Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Swan Rutherford and J. Eliza Rutherford




Husband William Swan Rutherford 1 2

           Born: 19 Aug 1827 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jan 1895 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Parke Rutherford (1802-1871) 1 4
         Mother: Eliza Rutherford (1801-1850/1860) 1 4


       Marriage: 



Wife J. Eliza Rutherford 5

           Born: Abt 1841
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 May 1891 5
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel S. Rutherford (1803-1872) 6
         Mother: Mary A. [Unk] (1810-1884) 6




Children
1 F Mary B. Rutherford 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1896
         Buried: 



2 F Jessie Rutherford 5

           Born: Cal 21 Jan 1864
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1864 5
         Buried:  - Old Paxtang Church, Dauphin Co, PA
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 M S. A. Rutherford 5

           Born: 6 Oct 1866 - Dauphin Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1896
         Buried: 



4 F Eliza E. Rutherford 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1896
         Buried: 



5 M William S. Rutherford 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1896
         Buried: 



6 M E. F. Rutherford 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1896
         Buried: 



7 F Margaretta S. Rutherford 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1896
         Buried: 



8 M James Rutherford 5 7

           Born: 30 Jun or 9 Jul 1873 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jul 1873 5 7
         Buried:  - Old Paxtang Church, Dauphin Co, PA
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


9 F Martha Rutherford 5

           Born: Cal 9 Dec 1874
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Mar 1875 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


10 F Gertrude Rutherford 5

           Born: Cal 19 Dec 1878
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Aug 1879 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - William Swan Rutherford


He was raised a farmer, and after reaching manhood was for ten years engaged in agriculture, at the same time carrying on a lumber business in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was honored by election to various township offices; was for some years director of the poor; for ten years he was steward of the Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Insane. His last business enterprise was the ice business at Harrisburg. At the time of his death he was living retired from active work.
He was an active Republican. He was a member of the Pine Street Presbyterian church of Harrisburg.

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Sources


1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 557.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1012, 1016.

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

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 226, 1012.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1016.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 1016, 1018.

7 Wm. H. Egle, Notes and Queries, Chiefly Relating to the History of Dauphin County (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 298.


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