Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
NameSusan Elizabeth (Bettie) Fanning
Birth2 Sep 1846, Hendersonville, Henderson Co., NC
Death26 Jun 1911, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
BurialRutherfordton City Cem., Rutherford Co., North Carolina
FatherFrances M. Fanning (1812-1881)
MotherRuth Elmira ? (1818-1881)
Misc. Notes
In 1910 Susan Wolfe was living in her daughter Myra's home in Rutherfordton.
Spouses
Birth30 Apr 1831, Rutherford County, NC
Death14 Mar 1884, Rutherford County, NC
BurialGreen Hill Baptist Church Cem., Rutherford Co., NC
OccupationPhysician
FatherWilliam Martin Rucker (1797-1860)
MotherLavina Lynch (1804-1888)
Misc. Notes
CSA Soldier.

"The History of Old Tryon and Polk Counties" by Clarence W. Griffin - footnote no. 9 - Page 296
Dr. J.L. Rucker was born April 30, 1831 in Rutherford county. He studied medicine and practiced in Rutherfordton before and after the war. He enlisted first as Sergeant in Company D, 16th Regiment. On April 26, 1862, he was promoted Regimental Assistant Surgeon of the 16th Regiment, and resigned July 21, 1862. He married Miss Bettie Fanning of Hendersonville. He was a life member of the North Carolina Baptist Convention. He died March 14, 1884, mourened by all who knew him. and left hundreds indebeted to him for his many valuable to suffering humanity.

The Rutherford and Spartenburg Railroad was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in January, 1877, the incorporators being, J. L. Rucker, A. L. Rucker, A. A. Lynch, E. M. Lynch, B. E. Rollins plus several others. "The History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties" by Clarence W. Griffin. Page 359- 360 .
Marriageca 1870, Henderson Co., North Carolina
ChildrenWilliam Fanning (1872-1944)
 Myra Levinia (1877-1955)
BirthFeb 1848, South Carolina
Death29 Jan 1937, Greenville County, South Carolina
BurialRutherfordton City Cem., Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Marriage5 Apr 1889, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Last Modified 3 Jul 2008Created 13 Sep 2021 using Reunion for Macintosh
Revised September 13, 2021