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Note: 900 and 1910 Northampton County, Pennsylvania census records. Further information on the marriage date of Elmer and Annie and the middle names, birth and baptismal dates and locations of the children is from the record books of the Salem United Church of Christ in Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. The source for the deathdate of Annie Rutman is from her grandson, Kennth Bernd, in 2012. The source for the exact birth, death and burial dates for Elmer Jacob is from his Pennsylvania State Death Certificate no. 51169. Information for the birth, death, and burial information, as well as the name of parents is Pennsylvania State Death Certificate no. 57690 for Annie Kuhns Rutman. The source for Mertztown, Berks County being the birthplace of Annie Kuhns is from the marriage certificate of her daughter, Mildred. Marriage License Docket Orphan's Court of Lehigh County, number 34037. The Pennsylvania State Death Certificate no. 57690 for Annie Kuhns Rutman lists her birthplace as Whitehall township, Lehigh County. The source for the death year and burial location of Elmer J Rutman and Annie Kuhns is Find a Grave.com online The source for the birthdates and locations of the children is from the record book of the Salem United Church of Christ in Catasuaqua, Pennsylvania sent in digital file by genealogist Dick Musselman. The source for the marriage of Mary K. is from Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, Reference ID: Item #450/RefID C-5 GS Film number: 21211 </search/record/results> Digital Folder Number: 004455195 </search/record/results> Image Number: 00242 The source for the death of Ruth Cordelia Rutman is from the Social Security Death Index. The source for the death of Norman Rutman is from the Social Security Death Index. The source for the death date of Mary K Rutman is from her grandson, Kennth Bernd, in 2012. Annie Rutman is listed on the 1940 Denver, Colorado census. This is the same Annie Rutman, as the age and place of birth are the same, as well as the information contained in the census that her residence in 1935 was Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The source for the parents of Annie Kuhns Rutman is the 1920 Northampton County, Pennsylvania census in which Alvin and Mary Kuhns are living with the Elmer Rutman family and listed as his in-laws. The information on her parents is filled out more fully on Annie's Death Certificate cited above.
Note: The sources for the reconstruction of the Elmer Rutman family are the 1
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