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Rufus Lafayette Banks 1851–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1851

Birth Location: Franklin, TN

Death Date: 19 August 1905

Death Location: Cherokee, KS

Father: Joseph Banks

Mother: Louisiana Bates

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The story of Rufus Lafayette Banks began in 1851 in Franklin, TN. Rufus Lafayette Banks passed away in 1905 in Cherokee, KS.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Lafayette Banks began in 1851 in Franklin, TN.
  • Rufus Lafayette Banks passed away in 1905 in Cherokee, KS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Banks
1804–1888
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Louisiana Bates
1810–1900
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
LB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rufus Banks's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Banks
1851–1905
Birth Place: Franklin, TN
Parents
Joseph Absolom (Joab) Banks
1804–1888
South Carolina, United States
Louisiana (Gertrude) Bates
1810–1900
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Banks
1775–1846
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Matilda Runnels
1765–1810
Colony, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Banks
1746–1794
Elizabeth Hightower
1745–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Banks
1732–1785
Elizabeth Mitchell
1730–1785
Thomas Sr
1712–1763
Kindness Prentiss
1713–1763

Rufus Banks's Timeline

2 Records

1851
27 Sep 1851
Birth of Rufus Lafayette Banks in Franklin, TN
Franklin, TN
1905
19 August 1905
Age 54
Death of Rufus Lafayette Banks in Cherokee, KS
Cherokee, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Franklin, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1905
    Event Place: Cherokee, KS
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