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Dr. James Franklin Broyles1

M, #129301, b. 24 December 1801, d. 31 August 1884
Pedigree Link

Family: Temperance Wasdon Broyles (b. 30 September 1803, d. 6 November 1876)

DaughterGeorgia Temperance Broyles+ (b. 26 March 1849, d. 12 December 1928)

Biography

Dr. James Franklin Broyles was born on 24 December 1801 in Broylesville, Washington Co., TN.1 He married Temperance Wasdon Broyles on 3 November 1825 in Anderson Co., SC. He died on 31 August 1884.

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Citations

  1. [S1688] District 13, Dist. 053, p.186D, Dwelling 139, Family 139, 1880 Federal Census, Greene County, Tennessee. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1258; FHL #1255258.

Temperance Wasdon Broyles

F, #129302, b. 30 September 1803, d. 6 November 1876
Pedigree Link

Family: Dr. James Franklin Broyles (b. 24 December 1801, d. 31 August 1884)

DaughterGeorgia Temperance Broyles+ (b. 26 March 1849, d. 12 December 1928)

Biography

Temperance Wasdon Broyles was born on 30 September 1803 in Pendleton District, Anderson Co., SC. She married Dr. James Franklin Broyles on 3 November 1825 in Anderson Co., SC. She died on 6 November 1876 in Broylesville, Washington Co., TN.

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Frederick Reeves Rutledge1

M, #129303, b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978

Parents

FatherFrederick Rutledge (b. 10 February 1869, d. 5 October 1958)
MotherMabel Reeves (b. 17 August 1873, d. 8 October 1965)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ruth Q. DeVille (b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990)

SonFrederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr.+ (b. 1 November 1921, d. 12 August 2009)
DaughterAnne Elizabeth Rutledge+ (b. 20 November 1924, d. 31 October 1980)
DaughterRuth Patricia Rutledge+ (b. 20 November 1924, d. 29 July 2018)

Biography

Frederick Reeves Rutledge was born on 17 November 1894 in Buncombe Co. (probably), NC.1 He married Ruth Q. DeVille daughter of William C. DeVille and Clara Katherine Eiss, on 28 June 1920 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY; Ruth remarried to Albert B. Gilbert and lived at Asheville, NC. Frederick Reeves Rutledge married Beatrice Clyde Edwards on 7 October 1937 in Duval Co., FL; Beatrice was first married to David Richardson Fall (1905-1988), and had two sons, David R. Jr. (1929) and Boyd Edwards Fall (1932). He died on 17 December 1978 in Camden, Kershaw Co., SC.

He was buried in December 1978 in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC, Findagrave #58322341.
Frederick Reeves Rutledge lived on 3 April 1930 in 17 White Oak Road, Biltmore Forest, Buncombe Co., NC.2
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Citations

  1. [S4566] Asheville, Dist. 0135, sheet 10A, line 48, 1900 Federal Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1184-5; FHL #1241184-5.
  2. [S4781] Biltmore Forest, Dist. 0030, sheet 1B, Dwelling 14, Family 14, 1930 Federal Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Rolls 1675-77; FHL #2341409-11.

John Reeves Rutledge1

M, #129304, b. April 1899, d. June 1900

Parents

FatherFrederick Rutledge (b. 10 February 1869, d. 5 October 1958)
MotherMabel Reeves (b. 17 August 1873, d. 8 October 1965)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Reeves Rutledge was born in April 1899 in Buncombe Co. (probably), NC.1 He died in June 1900 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.

He was buried in 1900 in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC, Findagrave #51286961.
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Citations

  1. [S4566] Asheville, Dist. 0135, sheet 10A, line 48, 1900 Federal Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1184-5; FHL #1241184-5.

Reginald Edmund Rutledge, Sr.

M, #129305, b. 22 November 1901, d. 3 February 1996

Parents

FatherFrederick Rutledge (b. 10 February 1869, d. 5 October 1958)
MotherMabel Reeves (b. 17 August 1873, d. 8 October 1965)
Pedigree Link

Family: Evelyn Bolling Pretlow (b. 12 June 1904, d. 3 February 2003)

SonReginald Edmund Rutledge, Jr.+

Biography

Reginald Edmund Rutledge, Sr., was born on 22 November 1901 in Buncombe Co., NC. He married Evelyn Bolling Pretlow on 1 April 1931 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., FL,

; Pretlow Family Tree genealogy prepared by rosingirl, online at Ancestry.com. A Virginia marriage register shows a marriage on 28 MAR 1931 at Southampton County, Virginia. (Ancestry.com).

