Just knowing theres someone else out there researching the same line is good news to me. It'll give me more incentive to try and find the mother of Mary Polly Massey. will try to get to the library tomorrow for more research on this subject. If you have any luck on Marys mother, please let me know and I'll do the same . Thanks and have a good week-end. Edna


Part 1 e-mail: I am posting this in 2 parts as the Dudley Rutledge's fall in different families. I hope this will be of help. Rachel Demaree Clemons [email protected] 1. ISAAC3 RUTLEDGE (WILLIAM2, JAMES1) was born 03/Apr/1779 in Surry Co., NC, and died Abt. 1836 in Lincoln Co., NC. He married RUTH STEELMAN Abt. 1810 in Lincoln Co., NC.

Notes for ISAAC RUTLEDGE: Brief History of Family Origins of Tenn. by C. C. Rutledge Will of Isaac Rutledge, will wrote 23 Oct/ 835 Lincoln Co. TN Pioneers, V VIII Submitter: James R. Pitts, 609 Bragg Circle, Tullahoma, TN LAND RECORDS:Film 344615, Index to Deeds, Surry Co., NC 1771-1879-- Isaac Rutledge deeded to Joseph Steelman 1813, Deed T28, Deed T 59 Isaac Rutledge from James Raynord, 1813, Bk N Isaac Rutledge from William Rutledge 1849, Deed James Rutledge to Isaac Rutledge 1813, Deed R28, 1813 Deed R39 Will of Isaac Rutledge dated 23 Oct 1835, Linc. Co., TN in which he names his heirs, inc. granddau Ann Rebecca Rutledge, he is bound by law to see to her raising as he is her gdn.

OTHER:LCT Pioneers Vol VIII Nos. 2 3, Descendants of Isaac Rutledge compiled by Charles C. Rutledge 1966 and contributed by Mabel A. Tucker, Fayetteville, TN. According to Ms. Tucker there was a note on the outside of the story, written in pencil--Isaac Rutledge, Sr, born Apr 23, 1779. Isaac Rutledge Sr was son of William Rutledge, husband of Mary Creeson who was a widow 1780 records show that she made a will this year. William Rutledge was a Lt. in the War of 1776. He died between this date and 1780. William Rutledge was (French). The history goes on to tell the names of the four brothers who went to LCT--John, James, Isaac and Joel. The oldest son, Charles Rutledge was b abt 1810, died 4/17/1829, m Rebecca Ann Reeves. They had a dau, Ruth Ann Rutledge who was raised by Isaac Rutledge (notice will above calls her Ann Rebecca). The four sons of Isaac Rutledge, SR., John, James, Isaac and Joel came to Tenn. between 1800 and 1825 and settled in Linc. Co., TN.

Children of ISAAC RUTLEDGE and RUTH STEELMAN are:

2. i. CHARLES4 RUTLEDGE, b. 1810, Dobson, Surry Co., NC; d. 17/Apr/1829, Linc. Co., TN.

ii. ROSANNA RUTLEDGE, b. 29/Feb/1812, Dobson, Surry Co., NC; d. 08/Sep/1895, TN; m. MARK WHITAKER, Lincoln Co., NC.

iii. GEORGE RUTLEDGE, b. 1814, Dobson, Surry Co., NC; d. Abt. 1868, Linc. Co., TN.

Notes for GEORGE RUTLEDGE: OTHER:Linc. Co. TN. Pioneers--George was a bachelor, probably in the Civil War. lived on home place on Wabash Creek, died shortly after the war. Gdnship. assigned to Isaac Rutledge, Jr., Samuel Rutledge and T. B. Yeates because of unsound mind in 1868. 3. iv. MARY ANN RUTLEDGE, b. 14/Feb/1816, Dobson, Surry Co., NC; d. 16/Oct/1885, Mansfield, Marshall Co., TX. v. REBECCA ANN RUTLEDGE, b. 02/May/1818, Dobson, Surry Co., NC; d. 23/Nov/1889, Lincoln Co., NC; m. HENRY KELSO.

Notes for HENRY KELSO: He was a farmer and member of Mt. Moriah Church. 4. vi. ISAAC RUTLEDGE, JR, b. 01/Sep/1819, Surry Co., NC; d. 08/Aug/1886. 5. vii. SAMUEL RUTLEDGE, b. 11/Mar/1821, Dobson, Surry Co., NC; d. 01/Mar/1884, Lincoln Co., TN. Generation No. 2 2. CHARLES4 RUTLEDGE (ISAAC3, WILLIAM2, JAMES1) was born 1810 in Dobson, Surry Co., NC, and died 17/Apr/1829 in Linc. Co., TN. He married REBECCA ANN REEVES in Lincoln Co., NC.

Notes for CHARLES RUTLEDGE: !OTHER Linc. Co. Tn. Pioneers, --Both Charles and his wife died young. Linc. Co. records show that he was a farmer, held a job with the county on road repairs. He died intestate and his wife Rebecca A. Rutledge (widow), Benjamin Rieves and Willie Jones were adm. Child of CHARLES RUTLEDGE and REBECCA REEVES is: 6. i. RUTH ANN5 RUTLEDGE, b. Lincoln Co., NC. 3. MARY ANN4 RUTLEDGE (ISAAC3, WILLIAM2, JAMES1) was born 14/Feb/1816 in Dobson, Surry Co., NC, and died 16/Oct/1885 in Mansfield, Marshall Co., TX. She married THOMAS BUCHANAN YEATES 23/Jul/1834 in Lincoln Co., NC.

