Robert Rutherford1

b. circa 1844
FatherJoseph Rutherford1
BirthCircacirca 1844 Robert Rutherford was born in Tennessee circa 1844.2,1 
Marriage7 May 1875 He married Sarah Jane McConkey Ryburn, daughter of John Ryburn and Jane Mathews McConkey, on 7 May 1875 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-188018 Jun 1880 Robert was enumerated on the 1880 census of Goodson District, Washington County, Virginia. He was working as a farm laborer and living in the Goodson district next to his widowed mother-in-law Jane Ryburn. Robert had been married to Jane's daughter Sarah, who had died some time before the 1880 census was recorded, leaving Robert to raise their young son George.2 

Family

Sarah Jane McConkey Ryburn b. 25 Oct 1851, d. bef 1880
Child
Last Edited5 Sep 2011

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 316. Robert Rutherford, 31y, sgl, b. & resid TN, farmer, s/o Joseph & Patsy Rutherford AND Sarah J.M. Ryburn, 23y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John & Jane M. Ryburn; marr: 7 May 1875 by Geo Caldwell.
  2. [S165] Robert Rutherford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 32 (128D stamped), page 224, dwelling 228, family Jul 2004, image 32 of 49. Enumeration: Robert Rutherford, 36, widowed, farm laborer, b. TN, parents b. VA; George M., 4, son, b. VA, father b. TN, mother b. VA, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com.