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Jake Ruffus Martin 1908–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1 Nov 1980

Death Location: Mentone, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Father: George Martin

Mother: Hattie Cogdill

Spouse(s): Fannie Meeks

Children(s): Aaron Martin

The story of Jake Ruffus Martin began in 1908 in Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States. Jake Ruffus Martin married Fannie Mae Meeks, and had children including Aaron Leon Martin. Jake Ruffus Martin passed away in 1980 in Mentone, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jake Ruffus Martin began in 1908 in Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States.
  • Jake Ruffus Martin married Fannie Mae Meeks, and had children including Aaron Leon Martin.
  • Jake Ruffus Martin passed away in 1980 in Mentone, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Children(s)

Jake Martin's Ancestors

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Jake Martin
1908–1980
Birth Place: Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Parents
George Washington Martin
1878–1967
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Hattie (Lou Belle (Wilborn)) Cogdill
1880–1956
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Rufus (Franklin (Jake)) Martin
1819–1905
Nelson County, Virginia, USA (Holland?)
Martha (A) Farrar
1856–1931
Coffee County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jake Martin's Descendants

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Jake (Ruffus) Martin (2 Oct 1908–1 Nov 1980) m. Fannie (Mae) Meeks (6 July 1912–24 January 1995)
  1. 1. Aaron (Leon) Martin 1928–2005 m. Eunice (Mildred) Williams 1928–2011
    1. 1. Wayne (Aaron) Martin 1947–2008
    2. 2. Roger (A.) Martin 1949–1999

Jake Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1908
2 Oct 1908
Birth of Jake Ruffus Martin in Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States
1980
1 Nov 1980
Age 72
Death of Jake Ruffus Martin in Mentone, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Mentone, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1980
    Event Place: Mentone, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

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