Stephen Ruddell 1768 - 1845
The Rev. Stephen Ruddell was one of the early settlers of Adams County, Illinois. He was ordained in 1810 and it was he that founded the Ursa Christian Church in Adams County about 1829. His son was an Officer in Company B, 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
His memorial grave marker in the New Providence Cemetery near Ursa, in Adams County, Illinois states the he and his 2nd wife Susan David were both buried on the family farm in Ursa Township, Susan in 1831 and Steven in 1845. There is an inscription on the back of the memorial marker at New Providence that reads:
"Stephen was captured by Indians at age 12 during the Revolutionary War when Ruddell's Station in Kentucky was attacked by the British under Capt. Bird. While a captive, he was adopted by the Indians, he had all white blood washed out and was made a Warrior. He married a squaw and returned to Kentucky. After the Treaty, he was ordained a Minister of the Gospel in 1810 and founded the Ursa Christian Church".
Other wives: 1. Catherine Kingery, married in Kentucky 1797, she died (...?) - 2. Susan David, married in 1809 in Kentucky, She died circa 1831 in Adams County, Illinois and is buried on the family farm in Ursa Township - 3. Rachel Nightsmith, married in Adams County, Illinois 1834, she died in July of 1871 and is buried in the New Providence Cemetery at Ursa, Illinois.
- bio by mrbrtsn
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Stephen Ruddell and Susannah David married 6 July 1909 in Bourbon county, Kentucky.
[Kentucky Compiled Marriages 1802 - 1850.]
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Stephen Ruddell and Rachel Wood married 6 April 1834 in Lincoln county, Missouri.
A. Gordon Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. The original ledger does not say Miss or Mrs. Rachel Woods - just Rachel Woods.
[Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1754 - 1850. Also, Missouri Marriage Records, original handwritten ledger, 1805 - 2002.]
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NB: Sources vary on birth date and place of Rev. Ruddell. Some say Kentucky, some say Virginia. Some specify a county. Each is a reliable source, and each differs. His own memoir states he was "born about 1771 to pioneer settlers, on the western frontier where Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky border one another." Parts of Virginia later *became* Kentucky and site rule is the current equivalent location should be preferred top of page. That is not always easy to discern. Many have researched the Rev. and lineage and not all agree on some details. Keeping birth location with Kentucky as prior manager did much research. Rev. Ruddell's parents, surname also seen as Ruddle at times, had a mill and fort in Bourbon county, Kentucky, one place cited as birthplace for Rev. Ruddell. The purpose of this site is an index of final dispositions as well as a virtual grave visit. Each must decide for their own purposes and trees which source they credit most.
The Rev. Stephen Ruddell was one of the early settlers of Adams County, Illinois. He was ordained in 1810 and it was he that founded the Ursa Christian Church in Adams County about 1829. His son was an Officer in Company B, 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
His memorial grave marker in the New Providence Cemetery near Ursa, in Adams County, Illinois states the he and his 2nd wife Susan David were both buried on the family farm in Ursa Township, Susan in 1831 and Steven in 1845. There is an inscription on the back of the memorial marker at New Providence that reads:
"Stephen was captured by Indians at age 12 during the Revolutionary War when Ruddell's Station in Kentucky was attacked by the British under Capt. Bird. While a captive, he was adopted by the Indians, he had all white blood washed out and was made a Warrior. He married a squaw and returned to Kentucky. After the Treaty, he was ordained a Minister of the Gospel in 1810 and founded the Ursa Christian Church".
Other wives: 1. Catherine Kingery, married in Kentucky 1797, she died (...?) - 2. Susan David, married in 1809 in Kentucky, She died circa 1831 in Adams County, Illinois and is buried on the family farm in Ursa Township - 3. Rachel Nightsmith, married in Adams County, Illinois 1834, she died in July of 1871 and is buried in the New Providence Cemetery at Ursa, Illinois.
- bio by mrbrtsn
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Stephen Ruddell and Susannah David married 6 July 1909 in Bourbon county, Kentucky.
[Kentucky Compiled Marriages 1802 - 1850.]
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Stephen Ruddell and Rachel Wood married 6 April 1834 in Lincoln county, Missouri.
A. Gordon Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. The original ledger does not say Miss or Mrs. Rachel Woods - just Rachel Woods.
[Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1754 - 1850. Also, Missouri Marriage Records, original handwritten ledger, 1805 - 2002.]
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NB: Sources vary on birth date and place of Rev. Ruddell. Some say Kentucky, some say Virginia. Some specify a county. Each is a reliable source, and each differs. His own memoir states he was "born about 1771 to pioneer settlers, on the western frontier where Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky border one another." Parts of Virginia later *became* Kentucky and site rule is the current equivalent location should be preferred top of page. That is not always easy to discern. Many have researched the Rev. and lineage and not all agree on some details. Keeping birth location with Kentucky as prior manager did much research. Rev. Ruddell's parents, surname also seen as Ruddle at times, had a mill and fort in Bourbon county, Kentucky, one place cited as birthplace for Rev. Ruddell. The purpose of this site is an index of final dispositions as well as a virtual grave visit. Each must decide for their own purposes and trees which source they credit most.
