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Rufus L Whitaker 1843–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jan 1843

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1864

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: Solomon Whitaker

Mother: Dicie Ownbey

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Rufus L Whitaker was born in 1843 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Solomon Whitaker And Dicie Ownbey. Rufus L Whitaker passed away in 1864 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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  • Rufus L Whitaker was born in 1843 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Solomon Whitaker And Dicie Ownbey.
  • Rufus L Whitaker passed away in 1864 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Rufus Whitaker's Ancestors

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Rufus Whitaker
1843–1864
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Solomon Whitaker
1822–1895
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Dicie Ownbey
1823–1874
Broad River, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Whitaker
1797–1888
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Ashworth
1803–1892
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1772–1860
Mary Canady
1772–1848
John Ashworth
1775–1827
Celia Nettles
1778–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Sr
1735–1798
Mary U
1748–1832
James Canady
1750–1796
Kenneday Cannad
1748–1796
John Ashworth
1735–1805
Nancy Wood
1745–1833
Shedrick Nettles
1752–1824
Unknown
1759–

Rufus Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1843
03 Jan 1843
Birth of Rufus L Whitaker in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1864
17 Jan 1864
Age 21
Death of Rufus L Whitaker in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1843
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1864
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

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