Mostly Angels in the Sky

Lois Iola Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9121, (21 May 1884 - 24 Sep 1965)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Nancy Luella Miles B: 13 Nov 1844, D: 3 Mar 1925

Vital Statistics

Born: Lois Iola Rutledge was born on Wednesday, 21 May 1884, at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G.
Died on Friday, 24 Sep 1965 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 81 years, 4 months and 3 days.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lois Iola Rutledge was the daughter of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Nancy Luella Miles.

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in Jun 1908, her married name became Mrs. Milligan (née Rutledge).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Jun 1908, Lois, age 24 years, and (?) Milligan were married at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington^G.

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Jun 1908, Lois, age 24 years, and (?) Milligan were married at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington^G.

Children of: Lois Iola Rutledge and (?) Milligan

Genevieve Milligan B: 30 Dec 1913, D: 1946
Lois Vivian Milligan+ B: 25 May 1919
James Edgar Milligan+ B: 6 Nov 1924

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Louisa Margaret Shotwell

Family

TMG ID:9122, (5 May 1840 - 24 Feb 1877)

Vital Statistics

Born: Louisa Margaret Shotwell was born on Tuesday, 5 May 1840, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 24 Feb 1877 at age 36 years, 9 months and 19 days.

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Louisa Margaret Rutledge after Jul 1856

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Jul 1856, Louisa, age 16 years and 1 month, and Thomas Elliot Rutledge, son of: William C. Rutledge and Margaret Jane Moore, were married at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Jul 1856, Louisa, age 16 years and 1 month, and Thomas Elliot Rutledge, son of: William C. Rutledge and Margaret Jane Moore, were married at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G.²

Children of: Louisa Margaret Shotwell and Thomas Elliot Rutledge

William Thomas Rutledge+⁴ B: 24 Jun 1857, D: 10 Sep 1941
Ellen Margaret Rutledge+⁵ B: 27 Apr 1859, D: 18 Sep 1887
Emma Rutledge+ B: 10 Jun 1861, D: 27 May 1936
Marion Francis Rutledge+ B: 19 Aug 1863, D: 24 Nov 1894
John Franklin Rutledge+ B: 18 Mar 1866, D: 7 Jan 1950
Effie Belle Rutledge+ B: 15 Mar 1868, D: 6 Dec 1957
Leonard Moore Rutledge+ B: 26 Mar 1870, D: 23 Mar 1945
George Washington Rutledge+ B: 13 Jun 1872, D: 22 Nov 1945
Roland Rutledge+ B: 25 Sep 1873, D: Dec 1899

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	17 Jun 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

17 Jun 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge³

Citations

[S96] 1 Jun 1860, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/yayf9d52 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.
[S3032] Interview and notes with Philip Dale Rutledge (Little Rock, WA), by Me Myself & I (8667), 2005. Terrance Wagner (Olympia, Thurston County, Washington).
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S976] William C. Rutledge, Descendant Charts, Dec 2011, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

Last Edited

12 Sep 2022

William Thomas Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9123, (24 Jun 1857 - 10 Sep 1941)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge¹ B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell¹ B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: William Thomas Rutledge was born on Wednesday, 24 Jun 1857, at Washington Territory^G.²
Died on Wednesday, 10 Sep 1941 at Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G, at age 84 years, 2 months and 17 days.^3,1
Interred after 10 Sep 1941 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.³

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Thomas Rutledge was the son of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.¹
Born: William Thomas Rutledge was born circa 1859, at Washington Territory^G.⁴

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	William and Zella L. (?) were married.⁵

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

William and Zella L. (?) were married.⁵

Children of: William Thomas Rutledge

Clarence Alanzo Rutledge+ B: 17 Mar 1884, D: 21 Apr 1945
Maurice Andress Rutledge+ B: 8 Nov 1887
Forrest Bennett Rutledge+ B: 7 Mar 1892, D: Mar 1987
Marcus Harvey Rutledge+ B: 1 Apr 1894, D: 13 Jan 1974
Norma Neda Rutledge B: 26 Oct 1896
Oliver B. Rutledge+ B: 17 Oct 1898

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	17 Jun 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell and Ellen Margaret Rutledge⁶
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge²
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁷
Census-1920	6 Jan 1920, Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington^G	Zella L. (?)⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

