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Rufus Leigh Heflin 1849 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1849

Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1919

Death Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States

Father: Rufus Heflin

Mother: Lucy McCraw

Spouse(s): Katherine Bush

Children(s): Lucy Heflin, Rufus Heflin, Katie Heflin, Mattie Heflin, Rufus Jr., Albert Heflin, Nina Heflin, John Heflin, Edward Heflin, Frances Heflin

In 1849, Rufus Leigh Heflin entered the world in Wake, North Carolina, United States, born to Rufus Turner Heflin and Lucy Ann McCraw. In 1850, Rufus Leigh Heflin resided in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. In 1860, Rufus Leigh Heflin resided in Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United State. Rufus Leigh Heflin married Katherine Ewing "Kate" Bush, and had children including Lucy Heflin, Rufus Leigh Heflin, Katie Bush Heflin, Mattie Alston Heflin, Rufus Leigh Heflin, Jr., Albert Mills Heflin, Nina Leonard Heflin, John Ewing Heflin, Edward Allan Heflin, Frances Betts Heflin. Rufus Leigh Heflin passed away in 1919 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Rufus Leigh Heflin entered the world in Wake, North Carolina, United States, born to Rufus Turner Heflin and Lucy Ann McCraw.
  • In 1850, Rufus Leigh Heflin resided in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.
  • In 1860, Rufus Leigh Heflin resided in Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United State.
  • Rufus Leigh Heflin married Katherine Ewing "Kate" Bush, and had children including Lucy Heflin, Rufus Leigh Heflin, Katie Bush Heflin, Mattie Alston Heflin, Rufus Leigh Heflin, Jr., Albert Mills Heflin, Nina Leonard Heflin, John Ewing Heflin, Edward Allan Heflin, Frances Betts Heflin.
  • Rufus Leigh Heflin passed away in 1919 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Heflin
1819 – 1867
Birth Location: Ft Creek, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Lucy McCraw
1825 – 1861
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Bush
1852 – 1939
Birth Location: Bethany, Brooke, West Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Lucy Heflin
1873 – 1876
Birth Location: Walker, Texas, USA
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Rufus Heflin
1875 – 1880
Birth Location: Walker, Texas, United States
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Katie Heflin
1877 – 1962
Birth Location: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
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Mattie Heflin
1879 – 1937
Birth Location: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
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Rufus Jr.
1882 – 1962
Birth Location: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
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Albert Heflin
1884 – 1884
Birth Location: Walker, Texas, United States
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Nina Heflin
1886 – 1966
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
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John Heflin
1888 – 1909
Birth Location: New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
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Edward Heflin
1891 – 1967
Birth Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Frances Heflin
1894 – 1978
Birth Location: Lynnville, Giles Co, Tennessee, USA
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Rufus Heflin's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Heflin
1849 – 1919
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Rufus Turner Heflin
1819 – 1867
Ft Creek, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Lucy (Ann) McCraw
1825 – 1861
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lewis (Charles) Heflin
1794 – 1870
Wilton, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Hariett Pullen
1799 – 1886
North Carolina, United States
Francis (M) Mccraw
1798 – 1866
Virginia
Sally Coghill
1808 – 1850
NC
Great-Grandparents
Charles Heflin
1753 – 1841
Elizabeth Cooke
1755 – 1840
John Pullen
1775 – 1852
Elizabeth High
1772 – 1856
William McCraw
1764 –
Winifred Hill
1769 – 1799
Thomas Coghill
1766 – 1842
Lucy Coghill
1777 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Heflin
1720 – 1800
Susanna Tourner
1720 – 1786
John Pullen
1735 – 1808
Ann Turner
1752 – 1812
Mark High
1742 – 1803
Winifred
1746 – 1777
Francis McCraw
1723 – 1778
Mary Woodson
1738 – 1810
John Hill
– 1774
Winifred Lockett
1725 – 1807
Zachariah Coghill
Damsel Vaughn

