Martha Elizabeth Rutherford
b. 23 April 1827, d. 16 July 1890
- Father: Benjamin H. Rutherford b. circa 1798
- Mother: Ann T. V. Moughon b. say 1807
- Martha Elizabeth Rutherford was born on 23 April 1827 in Georgia.
- She married John P. Lamar on 4 March 1845 in Houston County, Georgia.
- The following appeared on 6 March 1845 in the Macon Messenger: Married, Houston Co. 4 March by Rev. J. R. Kendrick, John P. Lamar of Macon to Miss Martha Elizabeth, dau. of Gen. B. H. Rutherford.
- John P. Lamar and Martha Elizabeth Rutherford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Houston County, Georgia, living not far from Marthha's brother Thomas, her half-brother John, and their father Benjamin Rutherford... Other members of the household included Vallina Lamar, Laviscia L. Lamar and Alphonso Lamar.
- Martha Elizabeth Rutherford died on 16 July 1890 at age 63.
- She was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
- Last Edited: 1 Mar 2009
Family: John P. Lamar b. 16 September 1820, d. 21 October 1866
- Vallina Lamar b. circa 1846
- Laviscia L. Lamar b. 22 February 1848, d. 26 April 1911
- Alphonso Lamar b. circa August 1849