TheLuttrells.com Information about Thomas Luttrell b. 1784 in Adair Co., Kentucky m. Tabitha Rutherford, April 9, 1808 in Adair Co., Kentucky d. 1841 Morgan Co., Illinois " Thomas Luttrell served with the 7th Regiment, Kentucky Militia in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk and Winnebago Wars. In 1821, he left Kentucky and drove his covered wagon to Illinois. He pitched a tent on Apple Creek in Morgan County and 'entered land' (purchased land from the U. S. Government). He built a grist mill and a log cabin home. The mill was the meeting place of the early settlers. He acted as judge in Apple Creek precinct at the first election held in Morgan County. Thomas and Tabitha were the parents of four children born in Adair County, Kentucky; all married in Morgan County, Illinois: John Rutherford, Hiram, Nancy A., and Armstrong". ". . .buried in 'Old Pisgah' Cemetery north of Pisgah, Ill. (no marker)--a tombstone was erected by descendants, in the early 1980's, in Union Baptist Church Cemetery at Pisgah, near the grave of Tabitha. Re: Tabitha Rutherford Luttrell Born Dec. 10, 1791 Died Oct. 25, 1872 Daughter of John Rutherford and Jane Bailey "After the death of Thomas, she married (Nov. 6, 1845) her widowed brother-in-law, Frances Petree, buried with her at Pisgah. Her name is misspelled 'Tobitha' on her tombstone". Luttrell Family of Morgan County, Illinois, Related Families, and Roots, by Jerry W. Ramsey, June 1999 ____________________________________ |
