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Rufus Walter Read 1881–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 AUG 1881

Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 8 OCT 1967

Death Location: Gridley, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Henry Read

Mother: Elizabeth Reid

Spouse(s): Margaret Brewer

Children(s): Mollie Read, Lottie Read, Henry Read, James Read, William Read, Otis Read, Jewel Read, Hillman Read, Winford Read, Rufus Read

Rufus Walter Read was born in 1881 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry Asa Acey Read And Elizabeth Betty Louisa Reid. In 1900, Rufus Walter Read resided in Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Rufus Walter Read resided in Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, USA. Rufus Walter Read married Margaret Lougenie Jean Brewer, and had children including Henry A Read, Hillman Robert Read, James Fletcher Read, Jewel Telitha Read, Lottie Mae Read, Mollie Grace Read, Otis Read, Rufus Walton Read, William Golden W G Read, Winford Kelmer Read. Rufus Walter Read passed away in 1967 in Gridley, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Walter Read was born in 1881 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry Asa Acey Read And Elizabeth Betty Louisa Reid.
  • In 1900, Rufus Walter Read resided in Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Rufus Walter Read resided in Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rufus Walter Read married Margaret Lougenie Jean Brewer, and had children including Henry A Read, Hillman Robert Read, James Fletcher Read, Jewel Telitha Read, Lottie Mae Read, Mollie Grace Read, Otis Read, Rufus Walton Read, William Golden W G Read, Winford Kelmer Read.
  • Rufus Walter Read passed away in 1967 in Gridley, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Read
1851–1893
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, United States
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Elizabeth Reid
1860–1942
Birth Location: Leon Co, Texas, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Margaret Brewer
1881–1943
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
MB

Children(s)

Mollie Read
1915–1991
Birth Location: Paulding, Mississippi, USA
MR
Lottie Read
1904–1990
Birth Location: Jasper Co., Mississippi
LR
Henry Read
1905–1975
Birth Location: Jasper Co., Mississippi
HR
James Read
1907–1979
Birth Location: Jasper Co, Mississippi, USA
JR
William Read
1908–1992
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
WR
Otis Read
1913–1967
Birth Location: Jasper Co, Mississippi, USA
OR
Jewel Read
1924–1990
Birth Location: Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
JR
Hillman Read
1917–1975
Birth Location: Jasper Co., Mississippi
HR
Winford Read
1920–1974
Birth Location: Center, Jasper, Mississippi
WR
Rufus Read
1910–1912
Birth Location: Jasper Co., Mississippi
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Rufus Read's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Read
1881–1967
Birth Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Henry Asa "Acey" Read
1851–1893
Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Elizabeth ((Betty) Louisa) Reid
1860–1942
Leon Co, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Edwin (Samuel) Read
1822–1856
Dorset, England
Telitha Ross
1835–1888
Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi, United States
Amos Reid
1828–1876
Conecuh County, Alabama, USA
Parthenia ("They") Elkins
1835–1876
Henry, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Absolam Reid
1786–1846
Louisa Meeks
1799–1880
Erwin Elkins
1795–1865
Elizabeth Garrett
1800–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Reid
1750–1850
Abigail Reid
1760–1821
Merritt Sr.
1765–1850
Mrs Meeks
1765–
William Jr.
1760–1828
Elizabeth East
1760–1811
James Garrett
1770–1863
Amelia Lester
1780–1850

Rufus Read's Descendants

1.
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Rufus (Walter) Read (10 AUG 1881–8 OCT 1967) m. Margaret (Lougenie "Jean") Brewer (13 MAY 1881–8 JUL 1943)
  1. 1. Mollie (Grace) Read 1915–1991 m. Wiley (Currie) Emmons 1915–1993
  2. 2. Lottie (Mae) Read 1904–1990 m. Charlie (Harvard Meyer) Sr. 1889–1967
    1. 1. Margaret (Eleanor) Meyer 1925–2004
    2. 2. Charles (Harvard) Meyer 1927–1987
  3. 3. Henry (A.) Read 1905–1975 m. Minnie (Beatrice) McBay 1903–1983
    1. 1. Vera (Mae) Read 1935–2005
  4. 4. James (Fletcher) Read 1907–1979 m. Alice (Juanita "Juanita") HORNE 1912–2005
    1. 1. Robert (Meldren "Bobby") Read 1947–2008
    2. 2. Winford Read 1942–1942
    3. 3. James (Fletcher "Jimmy" READ) Jr. 1934–2011
    4. 4. Fred Read –2005
    5. 5. Frederick (Wallace) READ 1935–1996
  5. 5. William (Golden "W. G.") Read 1908–1992 m. Edna ("Jewell") HORNE 1910–1995
    1. 1. William (Rufus) READ 1934–1995
  6. 6. Otis Read 1913–1967 m. Mildred (Margaret) WALKER 1918–1989
    1. 1. Peggy (Ann) READ 1935–2017
  7. 7. Jewel (Telitha) Read 1924–1990 m. Olur (Vernon) Stringer 1924–2003
  8. 8. Hillman (Robert) Read 1917–1975
  9. 9. Winford (Kelmer) Read 1920–1974 m. Mavis (Victoria) Smith 1920–2017
    1. 1. Gary (W.) Read 1944–1992
  10. 10. Rufus (Walton) Read 1910–1912

Rufus Read's Timeline

8 Records

1881
10 AUG 1881
Birth of Rufus Walter Read in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
Rufus Walter Read resided here in Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
Rufus Walter Read resided here in Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Rufus Walter Read resided here in Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Rufus Walter Read resided here in Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Rufus Walter Read resided here in Rural, Jones
Rural, Jones
1940
1940
Age 59
Rufus Walter Read resided here in Beat 1 T-3, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1 T-3, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1967
8 OCT 1967
Age 86
Death of Rufus Walter Read in Gulf Coast Nursing Home, Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi
Gulf Coast Nursing Home, Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1881
    Event Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02033; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 31-1
    [2] U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-20-2861; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: T625_872; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 8
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: 1149; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340884
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Jasper; Roll: 1682928
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: 812; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240812
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: T624_744; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374757
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Missionary, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: 812; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: T624_744; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374757

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: T625_872; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: 1149; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340884

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02033; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 31-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1 T-3, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02033; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 31-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jasper, MS
    Record Source: U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Jasper; Roll: 1682928

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1967
    Event Place: Gulf Coast Nursing Home, Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-20-2861; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gridley, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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