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Rufus Floyd Jones 1857 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1857

Birth Location: Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA

Death Date: 01 Jan 1935

Death Location: War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Jones

Mother: Rebecca Blankenship

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Rufus Floyd Jones was born in 1857 in Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA, the child of John Agee "Jonnie" B Jones and Rebecca S Blankenship. Rufus Floyd Jones passed away in 1935 in War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Floyd Jones was born in 1857 in Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA, the child of John Agee "Jonnie" B Jones and Rebecca S Blankenship.
  • Rufus Floyd Jones passed away in 1935 in War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA.

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Rufus Jones's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Jones
1857 – 1935
Birth Place: Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA
Parents
John Agee "Jonnie" B Jones
1805 – 1888
1803 Giles or Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA
Rebecca (S) Blankenship
1818 – 1904
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (S.) Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (Ann) Dillon
1784 – 1850
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cicely Liggon
1743 – 1825
Jesse Sr.
1749 – 1833
Mary Blankenship
1759 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Ligon
1704 – 1752
Judith Stewart
1704 – 1784
Mary Belcher
1730 – 1833
Peter Blankenship
1725 – 1793
Elizabeth Belcher
1730 – 1825

Rufus Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1857
12 Jun 1857
Birth of Rufus Floyd Jones in Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA
Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA
1935
01 Jan 1935
Age 78
Death of Rufus Floyd Jones in War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Mercer Co, Virginia (Now WV), USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1935
    Event Place: War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

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