Ruth Matilda (Rude) Whitaker (1837 - 1907)

Born 13 Dec 1837 in Morgan, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Whitaker — married 15 Oct 1856 in Morgan, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1907 at age 69 in Morgantown, Morgan, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Ruth Rude was born 13 Dec 1837 in Kentucky to William Rude and Sarah (Merrifield).

She married Joshua Whitaker (1829-1887) 16 Oct 1856 in Morgan County, Indiana.

1. Sarah Ann (Whitaker) Asher
2. Cordeila Ellen (Whitaker) Miller
3. Louella (Whitaker) Montgomery
4. Mary Isabella (Whitaker) Williams
5. Rachel Elizabeth (Whitaker) Byers, Hamilton

She died in 1907.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVN-XQZ : 20 December 2020), Ruth M Rude in household of William Rude, Jackson Township, Brown, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV99-7X1Q : 8 April 2021), Joshua Whitaker and Matilda Rude, 15 Oct 1856; citing Morgan, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007578353.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NM-3TJ : 18 February 2021), Matilda Whitaker in entry for Joshua Whitaker, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX67-LWJ : 21 May 2021), Matilda Whitaker in entry for Joshua Whitaker, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH91-HFW : 19 February 2021), Ruth M Whitaker in household of Joshua Whitaker, Morgantown, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 268, sheet 105A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,301.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MN-YLT : accessed 22 May 2021), Ruth W Whitaker, Jackson Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 4A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,394.

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #178628645

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Adam Dunn for creating WikiTree profile Rude-76 through the import of Clauder-Nov 2013_penny 7u&1d.ged on Nov 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Adam and others.