hmtl5 Rufus Morgan Fox b. 21 Aug 1859 Tennessee d. 7 Mar 1944 Paris, Lamar County, Texas: Gritton Genealogy
Print Bookmark

Rufus Morgan Fox

Male 1859 - 1944  (84 years)

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Rufus Morgan Fox 
    Birth 21 Aug 1859  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer; retail grocer  [2] 
    Death 7 Mar 1944  Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Burial 8 Mar 1944  Hopewell Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Person ID I2041  Gritton
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Father Rufus Morgan Fox,   b. 4 Sep 1826, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1859, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Mother 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] 
    Family ID F849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Fox,   b. 21 Dec 1855, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1935, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 27 Nov 1877  Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. William Josiah Fox,   b. 11 Nov 1878, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1935, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Nellie G. Fox,   b. 15 Oct 1879, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1965 (Age 86 years)
     3. Clarence Allen Fox,   b. 10 Aug 1892, Stone County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1970, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Aug 1859 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Nov 1877 - Cocke County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Lamar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 1944 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 8 Mar 1944 - Hopewell Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Rufus M. Fox
      Rufus M. Fox, 205 N. 11th St., retired grocer, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday, at his home. He was 84 years old, having been born Aug. 21, 1959, in Tennessee.
      Funeral services were arranged for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the residence, with interment made in the cemetery at Hopewell by Brown-Roden Funeral Home, pallbearers being J.D. Kennedy, Roscoe Dunnam, Bill Gibson, Bill Sutton, Ray Jones and Louis Anderson.
      Surviving are three children, Mrs. R.A. Henley here; C.A. Fox, Petty, and Mrs. J.A. Clark, Frisco community. There are 20 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
      The Paris News, paris, Texas, Tuesday, 7 March 1944, page. 5.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S19] Death certificate.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 15.0.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2025.

Maintained by Edna Hiltner.