Notes for MARY ANN RUTLEDGE: !SUBMITTER:James R. Pitts, Tullahoma, TN. History of Yadkin Co., NC.; Lincoln Co. TN Pioneers Vol. VIII #1 OTHER:Linc. Co. TN. Pioneers--in 1878 moved to Mansfield, Tx. all of the family except for three daus, America Jane, Amanda Frances and Lavonia Olivia. Had a family of 13, six sons and 7 daus.

Notes for THOMAS BUCHANAN YEATES: OTHER:Saga of the Yeates Family of the Holman and Caldwell Bldg., by Frances Caldwell England, Huntland, TN. Thomas B. Yeates was b in Linc. Co. Tn , on Elk River. Thomas B. Yeates and Mary Ann Rutledge probably lived on the homeplace of Isaac Rutledge, father of Mary Ann. The family belonged to the Primitive Baptist Church Mr. Yeates was church clerk from 1865 to 1878. At this time he and his family except for three daughters, America Jane; Amanda Frances and Lavonia Olivia, moved to Mansfield, TX. OTHER:Yates Publishing Co., P.O. Box 639, Ozark, MO 65721--Yates Findings Vol II

Children of MARY RUTLEDGE and THOMAS YEATES are:

i. AMERICA JANE5 YEATES, b. 08/May/1835; m. JAMES ELBERT CALDWELL. Notes for AMERICA JANE YEATES: Stayed in Linc. Co., TN

ii. ISAAC RUTLEDGE YEATES, b. 16/Mar/1837. 7.

iii. AMANDA FRANCES YEATES, b. 28/Jan/1838, Lincoln Co., NC; d. 1921, Fayeteville, AR. iv. ELIJAH YEATES, b. 04/Jan/1840, Lincoln Co., NC; d. 08/Jul/1913, Ft Worth, TX; m. CYNTHIA STEPHENS. More About ELIJAH YEATES: Bur.: Oakwood Cemetery v. MARY ANN WOODRUFF YEATES, b. 04/Mar/1842, Lincoln Co., NC; d. 18/Oct/1844, Shelbyville, TN; m. JAMES HASTINGS WALLACE.

vi. SAMUEL RUTLEDGE YEATES, b. 20/Apr/1844, Lincoln Co., TN; d. Feb/1918, TX; m. MALINDA JENNINGS, 11/Apr/1865, Lincoln Co., TN. 8.

vii. LAVONIA OLIVIA YEATES, b. 14/Aug/1847, Lincoln Co., TN; d. 28/Jan/1890, Mansfield, TX.

viii. JAMES W. YEATES, b. 07/Nov/1849, Lincoln Co., TN; d. 02/Jan/1931, Mansfield, TX; m. LAURA SHUTTERS. 9.

ix. MEDORA YEATES. 4. ISAAC4 RUTLEDGE, JR (ISAAC3, WILLIAM2, JAMES1) was born 01/Sep/1819 in Surry Co., NC, and died 08/Aug/1886. He married (1) REBECCA A. BUCHANAN 1858 in Linc. Co., TN. He married (2) MARTHA JANE WAGONER 03/Nov/1842 in Linc. Co., TN. Notes for ISAAC RUTLEDGE, JR:

!IGI:Batch 7123914-16(1860 Census; Batch #: 8526205, Sheet #: 31, Source Call #: 1396100 OTHER:Linc.Co. Tenn. Pioneers pub by Linc. Co. Gen. Soc. Vol. Viii Nos 2 3 Dec 1978-Mar 1979--The statement is made that a Bibliography of Isaac Rutledge, JR. appears in History of Tenn., 1886. From this we learn that Isaac Rutledge, Jr. was a farmer in the 5th Dist, a native of NCS. b 1819, son of Isaac and Ruth (Steelman) Rutledge. The father was a native of N.C. and of French descent Isaac was raised by his father as his mother died while Isaac Jr was small. In 1861 Isaac Rutledge, Jr. enlisited in the Conf. Army, 5th Ky Reg't. Was shot during the BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE and lay on the battlefield for 24 hours before he received aid. He was taken prisoner but thinking he would not recover he was turned over to his friends. In 1886 he sold his farm of 305 acres to his son Charles who was still living at home. Saga of the Yeates Family, by Francis Caldwell England, Huntland, TN Census 1850 Lincoln Co., TN, Isaac age 31, Martha J. 25 and Mary A.

4 Children of ISAAC RUTLEDGE and REBECCA BUCHANAN are:

i. FANNIE L.5 RUTLEDGE, m. T. C. HERNDON.

ii. LOLA L. RUTLEDGE, b. TN; m. G. C. OSBORNE, 02/Jan/1883, Linc. Co., TN.

iii. WALTER RUTLEDGE, b. 1859, Lincoln Co., NC.

iv. ORVILLE C. RUTLEDGE, b. 1858, Linc. Co., TN.

v. JOHN L. RUTLEDGE, b. Linc. Co., TN.

vi. ROSA LOU RUTLEDGE.

vii. GARLAND M. RUTLEDGE. Children of ISAAC RUTLEDGE and MARTHA WAGONER are:

viii. WILLIAM A.5 RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1849.

ix. DANIEL H. RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1851, Linc. Co., TN; d. TX. Notes for DANIEL H. RUTLEDGE: 1860 Census Lincoln, Tennessee Is said to have gone to TX 10.

x. RUTH RUTLEDGE, b. 04/May/1854, Linc. Co., TN. xi. JOHN RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1855, Linc. Co., TN.

xii. JOEL RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1856, Linc. Co., TN. Notes for JOEL RUTLEDGE: 1860 Census Lincoln, Tennessee

xiii. MARY A. RUTLEDGE, b. 1856, TN; m. JAMES C. SHOFNER. Notes for JAMES C. SHOFNER:

!SUBMITTER:Pattie Bethune, Garland, TX, from The Shofner Family Gen., by James Rightman Blanks.

