Matilda Rutledge

1813 - 1876

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Birth 4 Apr 1813 Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina

Gender Female

Buried Sep 1876 Bountiful Cem., Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Died 19 Sep 1876 Centerville, Davis, Utah [2]

In 1875 Haden died while serving his second mission in Tennessee.
"Matilda lived in Centerville, Utah, with James most of her life in Utah. She died of "cancer of the shoulder" and was a bed patient for the last two years of her life."

Person ID I133 Bake Family Genealogy

Last Modified 09 Apr 2008 20:49:42

Family 1 Samuel Baird, b. 22 Sep 1801, prob Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Married 4 Sep 1830 , Perry, Alabama [3, 4]

Divorced 30 Apr 1854 , Buchanan, Missouri [5]

Children

	1. Susannah Baird, b. 7 Jul 1832, Marion, Perry, Alabama
	2. Richard Alexander Baird, b. 21 Nov 1833, Marion, Perry, Alabama
	3. Matilda Baird, b. 15 Apr 1836, Marion, Perry, Alabama
	4. Eliza Jane Baird, b. 29 Oct 1837, Marion, Perry, Alabama
	5. Julia Ann Baird, b. 22 Apr 1839, Hamburg (Old), Perry, Alabama
	6. Andrew Jackson Baird, b. 13 Jun 1841, Hamburg (Old), Perry, Alabama
	7. Sarah Elizabeth Baird, b. 27 Dec 1842, Hamburg (Old), Perry, Alabama
	8. Joseph Smith Baird, b. 15 Aug 1844, Marion, Perry, Alabama
	9. Brigham Young Baird, b. 6 Feb 1846, Hamburg (Old), Perry, Alabama
	10. James Hyrum Baird, b. 5 Feb 1848, Quincy, Adams, Illinois

Last Modified 09 Apr 2008 21:28:52

Family ID F57 Group Sheet

Family 2 William McFarlin Greer

Married 27 Jun 1854 , Buchanan, Kansas [6]

Divorced Yes, date unknown

Family ID F90 Group Sheet

Married Bef 1860 , , Kansas

Family ID F91 Group Sheet

Family 4 Haden Wells Church, b. 29 Aug 1817, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee

Married 15 Oct 1870 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Family ID F92 Group Sheet

Photos		Rutledge, Matilda
		Matilda Rutledge Baird Church & son James Rutledge
		Rutledge, Matilda

Documents		Baird, Samuel - 1830 Census Perry, Alabama lists one male and one female
		Baird, Samuel and Matilda Rutledge family - 1850 Census - Washington Twp, Buchanan, Missouri
		Matilda Rutledge Baird Greer & family listed with Jerrard Selby - 1860 Marion, Doniphan, Kansas Obviously Matilda listed as Matilda Selby, but no marriage or divorce record found. Jared, a widower, eventually ends up in Ohio with his brother; Matilda in Utah.
		Rutledge Baird, Matilda - 1870 Bountiful, Davis, Utah Census listed by Matilda Baird

Headstones		Rutledge, Matilda - headstone Original stone was broken, so the children of James Hyrum Baird replaced the stone. Original stone: "In Memory of Mathilda Church born April 4 1813 Died September 19, 1876 Mother thou art gone to rest - And this shall be our prayer - That when we reach our journey's end Thy Glory we may share. -- A. Morris."

Histories		History of Matilda Rutledge
Histories		History of Samuel Baird and Matilda Rutledge

[S58] Bio - Pioneer Women of Faith & Fortitude, DUP, 979 D36p., p. 586.
[S60] Deseret News, Obituary Notice, Vol 25, p. 591.
dated 11 Oct 1876, died of paralysis
[S64] Probate Office of Perry Co., Alabama, No. 567.
1820-1832
copy of marriage license
[S65] Marriage Records of Perry Co., Alabama, (Montgomery Co., Alabama Archives), #467, p. 366.
[S63] Buchanan Co., Missouri Chancery Ct Order Bk, Book D, p. 262, 561, 575.
"plaintiff without a reasonable cause hath wilfully deserted & abandoned defendant & absented himself from defendant for the space of 2 yrs previous to the commencement of this suit and that defendant is the innocent & injured party... & have the custody & control of all her said children free from defendants [sic] interference...
dated 30 Apr 1854
[S66] Buchanan Co., Missouri Marriage records, FHL #1,004,802., Book B, p. 211.
William McFarlin Greer to Mrs. Matilda Baird, both of Buchanan