William was the son of James Franklin Rutherford and his wife Mary A.E. Walker. His father served as a private in the Union army and William was born before the war ended.
He married 1st on 2 Jan 1888, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO, to Mary Estaline "Estey" Snider, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Snider of Virginia and Lafayette Co., MO. Estey was the younger sister of William's sister Emma's husband Newton Snyder/Snider.
William and Estey had one daughter, Jessie, before Estey died in 1889.
He married second 19 Apr 1898, Moselle, Franklin Co., MO, to Lillie Mae Johnson, daughter of Robert R. Johnson and his wife Fannie Caroline Thomas. Their daughter Helen later recalled that Lillie Mae and her sister Tibbie were enthusiastic dancers and that Lillie Mae and William met at a dance while William was visiting relatives in their neighborhood.
In 1900, they were listed living with Jessie and their new daughter, Areta:
1900 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 50
William Rutherford, b. Sep 1864, 35, married 2 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL, farmer
Lillie, b. May 1873, 27, 1 child; 1 living, MO MO MO
Jessie (daughter), b. Dec 1888, 11, MO MO VA
Arreta, b. Dec 1889, 6 months, MO MO MO
William and Lillie Mae lived and farmed in Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO, and raised Jessie and five more children, one of whom died in infancy. William was a farmer, and in fact the family moved around some while the children were growing up. Daughter Helen recalled that over the years they farmed in Gray Summit, Villa Ridge, Labadie, and for a couple of years (c. 1913-15) in Washington State.
"The Centenial Biographical Directory of Franklin County, MO," 1925, compiled by Herman Gottlieb Kiel.
William was a road overseer in Villa Ridge Road District 5 from 1903 to 1916. The salary in 1917 was $2.75 per day.
In 1910, they were living very near William's parents near Gray Summit:
1910 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 99
William Rutherford, 45, married 13 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL; farmer; own house & farm with mortgage
Lily, 36, 5 children 4 living, MO MO MO
Areta, 10, MO MO MO, can r & w in school
Carrie, 8, in school, b. MO
Roland, 3, MO
Helen, 1 yr 2 months, MO
Once both Areta and Carrie had graduated from high school, William and Lillie Mae sent them to St. Louis to attend business college. Areta dropped out of school against her parents' wishes and eloped with Eugene. They were married in 1919 in neighboring St. Charles County. Carrie graduated from business school and became a career woman.
In 1920, they were still in Gray Summit. William's widowed mother Mary was living next door with his sister's family:
1920 Franklin Co., MO census, Boles Township, p. 44
Wm Rutherford, 53, farmer, MO
L. M., 46,MO
Carrie, 18,MO
Rollin, 13,MO
Helen, 11,MO
[next door]
Luellen Bell & children
Mary Rutherford, 81, widowed
At some point, William and Lillie Mae moved westward to settle on a farm near Aullville, a very small town near Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO. William had lived near Higginsville during his first marriage and this may have been the same farm.
Lillie Mae died in 1929 at the age of 56 in a St. Louis hospital, although on her death certificate William stated that she was a resident of Aullville. William never remarried. He became sick in his old age and lived for awhile with his daughter Areta and her husband near St. Clair, Franklin Co., MO. He died in a hospital in St. Louis in 1953.
William W. Rutherford's child with Estey Snider:
1. Jessie Rutherford, b. Dec 1888. She was working as a typesetter in Kansas City in 1910 and supposedly went to California sometime soon after. She had at least one daughter.
William and Lillie's children are linked below:
He married 1st on 2 Jan 1888, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO, to Mary Estaline "Estey" Snider, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Snider of Virginia and Lafayette Co., MO. Estey was the younger sister of William's sister Emma's husband Newton Snyder/Snider.
William and Estey had one daughter, Jessie, before Estey died in 1889.
He married second 19 Apr 1898, Moselle, Franklin Co., MO, to Lillie Mae Johnson, daughter of Robert R. Johnson and his wife Fannie Caroline Thomas. Their daughter Helen later recalled that Lillie Mae and her sister Tibbie were enthusiastic dancers and that Lillie Mae and William met at a dance while William was visiting relatives in their neighborhood.
In 1900, they were listed living with Jessie and their new daughter, Areta:
1900 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 50
William Rutherford, b. Sep 1864, 35, married 2 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL, farmer
Lillie, b. May 1873, 27, 1 child; 1 living, MO MO MO
Jessie (daughter), b. Dec 1888, 11, MO MO VA
Arreta, b. Dec 1889, 6 months, MO MO MO
William and Lillie Mae lived and farmed in Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO, and raised Jessie and five more children, one of whom died in infancy. William was a farmer, and in fact the family moved around some while the children were growing up. Daughter Helen recalled that over the years they farmed in Gray Summit, Villa Ridge, Labadie, and for a couple of years (c. 1913-15) in Washington State.
