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Rufus Tommie Askew 1948–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1948

Birth Location: Albany, New York

Death Date: 11 Jul 1979

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Rufus Askew

Mother: Shirley Kohler

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The story of Rufus Tommie Askew began in 1948 in Albany, New York. In 1950, Rufus Tommie Askew resided in Albany, Albany, New York, USA. In 1963, Rufus Tommie Askew resided in Illinois. Rufus Tommie Askew married Shirley Askew. Rufus Tommie Askew passed away in 1979 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Tommie Askew began in 1948 in Albany, New York.
  • In 1950, Rufus Tommie Askew resided in Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
  • In 1963, Rufus Tommie Askew resided in Illinois.
  • Rufus Tommie Askew married Shirley Askew.
  • Rufus Tommie Askew passed away in 1979 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Rufus Askew's Ancestors

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Rufus Askew
1948–1979
Birth Place: Albany, New York
Parents
Rufus Askew
1920–1983
Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
Shirley Kohler
1923–1986
Cook County, IL
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Askew
1902–1962
Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
St Berry
1904–1985
Mississippi
Maurice ('Morris') Kohler
1890–1941
Des Moines, Iowa
Bessie Kovishansky
1893–1965
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Askew
1860–
Julia Norris
1860–
Isaiah Berry
1869–1969
Henretta Evans
1870–1951
Sara Konosky
1857–1931
Abraham Konosky
1852–1916
Jacob Kovishansky
1860–1906
Yetta Hacken*
1866–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard b.1844
1844–1913
Laura Berry
1850–
Toney Evans
1857–1918
Annie Evans
1855–1917

Rufus Askew's Timeline

5 Records

1948
27 Dec 1948
Birth of Rufus Tommie Askew in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
1950
1950
Age 2
Rufus Tommie Askew resided here in Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
1963
1963-1964
Age 15
Rufus Tommie Askew resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1979
1979
Age 31
Rufus Tommie Askew resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1979
11 Jul 1979
Age 31
Death of Rufus Tommie Askew in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Albany, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Albany, Albany, New

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963-1964
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1979
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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