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Rufus Harrison white 1888 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1888

Birth Location: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1973

Death Location: Elgood, WV

Father: William White

Mother: Polly Martin

Spouse(s): Vellaria Comer

Children(s): ora white

Rufus Harrison white was born in 1888 in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Richard White and Polly Jane Martin. Rufus Harrison white married Vellaria Comer, and had children including ora Blanche white. Rufus Harrison white passed away in 1973 in Elgood, WV.

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Biography

  • Rufus Harrison white was born in 1888 in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Richard White and Polly Jane Martin.
  • Rufus Harrison white married Vellaria Comer, and had children including ora Blanche white.
  • Rufus Harrison white passed away in 1973 in Elgood, WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

William White
1848 – 1922
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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Polly Martin
1846 – 1937
Birth Location: Mercer, (West) Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Vellaria Comer
1888 – 1948
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

ora white
1927 – 2016
Birth Location: –
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Rufus white's Ancestors

Self
Rufus white
1888 – 1973
Birth Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Richard White
1848 – 1922
Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Polly (Jane) Martin
1846 – 1937
Mercer, (West) Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) White
1818 – 1904
Giles, Virginia, United States
Mary (Isabel) Wiley
1823 – 1854
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus white's Descendants

1.
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Rufus (Harrison) white (19 Feb 1888 – 25 Aug 1973) m. Vellaria Comer (18 Jul 1888 – 03 Dec 1948)
  1. 1. ora (Blanche) white (7 December 1927 – 18 September 2016)
    1. 1. groston (junior) skeens (11/23/1946 – ) m. Beverly (anne) chaffins (05/23/1953 – 08/17/2000)
      1. 1. anna (marie) skeens (10/24/1977 – ) m. Craig (Jason) Gibson (03 Aug 1970 – )
        1. 1. Hunter (Jacob) Gibson (26 Jun 2001 – )
        2. 2. Katie (Anne) Gibson (11 Aug 2003 – )
      2. 2. eric (Stanley) skeens (12/12/1978 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) skeens
      3. 3. Joseph (Michael) skeens (1970 – 25 Nov 2024)
      4. 4. John (Mark) skeens (01 Jan 1972 – )
    2. 2. Sally (leora) skeens m. Hardy Rumburg
    3. 3. Jasper skeens
    4. 4. Gilbert skeens
    5. 5. James skeens

Rufus white's Timeline

2 Records

1888
19 Feb 1888
Birth of Rufus Harrison white in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
1973
25 Aug 1973
Age 85
Death of Rufus Harrison white in Elgood, WV
Elgood, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1973
    Event Place: Elgood, WV
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