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Rufus Paine Spalding 1875–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1875

Birth Location: Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Death Date: 30 October 1946

Death Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: Colonel War

Mother: Wilhelmina Makee

Spouse(s): Elsa Spalding

Children(s): Rufus Spalding

In 1875, Rufus Paine Spalding entered the world in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA, born to Colonel Zephaniah Swift Spalding Was A Veteran Of The American Civil War And Wilhelmina Harris Makee. Rufus Paine Spalding married Elsa Behr Spalding, and had children including Rufus Paine Junior Spalding. Rufus Paine Spalding passed away in 1946 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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  • In 1875, Rufus Paine Spalding entered the world in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA, born to Colonel Zephaniah Swift Spalding Was A Veteran Of The American Civil War And Wilhelmina Harris Makee.
  • Rufus Paine Spalding married Elsa Behr Spalding, and had children including Rufus Paine Junior Spalding.
  • Rufus Paine Spalding passed away in 1946 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Rufus Spalding's Ancestors

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Rufus Spalding
1875–1946
Birth Place: Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Parents
Colonel Zephaniah Swift Spalding was a veteran of the American Civil War
1837–1927
Warren, Ohio
Wilhelmina (Harris) Makee
1847–1908
Hawaii, United States of America
Grandparents
Honorable (Rufus Paine Spalding was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from) Ohio
1798–1886
West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lucretia (A.) Swift
1801–1858
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Robert (James) McCooeye
1813–1879
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
CATHERINE MCNIVEN
1817–1883
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Spalding
1760–1830
Lydia Paine
1762–1834
Hon Swift
1759–1823
Lucretia WEBB
1775–1843
John Makee
1780–1842
Fanny Perry
1788–1857
Archibald Niven
1757–1825
JEMIMA LOSIERE
1786–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Spalding
1717–1794
Mary Fassett
1722–1790
DAVID PAINE
1729–1805
Lydia Fassett
1733–1812

Rufus Spalding's Descendants

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Rufus (Paine) Spalding (13 November 1875–30 October 1946) m. Elsa (Behr) Spalding (15 February 1888–6 August 1979)
  1. 1. Rufus (Paine Junior) Spalding 1910–1991 m. Lucille ("Zizi") Armstrong 1913–1966
    1. 1. Rufus (Paine Spalding) III 1937–1975

Rufus Spalding's Timeline

2 Records

1875
13 November 1875
Birth of Rufus Paine Spalding in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
1946
30 October 1946
Age 71
Death of Rufus Paine Spalding in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1875
    Event Place: Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1946
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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