Grave of James Rutledge, father of Ann

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When we have dealt with Oak Hill Cemetery in D.C. for marking the grave of Frederick Aiken, Mrs. Surratt's lawyer, the Surratt Society had to obtain permission from a known relative of Aiken in order to do so. Luckily, Christine Christensen of this forum had done wonderful research on Aiken and knew of one such relative (the Aikens were childless) in Florida, who gave permission.

When we marked Elizabeth Keckly's grave and that of Edman Spangler, there were no known relatives to contact. My point in this is: Whoever is putting the marker, cenotaph, whatever there, did they get all the proper permissions? Would there be a Rutledge lineage today to consult?