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Rufus Garland Thomas 1889–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1, 1889

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: March 2, 1943

Death Location: Mount Airy, NC

Father: Shadrach Thomas

Mother: Margret Dean

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Rufus Garland Thomas was born in 1889 in Virginia, the child of Shadrach Shade Lee Thomas And Margret Virginia Dean. In 1910, Rufus Garland Thomas resided in MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina. Rufus Garland Thomas passed away in 1943 in Mount Airy, NC.

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Biography

  • Rufus Garland Thomas was born in 1889 in Virginia, the child of Shadrach Shade Lee Thomas And Margret Virginia Dean.
  • In 1910, Rufus Garland Thomas resided in MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina.
  • Rufus Garland Thomas passed away in 1943 in Mount Airy, NC.

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Rufus Thomas's Ancestors

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Rufus Thomas
1889–1943
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Shadrach (Shade) Lee Thomas
1868–1940
Carroll Co, Va
Margret (Virginia) Dean
1868–1954
Virginia
Grandparents
SAMUEL THOMAS
1815–1900
Halifax County, VA
EMILY AYERS
1830–1900
Grayson County, VA
Calvin (Nathan) Dean
1840–1901
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia
Sarah (Ann) Edwards
1842–1921
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
ELKANNAH AYERS
1788–1870
JOANNAH
1797–
James Dean
1816–1904
Esther Hiatt
1823–1896
Peggy Edwards
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ELIHU AYERS
1761–1844
LYDIA OWEN
1764–1845
Henry Dean
1793–1878
Citurah Ayres
1791–1864
Josiah Hiatt
1785–1857
Abrilla White
1795–1880

Rufus Thomas's Timeline

3 Records

1889
September 1, 1889
Birth of Rufus Garland Thomas in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Age 21
Rufus Garland Thomas resided here in MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina
MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina
1943
March 2, 1943
Age 54
Death of Rufus Garland Thomas in Mount Airy, NC
Mount Airy, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1, 1889
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Airy Ward 2, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 2, 1943
    Event Place: Mount Airy, NC

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