Born in Jamestown, Mercer, PA
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Rutledge
and Rosannah (Work) Rutledge
Sister of
Eva Margaret Rutledge, Thomas Alexander Rutledge, Ozwin Randolph Rutledge, Ella Susan Rutledge, Robert Anderson Rutledge and Elizabeth Mary (Rutledge) Moreland
Wife of
Sidney Luther Mossman
— married
Jan 1875 in KS
[children unknown]
Died
at age 49
in Kansas
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2014
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Biography
She is listed as "Ellen" in the 1860 census, and as "Alva" in the 1870 census. This family was carefully researched by her nephew, Robert Anderson Rutledge, in the 1930s.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX5H-CYY : accessed 8 December 2014), Ellen M Rutledge in household of David Rutledge, West Salem Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 86, household ID 612, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,140.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCJB-GJ8 : accessed 8 December 2014), Alva Rutledge in household of David Rutledge, Kansas, United States; citing p. 9, family 75, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 545,941.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elva by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elva by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elva:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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