The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Reginald Edmund Rutledge had reference number 19331. His Social Security Number was 250-09-3863, issued: South Carolina, last residence, Miami, Miami-Dade Co., Florida.³ He was enumerated on the census in Dade County, Florida (1935.) He was an Agent - insurance (1935); vice president of Seibels, Bruce & Company, a South Carolina firm with offices in South Florida; started many local property and liability insurance agencies.^2,4 He was educated Graduate of the University of Virginia.⁴ OBITUARY - Miami Herald, The (FL) - Monday, February 5, 1996, Edition: FINAL
Page: 4B

Deceased Name: REGINALD E. RUTLEDGE, LOCAL INSURANCE PIONEER
Reginald E. Rutledge, 94, a direct descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died Saturday at his home in Coral Gables.
Edward Rutledge, at 26, was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence, which was signed on July 4, 1776. Edward Rutledge was a representative from South Carolina in the First and Second Continental Congresses from 1774 to 1776, and a captain of artillery during the Revolutionary War.
His brother, John Rutledge, signed the Constitution of the United States and served as governor of South Carolina from 1779 to 1782. [See note below.]
Two centuries later, in South Florida, Reginald Rutledge left his mark in the insurance business.
A graduate of the University of Virginia, Rutledge -- who was nicknamed "Mr. Insurance" -- moved to South Florida in 1931 and began shaping some of the local insurance business.
As vice president of Seibels, Bruce & Company, a South Carolina firm with offices in South Florida, Rutledge started many local property and liability insurance agencies.
He worked there for 60 years until his retirement at the age of 81.
"My father was known for being one of the very best insurance men in South Florida, for his generous spirit in helping young agents get started and for his unmatched wit," said his son R.E. Rutledge Jr.
In his spare time, Rutledge loved fishing and football.
He often joined other businessmen in selling football tickets door-to-door to the Palm Festival, a game that predated the Orange Bowl.
Gardening was another hobby.
"Dad's garden was very precious to him; it looked wonderful," said his son. In addition to his son, Rutledge is survived by his wife Evelyn P. Rutledge; two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. Services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove.

Note: Most genealogies show that Reginald Edmund Rutledge was a direct descendant of John Rutledge and not his brother, Edward Rutledge.

Citations

[S6681] Genealogy prepared by Margaret Orbach, Source Medium: Book
[S2009] 1935 Census, Florida, Dade County
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11614] Obituary - Reginald Edmund Rutledge

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Ruth Q. DeVille^1,2,3,4

F, #19063, b. 15 January 1901, d. 29 June 1990

Parents

Father	William C. DeVille
Mother	Clair C. Unknown

Pedigree Link

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

Son	Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr.+ (b. 1 November 1921, d. 12 August 2009)
Daughter	Ruth E. Rutledge+
Daughter	Anne Elizabeth Rutledge+ (b. 20 November 1924, d. 31 October 1980)

BASIC FACTS

Ruth Q. DeVille was born on 15 January 1901 in New York.^2,3,5 She and Frederick Reeves Rutledge were divorced before 1937. She died on 29 June 1990, at age 89, in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.⁵ She was buried in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., North Carolina.⁶

Ruth Q. DeVille had reference number 19332. She was enumerated on the census in Erie County, New York (1910); Buncombe County, North Carolina (1930.) She was a Secretary - general insurance (1940.)⁴ In the 1940 Census, Ruth and her children are shown living with her ex-husband's parents. Ruth was later married to Albert Barnett Gilbert.

GRAVE MARKER

RUTH DeVILLE GILBERT
JUNE 15, 1901
JUNE 29, 1990.

