John P. Rutherford and Alice E. Hosier

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Husband John P. Rutherford ¹

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           Born: 4 Jul 1864 - Swatara Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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         Father: Samuel Silas Brisbin Rutherford (1825-Aft 1896) 2
         Mother: Mary Caroline Walker (1842-1874) 3

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       Marriage: 3 Dec 1888 4

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Wife Alice E. Hosier ⁴

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           Born: 26 Aug 1864 - near Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co, IA 4
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         Father: Alfred Hosier (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Martha M. Henshaw (Abt 1843-1892) 4

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Children

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1 M Silas B. Rutherford ⁴

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           Born: 11 Jan 1890 4
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2 M Robert H. Rutherford ⁴

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           Born: 6 Oct 1894 4
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General Notes: Husband - John P. Rutherford

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He was first a pupil in the common schools of Swatara township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and afterwards for five years attended the Harrisburg Academy. After completing his school course he was employed for a year as clerk in the clothing store of Elder & Tash, North Third street, Harrisburg. In the spring of 1882 he entered the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, at their headquarters at Omaha, Nebraska, as bookkeeper in the bridge department, and served in this capacity for eighteen months. In the latter part of 1884 Mr. Rutherford went to western Kansas, and was for some time a dealer in cattle. Then for a year and a half he was in charge of the grocery store of his brother, James W. Rutherford, at Argonia, Sumner County, in the southern central part of Kansas. Mr. Rutherford returned from the west in January, 1889, and began housekeeping in Paxtang township, near Harrisburg, his old home, where he then resided. In the latter part of 1889 he took charge of the stone quarry of John A. Rutherford, which he superintended for two years. In 1892 he secured the position of yard foreman of the bridge department of the Pennsylvania Steel Works at Steelton, Pennsylvania, and served in that capacity for one year; he was then promoted to be foreman of the works.
He was an active member of the Knights of Malta. He was a Republican in politics. He and his wife were members of the Paxtang Presbyterian church. [CBEDC, 1013]

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1012.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1011.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1012, 1015.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1013.