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Rufus Lafayette Cantrell 1857–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 APR 1857

Birth Location: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 JUL 1927

Death Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Cantrell

Mother: Mary Young

Spouse(s): Martha Williams

Children(s): Fernie Cantrell, Wylie Cantrell, Dewey Cantrell, Joseph Cantrell, Rosalie Cantrell, Mary Cantrell, Jonas Cantrell, William Cantrell

The story of Rufus Lafayette Cantrell began in 1857 in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Rufus Lafayette Cantrell married Martha Ann Williams, and had children including Dewey Hobson Cantrell, Fernie Ora Cantrell, Jonas Young Cantrell, Joseph Hill Cantrell, Mary Clementine Cantrell, Rosalie Cantrell, William Bonner Cantrell, Wylie Walker Cantrell. Rufus Lafayette Cantrell passed away in 1927 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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  • The story of Rufus Lafayette Cantrell began in 1857 in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Rufus Lafayette Cantrell married Martha Ann Williams, and had children including Dewey Hobson Cantrell, Fernie Ora Cantrell, Jonas Young Cantrell, Joseph Hill Cantrell, Mary Clementine Cantrell, Rosalie Cantrell, William Bonner Cantrell, Wylie Walker Cantrell.
  • Rufus Lafayette Cantrell passed away in 1927 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Rufus Cantrell's Ancestors

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Rufus Cantrell
1857–1927
Birth Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Dillard Cantrell
1825–1865
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Whittier) Young
1828–1917
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Enoch Cantrell
1789–1844
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Dempsey
1797–1852
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Mary Linder
1731–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755

Rufus Cantrell's Descendants

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Rufus (Lafayette) Cantrell (20 APR 1857–24 JUL 1927) m. Martha (Ann) Williams (7 APR 1862–16 APR 1933)
  1. 1. Fernie (Ora) Cantrell 1896–1954 m. Baxter Raines 1897–1975
  2. 2. Wylie (Walker) Cantrell 1888–1888
  3. 3. Dewey (Hobson) Cantrell 1899–1961
  4. 4. Joseph (Hill) Cantrell 1890–1975 m. Ela (Evelyn) Berry 1890–1961
    1. 1. Josephine Cantrell 1920–1993
    2. 2. Ann Cantrell 1924–
    3. 3. Jack Cantrell 1928–1986
    4. 4. Carolyn (C.) Cantrell 1916–2009
    5. 5. Evelyn Cantrell 1921–2010
    6. 6. Joseph (Hill) Cantrell 1923–2010
  5. 5. Rosalie Cantrell 1881–1969
  6. 6. Mary (Clementine) Cantrell 1885–1933 m. Lindsey (Aden) Horton 1883–1934
    1. 1. Willie (Leland) Horton 1916–1970
    2. 2. Manning Horton 1918–1932
    3. 3. Kenneth (L) Horton 1926–1988
    4. 4. Rufus (Roy) Horton 1909–1929
    5. 5. Perry (Daniel) Horton 1908–1981
    6. 6. Cecil (Taft) Horton 1912–1976
    7. 7. Mavis (Clementine) Horton 1921–1991
    8. 8. Joseph (L.) Horton 1907–1991
  7. 7. Jonas (Young) Cantrell 1888–1889
  8. 8. William (Bonner) Cantrell 1883–1949 m. Minnie (Elizabeth) Bishop 1884–1967
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Cantrell 1925–1925
    2. 2. Martin (Ansel) Cantrell 1908–1963 m. Willie Owens 1909–1973
      1. 1. Jack Cantrell 1935–1989
    3. 3. Jessie Cantrell 1904–
    4. 4. Gynelle Cantrell 1918–1918
    5. 5. Rufus (Lafayette) Cantrell 1916–1994 m. Clara (Belle) Gilbert 1914–2004
    6. 6. Edna Cantrell 1907–1982
    7. 7. Lila (Elizabeth) Cantrell 1913–1993
    8. 8. Manning Cantrell 1905–1905
    9. 9. Carl (Young) Cantrell 1911–1995
    10. 10. Wylie (Walker) Cantrell 1923–1995
    11. 11. Ellerbee (Bonner) Cantrell 1920–1989
    12. 12. William (Jesse) Cantrell 1904–1977

Rufus Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1857
20 APR 1857
Birth of Rufus Lafayette Cantrell in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1927
24 JUL 1927
Age 70
Death of Rufus Lafayette Cantrell in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 APR 1857
    Event Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1927
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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