James
John
"Jim"
Rutherford
Born in Coleman, Midland, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Rutherford
and Florence (McAlpine) Rutherford
Brother of
Grace Irene (Rutherford) Ruger, Infant Rutherford, George Jay Rutherford, Mary Glenora (Rutherford) Dark, Loraine Bertha (Rutherford) Newkirk, Ervin Julian Rutherford, Phyllis Marie (Rutherford) Neilson, Robert Justin Rutherford, Annabelle Helen (Rutherford) Eckstorm and Nancylea Adelia (Rutherford) Konesko
Husband of
Myrtle Marie (Thornton) Rutherford
— married
14 Aug 1934 in Brideport, Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Thornton Rutherford, [private son (1930s - unknown)], Jack Rutherford and Roger Don Rutherford
Died
at age 81
in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2018
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Biography
James Rutherford has Scottish Ancestors.
James was born in 1912. He was the son of James Rutherford and Florence McAlpine. In 1934, he married Myrtle Marie Thornton. He passed away in 1993.
Sources
- "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952" [database on-line : accessed 22 Mar 2018]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. James Rutherford and Myrtle Marie Thornton, 14 Aug 1934; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Film: 199; Film Description: Saginaw (1933 - 1936)
- "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996". [database on-line : accessed 22 Mar 2018]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998. Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Lansing, MI, USA.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (14 December 2015), James J Rutherford in household of James Rutherford; Michigan > Midland > Geneva > ED 253 > image 6 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch : 8 December 2015), John Rutherford in household of James Rutherford; Michigan > Saginaw > Bridgeport > ED 7 > image 3 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K41Z-M6B : accessed 22 March 2018), James Rutherford, Carrollton Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73-11A, sheet 14A, line 22, family 270, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1811.
See also:
- Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 22 Mar 2018), memorial page for James J Rutherford (21 Feb 1912–25 Aug 1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #77999971, citing Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, Gera, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Sonja Turner (contributor 46583962).
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K Yager
James John, the eldest son, was named James for his father, and John for his grandfathers, John Rutherford and William John McAlpine (according to his niece [a living daughter of James John Rutherford's brother, Robert Rutherford]). His three brothers' middle names also started with "J."
posted 27 Mar 2018 by K Yager
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