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Rufus L. Jones 1861–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1861

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 12 October 1889

Death Location: Meat Camp, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edmund Jones

Mother: Alley Jones

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Rufus L. Jones was born in 1861 in North Carolina, the child of Edmund Rufus Jones And Alley Elrod Jones. In 1880, Rufus L. Jones resided in Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Rufus L. Jones passed away in 1889 in Meat Camp, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus L. Jones was born in 1861 in North Carolina, the child of Edmund Rufus Jones And Alley Elrod Jones.
  • In 1880, Rufus L. Jones resided in Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
  • Rufus L. Jones passed away in 1889 in Meat Camp, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA.

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Rufus Jones's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Jones
1861–1889
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Edmund Rufus Jones
1828–1886
North Carolina
Alley (Elrod) Jones
1827–1914
North Carolina
Grandparents
Adam Elrod
1786–1875
North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Phellips) Elrod
1788–1879
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezra Phillips
1762–1836
Hannah Phillips
1765–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Randolph
1741–1816
Amy ✵
1741–1768

Rufus Jones's Timeline

3 Records

1861
3 April 1861
Birth of Rufus L. Jones in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 19
Rufus L. Jones resided here in Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1889
12 October 1889
Age 28
Death of Rufus L. Jones
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1861
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: 986; Family History Film: 1254986; Page: 392D; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 0363
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: 986; Family History Film: 1254986; Page: 392D; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 0363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1889
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meat Camp, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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