17 Jun 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell and Ellen Margaret Rutledge⁶

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge²

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁷

Census-1920

6 Jan 1920, Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington^G

Zella L. (?)⁵

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Mar 1881	Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	farmer⁴
between 1911 and 1912	Viora Hotel, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G	justice and proprietor of Viora Hotel⁸
between 1923 and 1924	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G	lineman⁸

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Mar 1881

Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

farmer⁴

between 1911 and 1912

Viora Hotel, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G

justice and proprietor of Viora Hotel⁸

between 1923 and 1924

Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G

lineman⁸

Known Address(es)

Address: between 1911 and 1912, William Thomas Rutledge lived at: Viora Hotel, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G.⁸
Address: between 1913 and 1914, William Thomas Rutledge lived at: Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G.⁸
Address: between 1923 and 1924, William Thomas and Zella L. (née (?)) Rutledge lived at: 2240 E 4th, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.⁸

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S112] Jerri McCoy, Olympia Genealogical Society Cemetery Listing (n.p.: RootsWeb, 7 May 1998), Odd Fellows Cemetery (I.O.O.F.), Tumwater. Hereinafter cited as Olympia Cemeteries.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 83 of 116.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S96] 1 Jun 1860, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/yayf9d52 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, R. L. Polk & Co., Thurston and Mason Counties Directory, 1911-1924. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Last Edited

2 Jan 2021

Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Family

TMG ID:9124, (27 Apr 1859 - 18 Sep 1887)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge¹ B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell¹ B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Ellen Margaret Rutledge was born on Wednesday, 27 Apr 1859, at Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G.^2,3,1
Died on Sunday, 18 Sep 1887 at Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G, at age 28 years, 4 months and 22 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Ellen Margaret Rutledge was the daughter of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Ella ?¹
Name-Married: in Apr 1882, her married name became Mrs. Marcy (née Rutledge).^3,1

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Apr 1882, Ellen, age 22 years and 11 months, and Harvy B. Marcy were married at Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G.^3,1

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Apr 1882, Ellen, age 22 years and 11 months, and Harvy B. Marcy were married at Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G.^3,1

Children of: Ellen Margaret Rutledge and Harvy B. Marcy

Bradley Marcy¹
Etta Marcy¹ B: 13 Jul 1884, D: 23 Sep 1884
Guy Elliott Marcy+¹ B: c 1885, D: 24 Oct 1945

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	17 Jun 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell and William Thomas Rutledge⁴
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge⁵
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

17 Jun 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell and William Thomas Rutledge⁴

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge⁵

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1880	Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	keeps house⁶

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1880

Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

keeps house⁶

Citations

[S976] William C. Rutledge, Descendant Charts, Dec 2011, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S96] 1 Jun 1860, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/yayf9d52 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.

Last Edited

2 Jan 2021

Emma Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9125, (10 Jun 1861 - 27 May 1936)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Emma Rutledge was born on Monday, 10 Jun 1861, at Washington Territory^G.^1,2
Died on Wednesday, 27 May 1936 at age 74 years, 11 months and 17 days.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Emma Rutledge was the daughter of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Gordon (née Rutledge).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Emma and (?) Gordon were married.³

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Emma and (?) Gordon were married.³

Children of: Emma Rutledge and (?) Gordon

Edith Louise Gordon+ B: 28 Dec 1881, D: 1965
Clarence L. Gordon+ B: 16 Aug 1883, D: 1930
Fannie Avis Gordon+ B: 7 Feb 1885, D: 1923
Bertha E. Gordon+ B: 13 Oct 1886, D: 1920
Laura Belle Gordon+ B: 27 Feb 1888
Charles H. Gordon B: 2 Aug 1890, D: 1932
Lawrence T. Gordon B: 17 Feb 1895, D: a 17 Feb 1895
Rollin Marion Gordon+ B: 22 Apr 1903, D: Jul 1983

Memorable Moments & Stories

Other: Emma Rutledge Middle name?.

