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 OHN RUTHERFORD, son of one of the old
and honored pioneers of East Oakland
Township, is Cashier of the Oakland National Bank, and a gentleman of good business abilities, now in the prime of life, and
occupying a good position among the people who
have known him since a boy. Oakland is his
native town, and the date of his birth June 21,
1844. His parents were Hiram and Lucinda
(Bowman) Rutherford, natives of Pennsylvania.
His father was born Dec. 27, 1815. Mr. Rutherford remained a member of the parental household until twenty-three years of age, and after completing his education in the common schools, embarked in the mercantile business at Oakland, in which he was employed for five years, and then becoming a stockholder and Director of the Oakland National Bank, was elected Cashier, and has held the position since 1874. He was married, April 4, 1882, to Miss Kate Nash, a native of Rappahannock County, Va., and born Sept. 2, 1844. She is the daughter of Henry and Susan (Nethers) Nash, both also natives of the Old Dominion. Henry Nash was born in 1795, and died in his native State in 1852. Mrs. Rutherford was the youngest of her father’s family, he having been married three times. The mother of Mrs. R. was his second wife, and was formerly Mrs. Nethers. Of this union there were born John, Henry C. and Kate. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford are Eva L., born June 16, 1883, and Hiram J., Jan. 27, 1887. Our subject and wife occupy a fine residence in the village, and Mrs. Rutherford is a member in good standing of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. R. has been identified with the Masonic fraternity for a period of eighteen years, and has represented the fraternity in the Grand Lodge at Chicago many times. Politically he is a Republican of the first water, and both in business and social circles is held in high regard by the best people of Oakland. He fulfills the duties of his responsible position with credit to himself and satisfaction to all concerned. |
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