RUTLEDGE & THOMPSON

RUTLEDGE & THOMPSON, dealers in a general line of groceries and provisions in Shelbyville, do a leading business in the town.  The firm is composed of John W. Rutledge, Jr., and Thomas L. Thompson.  John W. Rutledge, Jr., was born July 20, 1860, being a son of John W. Rutledge, Sr.  He was married, December … Read more

RUTLEDGE Sr., John W.

JOHN W. RUTLEDGE, SR., one of Bedford County’s farmers, was born January 12, 1823, in Bedford County, being a son of John and Sarah Davenport Rutledge, natives of South Carolina.  The parents were married in their native State and came to Bedford County in the very early settlement of the county.  John W. was reared … Read more

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