This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EBB.2ACE/2520.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Bill, You may or may not have these marriages which all look like the family you are outlining: Laurel Co. Marriage Index RUTHLEDGE, Charlie to DUNAWAY, Bertie on Dec 23, 1901 RUTHLEDGE, Franklin to LUKER, Eva on January 8, 1890 RUTHLEDGE, W. J. to HALE, Almira on October 19, 1901 RUTLEDGE families in 1900 Laurel Co. fed. Census: Dwelling 143 RUTLEGE, Thomas, head, b. Jul 1849, 50, mar. 31 years, b. TN; parents b. TN . .Marjury, b. Dec 1853, 46, mar. 31 years, l born; 0 living, b. TN; father b. NC; mother b. NC Dwelling 263 RUTLEDGE, John, head, b. Dec 1873, 26, mar. 10 yrs, b. TN; parents b. TN . .Eva, wife, b. Nov 1873, 26, mar. 10 yrs, 0 born; b. KY; parents b. KY Dwelling 354 RUTLEDGE, William, head, b. Jan 1847, 53, mar. 22 yrs, b. TN; parents b. TN . William, "says WIFE", b. Oct 1851, 48, mar. 22 yrs, 7 born; 5 living, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Ethie, dau, b. Feb 1882, 18, single, b. KY . .Delia, dau, b. Jan 1884, 16, single, b. KY . .Leslie, dau, b. May 1886, 14, single, b. KY NOTE: Either there was a transcribing error and a wife's name should have been entered vs. "William" or the enumerator made a mistake on the original census. Without looking at the actual microfilm, no way to know. Looking backwards to the 1880 Laurel Co., this looks as if it would have been Eva LUKER: Dwelling 35-36 LUKER, Lewis, head, 48, b. TN; parents b. TN . .Louisa Calvina (nee LEE), wife, 47, b. KY; parents b. KY . .William, son, 20, KY . .Mandy, dau, 18, KY . .Eliza, dau, 17, KY . .Lizzie, dau, 16, KY . .Jack, son, 16, KY . .Charles, son, 13, KY . .Kittie, dau, 11, KY . .Nannie, dau, 10, KY . .Eva, dau, 7, KY * * . .Lewis, son, 3, b. KY On the transcribed census book I have there is a notation at the bottom of the census page which says that Joseph HOUSTIN and Lewis LUKER be stricken from books and these families are "XXX"d out on page. They are the same as household #346-59 in the Kemper District. When you look back at that referenced household, they appear as follows: Dwelling 346 LUKER, Lewis, head, 43, b. TN; parents b. TN . .Calvina LEE, wife, 46, b. KY; parents b. KY . .William, son, 20, KY . .Amanda, dau, 18, KY . .Eliza, dau, 17, KY . .Elizabeth, dau, 15, KY . .Jefferson, son, 15, KY . .Charly, son, 13, KY . .Catharine, dau, 11, KY . .Nannie, dau, 10, KY . .Eva, 8, dau, KY * * . .Lewis, son, 5, b. KY 1910 Laurel Co. - East Bernstadt Prec. Dwelling 25-26 RUTLEDGE, John F., head, 38, mar. 1, mar. 20 yrs, b. KY; parents b. KY - coal miner . .Eva, wife, 36, mar. 1, mar. 20 yrs, b. KY; parents b. KY TROUTMAN, C. C. boarder, 39, divorced, b. KY; father b. KY; mother b. IRELAND - Physician, G. P. (general practitioner) TROUTMAN, Stewart, 13, single, boarder, b. KY; parents b. KY 1910 Laurel Co. Precinct #1 Dwelling 61-61 RUTLEDGE, Thomas L., head, 60, mar. 1, mar. 40 yrs, b. TN; parents b. TN . .Margorie E., wife, 55, mar. 1, mar. 40 yrs, 1 born; 0 living b. TN; parents b. Tn 1920 Laurel Co. - East Bernstadt Precinct Dwelling 293-296 RUTLEDGE, Frank, head , 48, mar. b. TN; parents b. TN - occup: Hotel - Rest . .Eva, wife, 46, mar. b. KY; parents b. KY RICE, Anna M., servant, 31, single, b. KY parents b. KY - waitress JONES, John, lodger, 28, b. kY; parents b. KY - weighman . Edith, lodger, 18, mar. b. KY; father b. KY; mother b. VA . .Dorothy, lodger, 2, b. KY; parents b. KY Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA