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Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT 1827–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JAN 1827

Birth Location: Cary, Wake, North Carolina

Death Date: 3 FEB 1884

Death Location: Coleman, Coleman Co. Texas

Father: William Lightfoot

Mother: Eleanor Nutt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Lightfoot

In 1827, Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT entered the world in Cary, Wake, North Carolina, born to William Taylor Lightfoot And Eleanor Patron Lightfoot Nutt. Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT had children including William Lightfoot. Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT passed away in 1884 in Coleman, Coleman Co. Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT entered the world in Cary, Wake, North Carolina, born to William Taylor Lightfoot And Eleanor Patron Lightfoot Nutt.
  • Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT had children including William Lightfoot.
  • Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT passed away in 1884 in Coleman, Coleman Co. Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lightfoot
1802–1867
Birth Location: Cary, Wake, North Carolina, USA
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Eleanor Nutt
1807–1880
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lightfoot
1864–1923
Birth Location: –
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Rufus LIGHTFOOT's Ancestors

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Rufus LIGHTFOOT
1827–1884
Birth Place: Cary, Wake, North Carolina
Parents
William Taylor Lightfoot
1802–1867
Cary, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Eleanor (Patron (Lightfoot)) Nutt
1807–1880
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Henry Lightfoot
1776–1860
Martha (Patsy) Darnall
1779–1818
Cary, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lightfoot
1691–1754
Elizabeth Stone
1704–1759
David Darnall
1747–1811
Winifred Cook
1745–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1646–1707
Anne Goodrich
1660–1709
David Darnell
1705–1786
Martha Killingbeck
1720–1790

Rufus LIGHTFOOT's Descendants

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Rufus (Taylor) LIGHTFOOT (28 JAN 1827–3 FEB 1884)
  1. 1. William Lightfoot 1864–1923 m. Savannah Porter 1884–1925
    1. 1. Clarence (Audie) Lightfoot 1891–1969 m. osie Stewart 1899–1969
      1. 1. Doris (Lee "Dude") Lightfoot 1928–1996
        1. 1. Karen Lightfoot 1951–1991 m. Edward (M) Readman 1948–2018

Rufus LIGHTFOOT's Timeline

2 Records

1827
28 JAN 1827
Birth of Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT in Cary, Wake, North Carolina
Cary, Wake, North Carolina
1884
3 FEB 1884
Age 57
Death of Rufus Taylor LIGHTFOOT in Coleman, Coleman Co. Texas
Coleman, Coleman Co. Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1827
    Event Place: Cary, Wake, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1884
    Event Place: Coleman, Coleman Co. Texas
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