xiv. NANCY J. RUTLEDGE, b. 1857; m. EDWARD ANDREWS. 5. SAMUEL4 RUTLEDGE (ISAAC3, WILLIAM2, JAMES1) was born 11/Mar/1821 in Dobson, Surry Co., NC, and died 01/Mar/1884 in Lincoln Co., TN. He married LOUISA DANIEL 08/Aug/1844 in Linc. Co., TN, daughter of DANIEL CALOWAY and LOUSINDA COOK. Notes for SAMUEL RUTLEDGE: BIBLE RECORD:Lincoln Co., TN Bible Records, V 4, comnpiled by Mabel Abbott Tucker and Jane Warren Waller, pub by Linc. Co. Tenn. Pioneers, Jane Warren Waller, Horeshoe Drive, Batavia, ILL --Bible of Louisa Rutledge in possession of Samuel H. Rutledge, 4317 Normandy, Dallas, TX. WILL:Lincoln Co., TN, May 8, 1883; Samuel Rutledge names children, wife, and grandchildren, (children of Rebecca). Names a certain tract of land, containing ninety two acres, part of the farm known as the GEORGE RUTLEDGE place. Will filed in Lincoln Co., TN, 7 Day of MLay 1884. (probably this is George Ruteldge, brother to Samuel) CENSUS:1850 Linc. Co., TN 984-110, Samuel age 26, bp NC, bp NC, Louisa, 21, bp TN and Rebecca A.

1848 Children of SAMUEL RUTLEDGE and LOUISA DANIEL are:

i. FANNIE ELIZABETH5 RUTLEDGE, d. 06/Aug/1862, Linc. Co., TN. 11.

ii. FRANK W. RUTLEDGE.

iii. JAMES HENRY RUTLEDGE, b. Linc. Co., TN; m. IDA, 23/Jan/1877, Linc. Co., TN.

iv. JOHN RUTLEDGE. Notes for JOHN RUTLEDGE: WILL:Will of Samuel Rutledge names children and says John is youngest son.

v. R. F. RUTLEDGE. vi. MARY JANE RUTLEDGE, b. 13/Oct/1845, Linc. Co., TN; d. 22/Apr/1847. 12.

vii. REBECCA ADLINE RUTLEDGE, b. 11/Mar/1848, Linc. Co., TN; d. 09/May/1876. 13.

viii. ISAAC CALOWAY RUTLEDGE, b. 24/Sep/1852, Linc. Co., TN.


Hi Edna and those of you who are researching MARY POLLY MASSEY RATLEDGE: Mary's dad STEPHEN MASSEY was born on the Isle of Nantucket in the year 1761. He and his family were Quakers. When Stephen was ten years old his family moved to Gilford County, North Carolina. He married when he was 20 years old. His father was also named Stephen and his mother was MERCY ALLEN.

At the time people didn't like the Quakers very much so they moved on into Greene County, Tennessee. From the yearly tax book of Greene County (1804 through 1866) the Masseys and the RUTLEDGES lived in the tax district Number 5.

From the 1840 list: Henry Massey; Stephen Massey; Thomas Rutledge; Benjamin Rutledge; Asberry Rutledge.

From the 1841 list: Benjamin Rutledge; Stephen Massey; Thomas Rutledge - (district 8)

From the 1842 list: William Massey; Henry Massey; Stephen Massey; Benjamin Rutledge

From the 1843 list: William Massey; Henry Massey; John Massey; Stephen Massey; Benjamin Rutledge; Asberry Rutledge

From the 1844 list: Benjamin Rutledge

From the 1845 and the 1846 lists: No Rutledges No Masseys

From the 1847 list: William Massey; John Massey; Stephen Massey (had 120 acres) No Rutledges These are on the LDS film #94445. Notice the spelling RUTLEDGE, not RATLEDGE. At the bottom I have written Solomon Massey, son of Stephen is buried in the Armstrong Cemetery near Madisonville, Tennessee. It seems that Stephen Massey moved to Madison County, Tennessee, the same year the Ratledge's moved to Tillico Plains, Tennessee. The Ratledge's stayed but the Massey's seem to have gone back to Greene County, Tennessee. If we can find the name of Mary Polly Massey Ratledge's mother, I have the Massey's info back to the late 1600's.

My records are from The History of Nantucket Volume II by Alexander Starbuck, and also from Massey Families in America by Judge Frank A. Massey, Judge of the Circuit Court, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, and many more reliable sources. Edna, I also have the court records of your ancestor (Catherine Ratledge Moses) receiving land from Mary and Benjamin Ratledge, and will be happy to send that to you if you email me your snail mail address. I am sending this to the list in hopes that there might be someone else out there who is also researching these names. Thank you for your time. John [email protected]


OK....everyone welcome Catharine. Looks like another tough case to solve.
Don
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I'm totally new to this amazed by it all! Sort of stumbled into the
Rutledge family page.
At any rate, my grandmother, Katharine Holland Rutledge Davis (1893-1986),
always told me our ancestral line went back to EDWARD RUTLEDGE, signer of
the Declaration. But I never got the details don't know that she knew
them all. Her father was HENRY CLAY RUTLEDGE (1846-1935; Tennessee). So
there's a gap in there if anyone can help me fill it in, I'd be ever so
grateful!
Katharine



Hello fellow researchers:

If another researcher has marriage books for Grainger County Tennessee and
could look up the following marriage data on the following Owens families.
I would like the date of the marriage and who performed the marriage.

1. William Owens married Nancy Cameron in Rutledge, Grainger County, TN
between 1876-1880.

2. James S. Owens married Martha A. ________ in Grainger County between
1906-1910.

Thanks for your assistance.

