Brief Life History of William M
When William M Rutherford was born on 5 September 1861, in Alabama, United States, his father, William J Rutherford, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Caldwell, was 22. He died on 26 April 1888, in his hometown, at the age of 26, and was buried in Helena, Shelby, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- William M Rutherford, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1861–1888 Male
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1837–1862 Male
1839– Female
Siblings (2)
1858–1892 Male
1861–1888 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 2
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 9
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: habitational name from Rutherford in Maxton (Roxburghshire), apparently named with Old English hrīther, hrȳther ‘ox’ + ford ‘ford’, though a British Celtic origin of the type ro- ‘great’ + dubr- ‘water, river’ is also possible for the first element. Places named Rutherford in West Linton (West Lothian) and Barningham (North Yorkshire) are less likely sources of the name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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