Sixth Generation

292. James RUTHERFORD¹¹⁶ was born on 11 August 1820. He died on 16 May 1910 in Fresno, Fresno Co., CA.¹¹⁶ He was buried in May 1910 in Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno Co., CA.¹¹⁶ James moved to Pike Co., MO, 10 Jul 1844. James left for California Gold on 13 Apr 1850 with an ox team. He arrived in Hangtown, CA four months later on 29 Aug 1850. He was unsuccessful in his search for gold and returned to Missouri the next spring by boat via central America. He still had "California Fever" and boarded a train with some of his family 18 Apr 1887. They settled in the San Joaquin Valley and James plied his trade as a carpenter and followed some agricultural pursuits.

James RUTHERFORD and Margaret Ann VANNOY were married on 9 March 1848 in Pike Co., MO.^38,116 Margaret Ann VANNOY was born on 5 July 1832 in Pike Co., MO.^38,116 She died on 26 February 1915 in Fresno, Fresno Co., CA.^38,116 She was buried in February 1915 in Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno Co., CA.¹¹⁶

James RUTHERFORD and Margaret Ann VANNOY had the following children:

642	i.	Mary Eliza RUTHERFORD was born on 5 January 1849 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 6 November 1933.116
643	ii.	Martha Ann RUTHERFORD was born on 16 May 1850 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 30 January 1937.116
644	iii.	Sarah Elizabeth RUTHERFORD was born on 27 March 1852 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 28 March 1887.116
645	iv.	William Nathan RUTHERFORD was born on 5 February 1854 in Pike Co., MO.116 He died in June 1927.116
646	v.	Frances Lodusky RUTHERFORD was born on 21 November 1855 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 11 January 1944.116
647	vi.	Margaret Ellen RUTHERFORD was born on 20 December 1857 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 18 December 1956.116
648	vii.	Julia Belle RUTHERFORD was born on 16 March 1860 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 8 May 1920.116
649	viii.	James Linville RUTHERFORD was born on 20 February 1862 in Pike Co., MO.116 He died on 15 August 1935.116
650	ix.	Robert Alexander RUTHERFORD was born on 14 November 1865 in Pike Co., MO.116 He died on 5 April 1959.116
651	x.	John Henry RUTHERFORD was born on 24 February 1869 in Pike Co., MO.116 He died on 24 October 1897.116
652	xi.	Albert McKinney RUTHERFORD was born on 7 October 1871 in Pike Co., MO.116 He died on 8 November 1969.116
653	xii.	Effie Matilda RUTHERFORD was born on 6 December 1875 in Pike Co., MO.116 She died on 16 October 1958.116