Sincerely

William Owens


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1. DAVID WELDON1 RUTLEDGE was born 1790 in NC, and died Abt. 1844 in
Rutherford Co., TN. He married ANGELINE WILLIAMSON 03/Jul/1816 in Rutherford
Co., TN.
Notes for ANGELINE WILLIAMSON:
1850 Census, Angeline Rutledge, age 51, bp VA, Nancy, Benj., Samuel,
and Elizabeth all born in TN
!SUBMITTER:Almeda Brewer, Manchester, TN
Parents of Angelina: Ludowick Ludie Williamson, bp VA, Lindsey
Adams, bp VA

Children of DAVID RUTLEDGE and ANGELINE WILLIAMSON are:
2. i. ALEXANDER C.2 RUTLEDGE, b. 1818, TN.
3. ii. LUDIE MONROE RUTLEDGE, b. 20/Mar/1820, Rutherford Co., TN; d.
06/May/1870, Rutherford Co., TN.
iii. ANGELINA RUTLEDGE, b. 1822, TN; m. GEORGE A. AKINS,
19/Oct/1843, Gibson Co., TN.
Tenn Family Findings VXVI XVII, Gibson Co., TN Mar. Rec. 1-4
1984-85, pg 57
Notes for GEORGE A. AKINS:
MARRIAGE:Tn Family Findings VXVI, XVII, Gibson Co., Tn Mar Rec. pg 57
iv. MARTHA J. RUTLEDGE, b. 1823, TN.
v. SUSAN RUTLEDGE, b. 1824; m. GREENE KNOTT.
vi. JAMES RUTLEDGE, b. 1826, TN; m. MARY ANN TAYLOR, 13/Aug/1851.
vii. NANCY C. RUTLEDGE, b. 1828, TN; m. HARTWELL T. MOSELEY,
15/Dec/1858, TN.
viii. DAVID N. RUTLEDGE, b. 1830, Gibson Co., TN; m. MARTHA JANE
TAYLOR, 26/Dec/1851, Gibson Co., TN.
Notes for DAVID N. RUTLEDGE:
ix. BEVERLY RUTLEDGE, b. 1831, TN.
Notes for BEVERLY RUTLEDGE:
1850 Census in Gibson Co., TN, living in hh of Robert Anderson and
wife Mary.
x. BENJAMIN RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1833, TN.
4. xi. ROBERT MARION RUTLEDGE, b. 12/Mar/1835, Gibson Co., TN; d.
20/Feb/1912, Green Co., AR.
xii. SAMUEL RUTLEDGE, b. 1836.
xiii. ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE, b. Abt. 1840, TN.

Generation No. 2

2. ALEXANDER C.2 RUTLEDGE (DAVID WELDON1) was born 1818 in TN. He married
LOUISA CARLTON 18/Dec/1838 in Rutherford, TN.
Notes for ALEXANDER C. RUTLEDGE:
1850 Census Tenn. Rutherford Co.
!MARRIAGE:Early Middle Tenn. Mar. Rec. Grooms V.1 b Sistler
Children of ALEXANDER RUTLEDGE and LOUISA CARLTON are:
i. MARY E. A.3 RUTLEDGE, b. 1840, TN.
ii. SUSAN R. RUTLEDGE, b. 1842, TN.
iii. WILLIAM C. H. RUTLEDGE, b. 1844, NC; d. Bef. 1880, Yadkin
Co., NC.
Notes for WILLIAM C. H. RUTLEDGE:
CENSUS:1880 Yadkin Co., NC., Liberty Twp., Vol 25, ED 226, hh
Margaret Rutledge, age 35, bp NC., 4 children and Shores, M. M. Si age 29, NC
1850 Census Rutherford Co., TN, age 6, bp TN
iv. JAMES K. RUTLEDGE, b. 1846, TN.
v. BENJAMIN F. RUTLEDGE, b. 1847, TN.
vi. NACY D.F. RUTLEDGE, b. 1850, Rutherford Co., TN.

3. LUDIE MONROE2 RUTLEDGE (DAVID WELDON1) was born 20/Mar/1820 in Rutherford
Co., TN, and died 06/May/1870 in Rutherford Co., TN. He married (1) REBECCA
L CROWDER 04/Mar/1839 in Rutherford Co., TN, daughter of WILLIAM CROWDER and
NANCY DRUMRIGHT. He married (2) MARGARET VIRGINIA ALDRIDGE 25/Apr/1859 in
Marshall Co., TN, daughter of WILLIAM ALDRIDGE and NANCY LANE.

Notes for LUDIE MONROE RUTLEDGE:
CENSUS:1850 Marshall Co., TN., age 30, bp TN
MARRIAGE:Early Middle Tenn. Mar., by Byron Barbara Sistler, 1988,
Children of LUDIE RUTLEDGE and REBECCA CROWDER are:
i. WILLIAM3 RUTLEDGE, b. 27/Mar/1840, Rutherford Co., TN; m.
SARAH J. NETHERTON.
ii. JOHN JOEL RUTLEDGE, b. 25/May/1845, Duck River, Hickman Co.,
TN; d. 25/Dec/1907, Cooperton, Kiowa Co., OK; m. (1) MARY E, HINTON,
19/Jan/1870, Bonham, Fannin Co., TX; m. (2) MARTHA PHILLIPS, 1882, Bonham,
Fannin Co., TX.
CENSUS:1850 Marshall Co., TN, age as 10.
More About JOHN JOEL RUTLEDGE: Bur.: Union Dale Cem., Cooperton, TX
iii. MARTHA RUTLEDGE, b. 23/Jan/1845, TN; m. WILLIAM LANCHEART,
24/Dec/1867, TN.
iv. REBECCA FRANCIS RUTLEDGE, b. 11/Nov/1848, Rutherford Co., TN;
m. HOWARD NETHERTON, 29/Jan/1869.
v. SARAH A. RUTLEDGE, b. 09/Mar/1847, Rutherford Co., TN. Died
young.
vi. MARY E. RUTLEDGE, b. 20/Jan/1852, Rutherford Co., TN; m.
WILLIAM LORKIN MEDLIN.