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge²
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge²

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S4] Original research and personal knowledge of Terrance Wagner (8648) (Olympia, WA 98501), 09 Jun 2011 - Various.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Marion Francis Rutledge¹

Family

TMG ID:9126, (19 Aug 1863 - 24 Nov 1894)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Marion Francis Rutledge was born on Wednesday, 19 Aug 1863, at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G.^2,3,1
Died on Saturday, 24 Nov 1894 at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington^G, at age 31 years, 3 months and 5 days.¹
Interred after 24 Nov 1894 at Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Marion Francis Rutledge was the son of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1887, Marion, age 23 years, and Emma Belle Smith, age 18 years were married.^4,1

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1887, Marion, age 23 years, and Emma Belle Smith, age 18 years were married.^4,1

Children of: Marion Francis Rutledge and Emma Belle Smith

(?) Rutledge
Laura Stella Rutledge+ B: 4 Mar 1885, D: Mar 1969
Harvey Cecil Rutledge+ B: 21 Jun 1888
Ethel Eldora Rutledge+ B: 21 Jan 1891
Marion Carl Rutledge+ B: 21 May 1892, D: Aug 1978
Laura Ellen Rutledge+ B: 29 May 1893
Florence Belle Rutledge+ B: 29 May 1893, D: Oct 1980

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge⁵
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge²
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁶

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge⁵

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge²

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁶

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 83 of 116.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.

Last Edited

16 Sep 2022

John Franklin Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9127, (18 Mar 1866 - 7 Jan 1950)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: John Franklin Rutledge was born on Sunday, 18 Mar 1866, at Washington Territory^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 7 Jan 1950 at age 83 years, 9 months and 20 days.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

John Franklin Rutledge was the son of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Children of: John Franklin Rutledge

Pearl Anna Rutledge+ B: 10 Aug 1894
Roswell Frank Rutledge+ B: 6 Feb 1897, D: Feb 1985
Kenneth Ernst Rutledge+ B: 6 May 1903, D: Apr 1981

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge²
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and William C. Rutledge²

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge³

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Effie Belle Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9128, (15 Mar 1868 - 6 Dec 1957)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Effie Belle Rutledge was born on Sunday, 15 Mar 1868, at Washington Territory^G.¹
Died on Friday, 6 Dec 1957 at age 89 years, 8 months and 21 days.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: Effie Belle Rutledge was born circa 1865, at Washington Territory^G.²
She was the daughter of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Brown (née Rutledge).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Effie and (?) Brown were married.³

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Effie and (?) Brown were married.³

Children of: Effie Belle Rutledge and (?) Brown

Irma Brown B: 30 Aug 1898
Harold Brown+ B: 18 Feb 1902, D: Sep 1985

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge²
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge²

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁴

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 83 of 116.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S4] Original research and personal knowledge of Terrance Wagner (8648) (Olympia, WA 98501), 09 Jun 2011 - Various.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.

Last Edited

2 Jan 2021

Leonard Moore Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9129, (26 Mar 1870 - 23 Mar 1945)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Leonard Moore Rutledge was born on Saturday, 26 Mar 1870, at Washington Territory^G.¹
Died on Friday, 23 Mar 1945 at age 74 years, 11 months and 25 days.²
Interred after 23 Mar 1945 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Leonard Moore Rutledge was the son of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1898, Leonard and Alvina (?) were married.³

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1898, Leonard and Alvina (?) were married.³

Children of: Leonard Moore Rutledge

Lester Thomas Rutledge+ B: 13 Mar 1899
Raymond Leonard Rutledge+ B: 17 Oct 1900, D: 21 Mar 1993
Hazel Louisa Rutledge+ B: c 1903
Grace Alvina Rutledge+ B: 25 Feb 1904
Veva Marie Rutledge+ B: 15 Jun 1906

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge and William C. Rutledge⁴
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁵
Census-1910	20 Apr 1910, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G	Alvina (?), Lester Thomas Rutledge, Raymond Leonard Rutledge, Hazel Louisa Rutledge, Grace Alvina Rutledge and Veva Marie Rutledge³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

29 Jun 1870, Post Office: Mima, Black River Precinct, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Louisa Margaret Shotwell, William Thomas Rutledge, Ellen Margaret Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge and William C. Rutledge⁴

