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Rufus Erastus Wylie 1874–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1874

Birth Location: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA

Death Date: 07 Aug 1941

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: John Wylie

Mother: Leonah Davis

Spouse(s): Harriet Lindsay

Children(s): Max Wylie, Joe Wylie, Leona Wylie, Hattie Wylie

Rufus Erastus Wylie was born in 1874 in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA, the child of John Pruitt W Wylie And Leonah Davis. Rufus Erastus Wylie married Harriet Jane Lindsay, and had children including Hattie Wylie, Joe Lindsay Wylie, Leona Wylie, Max Wylie. Rufus Erastus Wylie passed away in 1941 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Erastus Wylie was born in 1874 in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA, the child of John Pruitt W Wylie And Leonah Davis.
  • Rufus Erastus Wylie married Harriet Jane Lindsay, and had children including Hattie Wylie, Joe Lindsay Wylie, Leona Wylie, Max Wylie.
  • Rufus Erastus Wylie passed away in 1941 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wylie
1845–1930
Birth Location: , Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
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Leonah Davis
1854–1889
Birth Location: Texas.
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Lindsay
1876–1965
Birth Location: Morgan, Burke, North Carolina, USA
HL

Children(s)

Max Wylie
1901–1975
Birth Location: Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
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Joe Wylie
1903–1974
Birth Location: Wylie, Texas
JW
Leona Wylie
1899–1989
Birth Location: Collin County, Texas, USA
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Hattie Wylie
1909–1989
Birth Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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Rufus Wylie's Ancestors

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Rufus Wylie
1874–1941
Birth Place: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA
Parents
John Pruitt (W.) Wylie
1845–1930
, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Leonah Davis
1854–1889
Texas.
Grandparents
James (Louis) Wylie
1820–
, Franklin, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Pruitt
1827–
, , Tennessee, USA
John (M.) Davis
1822–1879
Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Rowland
1834–1915
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Davis
1781–1860
Mary Higdon
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isham Davis
1750–1835
Charlotte*
1754–1853
Joseph Higdon
1759–1836
MARGARET Boone)
1766–1831

Rufus Wylie's Descendants

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Rufus (Erastus) Wylie (03 Aug 1874–07 Aug 1941) m. Harriet (Jane) Lindsay (06 May 1876–12 Mar 1965)
  1. 1. Max Wylie 1901–1975
  2. 2. Joe (Lindsay) Wylie 1903–1974
  3. 3. Leona Wylie 1899–1989
  4. 4. Hattie Wylie 1909–1989

Rufus Wylie's Timeline

2 Records

1874
03 Aug 1874
Birth of Rufus Erastus Wylie in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA
Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA
1941
07 Aug 1941
Age 67
Death of Rufus Erastus Wylie in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1941
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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