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Rufus K Thompson 1834–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: , , TN, USA

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Union Prison Civil War

Father: William Thompson

Mother: Sarah Wiley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Rufus K Thompson began in 1834 in , , TN, USA. Rufus K Thompson passed away in 1862 in Union Prison Civil War.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus K Thompson began in 1834 in , , TN, USA.
  • Rufus K Thompson passed away in 1862 in Union Prison Civil War.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thompson
1796–1869
Birth Location: NC
WT
Sarah Wiley
1800–1873
Birth Location: York, SC
SW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rufus Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Thompson
1834–1862
Birth Place: , , TN, USA
Parents
William I Thompson
1796–1869
NC
Sarah Wiley
1800–1873
York, SC
Grandparents
Jonathan Thompson
1770–1850
Hawfields, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Gordon
1779–1850
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Robert (Sanford Wiley) Sr
1750–1824
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Hargrave
1757–1830
of North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thompson
1731–1795
Elinor (Agon)
1735–1800
John Sr
1757–1821
Elizabeth Trousdale
1756–1840
Thomas Wiley
1725–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John jr
1695–1739
Sarah Morland
1704–1731
William Wiley
1705–1783

Rufus Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1834
1834
Birth of Rufus K Thompson in , , TN, USA
, , TN, USA
1862
1862
Age 28
Death of Rufus K Thompson in Union Prison Civil War
Union Prison Civil War

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: , , TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Union Prison Civil War
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