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Rufus Eugene Jones 1877–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1877

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1962

Death Location: Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States of America

Father: George Jones

Mother: Mariah Purcell

Spouse(s): Nora Bird

Children(s): Martha Jones, Baby Jones, Mary Jones, Nancy Jones, Wade Jones, George Jones, Fawn Jones, Norman Jones, Eula Jones, Shirley Jones

Rufus Eugene Jones was born in 1877 in Missouri, USA, the child of George Lee Davis Jones And Mariah Frances Purcell. In 1880, Rufus Eugene Jones resided in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA. In 1900, Rufus Eugene Jones resided in Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, In. Rufus Eugene Jones married Nora Dell Bird, and had children including Baby Girl Jones, Eula May Jones, Fawn Jones, George Jones, Greta Jones, Martha Jean Jones, Mary Lue Jones, Nancy Ellen Jones, Norman Dell Jones, Shirley Mariah Jones, Wade Jones. Rufus Eugene Jones passed away in 1962 in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rufus Eugene Jones was born in 1877 in Missouri, USA, the child of George Lee Davis Jones And Mariah Frances Purcell.
  • In 1880, Rufus Eugene Jones resided in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1900, Rufus Eugene Jones resided in Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, In.
  • Rufus Eugene Jones married Nora Dell Bird, and had children including Baby Girl Jones, Eula May Jones, Fawn Jones, George Jones, Greta Jones, Martha Jean Jones, Mary Lue Jones, Nancy Ellen Jones, Norman Dell Jones, Shirley Mariah Jones, Wade Jones.
  • Rufus Eugene Jones passed away in 1962 in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rufus Jones's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Jones
1877–1962
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
George Lee Davis Jones
1827–
Indiana, USA
Mariah (Frances) Purcell
1835–1920
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Jones
1780–1850
Virginia, Missouri
Lina (Linne) Pierce
1788–
Virginia, USA
Jesse Purcell
1788–1868
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Akers
1794–1868
Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1761–1847
Mary Baynes
1755–1829
Joisah Pierce
1727–1803
Lucinda Stroud
1746–1850
Daniel Purcell
1750–1813
Margaret Smith
1758–1830
Benjamin Akers
1764–1825
Catherine Malone
1773–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jones
1743–1803
Amey Humphreys
1735–1790
John Baynes
1722–1780
Marth Yancey
1737–1777
Joseph Sr
1698–1765
Ann Basford
1698–1765
John Stroud*
1726–1776
Sarah Morris*
1728–1776
Thomas Sr
1720–1779
Mary Hook
1722–1771
Edward Smith
1720–1807
Agnes Steinseiffer
1736–1807
Thomas Sr
1733–1834
Mary Smith
1735–1788
Richard Malone
1736–1801
Rebecca Hartley
1735–1795

Rufus Jones's Descendants

1.
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Rufus (Eugene) Jones (ABT 1877–1962) m. Nora (Dell) Bird (1896–1985)
  1. 1. Martha (Jean) Jones 1928–1929
  2. 2. Baby (Girl) Jones 1935–1935
  3. 3. Mary (Lue) Jones 1927–2013 m. Floyd (Elmer) McFee 1923–2013
  4. 4. Nancy (Ellen) Jones 1931–2003
  5. 5. Wade Jones 1918–
  6. 6. George Jones 1922–
  7. 7. Fawn Jones 1924–
  8. 8. Norman (Dell) Jones 1930–2006
  9. 9. Eula (May) Jones 1936–2010 m. Ronald (Lee) Noble 1936–2011
  10. 10. Shirley (Mariah) Jones 1919–2011 m. William (Proteus "Bill") Gerardy 1911–2010

Rufus Jones's Timeline

6 Records

1877
ABT 1877
Birth of Rufus Eugene Jones in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Rufus Eugene Jones resided here in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Rufus Eugene Jones resided here in Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Rufus Eugene Jones resided here in Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado
Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado
1940
1940
Age 63
Rufus Eugene Jones resided here in Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, USA
Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, USA
1962
1962
Age 85
Death of Rufus Eugene Jones
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1877
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00478; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 53-15
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 387-07-8108; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 212B; Enumeration District: 262
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, Indian Territory; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0003
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 212B; Enumeration District: 262

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wyandotte Indian Reservation, Wyandotte Nation, Indian Territory; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00478; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 53-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00478; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 53-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1962
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 387-07-8108; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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