Martha Ann Samantha Ruddle

1854 - 1924  (69 years)

• Name	Martha Ann Samantha Ruddle
  Birth	17 Dec 1854	TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Medon, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 5
  Census	1870	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 16
  Census	1880	Possum Pond, Gibson Co, TN   [4]
  	age 24,spouse Frank-age 27, 2 children
  Census	1910	Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 56,spouse Francis M-age 58, 5 children, married 37 yrs, had 11 children-10 still living
  Census	1920	District 21, Gibson Co, TN   [6]
  	age 66,spouse Francis M-age 66, 3 children & 1 other
  Death	23 Oct 1924	Obion Co, TN   [1, 7, 8]
  Findagrave.com	19 Sep 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Dyer, Gibson Co, TN   [1]
  	Mount Olive Cemetery
  Person ID	I427	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Charles Ruddle,   b. 22 Jun 1818, Woodford Co, KY d. 07 Mar 1885, Madison Co, TN (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Emaline Graves,   b. 19 Aug 1830, Lincoln Co, TN d. 23 Apr 1912, Obion Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jul 1849	Madison Co, TN
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Marion Raines-xx,   b. 1852   d. 1929, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	07 Jan 1873	Madison Co, TN   [8, 9]
  Notes	Children: dau Nellie V Raines 1/29/1874 - 2/27/1920 - in 1899 married William D West 1870 - 1947 son Guruis West 1906 dau Emma Raines 7/2/1876 - 8/13/1973 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - in 1901 married George Miller dau Alice Raines 1877 - in 1907 married Pinkley McDavis dau Willie Raines 1881 - married Arthur Holloman dau Cora Bell Raines 1883 - in 1905 married Jessie H Gordon son Joe C Raines 1885 - ** See WWI Draft Reg Card dau Tina Page Raines 1887 - 1888 son Steven R Raines 1889 dau Pearl Raines 1892 son James R Raines 1895 - ** See WWI Draft Reg Card son George Noah Raines 1898 - ** See WWI Draft Reg Card ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQN-C5P Martha Ann Ruddle, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: Francis M. Rains Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Martha Ann Ruddle Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 07 Jan 1873 Event Place: Madison,Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51948-3 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 390182 Reference ID: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Rains-Francis-Marion-(Martha-Ann-Samantha-(Ruddle))-TN-Gibson-TS
  Family ID	F1672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 5 - 1860 - Medon, Madison Co, TN Census - age 16 - 1870 - Madison Co, TN Marriage - 07 Jan 1873 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 24,spouse Frank-age 27, 2 children - 1880 - Possum Pond, Gibson Co, TN Census - age 56,spouse Francis M-age 58, 5 children, married 37 yrs, had 11 children-10 still living - 1910 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 66,spouse Francis M-age 66, 3 children & 1 other - 1920 - District 21, Gibson Co, TN Death - 23 Oct 1924 - Obion Co, TN Burial - - Dyer, Gibson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** Death Certificate lists father as Joel Cornelius Ruddle **?? not Cornelius Charles? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9TG-1MK Mrs. Martha Ann Samantha Rains, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: Mrs. Martha Ann Samantha Rains Event Type: Death Event Date: 23 Oct 1924 Event Place: Obion, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 71 Birth Year (Estimated): 1853 Birth Date: Birthplace: Tn Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Joel Cornelus Ruddle **** Joel? Father's Birthplace: Tn Mother's Name: Sarah Graves **** Mother's Birthplace: Tn Occupation: Farmer Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: Dyes, Tn Burial Date: 27 Oct 1924 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004183090 Image Number: 01982 GS Film number: 1299775 Reference ID: v 46 cn 297 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 9/19/2016 Martha Ann Ruddle Rains Birth: 1854 Death: 1924 daughter of Charles Cornelius Ruddle and Sarah E (Graves) Ruddle Family links: Spouse: Francis Marion Rains (1852 - 1929) Children: James Ruddle Rains (1895 - 1936)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery Dyer Gibson County Tennessee, USA Created by: pansy ewell Record added: Oct 07, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16049400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 9/19/2016 Martha Ann Rains Birth: 1854 Death: 1924 wife of F M Rains **?? Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery Dyer Gibson County Tennessee, USA Created by: pansy ewell Record added: Oct 07, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16049400 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S22] Death Certificate. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License.