Children of LUDIE RUTLEDGE and MARGARET ALDRIDGE are:
vii. DAVID SCOTT3 RUTLEDGE, b. 10/Dec/1860, Fannin Co., TX; d.
07/Mar/1875.
viii. SARAH J. RUTLEDGE, b. 10/Nov/1862, Fannin Co., TX; d.
19/Jul/1867.
ix. ARMINTA A. RUTLEDGE, b. 07/Jan/1864, Fannin Co., TX; m.
GAYLAND CLARK.
x. PARTHINIE C. RUTLEDGE, b. 09/May/1866, Fannin Co., TX.
xi. JAMES R. RUTLEDGE, b. 03/Apr/1868, Fannin Co., TX. JAMES R.
RUTLEDGE: Never married.
xii. LOU ELLA RUTLEDGE, b. 07/Jan/1870, TN; d. Abt. 1970, Sulphur,
OK; m. ROBERT FRANKLIN BUCKANAN, 17/Feb/1890.
Notes for LOU ELLA RUTLEDGE:
Family Group Sheet unknown source: Gives Lou Ella as living to be
over 100years old. Date given for birth was 7/Jan/1874. Must be 1870 since
Ludie Monore Rutledge died 1870

4. ROBERT MARION2 RUTLEDGE (DAVID WELDON1) was born 12/Mar/1835 in Gibson
Co., TN, and died 20/Feb/1912 in Green Co., AR. He married (1) SALLY. He
married (2) TABITHA JANE THETFORD 28/Jan/1858 in Gibson Co., TN.
Notes for ROBERT MARION RUTLEDGE:
Robert fought in the Civil War, they had 11 children and raised
Lizzie Rutledge, d/o David N. Rutledge. They moved to Ark. after Robert came
back from Civil War. George lived in Ada, OK. Fannie Bell lived in Little
Rock, AR. Robert lived in daughter, Mary Faulkner's house in 1910. Prucence
Rutledge died young.
Children of ROBERT RUTLEDGE and TABITHA THETFORD are:
i. DAVID E. E.3 RUTLEDGE, b. 1860, Gibson Co., TN.
ii. JOHN HENRY RUTLEDGE, b. 04/Jan/1867, AR; d. 16/Nov/1947; m.
(1) BROSHA; m. (2) LILLIE.
iii. JOSEPH W. RUTLEDGE, b. 23/Mar/1869, Green Co., AR; m. MARY J.
HAISLIP, 28/Dec/1881.
iv. MARY ANGELINE RUTLEDGE, b. 18/Jan/1874, Green Co., AR; d.
vi. FANNY BELLE RUTLEDGE, b. 02/Apr/1879, Green Co., AR; m. JOHN
BUTLER.
vii. WILLIS RUTLEDGE, m. MYRTLE LIVESAY.
viii. E. M. RUTLEDGE.
ix. GEORGE RUTLEDGE.

Notes for GEORGE RUTLEDGE:
Lived in Ada, OK


SANDRA BOYD wrote:
Marilyn

Thank you for the information. I believe the Johnson Rutledge who married in IN was Johnson's son. Early History of Giles Co. states that John and William Rutlege and Joel Rutledge were early settlers of the county in 1807. From the way it was written, I believe William was Johnson's unmarried son. Johnson died sometime before 1821. In his estate settlement, his heirs are listed as Joel, William, Absalom, Johnson, Elijah (deceased), Elizabeth and Polly McKedy. All except Joel had removed to IN by 1821. A receipt for the transfer of Johnson 2's share of the estate was witnessed by John B. Rutledge and Elzey Rutledge. That is the only evidence I have of John B. being in Giles Co. before 1836 and I assume he was part of this family. John Boles and Elzey may have been Joel's sons but the Boles name is still a mystery. Joel married Susan West in NC.
I have not been able to connect the early TN Rutledges with this family but still hope to do so.

That is why I was curious about Johnson's sisters.
Hello Jean, and hello to all  members.
I just joined the mailing list and saw your message regarding unfiled papers resources for Civil War veterans.

My late uncle Bill Rutledge of Enid, Oklahoma did a considerable amount of Rutledge research and determined that his grandfather, William C. Rutledge served as an officer in the Rutledge Rifles CSA artillery battery. This unit was formed in Nashville at the beginning of the war and fought with distinction in a number of battles, including Shiloh. From what I have been able to determine, the roster for this unit seems to have been destroyed or lost during the war. Available records I have found are fragmentary, although the TN State Library and Archives have an old picture of the Rutledge Rifles officers and apparently have a list of the names and ranks of the 11 men in the picture. Arthur Middleton Rutledge, the battery commander, is also in the picture seated 2nd from the left. My great grandfather is seated 3rd from the left. His resemblence to members of my family (including me!) is striking.
Does anyone have any information for me on William C. Rutledge? Also, does anyone have information on William G. Rutledge (1826-after 1898) from Sullivan County, TN? My uncle believed that he served in the CSA, too, and there is a TN CSA farrier (horse-master) of that name in the official rosters.
Any help would be much appreciated.

