Listed with his parents in 1860, where he is listed as age 10 and born in NY.
He is listed in the 1870 census, two families above his parents as age 22, working for the Babbin family as a farm laborer; but is shown as born in NY instead of Georgia.
In the 1892 NY state census, he and wife Lida are living in Turin, NY with their son Karl.
In 1900 he is listed as Daniel A. Rutan (50, GA) with his wife of 17 yrs Lida M. (41, NY) and son Karl A. (15, NY). For some reason, he has no occupation listed. It also shows only 1 of their 2 children still living.
The 1910 census for Oneida, NY lists him as a driver (59, SC) married once for 27 yrs, with only 1 of their 4 children living. With him is his wife Lida (51, NY) and a niece, Myrtal Rutan (27, NY).
They retired to Constantia, NY by 1920 where he 69, born in Georgia, with Lida M. (61, NY) and son Karl A. (35, NY) who is noted as married, but no one else is listed.
He is listed under Rutan in the cemetery.