Husband: John RUTAN
Birthdate:abt 1839
Birthplace: PA
Death date: bef 1864
Place of death: unknown
Burial: unknown
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Marriage date: abt 1856
Marriage place: unknown

Wife: Sarah SWEARINGEN
Birthdate:14 Nov 1839
Birthplace: PA
Death date: 14 Nov 1839
Place of death: Brule County, SD
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, SD
Father: Joseph C SWEARINGEN
Mother: Asenath PARKER

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: John Thomas RUTAN
Sex: m
Birthdate: 3 Jun 1857
Birthplace: PA
Death date: Abt 1919
Place of death: Chamberlain, Brule County, SD
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, SD
Marriage date: abt 1891
Marriage place: SD
Spouse's name: Lena Caroline OLSON

Child No. 2: Charlena Ann RUTAN
Sex: f
Birthdate: 31 Mar 1858
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 11 Sep 1922
Place of death: Yankton, Yankton Co, SD
Burial: Scotland, Bon Homme Co, SD
Marriage date: abt 1875
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: Parker Joseph SWEARINGEN

Child No. 3: Peter D RUTAN
Sex: mw
Birthdate: 31 Mar 1863
Birthplace: Iowa City, IA
Death date: 2 Nov 1945
Place of death: Chamberlain, Brule County, SD
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, SD
Marriage date: 18 Nov 1886
Marriage place: SD
Spouse's name: Lena C. PETERSON
 

Documentation:
* Sarah m #2 George W ARNEL/ARNOLD in 1865 and combined RUTAN and ARNEL families.
* Much of the early information is from Military Pension records of George W ARNEL.
* CENSUS: 1870 Poweshiek Co, IA;
* 1880 Knox Co NB;
* Chamberlain Register newspaper;
* cemetery records.