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Rufus 'Roof' E. James 1872–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1872

Birth Location: Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee

Death Date: 18 Dec 1948

Death Location: Walnut Log, Obion County, Tennessee

Father: Riley James

Mother: Sarah Newman

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The story of Rufus 'Roof' E. James began in 1872 in Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee. Rufus 'Roof' E. James passed away in 1948 in Walnut Log, Obion County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus 'Roof' E. James began in 1872 in Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee.
  • Rufus 'Roof' E. James passed away in 1948 in Walnut Log, Obion County, Tennessee.

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Rufus James's Ancestors

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Rufus James
1872–1948
Birth Place: Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee
Parents
Riley James
1819–1895
Tennessee
Sarah (A) Newman
1832–1905
Tennessee
Grandparents
Isham (B.) Newman
1814–1876
Tennessee
Margaret ('Peggy') O'Rear
1814–1893
Franklin County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William O'Rear
1777–1851
Esther Kelly
1770–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Kelly
1739–1824
Mary #713374
1756–1830

Rufus James's Timeline

2 Records

1872
11 Dec 1872
Birth of Rufus 'Roof' E. James in Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee
Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee
1948
18 Dec 1948
Age 76
Death of Rufus 'Roof' E. James in Walnut Log, Obion County, Tennessee
Walnut Log, Obion County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Tullahoma, Franklin County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1948
    Event Place: Walnut Log, Obion County, Tennessee

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