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1873 - 1951 (77 years)
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Henry Holcolm RUTHERFORD [2] |
- Henry Holcomb Rutherford was born in the Marion community of Sebastian County, Arkansas to Louisa E. McAlester (McAllister) and James William Rutherford.
Henry attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, along with several of his McAlester cousins, including the sons of his uncle, James Jackson McAlester. He received his undergraduate degree at the University and then entered the medical school.
After graduating medical school in 1898, Henry Holcomb Rutherford was called to duty with the 2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry for service during the Spanish American War. While serving with his unit in Georgia, he returned to Columbia and was married on January 10, 1899 to Ruby Lee Bowling, granddaughter of Brightberry McAlester, a distant cousin. They had one child, Dorothy.
Henry served in both the War with Spain and the Phillippines Insurrection. He began his regular army service in 1901. By 1904 he was stationed at Fort MacKenzie, Wyoming. By 1906, he was stationed at the Presidio where on April 18, he was awakened by The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. He was involved in organizing medical relief efforts and personally attended the wounded. In 1936, he wrote about his experience in a published book, The Military Surgeon."
Henry and Dorothy eventually divorced. August 4, 1913, Henry married Grace Tuttle Rutherford in Brooklyn, New York.
Henry had the distinction of serving under two General McArthurs, 1899 to General Arthur McArthur in Manila, and 30 years later to his general's son, General Douglas McArthur.
In 1920, Henry was listed in the Military Census at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. His last tour of duty was at the War Department in Washington DC where he retired as a colonel in 1938. After retirement, he continued to live in Washington, DC working for the firm of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Henry is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. He wife, Grace, is buried next to him.
Source: "History and Genealogy of Hendrick, Buckner, and Related Families," 2004 by Jerry Hendricks, great-nephew of Henry Holcomb McAlester, and his wife Wincie.
Gravesite Details
COL USA MED CORPS
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Col. |
Birth |
17 Feb 1873 |
Fort Smith, Arkansas [3] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1920 |
Living in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota [4] |
Census |
1940 |
Living in Washington D.C. [5] |
Death |
17 Jan 1951 |
District of Columbia [1] |
Burial |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia [1] |
Person ID |
I104982 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
11 Nov 2022 |
Family |
Grace LITTLE, b. Aug 1877, New York d. 14 Mar 1959 (Age 81 years) |
Marriage |
5 Aug 1912 |
Manhattan, New York [2] |
Family ID |
F44157 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Nov 2022 |
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Headstones |
| Col. Henry Holcomb Rutherford and Grace Little Headstone Col. Henry H. Rutherford and his wife Grace, daughter of Elisha W. Little and Isabella Smith, are buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,Arlington Co., Virginia.
Maintained by: Gina Caperton Ervin
Originally created by: John C. Anderson
Photo added by: Anne Cady |
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Sources |
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
- [S9386] Ancestry.com: New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995.
- [S7570] Ancestry.com: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
- [S01315] 1920 Census Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
- [S6050] 1940 Census Washington, District of Columbia.
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