hmtl5 Rufus Morgan Fox b. 4 Sep 1826 Tennessee d. 30 Oct 1859 Tennessee: Gritton Genealogy
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Rufus Morgan Fox

Male 1826 - 1859  (33 years)

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  • Name Rufus Morgan Fox 
    Birth 4 Sep 1826  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 30 Oct 1859  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2033  Gritton
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2018 

    Father Ransom Fox,   b. 18 Jul 1807, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1862, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Pernelope Talley,   b. 1797, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1872, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Levina "Vina" Kelly,   b. 28 Nov 1827, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1903 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jan 1850  Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Penolope Fox,   b. 25 Sep 1850, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1937, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Josiah Jermiah Fox,   b. 27 May 1852, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1943, Stockland, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Mary Adaline Fox,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1951, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    +4. Susan Elizabeth Fox,   b. 11 Apr 1857, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1936, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Rufus Morgan Fox,   b. 21 Aug 1859, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1944, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Sep 1826 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Cocke County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jan 1850 - Cocke County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Oct 1859 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • LKH Notes:

      In the 1850 US census taken on 20 September, their household consists of Rufus, age 24, and Lavina, age 23. Rufus's occupation is listed as laborer. They lived next door to Rufus's parents, Ranson and Penelope Fox who still have a household of six children ranging in age from 9 to 18 years old.

      When Rufus Fox died in 1859 he left Levina a widow with five children ranging in age from 10 months old to 9 years old.

      US federal census mortality schedules, 1850-1885
      Name: R M Fox
      Gender: Male
      Marital status: Married
      Estimated birth year: abt 1826
      Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
      Age: 33
      Death Date: Oct 1859
      Cause of Death: Consumption
      Census Year: 1860
      Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
      Line: 23

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S89] census records.


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