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Rufus Lee THOMPSON 1849–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1849

Birth Location: AL

Death Date: 16 Dec 1926

Death Location: Lauderdale Co. AL

Father: Charles Thompson

Mother: Harriet WOODS

Spouse(s): Phoebe WRIGHT, Elizabeth SMITH

Children(s): William THOMPSON, John THOMPSON, Charles THOMPSON, Nettie THOMPSON, Margaret THOMPSON, Wiley THOMPSON, Roland THOMPSON, infant THOMPSON, Glen THOMPSON, Edna THOMPSON

The story of Rufus Lee THOMPSON began in 1849 in AL. Rufus Lee THOMPSON married Elizabeth Edna Smith, Phoebe Catherine Pc Wright, and had children including Charles Andrew Andy Thompson, Edna Bessie Thompson, Glen B Thompson, Infant Thompson, John Henry Bailey Thompson, Lee Thompson, Margaret Louella Maggie Thompson, Nettie Elizabeth Thompson, Roland H Thompson, Wiley Jackson Thompson, William Edward Will Thompson. Rufus Lee THOMPSON passed away in 1926 in Lauderdale Co. AL.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Lee THOMPSON began in 1849 in AL.
  • Rufus Lee THOMPSON married Elizabeth Edna Smith, Phoebe Catherine Pc Wright, and had children including Charles Andrew Andy Thompson, Edna Bessie Thompson, Glen B Thompson, Infant Thompson, John Henry Bailey Thompson, Lee Thompson, Margaret Louella Maggie Thompson, Nettie Elizabeth Thompson, Roland H Thompson, Wiley Jackson Thompson, William Edward Will Thompson.
  • Rufus Lee THOMPSON passed away in 1926 in Lauderdale Co. AL.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Rufus THOMPSON's Ancestors

Self
Rufus THOMPSON
1849–1926
Birth Place: AL
Parents
Charles Wesley Thompson
1818–1880
South Carolina
Harriet (H.) WOODS
1826–1898
SC [NC?]
Grandparents
David Thompson
1782–1831
Jemimah MASTERSON
1790–
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States,
Great-Grandparents
John 7
1765–1825
Catherine Mozingo
1765–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward War
1730–1790
Mary Coleman
1732–1840
Charles Mozingo
1721–1805
Wilmouth McCANN
1721–1803

Rufus THOMPSON's Descendants

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Rufus (Lee) THOMPSON (14 Jun 1849–16 Dec 1926) m. Phoebe (Catherine "PC") WRIGHT (1 Dec 1852–1 Dec 1905) m. Elizabeth (Edna) SMITH (OCT 1870–4 JUL 1914)
  1. 1. William (Edward "Will") THOMPSON 1882–1963 m. Sarah (Jane "Sally") ROBERSON 1884–1963
    1. 1. Hollis (Edward) THOMPSON 1910–1996 m. Mary (Magdalene) LIVERETT 1910–1984 m. Reba (Lois) JONES 1918–1994
      1. 1. Joyce (Virginia) THOMPSON 1930–2020 m. Carl (Wilton) Thornton 1927–2004
      2. 2. Betty (Jean) THOMPSON 1940–2020 m. James (Earl) McGraw 1938–1999
    2. 2. Nellie (Mae "Nell") THOMPSON 1907–1999
    3. 3. Nora (Allie) THOMPSON 1913–1991
    4. 4. Vernice (Annie) THOMPSON 1917–1985
    5. 5. Beuna (Mae) THOMPSON 1923–2004
  2. 2. John (Henry Bailey) THOMPSON 1884–1976
  3. 3. Charles (Andrew "Andy") THOMPSON 1888–1972
  4. 4. Nettie (Elizabeth) THOMPSON 1894–1966
  5. 5. Margaret (Louella "Maggie") THOMPSON 1879–1950
  6. 6. Wiley (Jackson) THOMPSON 1880–1948
  7. 7. Roland (H.) THOMPSON 1908–1909
  8. 8. infant THOMPSON 1908–1908
  9. 9. Glen (B.) THOMPSON 1908–1964
  10. 10. Edna ("Bessie") THOMPSON 1910–1988

Rufus THOMPSON's Timeline

2 Records

1849
14 Jun 1849
Birth of Rufus Lee THOMPSON in AL
AL
1926
16 Dec 1926
Age 77
Death of Rufus Lee THOMPSON in Lauderdale Co. AL
Lauderdale Co. AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1849
    Event Place: AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Lauderdale Co. AL

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