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Rufus Independence Blake 1829–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1829

Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1893

Death Location: Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, USA

Father: Thomas Blake

Mother: Mary Hunter

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The story of Rufus Independence Blake began in 1829 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA. Rufus Independence Blake passed away in 1893 in Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Independence Blake began in 1829 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Rufus Independence Blake passed away in 1893 in Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, USA.

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Rufus Blake's Ancestors

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Rufus Blake
1829–1893
Birth Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Early Hornsby Blake
1776–1855
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Lucinda) Hunter
1802–1876
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Blake
1740–1781
Southhampton, Virginia, USA
Leah (Phaneul "Fannie") Hornsby
1744–1779
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Blake
1710–1789
Margaret Elliot
1713–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blake
1677–1746
Mary Sessums
1685–1742

Rufus Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1829
8 Jan 1829
Birth of Rufus Independence Blake in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
1893
8 Jan 1893
Age 64
Death of Rufus Independence Blake in Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, USA
Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, USA

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