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Roland Rutledge⁵

Census-1910

20 Apr 1910, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington^G

Alvina (?), Lester Thomas Rutledge, Raymond Leonard Rutledge, Hazel Louisa Rutledge, Grace Alvina Rutledge and Veva Marie Rutledge³

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S112] Jerri McCoy, Olympia Genealogical Society Cemetery Listing (n.p.: RootsWeb, 7 May 1998), Odd Fellows Cemetery (I.O.O.F.), Tumwater. Hereinafter cited as Olympia Cemeteries.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

George Washington Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9130, (13 Jun 1872 - 22 Nov 1945)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: George Washington Rutledge was born on Thursday, 13 Jun 1872, at Washington Territory^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 22 Nov 1945 at age 73 years, 5 months and 9 days.
Interred after 22 Nov 1945 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

George Washington Rutledge was the son of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Child of: George Washington Rutledge

Rollin A. Rutledge+ B: 4 Mar 1900, D: Mar 1983

Memorable Moments & Stories

Other: George Washington Rutledge Middle initial 'E.'?.

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and Roland Rutledge³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, Roland Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and Roland Rutledge³

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S112] Jerri McCoy, Olympia Genealogical Society Cemetery Listing (n.p.: RootsWeb, 7 May 1998), Odd Fellows Cemetery (I.O.O.F.), Tumwater. Hereinafter cited as Olympia Cemeteries.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Roland Rutledge^1,2

Family

TMG ID:9131, (25 Sep 1873 - Dec 1899)

Father*

Thomas Elliot Rutledge B: c 1833, D: 27 Sep 1909

Mother*

Louisa Margaret Shotwell B: 5 May 1840, D: 24 Feb 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Roland Rutledge was born on Thursday, 25 Sep 1873, at Washington Territory^G.¹
Died in Dec 1899 at age 26 years and 2 months.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Roland Rutledge was the son of: Thomas Elliot Rutledge and Louisa Margaret Shotwell.

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Rollin C.

Child of: Roland Rutledge

Sybil D. Rutledge+ B: 21 Mar 1898

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹
Census-1881 WA	1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G	Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and George Washington Rutledge²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

26 Jun 1880, 2nd Sub-division, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, Emma Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge, George Washington Rutledge and Ellen Margaret Rutledge¹

Census-1881 WA

1 Mar 1881, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Thomas Elliot Rutledge, William Thomas Rutledge, Marion Francis Rutledge, John Franklin Rutledge, Effie Belle Rutledge, Leonard Moore Rutledge and George Washington Rutledge²

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 132D, film number 1255397, Washington Territory 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Census Record: Olympia. Census Record 1889 | Tenino. Census Record 1889 | Thurston. Census Record 1889 | Tumwater. Census Record 1889, Image 66 of 97.

Last Edited

2 Jan 2021

Edwin Lawrence Briggs

Family

TMG ID:9132, (5 Nov 1872 - 1 Jan 1928)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: Edwin Lawrence Briggs was born on Tuesday, 5 Nov 1872, at Kansas^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 1 Jan 1928 at age 55 years, 1 month and 27 days.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Edwin Lawrence Briggs was the son of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	Jun 1880, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas^G	James Arnold Briggs, Marcia Tufts, Alfred Luther Briggs and Nellie Arnold Briggs¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

Jun 1880, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas^G

James Arnold Briggs, Marcia Tufts, Alfred Luther Briggs and Nellie Arnold Briggs¹

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 235A, film number 1254373, Kansas 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Alfred Luther Briggs

Family

TMG ID:9133, (5 Oct 1874 - 11 Dec 1935)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: Alfred Luther Briggs was born on Monday, 5 Oct 1874, at Kansas^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 11 Dec 1935 at Grandview, Yakima County, Washington^G, at age 61 years, 2 months and 6 days.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alfred Luther Briggs was the son of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	Jun 1880, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas^G	James Arnold Briggs, Marcia Tufts, Edwin Lawrence Briggs and Nellie Arnold Briggs¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

Jun 1880, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas^G

James Arnold Briggs, Marcia Tufts, Edwin Lawrence Briggs and Nellie Arnold Briggs¹

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 235A, film number 1254373, Kansas 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Last Edited

22 Jun 2016

Edith May Briggs¹

Family

TMG ID:9134, (30 Oct 1877 - 28 Nov 1878)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs¹ B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts¹ B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: Edith May Briggs was born on Tuesday, 30 Oct 1877.¹
Died on Thursday, 28 Nov 1878 at age 1 year and 29 days. Details as recorded: may have died in 1877.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Edith May Briggs was the daughter of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.¹

Citations

[S528] RootsWeb.com, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~rutledge/, John D. Rutledge (unknown location), updated as of 11 Jul 2004.

