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James Ephriam Rafuse 1857–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUN 1857

Birth Location: Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 14 DEC 1927

Death Location: Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Levi Rafuse

Mother: Emma Haines

Spouse(s): Mary Mosher, Drucilla Shankle

Children(s): Cecil Rafuse, Robert Rafuse

James Ephriam Rafuse was born in 1857 in Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Levi Rafuse And Emma Catherine Haines. In 1891, James Ephriam Rafuse was employed. In 1904, James Ephriam Rafuse was employed. James Ephriam Rafuse married Drucilla Shankle, Mary L Mamie Mosher, and had children including Cecil Charles Walsh Rafuse, Robert James Rafuse. James Ephriam Rafuse passed away in 1927 in Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Ephriam Rafuse was born in 1857 in Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Levi Rafuse And Emma Catherine Haines.
  • In 1891, James Ephriam Rafuse was employed.
  • In 1904, James Ephriam Rafuse was employed.
  • James Ephriam Rafuse married Drucilla Shankle, Mary L Mamie Mosher, and had children including Cecil Charles Walsh Rafuse, Robert James Rafuse.
  • James Ephriam Rafuse passed away in 1927 in Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Rafuse's Ancestors

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James Rafuse
1857–1927
Birth Place: Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Levi Rafuse
1832–1903
Nova Scotia, Canada
Emma (Catherine) Haines
1838–1910
Grandparents
John (Peter) Rafuse
1800–1889
Mary (Magdelene) Eisenhauer
1802–1864
Great-Grandparents
Eberhard Rehfus
1767–1844
Susanna Klettenberger
1772–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809
Peter Clattenburger
1725–1788
Anna Wagner
–1792

James Rafuse's Descendants

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James (Ephriam) Rafuse (2 JUN 1857–14 DEC 1927) m. Mary (L. (Mamie)) Mosher (ABT 1870–) m. Drucilla Shankle (30 JAN 1857–20 OCT 1928)
  1. 1. Cecil (Charles Walsh) Rafuse 1900–1969 m. Verna (Mae) Hull 1899–1978
    1. 1. Robert (Walsh) Rafuse 1922–1989
      1. 1. Robert Rafuse 1943–2019
      2. 2. Patricia Rafuse –2019
    2. 2. Reginald (Cecil) Rafuse 1928–2012 m. Katherine (Mary (Kay)) Chapman 1929–2003
  2. 2. Robert (James) Rafuse 1891– m. Mary (E.) Rose 1892–

James Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1857
2 JUN 1857
Birth of James Ephriam Rafuse in Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
FEB 1891
Age 34
James Ephriam Rafuse was employed
None
1904
FEB 1904
Age 47
James Ephriam Rafuse was employed
None
1927
14 DEC 1927
Age 70
Death of James Ephriam Rafuse in Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1857
    Event Place: Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maple Leaf Cemetery, Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FEB 1891
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 DEC 1927
    Event Place: Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FEB 1904
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

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