Stephen Ruddell 1768 - 1845
The Rev. Stephen Ruddell was one of the early settlers of Adams County, Illinois. He was ordained in 1810 and it was he that founded the Ursa Christian Church in Adams County about 1829. His son was an Officer in Company B, 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
His memorial grave marker in the New Providence Cemetery near Ursa, in Adams County, Illinois states the he and his 2nd wife Susan David were both buried on the family farm in Ursa Township, Susan in 1831 and Steven in 1845. There is an inscription on the back of the memorial marker at New Providence that reads:
"Stephen was captured by Indians at age 12 during the Revolutionary War when Ruddell's Station in Kentucky was attacked by the British under Capt. Bird. While a captive, he was adopted by the Indians, he had all white blood washed out and was made a Warrior. He married a squaw and returned to Kentucky. After the Treaty, he was ordained a Minister of the Gospel in 1810 and founded the Ursa Christian Church".
Other wives: 1. Catherine Kingery, married in Kentucky 1797, she died (...?) - 2. Susan David, married in 1809 in Kentucky, She died circa 1831 in Adams County, Illinois and is buried on the family farm in Ursa Township - 3. Rachel Nightsmith, married in Adams County, Illinois 1834, she died in July of 1871 and is buried in the New Providence Cemetery at Ursa, Illinois.
- bio by mrbrtsn
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Stephen Ruddell and Susannah David married 6 July 1909 in Bourbon county, Kentucky.
[Kentucky Compiled Marriages 1802 - 1850.]
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Stephen Ruddell and Rachel Wood married 6 April 1834 in Lincoln county, Missouri.
A. Gordon Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. The original ledger does not say Miss or Mrs. Rachel Woods - just Rachel Woods.
[Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1754 - 1850. Also, Missouri Marriage Records, original handwritten ledger, 1805 - 2002.]
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NB: Sources vary on birth date and place of Rev. Ruddell. Some say Kentucky, some say Virginia. Some specify a county. Each is a reliable source, and each differs. His own memoir states he was "born about 1771 to pioneer settlers, on the western frontier where Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky border one another." Parts of Virginia later *became* Kentucky and site rule is the current equivalent location should be preferred top of page. That is not always easy to discern. Many have researched the Rev. and lineage and not all agree on some details. Keeping birth location with Kentucky as prior manager did much research. Rev. Ruddell's parents, surname also seen as Ruddle at times, had a mill and fort in Bourbon county, Kentucky, one place cited as birthplace for Rev. Ruddell. The purpose of this site is an index of final dispositions as well as a virtual grave visit. Each must decide for their own purposes and trees which source they credit most.
The Rev. Stephen Ruddell was one of the early settlers of Adams County, Illinois. He was ordained in 1810 and it was he that founded the Ursa Christian Church in Adams County about 1829. His son was an Officer in Company B, 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
His memorial grave marker in the New Providence Cemetery near Ursa, in Adams County, Illinois states the he and his 2nd wife Susan David were both buried on the family farm in Ursa Township, Susan in 1831 and Steven in 1845. There is an inscription on the back of the memorial marker at New Providence that reads:
"Stephen was captured by Indians at age 12 during the Revolutionary War when Ruddell's Station in Kentucky was attacked by the British under Capt. Bird. While a captive, he was adopted by the Indians, he had all white blood washed out and was made a Warrior. He married a squaw and returned to Kentucky. After the Treaty, he was ordained a Minister of the Gospel in 1810 and founded the Ursa Christian Church".
Other wives: 1. Catherine Kingery, married in Kentucky 1797, she died (...?) - 2. Susan David, married in 1809 in Kentucky, She died circa 1831 in Adams County, Illinois and is buried on the family farm in Ursa Township - 3. Rachel Nightsmith, married in Adams County, Illinois 1834, she died in July of 1871 and is buried in the New Providence Cemetery at Ursa, Illinois.
- bio by mrbrtsn
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Stephen Ruddell and Susannah David married 6 July 1909 in Bourbon county, Kentucky.
[Kentucky Compiled Marriages 1802 - 1850.]
___
Stephen Ruddell and Rachel Wood married 6 April 1834 in Lincoln county, Missouri.
A. Gordon Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. The original ledger does not say Miss or Mrs. Rachel Woods - just Rachel Woods.
[Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1754 - 1850. Also, Missouri Marriage Records, original handwritten ledger, 1805 - 2002.]
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NB: Sources vary on birth date and place of Rev. Ruddell. Some say Kentucky, some say Virginia. Some specify a county. Each is a reliable source, and each differs. His own memoir states he was "born about 1771 to pioneer settlers, on the western frontier where Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky border one another." Parts of Virginia later *became* Kentucky and site rule is the current equivalent location should be preferred top of page. That is not always easy to discern. Many have researched the Rev. and lineage and not all agree on some details. Keeping birth location with Kentucky as prior manager did much research. Rev. Ruddell's parents, surname also seen as Ruddle at times, had a mill and fort in Bourbon county, Kentucky, one place cited as birthplace for Rev. Ruddell. The purpose of this site is an index of final dispositions as well as a virtual grave visit. Each must decide for their own purposes and trees which source they credit most.
Inscription
TO GOD'S GLORY
BOTH ARE BURIED ON FAMILY FARM
Gravesite Details
Burial location is just NE of the McAdams Family Vault in the Old Part of the cemetery.
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