Noel Graves Rutherford

RUTHERFORD, Noel Grave - Died at home in Mountain township

Dec. 26th, 1875, Noel Grave Rutherford, in the seventieth year of his age.

The subject of the above notice was born in Cook county, Tenn. Dec. 19th,

1806, removed with his Father and settled on the place where he died in

August 1830 where he lived and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all

who knew him for nearly a half century. He was never married, but raised

several families of orphan children who were his chief delight and many

followed him to the grave weeping. He was truly a good man, “an Israelite

indeed in whom there was no guile.” [Fayetteville Democrat 1/8/76]