Major George Worthington Ruthers

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Major George Worthington Ruthers

Birthdate:
Birthplace: West Virginia, United States
Death: 1918 (55-60)
Place of Burial: Arlington, Arlington County, VA, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Sarah Cornelia Ruthers
Ex-husband of Fannie M. Ruthers
Father of Ethel Bulkey

Occupation: 8th US Inf at Wounded Knee among more glorious postings
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About Major George Worthington Ruthers

at Wounded Knee: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12783491:2229?tid...
U.S., Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916
8th Infantry
1883-1892
230 of 278

He was a 2nd Lt in Co.B, 8th US Inf. that bore the burden of getting the dead buried at the Rosebud Agency (Wounded Knee) in Jan 1891, as detailed above.

unknown origin:

May be one of the children of Lewis (aka Louis) Ruthers and Mary his wife
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/143139559:7884?ti...
1910 census.. she was of WV and, as of 1910, had had eight children of which 4 were still living

see: Mary Elizabeth Ruthers & Louis Ruthers

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Major George Worthington Ruthers's Timeline

1858
November 22, 1858
West Virginia, United States
1891
February 1891
Illinois, United States