David Glasser [email protected]


Hi Jim, do you think you might be related to Sumner Co TN Rutledges, or to Henry M. or Fountain specifically? Is Weldmon sometimes known as Weldon?
Check out the following notes. NOTES from Charlotte Co Ct House VA Marriage Bonds Minister Returns, Knorr pg. 74 9-11-1815 David Rutledge, Synthy Hundley, Sur Richard Rutledge 11-1-1794 John Rutledge Sally Loggins 4-1-1799 Richard Rutledge Jenny Milam, Sur John Rutledge 20-1-1808 Richard Rutledge Mary Newcomb, Sur David Rutledge 1-7-1809 Thomas Rutledge Betsey Going Sur James Brooke (?) 13-8-1804 Wm Rutledge Polly Hamblin Sur John Rutledge.

Information from Charlotte County Personal Property, in charlotte County Court House, VA 1793 (no Rutledges) 1794 Rub Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, Tax 2 * Estate John Rutledge 1 white tither, 2 horses, pyramid shape tax * [Mathew, Jeremiah, Martin and Robert Wms still here * Daniel Walker 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 2] 1795 Richard Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 2 * John Rutledge 1 white tither * [Luke Palmore, Williams', Walker here] 1796 John Rutledge 1 white tither * Richard Rutledge 1 white tither, tax 2 * Clary Rutledge 1 white tither * Richard Rutledge 2 white tithers, 1 horse, tax 2 (More information, unreadable) 1797 Clary Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse 1798 Clary Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 9 * John Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 9 * Richard Rutledge 1 white tither 1799 Richard Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 12 * David Rutledge 2 white tithers * John (Jr?) Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 12 1800 States Jr.(2) Rutledge, 1 white tither * Unreadable * Clary Rutledge 2 white tithers, 1 horse, tax 12 * Richard Rutledge X * William Rutledge 1 white tither 1801 John Rutledge 1 white tither * Clary Rutledge 1 white tither * David Rutledge 1 white tither, 1 horse, tax 12 * Richard Rutledge (this is either 11 white tithers, or the recorder made 2 slashes for 2), 2 horses, tax 26 * Isaac Rutledge 1 white tither Find anything?? CBR


I'm still trying to locate my Thomas RUTLEDGE b abt 1768 m Matilda BRANHAM. Living in/around Greenville Co., SC early in 1800s, d bef 1830 when Matilda was shown as head of household in Jackson Co., TN. I don't know if Thomas moved to TN with the rest of the family or not. I have been collecting everything I could find on Thomas RUTLEDGE and have found 3 whose dob fits. Thomas b 1768, s/o James and Jean FINLEY RUTLEDGE Thomas b 1768, s/o Joseph and Mary PASCAL RUTLEDGE Thomas b 1768, s/o John and Jane OFFICER RUTLEDGE Can anyone say for sure if any of these are possibles? probables? no way? From Rachel I received an e-mail last year on the family of James RUTLEDGE b 1671. He is the father of Joseph who m Mary PASCAL and he also had a son Thomas. Is anything known about this Thomas? Thanks for all you help. Lynda


Kathye.... I've been looking for add'l data on the James Rutledge you listed Civil War info on... What I've found is very sketchy.... In a book by Kathryn Owen, of Winchester, Clark Co., KY titled Civil War Days in Clark County, page 78... she writes: James Rutledge....enlisted October 1, 1862, at the age of sixty-two years. Was in Co. A., 11th Ky. Cavalry, Morgan's command. Was in prison at Camp Douglas for six months. Was honorably discharged about 1865. In addition she lists a John Rutledge of Clark Co. also. John Rutledge...Enlisted July 1862 in Cassells' Company, 2nd Ky. Cavalry, Morgan's command. Was honorably discharged April 1865. Most of her info came, I think, from the Clark County Chronicles Newspaper. I long thought these may be the sons of John and Valentine Rutledge of Clark Co. However, if the Owens info is correct, the James she lists as 62 in 1862 would be ten years older than James, the son of John and Valentine. Course, there is no shortage of James and Johns in Clark Co at this time, so its very possible my attempt to tie them to John and Valentine is in error... Did the geocities list any add'l clues re: pension info, etc? I've not been able to locate any at the KY State Archives. If you see more, I'd like to hear.... thanks for posting the URL.... John Rutledge in Oregon


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Anita, I found this on the Wall site under Texas, this seems to fit in with most of the dates we have plus it has some dates and places I don't have. What do you think? Michael Sheila 1860 Census, Lamar and Fannin Co. Males Born 1811-1847, Ages Eligible for Military Service in the Confederate Army RUTHLEDGE,S., fANNIN, aGE 23, BORN @1837,in TN, Occ, Farm Hand, Pct.Unk Dwl #879/900, worth 0/0 RUTLEDGE, John, Fannin,Co. Age 18, born @1842 in TN, Occup, unk, Pct unk, Dwg 879/900, worth ?/? RUTLEDGE, L.M., Fannin Co., Age 40, born 1820, in TN, occp, Carpenter, Pct Unk, Dwl 879/900, worth 0/300 RUTLEDGE, William, Fannin Co., Age 20, born @1840, in TN, Occp, unk, Dwl 879/900, worth ?/? I ... presume they were renting a house. William might be the William that later settled in Collin (McKinney) Co. TX. I believe these Rutledges descend from David Weldon Rutledge (ca. 1790 NC - ca. 1844 Rutherford Co. TN) and wife Angelina Williamson (ca. 1799 VA - 18.. Cape Girardeau Co. MO). L. M. is probably David's son Ludie Monroe (20 Mar 1820 Rutherford Co. TN - 6 May 1870 Fannin Co. TX). Monroe m/1 Rebecca L. Crowder (4 Jan 1822 VA - 1852 Marshall Co. TN), and they had 6 ch. Monroe m/2 Margaret Virginia Aldridge (7 Apr 1834 TN - 17 Mar 1899 Sulphur Co. OK). William is probably Monroe's son William Edward (27 Mar 1840 Rutherford Co. TN - 1...). William married Sarah J. Netherton (18..-1...). I don't know if this is correct, but one source suggested William was a twin, but the dates don't match any other children I have for Monroe. John is probably Monroe's son John Joel (25 May 1842 Hickman or Rutherford Co. TN - 25 Dec 1907 Kiowa Co. OK). John m/1 Mary E. Mollie Minton (22 Jun 1850 TN - 27 Dec 1878 Cook Co. TX), and they had 4 ch. John m/2 Martha Alice Phillips (1 Jan 1862 Valley Creek TX - 29 Jan 1929 Duncan OK).


