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Rufus Dan Stephens 1929–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1929

Birth Location: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 2004

Death Location: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charlie Stepens

Mother: Estella Stepens

Spouse(s): Barbara Pulley

Children(s): Charles Stephens

Rufus Dan Stephens was born in 1929 in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charlie Stepens And Estella Stepens. In 1951, Rufus Dan Stephens resided in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA. Rufus Dan Stephens married Barbara Ann Pulley, Ruth Williams, and had children including Charles Wayne Stephens, Phillip Daniel Stephens, Teresa Stephens. Rufus Dan Stephens passed away in 2004 in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rufus Dan Stephens was born in 1929 in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charlie Stepens And Estella Stepens.
  • In 1951, Rufus Dan Stephens resided in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
  • Rufus Dan Stephens married Barbara Ann Pulley, Ruth Williams, and had children including Charles Wayne Stephens, Phillip Daniel Stephens, Teresa Stephens.
  • Rufus Dan Stephens passed away in 2004 in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charlie Stepens
1893–1952
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Estella Stepens
1899–1984
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Pulley
1933–2002
Birth Location: Oroville, Butte, California, USA
BP

Children(s)

Charles Stephens
1951–2010
Birth Location: Santa Barbara, California
CS

Rufus Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Stephens
1929–2004
Birth Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charlie Stepens
1893–1952
North Carolina
Estella Stepens
1899–1984
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Reuben) Stephens
1874–1954
Caney Fork, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Serina (Gertie) Coward
1877–1960
Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Stephens's Descendants

1.
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Rufus (Dan) Stephens (abt 1929–8 Feb 2004) m. Barbara (Ann) Pulley (abt 1933–2002)
  1. 1. Charles (Wayne) Stephens 1951–2010

Rufus Stephens's Timeline

4 Records

1929
abt 1929
Birth of Rufus Dan Stephens in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
1929
abt 1929
Birth of Rufus Dan Stephens in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
1951
1951
Age 22
Rufus Dan Stephens resided here in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
2004
8 Feb 2004
Age 75
Death of Rufus Dan Stephens in Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1929
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Asheville Citizen-Times, The; Publication Date: 11 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Asheville Citizen-Times, The; Publication Date: 11 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 10 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.31212667,0.8192168,0.5943906&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1929
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cullowhee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Asheville Citizen-Times, The; Publication Date: 11 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 10 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.31212667,0.8192168,0.5943906&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson County
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Asheville Citizen-Times, The; Publication Date: 11 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Asheville Citizen-Times, The; Publication Date: 11 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Asheville Citizen-Times, The; Publication Date: 11 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 10 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.31212667,0.8192168,0.5943906&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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