Citations

[S6681] Genealogy prepared by Margaret Orbach, Source Medium: Book
[S1832] 1930 Census, North Carolina, Buncombe County
[S928] 1910 Census, New York, Erie County
[S2248] 1940 Census, North Caroline, Buncombe County
[S4010] Death Records - North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908 - 2004" (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

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Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr.^1,2,3,4

M, #19064, b. 1 November 1921, d. 12 August 2009

Parents

Father	Frederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)
Mother	Ruth Q. DeVille (b. 15 January 1901, d. 29 June 1990)

Pedigree Link

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

Daughter	Caroline Rutledge+
Son	Edward Rutledge
Son	Charles Rolfe Rutledge

BASIC FACTS

Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr., was born on 1 November 1921 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.^5,6 He and Mary Ellen "Pinkie" Dent were married on 4 March 1949 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.⁶ He died on 12 August 2009, at age 87.⁵ He was buried in Northeast Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina.⁶

Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr., had reference number 19333. His Social Security Number was 262-24-8327, issued: Florida, last residence: Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina.⁵ He was educated Attended St. Genevieve of the Pines, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia; University of North Carolina.⁶ World War II, U.S. Army, Counter-Intelligence Corps, Captain, served in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.⁶ He was an Employed by the Prudential Life Insurance Company in Dallas (early 1950s); builder of custom homes (sold 23 homes in the Dallas area.)⁶ He was enumerated on the census in Buncombe County, North Carolina (1930, 1940); Palm Beach County, Florida (1940.) He resided in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas (abt 1946); Columbia, South Carolina (1958); Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina (1979); Columbia, South Carolina (1998.)⁶ OBITUARY - Citizen-Times.com

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.
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 descendent 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 ot 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.

GRAVE MARKER

FREDERICK REEVES, JR.
NOVEMBER 1, 1921
AUGUST 12, 2009
BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER

RUTLEDGE.

Citations

[S6681] Genealogy prepared by Margaret Orbach, Source Medium: Book
[S1832] 1930 Census, North Carolina, Buncombe County
[S2070] 1940 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S2248] 1940 Census, North Caroline, Buncombe County
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S10222] Obituary - Frederick Reeves Rutledge, Jr

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Ruth E. Rutledge^1,2,3

F, #19065

Parents

Father	Frederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)
Mother	Ruth Q. DeVille (b. 15 January 1901, d. 29 June 1990)

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Family: Unknown Bailey

Son	Derrick Rutledge Bailey
Son	Thomas Black Bailey
Son	Douglas Middleton Bailey

Citations

[S6681] Genealogy prepared by Margaret Orbach, Source Medium: Book
[S2070] 1940 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S2248] 1940 Census, North Caroline, Buncombe County

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Anne Elizabeth Rutledge^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #19066, b. 20 November 1924, d. 31 October 1980

Parents

Father	Frederick Reeves Rutledge (b. 17 November 1894, d. 17 December 1978)
Mother	Ruth Q. DeVille (b. 15 January 1901, d. 29 June 1990)

Pedigree Link

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

Daughter	Julia Adams
Daughter	Mary Anne Adams

BASIC FACTS

Anne Elizabeth Rutledge was born on 20 November 1924 in North Carolina.^2,3,7 She died on 31 October 1980, at age 55, in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.³ She was buried in Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., North Carolina.⁴

Anne Elizabeth Rutledge had reference number 19335. She was enumerated on the census in Buncombe County, North Carolina (1930, 1940); Palm Beach County, Florida (1940.) Her Social Security Number was 241-34-9401, issued: North Carolina, last residence: Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.⁷

Citations

[S6681] Genealogy prepared by Margaret Orbach, Source Medium: Book
[S1832] 1930 Census, North Carolina, Buncombe County
[S4010] Death Records - North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908 - 2004" (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S2070] 1940 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S2248] 1940 Census, North Caroline, Buncombe County
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Adolphus Meyer¹

M, #19067, b. February 1841

Pedigree Link

Family: Rosella Rosetta , Howland/, (b. January 1849)

Son	John A. Meyer
Daughter	Carrie M. Meyer
Daughter	Eliza A. Meyer+ (b. October 1870, d. 28 April 1924)
Son	Asa C. Meyer (b. February 1874)
Son	Androlus L. Meyer (b. June 1875)
Daughter	Mary Ellen Meyer+ (b. 10 July 1882, d. 28 June 1907)

