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Rufus Lafayette Booth 1891–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1891

Birth Location: Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: Oklahoma, USA

Father: Jerry Booth

Mother: Laura Borden

Spouse(s): Janie Smith

Children(s): Thelmer Booth, Lela Booth, Ila Booth, Josie Booth

Rufus Lafayette Booth was born in 1891 in Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District, the child of Jerry Pinkney Booth And Laura Caledonia Borden. Rufus Lafayette Booth married Janie Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ila Booth, Josie Booth, Lela Jossie Booth, Thelmer Woodrow Tw Booth. Rufus Lafayette Booth passed away in 1917 in Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Lafayette Booth was born in 1891 in Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District, the child of Jerry Pinkney Booth And Laura Caledonia Borden.
  • Rufus Lafayette Booth married Janie Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ila Booth, Josie Booth, Lela Jossie Booth, Thelmer Woodrow Tw Booth.
  • Rufus Lafayette Booth passed away in 1917 in Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerry Booth
1868–1933
Birth Location: Bonanza, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
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Laura Borden
1870–1959
Birth Location: Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Janie Smith
1891–1966
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
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Children(s)

Thelmer Booth
1912–1991
Birth Location: Pocola, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
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Lela Booth
1909–1976
Birth Location: Pocola, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
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Ila Booth
1915–2004
Birth Location: Pocola, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
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Josie Booth
1912–2012
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Rufus Booth's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Booth
1891–1917
Birth Place: Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District
Parents
Jerry Pinkney Booth
1868–1933
Bonanza, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Laura (Caledonia) Borden
1870–1959
Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (P.) Booth
1811–1872
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Booth
1785–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Sr.
1743–1807

Rufus Booth's Descendants

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Rufus (Lafayette) Booth (October 1891–1917) m. Janie (Elizabeth) Smith (30 Aug 1891–23 July 1966)
  1. 1. Thelmer (Woodrow (TW)) Booth 1912–1991 m. Pauline (Violet) Barron 1921–1998
    1. 1. Lawrence (Dale Booth) Sr. 1948–2015
  2. 2. Lela (Jossie) Booth 1909–1976
  3. 3. Ila Booth 1915–2004
  4. 4. Josie Booth 1912–2012

Rufus Booth's Timeline

2 Records

1891
October 1891
Birth of Rufus Lafayette Booth in Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District
Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District
1917
1917
Age 26
Death of Rufus Lafayette Booth in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1891
    Event Place: Choctaw Indian Territory, Pocola District
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
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