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Rufus Fletcher Smith 1886–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1886

Birth Location: Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1949

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Smith

Mother: Martha Gold

Spouse(s): Effie Stallings

Children(s): Albert Smith, Charlie Smith, J Smith, Esther Smith

Rufus Fletcher Smith was born in 1886 in Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Mayfield Smith And Martha Caldonia Clementine Gold. Rufus Fletcher Smith married Effie Newsom Stallings, and had children including Albert Gordon Smith, Charlie Newson Smith, Esther Elizabeth Smith, J E Smith. Rufus Fletcher Smith passed away in 1949 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Fletcher Smith was born in 1886 in Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Mayfield Smith And Martha Caldonia Clementine Gold.
  • Rufus Fletcher Smith married Effie Newsom Stallings, and had children including Albert Gordon Smith, Charlie Newson Smith, Esther Elizabeth Smith, J E Smith.
  • Rufus Fletcher Smith passed away in 1949 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Rufus Smith's Ancestors

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Rufus Smith
1886–1949
Birth Place: Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Mayfield Smith
1856–1931
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Caldonia (Clementine)) Gold
1859–1934
Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Abram (Fletcher) Smith
1830–1900
Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Virginia) Rainey
1827–1897
Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1799–1850
Nancy Mayfield
1807–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Mayfield
1778–1850
Frances Shearin
1783–1794

Rufus Smith's Descendants

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Rufus (Fletcher) Smith (24 Jul 1886–10 Nov 1949) m. Effie (Newsom) Stallings (03 May 1889–26 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Albert (Gordon) Smith 1909–2002 m. Florence (Helen) Yanoski 1923–2014
  2. 2. Charlie (Newson) Smith 1908–2000
  3. 3. J (E) Smith 1918–1918
  4. 4. Esther (Elizabeth) Smith 1913–1965

Rufus Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1886
24 Jul 1886
Birth of Rufus Fletcher Smith in Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1949
10 Nov 1949
Age 63
Death of Rufus Fletcher Smith in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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