Sarah Ella Rutherford
b. 7 May 1894, d. 6 October 1924
Birth | 7 May 1894 | Sarah Ella Rutherford was born on 7 May 1894.1 |
Marriage | | She married Benjamin Newton Ryburn, son of William Armstrong Ryburn and Margaret A. McCready.2,3 |
Cens-1920 | 12 Jan 1920 | Sarah and Ben lived in the Glade Spring district of Washington County, where Ben worked as a fireman on the railroad.4 |
Death | 6 Oct 1924 | Sarah died on 6 Oct 1924 at age 30.1 |
| | Sarah died a few days after the birth of her youngest son. Ben later remarried, but the infant (also named Ben) was raised by Walter and Bertie (Rutherford) McNew.5 |
Burial | | She was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
| | Ben (Sr.) had himself been raised by Walter McNew's parents after his own mother died young and as a result often used the McNew surname (or McNew Ryburn). |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 170. Stone reported to read: Ella McNew Ryburn, 7 May 1894-6 Oct. 1924.
- [S29] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Ryburn Family". No date given.
- [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 18.
- [S238] Ben Ryburn household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 149, sheet 5A, dwelling 78, family 80, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 4 of 19. Ben Ryburn, 24, b. VA, fireman on the railroad; Sarah, wife, 23, b. TN; Lucille, dau 2 x/12, b. VA; Warena, dau, 1 2/12, b. VA.
- [S16] At this time I do not know if Sarah Ella Rutherford and Bertie (Rutherford) McNew were related.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 170.