He died on 3 February 1996 in Dade Co., FL.

Reginald Edmund Rutledge, Sr., lived in 1935 in Dade Co., FL.
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Evelyn Bolling Pretlow

F, #129306, b. 12 June 1904, d. 3 February 2003
Pedigree Link

Family: Reginald Edmund Rutledge, Sr. (b. 22 November 1901, d. 3 February 1996)

SonReginald Edmund Rutledge, Jr.+

Biography

Evelyn Bolling Pretlow was born on 12 June 1904 in Southampton Co., VA; daughter of Robert Ashton and Jane Dickson (Bogart) Pretlow, Sr. of Southampton County, VA. She married Reginald Edmund Rutledge, Sr., son of Frederick Rutledge and Mabel Reeves, on 1 April 1931 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., FL,

; Pretlow Family Tree genealogy prepared by rosingirl, online at Ancestry.com. A Virginia marriage register shows a marriage on 28 MAR 1931 at Southampton County, Virginia. (Ancestry.com).

Evelyn Bolling Pretlow died on 3 February 2003 in Miami, Miami-Dade Co., FL.

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John Crump Parker

M, #129309, b. 28 June 1895, d. 25 February 1986
Pedigree Link

Family: Alice Saunders Dabney (b. 4 September 1912, d. 21 April 2007)

DaughterRev. Alice Fleming Parker+

Biography

John Crump Parker was born on 28 June 1895 in City of Franklin, VA. He married Alice Saunders Dabney on 7 December 1935 in Charlottesville, VA. He died on 25 February 1986 in City of Franklin, VA.

He was buried in 1986 in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin City, VA, Findagrave #37896680.
John Crump Parker began military service WWI service, U.S. Army Air Service Signal Corps, AES. He was buried in 1986 in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, VA, Findagrave #37896680.
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Alice Saunders Dabney

F, #129310, b. 4 September 1912, d. 21 April 2007
Pedigree Link

Family: John Crump Parker (b. 28 June 1895, d. 25 February 1986)

DaughterRev. Alice Fleming Parker+

Biography

Alice Saunders Dabney was born on 4 September 1912 in Charlottesville, VA. She married John Crump Parker on 7 December 1935 in Charlottesville, VA. She died on 21 April 2007 in Franklin City, VA,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

ALICE DABNEY PARKER

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - April 25, 2007, B-7

FRANKLIN - Alice Dabney Parker died at her home April 21, 2007. She was 94.

She was born Alice Saunders Dabney Sept. 4, 1912, in Charlottesville, Va. Her father, R. Heath Dabney, was professor of history and economics at the University of Virginia for 49 years and dean of the department of graduate studies for 18 years. Her mother, Lily Davis Dabney, was the founder of the English-Speaking-Union in Charlottesville and a celebrated hostess at her home, which still stands at 703 Rugby Road.

Mrs. Parker, like her older brother, Virginius Dabney (later editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch), was educated entirely at home by her father and her great-aunt until she was in her teens. She then graduated from St. Anne's School and Sweet Briar College, where she received her A.B. degree with honors at the age of 19.

She was married in 1935 to John C. Parker of Franklin. For decades during their 51-year marriage, she and her husband went to New York City twice a year where they reveled in theater, ballet and the cabaret scene. Their intense curiosity about the world made their many trips abroad memorable not only for themselves but for their daughters who relished their tales and Mrs. Parker's beautifully composed photographs taken with the simplest of cameras.

Keenly musical, she studied the piano for many years. When Emmanuel Episcopal Church needed an organist, she volunteered to learn the organ and served in that capacity at the church for 11 years in the 40s and 50s. She was a devoted member of that congregation for a total of 72 years. She was a 48-year member of the Franklin Book Club, to which she gave countless hours of loving attention and intellectual guidance. Her programs for the club were remarkable for their vitality and scholarly depth. She was also a very active member of the Franklin Music Club and the Franklin Garden Club.

Her family was entwined with the history of the University of Virginia from the beginning, her mother being a collateral descendant of Thomas Jefferson's sister, Martha. Mrs. Parker's great-grandfather, John A.G. Davis, chairman of the University faculty, was shot dead on the Lawn by a student in a notorious incident. Her great-grandfather, James E. Heath, was a founder of Phi Beta Kappa.

