Seventh Generation

607. James William "Whittle" RUTHERFORD²²⁹ was born on 10 February 1834 in Cairo, Randolph Co., MO.^103,229 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Salt River, Randolph Co., MO.²⁴⁰ James RUTHERFORD Self M W W 46 MO Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: KY
Mary RUTHERFORD Dau F S W 8 MO Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO
William RUTHERFORD Son M S W 6 MO Fa: MO Mo: MO
Isaac H. RUTHERFORD Son M S W 3 MO Fa: MO Mo: MO
He died on 6 October 1931 in Randolph Co., MO.^103,229 Whittle was buried in October 1931 in Liberty Cemetery, Cairo, Randolph Co., MO.²²⁹ James was featured in an article in the Moberly Monitor, Moberly, MO 7 October 1931. At the time of his death he was the oldest man then living in Randolph Co., MO. "He retained a tolerance and a belief in the younger generation and stated: "We cannot expect people who have had the wonderful developemnts of transportaion and communication as this generation has to be the same as people of a century ago." In his youth Jame made a western trip from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Fort Laramie, Wyoming, with provisions for the soldiers. He often recalled the exciting experiences of trouble with the Indians and the memorable buffalo hunts. He admitted he was young and venturesome."

James William "Whittle" RUTHERFORD and Martha Ann HUNTSMAN were married on 10 February 1870 in Huntsville, Randolph Co., MO.²²⁹ Martha Ann HUNTSMAN was born in 1844.^104,229 She died in August 1879 in Randolph Co., MO.²²⁹ She was buried in August 1879 in Liberty Cemetery, Cairo, Randolph Co., MO.²²⁹

James William "Whittle" RUTHERFORD and Martha Ann HUNTSMAN had the following children:

1252	i.	Mary M. RUTHERFORD was born on 4 February 1872 in Randolph Co., MO.229 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Salt River, Randolph Co., MO.240 Mary RUTHERFORD Dau F S W 8 MO Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO She died on 16 September 1930.229
1253	ii.	William Louie RUTHERFORD was born on 18 May 1874 in Randolph Co., MO.229 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Salt River, Randolph Co., MO.240 William RUTHERFORD Son M S W 6 MO Fa: MO Mo: MO He died on 27 October 1951.229
1254	iii.	Isaac H. RUTHERFORD was born on 2 March 1877 in Randolph Co., MO.229 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Salt River, Randolph Co., MO.240 Isaac H. RUTHERFORD Son M S W 3 MO Fa: MO Mo: MO He died on 1 July 1931.229

James William "Whittle" RUTHERFORD and Nancy J. BROWN were married in Randolph Co., MO.²²⁹ Nancy J. BROWN (private).