"The Centenial Biographical Directory of Franklin County, MO," 1925, compiled by Herman Gottlieb Kiel.
William was a road overseer in Villa Ridge Road District 5 from 1903 to 1916. The salary in 1917 was $2.75 per day.
In 1910, they were living very near William's parents near Gray Summit:
1910 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 99
William Rutherford, 45, married 13 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL; farmer; own house & farm with mortgage
Lily, 36, 5 children 4 living, MO MO MO
Areta, 10, MO MO MO, can r & w in school
Carrie, 8, in school, b. MO
Roland, 3, MO
Helen, 1 yr 2 months, MO
Once both Areta and Carrie had graduated from high school, William and Lillie Mae sent them to St. Louis to attend business college. Areta dropped out of school against her parents' wishes and eloped with Eugene. They were married in 1919 in neighboring St. Charles County. Carrie graduated from business school and became a career woman.
In 1920, they were still in Gray Summit. William's widowed mother Mary was living next door with his sister's family:
1920 Franklin Co., MO census, Boles Township, p. 44
Wm Rutherford, 53, farmer, MO
L. M., 46,MO
Carrie, 18,MO
Rollin, 13,MO
Helen, 11,MO
[next door]
Luellen Bell & children
Mary Rutherford, 81, widowed
At some point, William and Lillie Mae moved westward to settle on a farm near Aullville, a very small town near Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO. William had lived near Higginsville during his first marriage and this may have been the same farm.
Lillie Mae died in 1929 at the age of 56 in a St. Louis hospital, although on her death certificate William stated that she was a resident of Aullville. William never remarried. He became sick in his old age and lived for awhile with his daughter Areta and her husband near St. Clair, Franklin Co., MO. He died in a hospital in St. Louis in 1953.
William W. Rutherford's child with Estey Snider:
1. Jessie Rutherford, b. Dec 1888. She was working as a typesetter in Kansas City in 1910 and supposedly went to California sometime soon after. She had at least one daughter.
William and Lillie's children are linked below:
William was the son of James Franklin Rutherford and his wife Mary A.E. Walker. His father served as a private in the Union army and William was born before the war ended.
He married 1st on 2 Jan 1888, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO, to Mary Estaline "Estey" Snider, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Snider of Virginia and Lafayette Co., MO. Estey was the younger sister of William's sister Emma's husband Newton Snyder/Snider.
William and Estey had one daughter, Jessie, before Estey died in 1889.
He married second 19 Apr 1898, Moselle, Franklin Co., MO, to Lillie Mae Johnson, daughter of Robert R. Johnson and his wife Fannie Caroline Thomas. Their daughter Helen later recalled that Lillie Mae and her sister Tibbie were enthusiastic dancers and that Lillie Mae and William met at a dance while William was visiting relatives in their neighborhood.
In 1900, they were listed living with Jessie and their new daughter, Areta:
1900 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 50
William Rutherford, b. Sep 1864, 35, married 2 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL, farmer
Lillie, b. May 1873, 27, 1 child; 1 living, MO MO MO
Jessie (daughter), b. Dec 1888, 11, MO MO VA
Arreta, b. Dec 1889, 6 months, MO MO MO
William and Lillie Mae lived and farmed in Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO, and raised Jessie and five more children, one of whom died in infancy. William was a farmer, and in fact the family moved around some while the children were growing up. Daughter Helen recalled that over the years they farmed in Gray Summit, Villa Ridge, Labadie, and for a couple of years (c. 1913-15) in Washington State.
"The Centenial Biographical Directory of Franklin County, MO," 1925, compiled by Herman Gottlieb Kiel.
William was a road overseer in Villa Ridge Road District 5 from 1903 to 1916. The salary in 1917 was $2.75 per day.
In 1910, they were living very near William's parents near Gray Summit:
1910 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 99
William Rutherford, 45, married 13 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL; farmer; own house & farm with mortgage
Lily, 36, 5 children 4 living, MO MO MO
Areta, 10, MO MO MO, can r & w in school
Carrie, 8, in school, b. MO
Roland, 3, MO
Helen, 1 yr 2 months, MO
Once both Areta and Carrie had graduated from high school, William and Lillie Mae sent them to St. Louis to attend business college. Areta dropped out of school against her parents' wishes and eloped with Eugene. They were married in 1919 in neighboring St. Charles County. Carrie graduated from business school and became a career woman.