She is survived by her daughters, the Rev. Fleming Rutledge of Rye Brook, N.Y., and her husband R.E. Rutledge, and Elizabeth Parker "Betsy" McColl of Columbia, S.C., and her husband James C. McColl; by three granddaughters, Heyward Rutledge Donigan of Seattle, Elizabeth Heath Rutledge of Atlanta and Elizabeth Dabney "Eliza" McColl Liles of Charlotte; and two great-grandchildren, Alice Dabney Donigan and Patrick Riley Donigan.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with the Revs. Edmund Pickup and Ben R. Duffey officiating. Burial will be at Poplar Spring Cemetery immediately following. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 146, Franklin, VA 23851; the Southampton County Historical Society, 33335 Statesville Road, Newsoms, VA 23874; or the Ruth Camp Campbell Library, 280 N. College Drive, Franklin, VA 23851. Wright Funeral Home is assisting the family.



She was buried in April 2007 in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin City, VA, Findagrave #37896705.
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Ruth Q. DeVille

F, #129311, b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990

Parents

FatherWilliam C. DeVille (b. September 1869, d. 13 December 1945)
MotherClara Katherine Eiss (b. 13 March 1878, d. 17 August 1959)
Pedigree Link

Family: Frederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)

SonFrederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr.+ (b. 1 November 1921, d. 12 August 2009)
DaughterAnne Elizabeth Rutledge+ (b. 20 November 1924, d. 31 October 1980)
DaughterRuth Patricia Rutledge+ (b. 20 November 1924, d. 29 July 2018)

Biography

Ruth Q. DeVille was born on 15 June 1901 in Erie Co., NY.1 She married Frederick Reeves Rutledge son of Frederick Rutledge and Mabel Reeves, on 28 June 1920 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY; Ruth remarried to Albert B. Gilbert and lived at Asheville, NC. Ruth Q. DeVille died on 29 June 1990 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.

She was buried in July 1990 in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC, Findagrave #53570305.
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Citations

  1. [S4343] Lancaster, Dist. 0385, sheet 8B, Dwelling 166, Family 176, 1910 Federal Census, Erie County, New York. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T624, Roll 945; FHL #1374958.

Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr.

M, #129312, b. 1 November 1921, d. 12 August 2009

Parents

FatherFrederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)
MotherRuth Q. DeVille (b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent (b. 17 August 1924, d. 28 August 2013)

SonEdward Rutledge+
SonCharles Rolfe Rutledge

Biography

Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr., was born on 1 November 1921 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.1 He married Mary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent daughter of Charles Rolfe Dent and Grace Adelaide Jalonick, on 4 March 1949 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX. Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr., died on 12 August 2009

Obituary -- Citizen-Times.com (via Tracy DeVault):

Frederick Rutledge Jr.

Columbia - Funeral service for Frederick Reeves Rutledge Jr., 87, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Northeast Presbyterian Church with burial in the churchyard. Honorary pallbearers will be the Civitan Club of Asheville, N.C. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Sunday, August 16, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.

Mr. Rutledge died August 12, 2009. Born in Asheville, he was the son of the late Ruth Deville and Frederick Reeves Rutledge Sr. Fred attended St. Genevieves In-The-Pines School in Asheville, N.C., Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., and in 1940 entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a tennis scholarship. He was president of his DKE Rush Class and served in several leadership roles during his years at U.N.C.

In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of Captain in the Counter-Intelligence Corps. During World War II he served in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

After the war, Fred moved to Dallas, Texas, where he met the love of his life, Mary Ellen Dent. They were married March 4, 1949, in Dallas. This March they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

In the early 1950s Fred worked with Prudential Life Insurance Company in Dallas. He also began building custom homes and sold 23 homes in the Dallas area. In 1958 he moved his family to Columbia, S.C., to be closer to his parents in the area.

In Columbia he returned to the insurance industry and was associated with Guardian Life Insurance, Franklin Life Insurance, John Hancock Life Insurance and retired in 1977 as the manager of Liberty Life Insurance Company where he was a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

Fred was a proud member of the Richland Sertoma Club and participated in many Richland I Sportsaramas. He was on the original Riverbanks Zoo Commission and enjoyed this relationship immensely. After his service on the Commission, he continued to enjoy the benefits of the Riverbanks Zoo Society.

Always active in the S.C. Republican Party, he ran for City Council in 1970 in an attempt to become the first Republican in that office since the Civil War.

