Person:Adeline Rutherford (1)

Mrs. Addie Amanda Bates, 76, died yesterday morning at the home of her brother, E. T. Rutherford, 225 West Second,. (Hutchinson, Kansas). Mrs. Bates a resident of Hutchinson and vicinity for half a century, had been ill with paralysis for several months. The funeral will be at 10:30 Wednesday morning at the Crocker Funeral parlors (no one knows of this funeral home in Hutchinson) The Rev. Gordon B. Thompson will be in charge. Interment will be in Memorial Park cemetery. (I have seen her stone and left notes, no response) Members of the Rebekah Lodge will be in charge of services at the grave.

Mrs. Bates was born Feb. 21, 1861, in Marion Co. Iowa. She was educated in Iowa schools and taught school in Iowa before coming to Kansas. An early settler of Kent community in Valley township. She drew the plan for the Valley school and church building. She was a member of the First Methodist church and a past noble grand of Myrtle Rebekah lodge.

She is survived by three brothers. E. T. Rutherford, Hutchinson, P. H. Rutherford, Hannibal, Mo. and D. S. Rutherford, Columbia, Ia.

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1900 Census Hutchinson, Reno, KS

Series: T623 Roll: 496 Page: 49

Bates John W head Jan 1860 40 m 8 IA IN IA

Adeline A wife Feb 1861 39 m 8 0/0 IA IN IN

Loren Loy son Mar 1884 16 KS

Harry C son Mar 1886 14 KS

Maggie E dau Dec 1887 12 KS

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1910 Census Hutchinson, Reno, KS

Series: T624 Roll: 453 Page: 91

Bates John head 49 m2 18 IA IN IN

Addie wife 45 m1 18 IA IA IA

Marguerite dau 22 KS IA IA

1920 Census Hutchinson, Reno KS

Series: T625 Roll: 546 Page: 8