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Rufus Lee Colbert 1881–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 10 Oct 1954

Death Location: Ft. Payne, De Kalb, Alabama

Father: Fleming Jr

Mother: Anna Cooper

Spouse(s): Mary Lindsey

Children(s): Minnie Wilborn

In 1881, Rufus Lee Colbert entered the world in Alabama, born to Fleming Tine Colbert Jr And Anna Aurelia Cooper. In 1910, Rufus Lee Colbert resided in Moore, Dekalb, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Rufus Lee Colbert resided in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. Rufus Lee Colbert married Jane Colbert, Mary Magdolene Maggie Lindsey, and had children including Minnie Lee Colbert Wilborn. Rufus Lee Colbert passed away in 1954 in Ft. Payne, De Kalb, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Rufus Lee Colbert entered the world in Alabama, born to Fleming Tine Colbert Jr And Anna Aurelia Cooper.
  • In 1910, Rufus Lee Colbert resided in Moore, Dekalb, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Rufus Lee Colbert resided in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Rufus Lee Colbert married Jane Colbert, Mary Magdolene Maggie Lindsey, and had children including Minnie Lee Colbert Wilborn.
  • Rufus Lee Colbert passed away in 1954 in Ft. Payne, De Kalb, Alabama.

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Rufus Colbert's Ancestors

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Rufus Colbert
1881–1954
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Fleming Tine Colbert Jr
1825–1909
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Anna (Aurelia) Cooper
1843–1917
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Colbert's Descendants

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Rufus (Lee) Colbert (13 Nov 1881–10 Oct 1954) m. Mary (Magdolene (Maggie)) Lindsey (Nov. 10 1881–16 May 1961)
  1. 1. Minnie (Lee Colbert) Wilborn 1907–1993 m. Henry (Bule) Wilborn 1903–1993
    1. 1. Matilda (Ann) Wilborn 1936–2016 m. D. (B.) Thomas 1932–1990 m. Luther (Newman) Brownfield 1934–2012
      1. 1. Pamela (Omega) Thomas –1973
    2. 2. Dusty William 1929–1996

Rufus Colbert's Timeline

4 Records

1881
13 Nov 1881
Birth of Rufus Lee Colbert in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 29
Rufus Lee Colbert resided here in Moore, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Moore, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Rufus Lee Colbert resided here in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1954
10 Oct 1954
Age 73
Death of Rufus Lee Colbert in Ft. Payne, De Kalb, Alabama
Ft. Payne, De Kalb, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moore, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1374025

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moore, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moore, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1374025

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1954
    Event Place: Ft. Payne, De Kalb, Alabama

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