FOURTH GENERATION

179. Samuel J. Rutledge was born on 10 Nov 1867 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census on 27 Apr 1910 in District #1, Wayne County, Tennessee. ⁽⁵³⁷⁾ He died on 17 May 1915 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He was buried in Grimes-Shull Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee.

He was married to Ella Brown on 20 Jul 1897 in Wayne County, Tennessee. Ella Brown was born on 5 Aug 1872 in Wayne County, Tennessee. She appeared on the census on 15 Jan 1920 in District #1, Wayne County, Tennessee. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ She appeared on the census on 4 Apr 1930 in Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee.⁽⁵³⁹⁾ She died on 18 Feb 1943 in Wayne County, Tennessee. She was buried in Grimes-Shull Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee. Samuel J. Rutledge and Ella Brown had the following children:

707 i. Bertha M. Rutledge (Private).
+708 ii. Claude S. Rutledge.
+709 iii. Rufus Frank Rutledge.
710 iv. Grace Cole Rutledge was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Wayne County, Tennessee. She died on 14 Sep 1927 in Wayne County, Tennessee. She was buried in Grimes-Shull Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee.
711 v. John C. Rutledge was born on 25 Mar 1909 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He died on 16 Jul 1988 in Ardmore, Giles County, Tennessee.
712 vi. Thelbert Rutledge was born on 5 Oct 1911 in Wayne County, Tennessee. He died in Nov 1974 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.