BASIC FACTS

Adolphus Meyer was born in February 1841 in New York.¹

Adolphus Meyer had reference number 19336.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Rosella Rosetta , Howland/¹

F, #19068, b. January 1849

Pedigree Link

Family: Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)

Son	John A. Meyer
Daughter	Carrie M. Meyer
Daughter	Eliza A. Meyer+ (b. October 1870, d. 28 April 1924)
Son	Asa C. Meyer (b. February 1874)
Son	Androlus L. Meyer (b. June 1875)
Daughter	Mary Ellen Meyer+ (b. 10 July 1882, d. 28 June 1907)

BASIC FACTS

Rosella Rosetta , Howland/, was born in January 1849 in Ohio.¹

Rosella Rosetta , Howland/, had reference number 19337.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Eliza A. Meyer¹

F, #19069, b. October 1870, d. 28 April 1924

Parents

Father	Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)
Mother	Rosella Rosetta , Howland/ (b. January 1849)

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Family 1: Unknown Garrison (b. between 1869 and 1872, d. before 1900)

Daughter	Irene S. Garrison (b. March 1896)
Daughter	Vera M. Garrison (b. April 1898)

Family 2: Carl Irving Whyman (b. 9 July 1882, d. 18 April 1967)

Daughter

Josephine H. Whyman (b. about 1908)

BASIC FACTS

Eliza A. Meyer was born in October 1870 in Nebraska.¹ She and Unknown Garrison were married before 1896.¹ She and Carl Irving Whyman were married between June 1907 and 1908.¹ She died on 28 April 1924, at age 53, in Nebraska.¹ She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.²

Eliza A. Meyer had reference number 19338.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams
[S3051] Cemetery Records, Highland Cemetery, Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska prepared by Byrleta Pittam

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John A. Meyer¹

M, #19070

Parents

Father	Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)
Mother	Rosella Rosetta , Howland/ (b. January 1849)

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BASIC FACTS

John A. Meyer had reference number 19339.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Carrie M. Meyer¹

F, #19071

Parents

Father	Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)
Mother	Rosella Rosetta , Howland/ (b. January 1849)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Carrie M. Meyer had reference number 19340.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Asa C. Meyer¹

M, #19072, b. February 1874

Parents

Father	Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)
Mother	Rosella Rosetta , Howland/ (b. January 1849)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Asa C. Meyer was born in February 1874 in Nebraska.¹

Asa C. Meyer had reference number 19341.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Androlus L. Meyer¹

M, #19073, b. June 1875

Parents

Father	Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)
Mother	Rosella Rosetta , Howland/ (b. January 1849)

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BASIC FACTS

Androlus L. Meyer was born in June 1875 in Nebraska.¹

Androlus L. Meyer had reference number 19342.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Unknown Garrison¹

M, #19074, b. between 1869 and 1872, d. before 1900

Pedigree Link

Family: Eliza A. Meyer (b. October 1870, d. 28 April 1924)

Daughter	Irene S. Garrison (b. March 1896)
Daughter	Vera M. Garrison (b. April 1898)

BASIC FACTS

Unknown Garrison was born between 1869 and 1872 in Iowa.¹ He and Eliza A. Meyer were married before 1896.¹ He died before 1900.¹

Unknown Garrison had reference number 19343.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Frank Eugene Whyman¹

M, #19075, b. 25 July 1854, d. 27 July 1939

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ann Windle (b. 6 September 1860, d. 18 November 1923)

Son	Carl Irving Whyman+ (b. 9 July 1882, d. 18 April 1967)

BASIC FACTS

Frank Eugene Whyman was born on 25 July 1854 in West Springfield, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.² He and Mary Ann Windle were married on 25 December 1877 in Nebraska.² He died on 27 July 1939, at age 85, in Grangeville, Idaho Co., Idaho.²

Frank Eugene Whyman had reference number 19344.

Citations

[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams
[S4071] Descendants of Frank Eugene Whyman prepared by Marilyn Williams