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Rufus Calhoun King 1867–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1867

Birth Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1950

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin King

Mother: Catherine Pruitt

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The story of Rufus Calhoun King began in 1867 in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA. Rufus Calhoun King passed away in 1950 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Calhoun King began in 1867 in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rufus Calhoun King passed away in 1950 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Rufus King's Ancestors

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Rufus King
1867–1950
Birth Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin King
1845–1915
Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
Catherine Pruitt
1845–1925
Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Milford) Pruitt
1817–1862
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Naomi (Elizabeth Prewitt Pruitt) Windham
1826–1862
Wilcox Co., Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Windham
1805–1885
Charlotte Sproles
1805–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Windham
1769–1850
Leah Blake
1775–1862

Rufus King's Timeline

2 Records

1867
16 Oct 1867
Birth of Rufus Calhoun King in Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
1950
4 Aug 1950
Age 83
Death of Rufus Calhoun King in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1867
    Event Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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