William M Rutherford

Male5 September 1861–26 April 1888

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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William M Rutherford
1861–1888
Susan L

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  • William M Rutherford, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 2

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 2

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Age 9

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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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