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Rufus Walton Read 1881–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 8 Oct 1967

Death Location: Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Henry Read

Mother: Catharine Whatley

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In 1881, Rufus Walton Read entered the world in Mississippi, born to Henry Asa Read And Catharine Elizabeth Whatley. Rufus Walton Read passed away in 1967 in Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Rufus Walton Read entered the world in Mississippi, born to Henry Asa Read And Catharine Elizabeth Whatley.
  • Rufus Walton Read passed away in 1967 in Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Rufus Read's Ancestors

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Rufus Read
1881–1967
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Henry Asa Read
1851–1893
Mississippi, United States
Catharine (Elizabeth) Whatley
1851–1877
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Edwin (Samuel) Read
1822–1856
CR,Gillingham Parish,Dorset,England
Telitha Ross
1835–1888
,Rankin,Mississippi,USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Read
1791–1875
Mary Hiskins
1793–1876
Henry Ross
1834–1842
Sarah Hasty
1820–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Ross
1778–1858
Elizabeth
1788–1860

Rufus Read's Timeline

2 Records

1881
10 Aug 1881
Birth of Rufus Walton Read in Mississippi
Mississippi
1967
8 Oct 1967
Age 86
Death of Rufus Walton Read in Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States of America
Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1967
    Event Place: Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States of America

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