Last Edited

5 May 2013

Nellie Arnold Briggs

Family

TMG ID:9135, (28 May 1880 - Jun 1945)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: Nellie Arnold Briggs was born on Friday, 28 May 1880, at Kansas^G.
Died in Jun 1945 at Spokane, Spokane County, Washington^G, at age 65 years.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Nellie Arnold Briggs was the daughter of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Brown (née Briggs).¹
Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Stremel (née Briggs).¹
Name-Married: in 1901, her married name became Mrs. Hatfield (née Briggs).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Nellie and Robert Brown were married.¹

Marriage

Nellie and Joseph Stremel were married.¹

Marriage

1901, Nellie, age 20 years, and Wayne Hatfield were married at Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas^G.¹

Child of: Nellie Arnold Briggs and Wayne Hatfield

Olive Hatfield¹ B: 1906

Children of: Nellie Arnold Briggs and Robert Brown

Robert Francis Brown Jr.¹ B: 11 Nov 1910
John Brown¹ B: c 1917, D: Feb 1973

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

Jun 1880, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas^G

James Arnold Briggs, Marcia Tufts, Edwin Lawrence Briggs and Alfred Luther Briggs²

Citations

[S528] RootsWeb.com, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~rutledge/, John D. Rutledge (unknown location), updated as of 11 Jul 2004.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 235A, film number 1254373, Kansas 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

5 May 2013

Mary DeLacy Briggs

Family

TMG ID:9136, (1 Jun 1882 - Jul 1933)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: Mary DeLacy Briggs was born on Thursday, 1 Jun 1882, at Kansas^G.
Died in Jul 1933 at Kent, King County, Washington^G, at age 51 years and 1 month.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Mary DeLacy Briggs was the daughter of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1908, Mary, age 25 years, and were married at Little Rock, Thurston County, Washington^G.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

John Tipton Briggs

Family

TMG ID:9137, (10 Apr 1887 - Sep 1964)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: John Tipton Briggs was born on Sunday, 10 Apr 1887, at Bourbon, Bourbon County, Kansas^G.¹
Died in Sep 1964 at Spokane, Spokane County, Washington^G, at age 77 years and 4 months.^1,2

Obituary & Other Vital Info

John Tipton Briggs was the son of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.

Known Address(es)

Address: circa Sep 1964, John Tipton Briggs lived at: Spokane, Spokane County, Washington^G. Last known address.¹

Citations

[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Last Edited

22 Jun 2016

Ella Leona Briggs

Family

TMG ID:9138, (11 Aug 1889 - Jul 1944)

Father*

James Arnold Briggs B: 6 Oct 1852, D: 23 Mar 1897

Mother*

Marcia Tufts B: 10 Apr 1854, D: 7 Oct 1934

Vital Statistics

Born: Ella Leona Briggs was born on Sunday, 11 Aug 1889, at Bourbon, Bourbon County, Kansas^G.
Died in Jul 1944 at Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California^G, at age 54 years and 10 months.

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Ella Leona Briggs was the daughter of: James Arnold Briggs and Marcia Tufts.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

John C. Rutledge¹

Family

TMG ID:9139, (28 Jul 1818 - 26 Nov 1890)

Father*

William C. Rutledge B: 16 Aug 1794, D: 1 Jun 1872

Mother*

Margaret Jane Moore B: 3 Mar 1792, D: 8 Oct 1858

Vital Statistics

Born: John C. Rutledge was born on Tuesday, 28 Jul 1818, at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 26 Nov 1890 at Posey County, Indiana^G, at age 72 years, 3 months and 29 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

John C. Rutledge was the son of: William C. Rutledge and Margaret Jane Moore.

