BIO: Joseph Rutter, Jefferson County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including 
the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion, Containing 
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens. 
Chicago, Ill.: J. H. Beers, 1898, pages 1081-1082.
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JOSEPH RUTTER (deceased) was one of the brave men who gave up their 
lives in the Civil war.  He was a member of an old Pennsylvania family, 
and his widow now lives on the old homestead in Winslow township, 
Jefferson county, made desolate thirty-five years ago, when the news 
came home after the desperate fighting at Fair Oaks.
  Mr. Rutter was born May 3, 1822, in Westmoreland county, Penn., the 
son of John and Harriet (Gamble) Rutter.  In 1848 he left his native 
county and came to Jefferson county.  He worked for a time at farming, 
lumbering and building sawmills, then purchased from Samuel Sheesley 
the present Rutter homestead.  On October 23, 1850, he was married to 
Miss Barbara A. Hess.  She was born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, 
September  5, 1831, a daughter of John and Sarah (Smith) Hess, natives 
respectively of Lancaster and Westmoreland counties.  During the 
Rebellion he entered the service of his country as a member of Company 
H, 105th P. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 
1862.  Miss Barbara A. Rutter, his widow, lives at the old homestead.  
Mr. Rutter was a man of industry and high principles.  He was highly 
esteemed by all who knew him.