His running mate, Welch Morrisette, won but Fred was narrowly defeated. He always said that he would have won had not all policemen and firefighters in the city been involved in the infamous May 1970 riots on the University of South Carolina Campus.

Fred was one of the three founding members of the Columbia Tip-Off Club. (The other members were Bee Harper and Charlie Myers).

One of his great passions was U.S.C. basketball and he attended games from 1960 until last year. He and Frank McGuire were great friends and Fred was an honorary Assistant Coach to McGuire. He coached youth basketball at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and his teams won the Columbia Interfaith League Championship seven out of eight years. He also won two State Rec. League Championships. Many of his players are prominent members of the community and still refer to Fred as coach.

Fred also served many years as Sunday School Superintendent at Trinity.

In 1979, Fred and his wife moved to his boyhood home, Asheville, N.C. He purchased his grandfather's former insurance agency (third oldest in North Carolina, founded in 1889). He worked hard in his semi-retirement and returned the Rutledge Agency back to prominence in the Asheville area. He became active in Republican Politics and started the Western North Carolina chapter of the Gamecock Club, but his true delight was the Asheville Civitan Club. He served as president and was N.C. District LT Governor 1994-1995

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In 1996, Fred sold the Rutledge Agency and retired again.

In 1998, his two sons convinced Fred and Pinkie to move back to Columbia to be closer to the sons and grandchildren.

Fred got involved in U.S.C. basketball and football, attending many games with his sons.

He was a past member of the Asheville Country Club, Forest Lake Country Club, the Tarantella Club and the Palmetto Club.

He loved spending time in Litchfield Beach and trips to Final Four Basketball Tournaments. He counted among his friends, Senators Strom Thurmond, Fritz Hollings and Congressman Floyd Spence. He loved hunting with his father, grandfather and great-uncle Archibald Rutledge (former Poet Laureate of South Carolina).

He hunted with his family at Hampton Plantation, the family plantation in McClellanville, S.C. Fred was a direct descendant of Edward Rutledge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and John Rutledge, the first President of South Carolina and signer of the Constitution. [See note below.]

Fred was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather and was very proud to be a recent great-grandfather.

He was a wonderful friend and a kind and giving spirit. He will be missed by many who loved and cherished him.

Surviving are his wife, Ellen Rutledge of Columbia; sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and Belinda Corbett Rutledge, Charles Rolfe and Robin Abrams Rutledge, all of Blythewood; daughter, Caroline Rutledge and husband, Kenneth Park, of Santa Barbara, CA; grandchildren, William Alexander Julian of Santa Barbara, Heather Rembert Brooks Ferguson and husband, Craig Titley, of Marina Del Rey, CA, Elizabeth Leigh Rutledge Stallings and husband, Page, of Charlotte, Joseph Reeves Rutledge of Columbia, Christopher Reeves Rutledge and wife, Jennifer Dwyer, of Goose Creek; greatgrandchildren, Liza Edgerton Stallings of Charlotte, Landon Reeves Rutledge of Goose Creek; sister, Ruth Rutledge Bailey of Asheville; nephews, Derrick Rutledge Bailey, Thomas Black Bailey, Douglas Middleton Bailey; nieces, Julia Adams Slipher, Mary Anne Adams Warlick. He was predeceased by sister, Anne Rutledge Adams; stepmother, Beatrice Edwards Rutledge.

Memorials may be made to the Asheville Civitan Club, P.O. Box 1755, Asheville, NC 28802, U.S.C. Gamecock Club, 1300 Rosewood Drive Columbia, SC 29208, Providence Medical Center, 2435 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29204 or Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road, Columbia, SC 29223.

NOTE: Frederick Reeves Rutledge was a direct descendant of John Rutledge (1739 - 1800), first governor of South Carolina and signer of the United States Constitution. However, Edward Rutledge (1749 - 1800), signer of the Declaration of Independence, was John's younger brother and this means that Frederick Rutledge could not have been a direct descendant of Edward Rutledge.



He was buried in August 2009 in Northeast Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Columbia, Richland Co., SC, Findagrave #117715829.
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Citations

  1. [S4781] Biltmore Forest, Dist. 0030, sheet 1B, Dwelling 14, Family 14, 1930 Federal Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Rolls 1675-77; FHL #2341409-11.

