FIFTH GENERATION

514. Hugh Toliver Rutledge was born on 6 Feb 1882 in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas. ⁽¹⁶⁵⁾ He appeared on the census on 23 Apr 1910 in Precinct #1, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas.⁽⁸⁰⁹⁾ He appeared on the census on 7 Jan 1920 in Precinct #1, Irion County, Texas. ⁽⁸¹⁰⁾ He died on 4 May 1929 in Sonora, Sutton County, Texas.⁽⁸¹¹⁾ He was buried in Sonora Cemetery, Sonora, Texas. Mr. Rutledge ran a cafe in Sonora, Texas. An ad from the Sonora paper read:

RUTLEDGE'S CAFE

Short Orders, Fish and Oysters In Season

Extras on Sunday

HUGH RUTLEDGE, Proprietor, Sonora, Texas

[From the Devil's River News, 1926]

According to Jo-Ann E. Palmer of the Sutton County Historical Society, two older residents of that County (88 and 94 years old in 1994) said "The Rutledge Cafe had good food, great coffee, and was real clean".


More information on the descenants of Hugh Rutledge can be obtained from:

"Courtney Duke" <courtney@ricc.net>

He was married to Birdie Muckelroy (daughter of Patrick Muckelroy and Willie Mae Martin) in 1903 in Sherwood, Irion County, Texas. Birdie Muckelroy was born on 11 Feb 1883 in Lavaca County, Texas. She appeared on the census on 10 Apr 1930 in Sonora, Sutton County, Texas.⁽⁸¹²⁾ She died on 26 Oct 1970 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. ⁽⁸¹³⁾ She was buried in Sonora Cemetery, Sonora, Texas.

From the San Angelo Newspaper, October 28, 1970:


Rutledge services slated in Sonora


SONORA (STNS) - Services for Mrs. Birdie Rutledge, 87, sister of a San Angeloan have been tentatively set for Wednesday in the First Methodist Church here under the direction of Ratliff-Kerbow Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sonora Cemetery.

Mrs. Rutledge died at 1 p.m. Monday in a San Angelo nursIng home after a long illness. San Angelo arrangements were handled by Robert Massie Funeral Home.

She was born Birdie Muckleroy Feb. 11, 1883 and was married to Hugh T. Rutledge in 1904 in Sherwood. He died in 1929.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Gwen) Wardlow of Sonora, Mrs. Hurbert (Blanche) Blackwell of El Paso and Mrs. Evelyn Russell of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother, Herbert L. Muckelroy of San Angelo; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.


From the Sonora Newspaper:

Mrs. Rutledge Last Rites Held At Methodist Church

Mrs. Birdie Rutledge, 87, died in a Tom Green County nursing home after a lengthy illness.

She was born Birdie Muckleroy February 11, 1883 and was married to Hugh T. Rutledge in 1904 in Sherwood. He died in 1929. The Rutledges operated a cafe here for many years, and after his death, Mrs. Rutledge continued to operate the business. It was located in the building now occupied by Sonora TV, and was known as Rutledge Cafe. Mrs. Rutledge closed the cafe in the early 1940's.

Survivors include three daughters and they are Mrs. Hubert (Blanche) Blackwell of El Paso; Mrs. Evelyn Russell of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Mrs. Jack (Gwen) Wardlaw. She is also survived by a brother, Herbert L. Muckleroy of San Angelo; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services were held at 2 p. m. at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. John Weston, officiating. San Angelo arrangements were handled by Robert Massie Funeral Home, and local arrangements by Ratliff-Kerbow Funeral Home, who directed the burial service in Sonora Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Hub Hale, Dan Cauthorn, Bill Savell, Jimmy H. Harris, W. B. McMillan and John Fields.

Named as honorary pallbearers were Dr. J. F. Howell, Bryan Hunt, Mack Cauthorn, Ernest McClelland, Cleve Jones, Lewis Stockton, Bailey Renfroe and Joseph VanderStucken.


Another clipping:

Mrs. Birdie Rutledge, 87, of Sonora died Monday afternoon in a San Angelo nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. Rutledge was the mother of Mrs. Evelyn Russell of Colorado Springs, Colo., former Ozonian and widow of George Russell; former Crockett County Clerk. Funeral services were held in Sonora Wednesday.



Hugh Toliver Rutledge and Birdie Muckelroy had the following children:

+1131 i. Robbie Blanche Rutledge.
+1132 ii. Margaret Evelyn Rutledge.
+1133 iii. Gwendolyn Rutledge.