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Rufus Sampson 1827–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1827

Birth Location: Jefferson, Tennessee

Death Date: 8 Feb 1901

Death Location: Richland, Miami, Indiana

Father: James Sampson

Mother: Sarah Gear

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Rufus Sampson was born in 1827 in Jefferson, Tennessee, the child of James Jefferson Sampson And Sarah Sallie Gear. Rufus Sampson passed away in 1901 in Richland, Miami, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Rufus Sampson was born in 1827 in Jefferson, Tennessee, the child of James Jefferson Sampson And Sarah Sallie Gear.
  • Rufus Sampson passed away in 1901 in Richland, Miami, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sampson
1808–1862
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Gear
1810–1859
Birth Location: Jefferson, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rufus Sampson's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Sampson
1827–1901
Birth Place: Jefferson, Tennessee
Parents
James Jefferson Sampson
1808–1862
Virginia
Sarah (Sallie) Gear
1810–1859
Jefferson, Tennessee
Grandparents
Jacob Gear
1796–1842
Orange, Virginia
Elizabeth Brown
1798–1850
Jefferson, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Sampson's Timeline

2 Records

1827
17 Apr 1827
Birth of Rufus Sampson in Jefferson, Tennessee
Jefferson, Tennessee
1901
8 Feb 1901
Age 74
Death of Rufus Sampson in Richland, Miami, Indiana
Richland, Miami, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1827
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Richland, Miami, Indiana
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