Mary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent

F, #129313, b. 17 August 1924, d. 28 August 2013

Parents

FatherCharles Rolfe Dent (b. 16 September 1885, d. 6 November 1944)
MotherGrace Adelaide Jalonick (b. 2 October 1890, d. February 1977)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Edwards

DaughterCarol Dent Rutledge+

Family 2: Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr. (b. 1 November 1921, d. 12 August 2009)

SonEdward Rutledge+
SonCharles Rolfe Rutledge

Biography

Mary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent was born on 17 August 1924 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; daughter of Charles Rolfe and Grace Adelaide (Jabovick) Dent. She married Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr., son of Frederick Reeves Rutledge and Ruth Q. DeVille, on 4 March 1949 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX. Mary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent died on 28 August 2013 in Columbia, Richland Co., SC.

She was buried in 2013 in Northeast Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Columbia, Richland Co., SC, Findagrave #119663000.
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Charles Rolfe Dent

M, #129320, b. 16 September 1885, d. 6 November 1944
Pedigree Link

Family: Grace Adelaide Jalonick (b. 2 October 1890, d. February 1977)

DaughterMary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent+ (b. 17 August 1924, d. 28 August 2013)

Biography

Charles Rolfe Dent was born on 16 September 1885 in Pennsylvania. He married Grace Adelaide Jalonick. He died on 6 November 1944 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.

He was buried in November 1944 in Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, Findagrave #62616237.
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Grace Adelaide Jalonick

F, #129321, b. 2 October 1890, d. February 1977
Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Rolfe Dent (b. 16 September 1885, d. 6 November 1944)

DaughterMary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent+ (b. 17 August 1924, d. 28 August 2013)

Biography

Grace Adelaide Jalonick was born on 2 October 1890. She married Charles Rolfe Dent. She died in February 1977

Obituary -- the State, Columbia, South Carolina, Tuesday, 15 FEB 1977, p.17 (Genealogybank.com):

MRS. GRACE DENT

Mrs. Grace Dent, widow of Charles Rolfe Dent, of 6399 Overcreek Road, died Monday at a local nursing home.

Born in Dallas, Tex., she was a daughter of the late George W. and Mary Elizabeth Wood Jalonick. She was a member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church at Dallas and was a charter member of the Dallas Women's Club and Garden Club. She attended the University of Texas.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Rutledge Jr. of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. F. W. Sibley of Dallas; three grandchildren and three great-grandchilcren.

Plans will be announced by Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel.



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William C. DeVille1

M, #129322, b. September 1869, d. 13 December 1945
Pedigree Link

Family: Clara Katherine Eiss (b. 13 March 1878, d. 17 August 1959)

DaughterRuth Q. DeVille+ (b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990)

Biography

William C. DeVille was born in September 1869 in New York.2,1 He married Clara Katherine Eiss after 11 June 1900.1 He died on 13 December 1945 in Alden, Erie Co., NY.

He was buried in December 1945 in Lancaster Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, Erie Co., NY, Findagrave #168613564.
William C. DeVille lived on 11 June 1900 in Lancaster, Erie Co., NY.2 He lived on 25 April 1910 in Pleasant Avenue, Lancaster, Erie Co., NY.1
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Citations

  1. [S4343] Lancaster, Dist. 0385, sheet 8B, Dwelling 166, Family 176, 1910 Federal Census, Erie County, New York. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T624, Roll 945; FHL #1374958.
  2. [S4675] Lancaster, Dist. 0251, sheet 19B, line 76, 1900 Federal Census, Erie County, New York. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1024-1034 ; FHL #1241024-34.

Clara Katherine Eiss1

F, #129323, b. 13 March 1878, d. 17 August 1959
Pedigree Link

Family: William C. DeVille (b. September 1869, d. 13 December 1945)

DaughterRuth Q. DeVille+ (b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990)

Biography

Clara Katherine Eiss was born on 13 March 1878 in Elma, Erie Co., NY.1 She married William C. DeVille after 11 June 1900.1 She died on 17 August 1959 in Lancaster, Erie Co., NY.

She was buried in August 1959 in Lancaster Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, Erie Co., NY, Findagrave #194320423.
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Citations

  1. [S4343] Lancaster, Dist. 0385, sheet 8B, Dwelling 166, Family 176, 1910 Federal Census, Erie County, New York. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T624, Roll 945; FHL #1374958.