Well, it must be time to return to researching my Rutledge families! I found the following marriage listed on the Bledsoe County marriage records page, part of the GenWeb project: MILLER, Jessie H. married RUTLEGE, Nancy J. [date] 25 Sep, 1850 [source] Certificate contributed by Evelyn Grimes I am thinking (hoping) this is our Nancy Rutledge, the daughter of Thomas Rutledge and sister to my ggg-grandfather, Stephen W. Rutlege. I had been told our Nancy married a Mr. Miller, but had not been able to find out his name or what happened to them after she left home. In the letters Pearl Rutledge wrote, she mentioned they went to MO with Steven and his 2 other brothers, which we have yet to determine the identity of. Does anyone have anything further on this Nancy Jessie Miller? Kathye

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The following is abstracted from the pension file of William Rutledge for service during the War of 1812, and posted in the hope it may be of interest to anyone working on Rutledges of TN or IN. File Brief: War of 1812: Soldier: William Rutledge, Widow: Sarah Rutledge, Service: Quarter Master of Col. Lillard's Regt., Tenn. Mil. Enlisted: Oct, 14, 1813 Discharged: Feb. 8, 1814, Bounty Land: #'s 92984-40-50 and 47240-120-55, Residence of Soldier: Hawkins Co. TN.in 1855, Residence of Widow: Near Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN., in 1871, Maiden Name of Widow: Sarah Simms, Marriage of Soldier and Widow: In Tenn. Date not stated (More info below) Death of Soldier: After 1855, near Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN. Supplemental Affidavit: Dated 7th day of April, 1871, Gibson Co., IN Sarah Rutledge, widow of William Rutledge who was a soldier in the War of 1812, on her oath says, that she is now old, and her memory is greatly impaired, that she is now unable to give the date of her marriage to her late husband William Rutledge or the date of his enlistment or discharge, or any further particulars as to his military service than is stated in her appllication for a pension herewith presented. She is however able to make this explanation, that at the time her said husband entered the army in the War of 1812, she had had three children by him. Subequent to their marriage, the youngest of which was an infant. Her husband served three months, and he came home after his discharge in the month of June, and the fall following, they removed from Tennessee to the territory of Indiana. She knows that her said husband drew his land warrants for the service aforesaid, or she drew them after his death and as to the date of her husbands enlistment she can state that the war did not terminate for about six months after his discharge, possibly nearly a year. Signed: Sarah Rutledge, her mark Attest: Stephen W. Mead and J.J. Rutchett (The comment by Sarah that her husband was discharged in June is a little confusing, since the Army Auditor states he was discharged in Feb. Possibly she just was confused, or his discharge was in Feb, but he didn't get home until June....in any event, it appears they moved to IN that Fall) Add'l Affidavit: Dated August 31, 1871 We Ezekiel Bonen and Jesse Douglass of Gibson County, Indiana on oath say.... attest they knew William and Sarah, he served in the War, etc. They continue..we further say that the said William Rutledge departed this life about the month of December, 1850, the exact time of his death we are unable to give, but that he did die about the time specified we well know, for we attended his funeral. John Rutledge in Oregon


And this follow up to Jim's email from our Kathye. CBR At 05:01 PM 10/7/97 -0400, Kathye Hyde wrote: Jim!!!!! I'm in near shock - that's *MY* Lorenzo Dow, son of Thomas Rutledge and Jane Hall Pope and brother of Stephen W. Rutledge. No proof, but I couldn't be more sure...name, date of birth, place of birth all match. All I have on his wife is her name, Nancy (taken from census records) and an estimated marriage date of 1877. What do you think? Is it a match? Thrilled and excited Kathye


The Grainger County Library in Rutledge, Tenn. now has a Canon Microfilm Reader and Printer with a Coin Meter so all you genealogy researchers can copy records that are on microfilm in the library. The Grainger County Heritage Book Committee came together more than two years ago merely as acquaintances with Graninger County roots and certainly with no plans of it becoming a money making project. What evolved was the publication of Grainger County, Tenn. and Its People, 1796-1998. The sales of the book were overwhelming and we accrued a sizeable profit. As we worked with the people who submitted articles, we became aware of the condition of the records in our own county. It was a unanimous decision of the committee to help the people with roots here to access the records. In December 1998, we made a proposal to the city of Rutledge to use space in the Nance House for a library of county records using our money to aid in that project. To this date we do not know the status of that proposal. However, we made the decision to go ahead and purchase the Microfilm Reader and Printer as a part of this project for the Rutledge Library. This equipment will enable all interested people and genealogist to both view and print copies of county records on film in the library. Most of the records that are in the old school building are on microfilm in the library - Deaths, Deeds, Marriages, Court Records, etc. Library hours are Monday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 - 5:00 PM. The Court House in Rutledge is closed Wednesday afternoons. We hope you continue to enjoy the book and now the access to more of the County Records by using this equipment. The Grainger County Heritage Book Committee Louise Murphy, Sec./Treas.