In 1920, they were still in Gray Summit. William's widowed mother Mary was living next door with his sister's family:
1920 Franklin Co., MO census, Boles Township, p. 44
Wm Rutherford, 53, farmer, MO
L. M., 46,MO
Carrie, 18,MO
Rollin, 13,MO
Helen, 11,MO
[next door]
Luellen Bell & children
Mary Rutherford, 81, widowed
At some point, William and Lillie Mae moved westward to settle on a farm near Aullville, a very small town near Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO. William had lived near Higginsville during his first marriage and this may have been the same farm.
Lillie Mae died in 1929 at the age of 56 in a St. Louis hospital, although on her death certificate William stated that she was a resident of Aullville. William never remarried. He became sick in his old age and lived for awhile with his daughter Areta and her husband near St. Clair, Franklin Co., MO. He died in a hospital in St. Louis in 1953.
William W. Rutherford's child with Estey Snider:
1. Jessie Rutherford, b. Dec 1888. She was working as a typesetter in Kansas City in 1910 and supposedly went to California sometime soon after. She had at least one daughter.
William and Lillie's children are linked below:
He married 1st on 2 Jan 1888, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO, to Mary Estaline "Estey" Snider, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Snider of Virginia and Lafayette Co., MO. Estey was the younger sister of William's sister Emma's husband Newton Snyder/Snider.
William and Estey had one daughter, Jessie, before Estey died in 1889.
He married second 19 Apr 1898, Moselle, Franklin Co., MO, to Lillie Mae Johnson, daughter of Robert R. Johnson and his wife Fannie Caroline Thomas. Their daughter Helen later recalled that Lillie Mae and her sister Tibbie were enthusiastic dancers and that Lillie Mae and William met at a dance while William was visiting relatives in their neighborhood.
In 1900, they were listed living with Jessie and their new daughter, Areta:
1900 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 50
William Rutherford, b. Sep 1864, 35, married 2 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL, farmer
Lillie, b. May 1873, 27, 1 child; 1 living, MO MO MO
Jessie (daughter), b. Dec 1888, 11, MO MO VA
Arreta, b. Dec 1889, 6 months, MO MO MO
William and Lillie Mae lived and farmed in Gray Summit, Franklin Co., MO, and raised Jessie and five more children, one of whom died in infancy. William was a farmer, and in fact the family moved around some while the children were growing up. Daughter Helen recalled that over the years they farmed in Gray Summit, Villa Ridge, Labadie, and for a couple of years (c. 1913-15) in Washington State.
"The Centenial Biographical Directory of Franklin County, MO," 1925, compiled by Herman Gottlieb Kiel.
William was a road overseer in Villa Ridge Road District 5 from 1903 to 1916. The salary in 1917 was $2.75 per day.
In 1910, they were living very near William's parents near Gray Summit:
1910 census, Franklin Co., MO, Boles Township, p. 99
William Rutherford, 45, married 13 yrs, born MO; father b. MO; mother b. IL; farmer; own house & farm with mortgage
Lily, 36, 5 children 4 living, MO MO MO
Areta, 10, MO MO MO, can r & w in school
Carrie, 8, in school, b. MO
Roland, 3, MO
Helen, 1 yr 2 months, MO
Once both Areta and Carrie had graduated from high school, William and Lillie Mae sent them to St. Louis to attend business college. Areta dropped out of school against her parents' wishes and eloped with Eugene. They were married in 1919 in neighboring St. Charles County. Carrie graduated from business school and became a career woman.
In 1920, they were still in Gray Summit. William's widowed mother Mary was living next door with his sister's family:
1920 Franklin Co., MO census, Boles Township, p. 44
Wm Rutherford, 53, farmer, MO
L. M., 46,MO
Carrie, 18,MO
Rollin, 13,MO
Helen, 11,MO
[next door]
Luellen Bell & children
Mary Rutherford, 81, widowed
At some point, William and Lillie Mae moved westward to settle on a farm near Aullville, a very small town near Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO. William had lived near Higginsville during his first marriage and this may have been the same farm.
Lillie Mae died in 1929 at the age of 56 in a St. Louis hospital, although on her death certificate William stated that she was a resident of Aullville. William never remarried. He became sick in his old age and lived for awhile with his daughter Areta and her husband near St. Clair, Franklin Co., MO. He died in a hospital in St. Louis in 1953.
William W. Rutherford's child with Estey Snider:
1. Jessie Rutherford, b. Dec 1888. She was working as a typesetter in Kansas City in 1910 and supposedly went to California sometime soon after. She had at least one daughter.
William and Lillie's children are linked below:
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