FIFTH GENERATION

551. Edward Alexander Rutledge was born on 16 Sep 1888 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He appeared on the census on 20 Apr 1910 in Lovers Lane, JP #3, Travis County, Texas. ⁽⁹⁴⁰⁾ He appeared on the census on 17 Feb 1920 in JP #5, Azle, Tarrant County, Texas.⁽⁹⁴¹⁾ He appeared on the census on 5 Apr 1930 in JP #5, Travis County, Texas. ⁽⁹⁴²⁾ He died on 22 Sep 1972 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. ⁽⁹⁴³⁾ He was buried in Masonic Cemetery of Onion Creek, Travis County, Texas.

Returned to Austin about 1932.

From the Austin American Statesman, September 24, 1972, page A6:


DEATHS AND SERVICES

EDWARD A. RUTLEDGE

Funeral for Edward A. Rutledge, 84, of 5300 Highway 290 West, will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Cook-Walden Chapel. Rev. Arthur L. Dunn will officiate and burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Carl Roe, Sr., Fred Buass, Ira Ruston, Bill Smith, John Skeen, and Clarence Campbell.

Rutledge died Friday in a local hospital. He owned and operated a store and gas station in Oak Hill for 20 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church.

Survivors are a wife, Mrs. Aline Rutledge of Austin; one daughter, Mrs. Ione Odom, Bastrop; one brother, Morris Rutledge of Houston; two step-children, Shirley Caldwell of Austin and Chester Fincher of La Porte; six step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

He was married to Minnie Lane Holden (daughter of G. W. Holden and Irena Bilyeu) on 2 Feb 1907 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.⁽⁹⁴⁴⁾ Minnie Lane Holden was born on 27 Nov 1888 in Texas. She died on 2 Aug 1964 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.⁽⁹⁴⁵⁾ She was buried in Masonic Cemetery of Onion Creek, Travis County, Texas.

From the Austin American, August 3, 1964, Page 6:

DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MINNIE RUTLEDGE

Mrs. Minnie Rutledge, Star Route A, a longtime resident of Travis County, died Sunday. She was a member of the Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband, E. A. Rutledge; a daughter, Mrs. Ione Odom of Austin; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Rose of Denver, Colo., Mrs. S. E. Abernathy of Austin and Mrs. Leath Goslen of Houston; and a brother, D. N. Holden of Dallas.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Cook Funeral Home. Edward Alexander Rutledge and Minnie Lane Holden had the following children:

1214 i. Infant Rutledge died in 1908 in Travis County, Texas. He (or she) was born on 16 Jun 1908 in Travis County, Texas.⁽⁹⁴⁶⁾
+1215 ii. Ollie Arizona "Ione" Rutledge.

He was married to Grace Aline Atwood (daughter of Homer Atwood and Jo Wiginton) on 14 Feb 1968 in Bastrop County, Texas.⁽⁹⁴⁷⁾ Grace Aline Atwood was born on 1 Oct 1915 in Hill County, Texas. She died on 17 May 1983 in Garfield, Travis County, Texas.⁽⁹⁴⁸⁾ She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Travis County, Texas.

From the Austin American-Statesman, Wednesday, January 19, 1983:

DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ALINE (FINCHER) RUTLEDGE

Aline (Fincher) Rutledge, age 67, of Garfield, died Monday.

Funeral services are 1:30 PM Wednesday at Wilke-Amey-Clay Funeral Home, Chapel of the Bells, with Reverend James Harrell and Revernd Bruce Barrett officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.

Survivors are one daughter, Shirley Foster of Garfield; son, Chester Fincher of Bellville, Texas; one brother, Morris Atwood of Manor; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.