Rufus Heflin's Descendants

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Rufus (Leigh) Heflin (11 Oct 1849 – 4 Feb 1919) m. Katherine (Ewing "Kate") Bush (9 Feb 1852 – 9 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. Lucy Heflin (abt 1873 – abt 1876)
  2. 2. Rufus (Leigh) Heflin (abt 1875 – bef 1880)
  3. 3. Katie (Bush) Heflin (29 Apr 1877 – 26 Nov 1962) m. Edwin (Hodges) Young (9 Oct 1868 – 31 Mar 1926)
    1. 1. Edwin (Heflin) Young (30 Sep 1896 – 03 Sep 1968) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pitts (1897 – 3 Aug 1994)
      1. 1. Captain (Edwin Heflin) Young (abt 1922 – 27 Feb 1996) m. Ruby (Flores) Ybarra (17 Jul 1925 – )
        1. 1. John (Edwin) Young (10 Sep 1955 – 25 Jan 1997) m. Miriam (Lois) Chambers
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Belle) Young (12 Oct 1966 – ) m. James (S) Bain
        3. 3. Carol (English) Young m. Garcia
    2. 2. John (Hamilton) Young (Dec 1898 – 28 Aug 1950)
    3. 3. Fannie (Hodges) Young (1903 – )
  4. 4. Mattie (Alston) Heflin (19 Jul 1879 – 4 Feb 1937)
  5. 5. Rufus (Leigh Heflin,) Jr. (23 Mar 1882 – 27 May 1962) m. Alice (Artemisia) Darracott (9 Jul 1884 – 4 Jan 1949) m. J (Ethel) Wideman (1 Feb 1901 – 24 May 1987)
    1. 1. Alice ((Allee) Darracott) Heflin (9 May 1909 – 30 Jan 1988) m. Roy (Alexander) Nelson
      1. 1. Jane Nelson (31 Jul 1934 – )
    2. 2. Rufus (Leigh Heflin,) III (21 Jan 1917 – 26 May 1969)
    3. 3. Jennie (Leigh) Heflin (03 Feb 1931 – 15 Jan 1994)
  6. 6. Albert (Mills) Heflin (1884 – 1884)
  7. 7. Nina (Leonard) Heflin (19 Dec 1886 – 1966) m. Drew (Wilson) Head (20 Jun 1882 – 1959)
  8. 8. John (Ewing) Heflin (28 May 1888 – 22 Feb 1909)
  9. 9. Edward (Allan) Heflin (10 Apr 1891 – 24 Dec 1967) m. Mildred (Myrtle) Moore (14 Apr 1892 – 10 Feb 1960)
    1. 1. Maude (Moore "Mildred") Heflin (11 Mar 1913 – 13 Sept 1987) m. Jack (Brooking) Adams (30 Apr 1906 – 24 Nov 1981)
      1. 1. Robert (Heflin) Adams (07 Sep 1936 – )
      2. 2. John (Edward) Adams (12 Sep 1939 – )
      3. 3. William (Bradford) Adams (07 Oct 1954 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Allan) Heflin (29 Mar 1915 – 17 July 1943)
    3. 3. John (Ewing "Bud") Heflin (11 Dec 1917 – 27 April 2001)
    4. 4. Katherine (E) Heflin (abt 1920 – )
  10. 10. Frances (Betts) Heflin (21 Sep 1894 – 21 Aug 1978) m. George (J) Birge (Jul 1889 – 1928) m. Francis (John) Rickel (21 Sep 1892 – 26 Mar 1960)
    1. 1. John (Heflin) Birge (16 Oct 1919 – 21 Apr 1985)
    2. 2. George Birge (3 Jun 1922 – 7 May 1995)

Rufus Heflin's Timeline

8 Records

1849
11 Oct 1849
Birth of Rufus Leigh Heflin in Wake, North Carolina, United States
Wake, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 1
Rufus Leigh Heflin resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 11
Rufus Leigh Heflin resided here in Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 21
Rufus Leigh Heflin resided here in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 31
Rufus Leigh Heflin resided here in Walker, Texas, United States
Walker, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 51
Rufus Leigh Heflin resided here in Galveston City, Galveston, Texas
Galveston City, Galveston, Texas
1910
1910
Age 61
Rufus Leigh Heflin resided here in Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas
Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas
1919
4 Feb 1919
Age 70
Death of Rufus Leigh Heflin in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1849
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Walker, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 232B; Enumeration District: 152; Image: .
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Galveston Ward 7, Galveston, Texas; Roll: T623_1637; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 127.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 424; Image: 428.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M432_647; Page: 262A; Image: .
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M432_647; Page: 262A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bever Dam, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 424; Image: 428.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Walker, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Walker, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 232B; Enumeration District: 152; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1893
    Event Place: Wilmington, North Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Wilmington Messenger - 9 Jun 1893 - Page 3, 9 Jun 1893

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Galveston City, Galveston, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Galveston Ward 7, Galveston, Texas; Roll: T623_1637; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 127.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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