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Rufus L. "Rufe" James 1857–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1857

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 22 Mar 1920

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Jane James

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Rufus L. "Rufe" James was born in 1857 in Texas, the child of William A James Sr And Jane James. Rufus L. "Rufe" James passed away in 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus L. "Rufe" James was born in 1857 in Texas, the child of William A James Sr And Jane James.
  • Rufus L. "Rufe" James passed away in 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Rufus James's Ancestors

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Rufus James
1857–1920
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William A James Sr.
1812–1861
, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Jane James
1818–1876
Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James ("Double Jimmy") James
1764–1878
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Newman
1790–1836
Bedford, Virginia, USA
John (Dallas Renfroe I (Mark, Joseph, Wm, Jno, Robert, Symon)) {TN}(GGF-PMPPP{Mark})
1790–1836
Washington District, North Carolina
Sarah (Ellen 'Sally') LILES
1790–1847
North Carolina later, Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert {TN}(GGF-PMPPPP)
1759–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus James's Timeline

2 Records

1857
Jan 1857
Birth of Rufus L. "Rufe" James in Texas
Texas
1920
22 Mar 1920
Age 63
Death of Rufus L. "Rufe" James in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1857
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

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