John Rutledge Born 16 Oct 1801 Baltimore Co. MD Died 10 Jun 1890 in Henry Co.. In. Came to Indiana 1832. Marriage to Hannah on 17 March 1831 Fairfield Co. OH John Was Married Twice 1) Hannah Williams, 2) Martha Jane Dynes
His father William Rutledge b 08-Apr1769-d11 Apr 1849 Father and Mother buried in Asbury Chapel, Muskingum Co.,OH
Mary Rutledge was John mother. She was born 29 Nov 1766 died 29 Oct 1845 Muskingum Co. OH. NOTE THEY WERE COUSINS
Source Jim Rutledge Family papers Jim R has. Was his GGGrandfather
Please Note there is also another John Rutledge born 03 Sept 1801 in Baltimore Co. MD he is buried in Berrien Co.MI Some places show this John to be born in PA also
...Thanks to J Rutledge, Sep 25, 2013
Notes
According to the Mellett and Hickman Families of Henry Co, Indiana Vol 2 page 457, According to his obituary, which I do not have a copy of, He was a descendant of the Retledge Family, two members of which sat in the continental congress, one signing the Declaration of Independence and the other the Constitution of the U.S.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVG-6BY : 12 April 2016), John Rutledge, Monroe, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing family 143, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXTK-4M8 : 8 December 2017), John Rutledge and Martha I Dynes, 21 Apr 1853; citing Delaware, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,069,287.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM5-GLR : 14 August 2017), John Rutledge, Monroe, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 187, sheet 472A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0274; FHL microfilm 1,254,274.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 November 2018), memorial page for John Rutledge (16 Oct 1801–10 Jun 1890), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11446829, citing Beech Grove Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by SunCacher (contributor 46634396) .
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