I think Anita and I are related somehow to these folks, just I can't prove it. As you notice, there is not a David Weldmon Rutledge to be had. Darn, darn, darn, Jim


From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 4:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RUTLEDGE-L] Henry M, Fountain, etc.-Sumner Co, TN
these are Sumner Co, TN records (for those of you who don't get full subject lines!) found these on a new (for me) search engine--imagine my surprise to find Fountain, etc here!!! Hope it helps a little...
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnblch.htm History of Buck Lodge Church of Christ The following preachers held mettings and preached at Buck Lodge during the years from 1890 through 1920; ...Arthur Rutledge,
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnt20r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1820 Henry M. Rutledge 1000 Barrens Elijah Rutledge 30 Rock Creek
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1817r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1817 Elijah Rutledge 35 Cumberland River Henry M. Rutledge 1520 Drakes Creek
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1822rst.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1822 Rutledge, Elijah 90 Cumberland River
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1819r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the Year 1819 Henry M. Rutledge 1260 Drakes Creek Elijah Rutledge 90 Rock Creek
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnt21r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1821 Henry M. Rutledge 1000 Drakes Creek Elijah Rutledge 90 Cumberland River
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnbp1.htm Bethpage Methodist Church Member's Names -- August 28th, 1861 36 B S Emily Mason (Rutledge written in later) https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/query010.htm#299 check out this query! I tried to email her but it's an old post--does anyone know Pamela?BELOTE, DUTTON, RUTLEDGE, WHITE posted by Pamela Duprest on Monday, June 30, 1997 Need any info on RUTLEDGE-specifically on family of Clarissa BELOTE who married William H. RUTLEDGE -they were married on 3/12/1829 in Sumner co and had the following children- Martha who married William H. WHITE, Fountain Rutledge, Louisa , Ophelus who married Wyllie DUTTON, Druella, Frances, Cornelia, H. B. and William-other than the marriages listed I have no other info on these RUTLEDGEs.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnfg12.htm The 7th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (see URL for info on this unit) Recruited at Hartsville, Trousdale County, then Sumner County, October 19, 1861. An (asteric)* after the name denotes continued service after becoming Company D in the 2nd, or officially, 22nd cavalry. James W. Rutledge* - Bugler. He enlisted in October 1861. In battle of Shiloh and several skirmishes. Discharged on disability at Tupelo, Mississippi on June 17, 1862. Chronic diarrhea and deafness, was from side view. Double barreled shotgun valued at $15 furnished by James Love. Rutledge, Fountain ­ His enlistment expired on October 19, 1862.
Rutledge, John W.* ­Listed as deserted on August 26, 1863, with Sidney Ray. He was equipped with a double barreled shotgun valued a $10, furnished by James Love.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/news1.htm Newspaper Tidbits 1819 - 1838 Microfilm Roll #1, Gallatin (Misc.), Date 1819 - 1901 Also, at the same time and place, I will sell all the right, title, claim and interest, that Elijah RUTLEDGE has to ninety acres of land, on Cumberland River, whereon said RUTLEDGE now lives; at the instance of Wm. CAGE Co.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/fg12b.htm 30th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 7th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Company B Later Known Officially As Co. E, 22nd Cavalry Regiment Rutledge, E. W. P.* - Blacksmith, Deserted Aug. 1, 1863.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnacn7.htm 1830 Sumner County, Tennessee Census
1121 RUTLEDGE, ELIJAH 00010001 000200001 1078 RUTLEDGE, WILLIAM W. 00001 1001
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/marrgrcl.htm Early Sumner County Marriage Records Through 1850, taken from surviving original bonds and licenses Crook, William m. Rutledge, Susan 15 August 1831 Scoggins, John
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnfg1.htm Sumner County, Tennessee In the Civil War 1st Artillery Battery - Captain Arthur M. Rutledge. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnfg3c.htm Rutledge, Richard J. - Sergeant. Enlisted on May 24, 1861 at Gallatin. In all battles to December 1864. Had Bright's Disease. Furloughed in December 1864. Went home to Sumner County and hid til the end of the war.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnbran.htm Writer Remembers Bransford And Its People The footlog was right in front of Mr. CARTER's house off the bluff towards the little bottom. On down to the Will RUTLEDGE house over on the right. Odell JACKSON's on the left (where I met my wife Nellie T. COLLINS). Mr. Jim JACKSON was in the Confedrate Army with my Dad. They would get together and talk long about when they were in the Civil War together.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/t1818r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the Year 1818 Elijah Rutledge 35 N Cumberland River Henry M. Rutledge by James Gwin agent 540 Drakes Creek waters
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sumnt16r.htm Record of the Taxable Property and Polls in Sumner County for the year 1816 Elijah Rutledge 90 N Cumberland River
ok, that's it from this search place! Cyndi in Baltimore


Pearl's husband had the original of the diary. Pearl had it typed. At a later date the original was distroyed in a flood (or something). The copy I have is a copy of the original typed copy. Pearl is elderly. Still does genealogy but I can't get a question answered anymore. She isn't able to get out and do her own searching anymore. Her health isn't very good anymore. Also I am still here... Have put all email on zip-disk to look at later. Bought a newer MH and have been trying to get resettled. Painting, etc. Busy, busy, busy........Marie


[email protected] wrote: I found an interesting book I hadn't seen before with early RUTLEDGE information: a Series of Early TN Land Records ... Hello, Pam, I haven't checked out the Rutledge lands in neighboring Greene Co. All Elk River entries are for several thousand acres awarded to John Rutledge, who later sold them to his brother Edward, who had his son Henry Middleton Rutledge manage it for him. As I've mentioned before, the Elk River land was part of the frontier, and John evidentally considered it too much a bother to be worth his time, so he sold it to Edward. Darryl


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