Brief Life History of William Columbus
When William Columbus Rudder was born on 19 February 1858, in Washington, Indiana, United States, his father, Hiram Sheriff Rudder, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Hosea, was 28. He married Maude Ozella Tomlinson in November 1898, in Indiana Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. He lived in Jefferson Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Saltillo, Brown Township, Washington, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 28 January 1901, in Campbellsburg, Brown Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Posey Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Wm Columbus Reidder in household of Hiram Reidder, "United States Census, 1860"
- William C Rudder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- William Columbus Rudder, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1858–1901 Male
1870–1905 Female
Parents and Siblings
1829–1908 Male
1829–1897 Female
Siblings (7)
1858–1901 Male
1859–1953 Female
1860–1919 Female
1862–1933 Male
1863–1952 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 5
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 5
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 12
Name Meaning
German: variant of Ruder 2.
Altered form of German Ruder 1 and 2.
English: topographic name from Middle English rude ‘clearing’ (Old English rȳd) + the agent suffix -er, for someone who lived in or near a clearing.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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