Col. Henry Middleton Rutledge

M, #129324, b. 5 August 1839, d. 10 June 1921
Pedigree Link

Family: Anna Maria "Dolly" Blake (b. 1843, d. 21 February 1872)

SonFrederick Rutledge+ (b. 10 February 1869, d. 5 October 1958)

Biography

Col. Henry Middleton Rutledge was born on 5 August 1839 in Charleston, Charleston Co., NC. He married Anna Maria "Dolly" Blake. He died on 10 June 1921 in Charleston, Charleston Co., NC.

He was buried in June 1921 in Saint John In The Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, Henderson Co., NC, Findagrave #112750772.
Col. Henry Middleton Rutledge began military service in 1861

Civil War service, Confederate Army. Civil War career (per Findagrave.com):

1861: Lt. Of Infantry for Provisional Army of the Confederacy

1861 – 1862: Major of 25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment

1862: Lt. Colonel of 25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment

1862 – 1865: Colonel of 25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment

1862: Wounded during the Battle of Malvern Hill Virginia

1862: Wounded during the Battle of Antietam Maryland

1864: Wounded in left Arm during the Battle of Petersburg Virginia

1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Virginia.

Occupation: Planter in Georgetown, South Carolina after the war. He lived in 1892 in Hampton, Hampton Co., SC.
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Anna Maria "Dolly" Blake

F, #129325, b. 1843, d. 21 February 1872
Pedigree Link

Family: Col. Henry Middleton Rutledge (b. 5 August 1839, d. 10 June 1921)

SonFrederick Rutledge+ (b. 10 February 1869, d. 5 October 1958)

Biography

Anna Maria "Dolly" Blake was born in 1843. She married Col. Henry Middleton Rutledge. She died on 21 February 1872.

She was buried in February 1872 in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC, Findagrave #117813493.
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Anne Elizabeth Rutledge1

F, #129326, b. 20 November 1924, d. 31 October 1980

Parents

FatherFrederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)
MotherRuth Q. DeVille (b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Gaston Adams (b. 12 April 1921, d. 28 September 1995)

DaughterMary Anne Adams+
SonJulia Middleton Adams+

Biography

Anne Elizabeth Rutledge was born on 20 November 1924 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.1 She married William Gaston Adams son of William Gaston Adams and Mary Moore Woolridge, on 7 August 1948 in Buncombe Co., NC. Anne Elizabeth Rutledge died on 31 October 1980 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.

She was buried in November 1980 in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC, Findagrave #53258710.
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Citations

  1. [S4781] Biltmore Forest, Dist. 0030, sheet 1B, Dwelling 14, Family 14, 1930 Federal Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Rolls 1675-77; FHL #2341409-11.

Ruth Patricia Rutledge1

F, #129327, b. 20 November 1924, d. 29 July 2018

Parents

FatherFrederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)
MotherRuth Q. DeVille (b. 15 June 1901, d. 29 June 1990)
Pedigree Link

Family: David Coleman Bailey (b. 25 October 1921, d. 2 December 2013)

SonDerrick Rutledge Bailey+
SonDouglas Middleton Bailey
SonThomas Blake Bailey+

Biography

Ruth Patricia Rutledge was born on 20 November 1924 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.1 She married David Coleman Bailey son of Charles Robert Bailey and Margaret Elizabeth Phillippi, on 22 October 1949 in Buncombe Co., NC. Ruth Patricia Rutledge and David Coleman Bailey were divorced on 5 August 1980 in Buncombe Co., NC. She died on 29 July 2018 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Ruth Rutledge Bailey, 93, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2018, at CarePartners Solace Center.

Born in Asheville, she was one of the twin daughters of Frederick Reeves Rutledge and Ruth DeVille Rutledge (later Gilbert). She attended St. Genevieve of the Pines and Lee H. Edwards High School.

Ruth became a licensed real estate broker in 1968 and worked for four agencies in Asheville, although she spent most of her career as the owner/operator of Ruth Bailey Real Estate. She was a past member of the Asheville Board of Realtors, the North Carolina Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

Ruth was a life-long member of All Souls Episcopal Church, now the Cathedral of All Souls; a founding member and a past President of the Town and Country Garden Club; a past member of the Biltmore Forest Country Club; and a past President of her cluster association at Crowfields Condominiums. She loved the real estate business; the game of tennis; vacations at Pawleys Island, South Carolina; and national politics.

