Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Jessamine Co.

JOSEPH RUTHERFORD is a son of James and Julia A. (Hulse) Rutherford natives
of Kentucky.  Grandfather Joseph married Sallie Shelton, and had three
children: Jessie, Sheldon and James.  He removed to Missouri and died in
1830.  James Rutherford was the father of seven children; one son, Hudson,
was a physician located in Bath County, and at the breaking out of the
civil war joined Humphrey Marshall's forces, Confederate States Army, and
was made medical director for Marshall's brigade.  At the close of the war
he located in Harrison County, Ky., and died in 1866.  He was married
twice.  His first wife, Eleanor Carlisle, had two children: Julia A. and
Sarah M.; his second wife was Miss Elizabeth Hopwood, by whom he had five
children: Mary, Mattie, Worth, John and Albert.  Clairborne, the second son
of James Rutherford, is a resident of Jessamine County; he has served two
terms as deputy sheriff and once as sheriff of the county.  The remaining
five are named as follows: Joseph, James, Malvina, Sarah J. (Mrs. Benjamin
L. Berry) and Julia A.  Joseph Rutherford was born August 31, 1821, in
Fayette County and received a common-school education.  In 1842 he
commenced the study of medicine with his brother, Clairborne, then removed
to Bourbon County in 1845, and taught school for two years.  In 1847 he
returned to Jessamine County and engaged in farming; in 1866 he was elected
sheriff and re-elected in 1868; he received the nomination for
representative in 1871, but that year was again elected deputy sheriff in
connection with G. D. Colley, sheriff.  He was married in 1843 to Miss
Susan Hopwood, daughter of James Hopwood, of Montgomery County, and has
five children: Paulina (Mrs. John Marshall), Sarah B., Elizabeth, Ellen
and Prudence.  Mr. Rutherford is now engaged in raising stock, farming
about forty acres.  He is an active member of the Christian Church.

Rutherford Hulse Shelton Carlisle Hopwood Berry Marshall Colley
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Bath-KY Harrison-KY Fayette-KY Montgomery-KY MO

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