Son of George and Mary (Galbraith)Rutledge.
Married 1st - Lois Stratton Sept. 14, 1843 Illinois.
Married 2nd - Frances Emily Smith May 6, 1891 Illinois.
Military - CIVIL WAR -Chaplain, Co. 2, Illinois 14th infantry.
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Per obit - William was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and other distinguished men of that time.
(The Daily Review, April 17, 1900 page 1 - Newspapers.com )
..........
William Rutledge is credited with first suggesting the formation of the GAR "Grand Army of the Republic" and helped organize it.
Source:
Article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966
The article also said he was born in Virginia. From a family that produced the author of the laws of Virginia and Georgia, a governor of Virginia, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
As a young boy he came to Illinois with his parents.
He studied at Ebenezer Academy northwest of Jacksonville.
From article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966.
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Married 1st - Lois Stratton Sept. 14, 1843 Illinois.
Married 2nd - Frances Emily Smith May 6, 1891 Illinois.
Military - CIVIL WAR -Chaplain, Co. 2, Illinois 14th infantry.
..........................
Per obit - William was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and other distinguished men of that time.
(The Daily Review, April 17, 1900 page 1 - Newspapers.com )
..........
William Rutledge is credited with first suggesting the formation of the GAR "Grand Army of the Republic" and helped organize it.
Source:
Article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966
The article also said he was born in Virginia. From a family that produced the author of the laws of Virginia and Georgia, a governor of Virginia, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
As a young boy he came to Illinois with his parents.
He studied at Ebenezer Academy northwest of Jacksonville.
From article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966.
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Son of George and Mary (Galbraith)Rutledge.
Married 1st - Lois Stratton Sept. 14, 1843 Illinois.
Married 2nd - Frances Emily Smith May 6, 1891 Illinois.
Military - CIVIL WAR -Chaplain, Co. 2, Illinois 14th infantry.
..........................
Per obit - William was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and other distinguished men of that time.
(The Daily Review, April 17, 1900 page 1 - Newspapers.com )
..........
William Rutledge is credited with first suggesting the formation of the GAR "Grand Army of the Republic" and helped organize it.
Source:
Article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966
The article also said he was born in Virginia. From a family that produced the author of the laws of Virginia and Georgia, a governor of Virginia, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
As a young boy he came to Illinois with his parents.
He studied at Ebenezer Academy northwest of Jacksonville.
From article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966.
-------------------------
Married 1st - Lois Stratton Sept. 14, 1843 Illinois.
Married 2nd - Frances Emily Smith May 6, 1891 Illinois.
Military - CIVIL WAR -Chaplain, Co. 2, Illinois 14th infantry.
..........................
Per obit - William was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and other distinguished men of that time.
(The Daily Review, April 17, 1900 page 1 - Newspapers.com )
..........
William Rutledge is credited with first suggesting the formation of the GAR "Grand Army of the Republic" and helped organize it.
Source:
Article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966
The article also said he was born in Virginia. From a family that produced the author of the laws of Virginia and Georgia, a governor of Virginia, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
As a young boy he came to Illinois with his parents.
He studied at Ebenezer Academy northwest of Jacksonville.
From article in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, April 10, 1966.
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