Survivors include her three sons, Doug (Mary Alice), Tom (Pam) and Derrick (Kari Schrader); four grandchildren: Jen Bailey, Harrison Bailey, Blake Bailey and Ryan Bailey; three step-grandsons: Will Carlson, Clayton Carlson and Matthew Robinson; a great-granddaughter: Aurora Bailey and several nieces and nephews. She was particularly close to her niece Mary Anne Warlick and husband, Paul W. "Kip" Warlick, Jr. and their children Anne-Elizabeth (Itai) and Billy (Amber).

She was predeceased by her parents; her twin sister Anne Rutledge Adams (William G. "Bill" Adams); and her brother, Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr. (Mary Ellen) of Columbia, South Carolina.

Visitation will be on Monday, August 6, 2018 from 5:00 o'clock p.m. to 7:00 o'clock p.m. at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. A private graveside service will be held at Calvary Churchyard, Fletcher.

Source Citation: Groce Funeral Home.



She was buried in August 2018 in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC, Findagrave #191820926.
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Citations

  1. [S4781] Biltmore Forest, Dist. 0030, sheet 1B, Dwelling 14, Family 14, 1930 Federal Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Rolls 1675-77; FHL #2341409-11.

David Coleman Bailey

M, #129328, b. 25 October 1921, d. 2 December 2013

Parents

FatherCharles Robert Bailey (b. 23 February 1889, d. 14 February 1934)
MotherMargaret Elizabeth Phillippi (b. 12 October 1892, d. 13 April 1971)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ruth Patricia Rutledge (b. 20 November 1924, d. 29 July 2018)

SonDerrick Rutledge Bailey+
SonDouglas Middleton Bailey
SonThomas Blake Bailey+

Biography

David Coleman Bailey was born on 25 October 1921 in New York City, NY, WW II draft registration. He married Ruth Patricia Rutledge daughter of Frederick Reeves Rutledge and Ruth Q. DeVille, on 22 October 1949 in Buncombe Co., NC. David Coleman Bailey and Ruth Patricia Rutledge were divorced on 5 August 1980 in Buncombe Co., NC. He married Cathey Louise Massie on 6 September 1980 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC. He died on 2 December 2013 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

David Coleman Bailey, 92, passed peacefully into eternal life Monday, December 2, 2013.

Born in New York City to Margaret Phillippi Bailey, a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and Charles Robert Bailey, a Wall Street Corporation attorney (Bailey, Cadman and Foley), David came to Asheville with his family during the Depression from Larchmont, New York.

He attended Asheville High School, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He graduated from the University of North Carolina where he was a news editor of the Daily Tar Heel, the South's oldest and most professional student newspaper, and was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

During World War II, he enlisted in the US Army. He served in the Infantry, was commissioned in the Transportation Corps and became a First Lieutenant. During the Korean War, he was called to active duty and became Captain. While enlisted, he also became a graduate of Haverford College in Pennsylvania, majoring in Romance Languages.

He became an account executive with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane and later a partner in the firm. He was chairman of the board of Penland Bailey Company, a family land management company near the Highlands of Roan in Mitchell County.

He served as president of the Asheville Civitan Club and first chairman of the Civitan Foundation. Among other contributions, he was chairman of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.

David was a long time member of Trinity Episcopal Church and a senior member of the Biltmore Forest Country Club. He was president of the Pen & Plate Club and the St. Andrew's Society (Scottish).

He was the author of several books, including Farewell to Valor, Fashionable Asheville 1880-1930, The Penland Chronicles, Trolleys in the Land of the Sky, which he co-authored and received the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County's Griffin Award for Research and Publication, and a number of articles.

Survivors include his wife, Cathey Massie Bailey, three sons, Derrick R. Bailey, an Asheville attorney; Douglas M. Bailey, a wealth management advisor at Merrill Lynch (Mary Alice); Thomas B. Bailey, Director of the Folk Art Center (Pam), and a daughter, Mrs. Caroline (Lisa) Francisco of Houston (George). Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Patricia E. Shaw of Asheville (Alan); a sister-in-law, Mrs. Mildred Bailey of Charlotte, and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, R. Douglas Bailey.

David was much loved and will be greatly missed. He will be remembered for his sharp intellect, keen sense of humor, subtle wit, generosity of time and talent, dignified character, and strong faith. He has returned Home with great joy to his savior, Jesus Christ.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church with a reception following in Tuton Hall. Private burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.



He was buried in December 2013 in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC, Findagrave #121176218.
David Coleman Bailey began military service

WW II service, U.S. Army, Transportation Corps, 1Lt.

Korean War service, U.S. Army, Capt.

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