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "J.C."^2,3
Title: he was also known as Doctor John C. Rutledge.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 19 May 1842, John, age 23 years, 9 months and 21 days, and Elizabeth A. Stuart were married at Posey County, Indiana^G.^3,4,1

Marriage

circa 1851, John and Emma Ann (?) were married at Posey County, Indiana^G.^4,1

Marriage

Monday, 24 Dec 1866, John, age 48 years, 4 months and 26 days, and Pauline Epperson were married.⁴

Marriage

after 1876, John and Mary (?) were married.⁴

Children of: John C. Rutledge and Elizabeth A. Stuart

William A. Rutledge B: c 1845
James C. Rutledge B: c 1847
Andrew J. Rutledge B: c 1848, D: c 1863

Children of: John C. Rutledge and Emma Ann (?)

Fred Rutledge⁴ D: b 1929
Thomas Rutledge⁴ D: b 1929
John Jack Rutledge+⁴ B: 20 Mar 1852, D: 22 Feb 1929
Emma A. Rutledge+⁶ B: Dec 1859, D: 22 Jul 1936

Child of: John C. Rutledge

Martha Rutledge⁶ B: c 1863

Children of: John C. Rutledge and Pauline Epperson

Charles Rutledge⁶ B: c 1868
Edgar Rutledge⁶ B: c 1871
Lucius Rutledge⁶ B: c 1873
Jesse Rutledge⁶ B: c 1875

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

30 Aug 1850, Robb Twp., Posey County, Indiana^G

Elizabeth A. Stuart, William A. Rutledge, James C. Rutledge and Andrew J. Rutledge³

Census-1860

1860, Posey County, Indiana^G, Not found

Emma Ann (?), William A. Rutledge, James C. Rutledge, Fred Rutledge, Thomas Rutledge, John Jack Rutledge and Emma A. Rutledge

Census-1870

13 Jul 1870, Post Office: Poseyville, Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana^G

Pauline Epperson⁵

Census-1880

18 Jun 1880, Robb Twp., Posey County, Indiana^G

Mary (?), Emma A. Rutledge, Martha Rutledge, Charles Rutledge, Edgar Rutledge, Lucius Rutledge and Jesse Rutledge²

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Aug 1850

Robb Twp., Posey County, Indiana^G

Medical Doctor³

circa Jul 1870

Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana^G

Physician⁵

circa 1880

Robb, Posey County, Indiana^G

Physician⁶

Citations

[S976] William C. Rutledge, Descendant Charts, Dec 2011, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.
[S688] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/community/member/profile.aspx, D Darby (ddarby via ancestry.com), updated as of 17 Apr 2007.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 208C, film number 1254305,Indiana 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

28 Jul 2019

William Moore Rutledge

Family

TMG ID:9140, (26 Jan 1820 - c 1900)

Father*

William C. Rutledge B: 16 Aug 1794, D: 1 Jun 1872

Mother*

Margaret Jane Moore B: 3 Mar 1792, D: 8 Oct 1858

Vital Statistics

Born: William Moore Rutledge was born on Wednesday, 26 Jan 1820, at Baltimore City, Maryland^G.¹
Died circa 1900 at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Moore Rutledge was the son of: William C. Rutledge and Margaret Jane Moore.

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 8 Jul 1845, William, age 25 years, 5 months and 12 days, and Sarah Jane Scott, age 20 years and 6 months were married at Logan County, Ohio^G.¹

Children of: William Moore Rutledge and Sarah Jane Scott

Electra Ann Rutledge+¹ B: 2 Dec 1846, D: 25 Jul 1911
Charles M. Rutledge¹ B: 1848, D: Feb 1850
Delia Rutledge¹ B: 1849, D: Feb 1850
Cornelia Rutledge¹ B: 1851
Elizabeth Rutledge² B: c 1854
Elnora Rutledge² B: c 1859

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

3 Jul 1860, Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

Sarah Jane Scott, Electra Ann Rutledge, Cornelia Rutledge, Elizabeth Rutledge and Elnora Rutledge²

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jul 1860

Thurston County, Washington Territory^G

merchant²

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various.
[S96] 1 Jun 1860, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/yayf9d52 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.

Last Edited

13 Sep 2017

All additions, modifications, suggestions and comments are welcome.

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Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
Every person you will pass on the street today is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?
— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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