Rufus Runnels Alvis (1850 - 1921)

Born 5 Dec 1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Ann (Cooper) Alvis — married 29 Dec 1870 in Hopkins County, Texas, United States

Husband of Sarah Fanny (Cannaday) Alvis — married 25 Dec 1887 in Wood County, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 1921 at about age 70 in Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, United States

Biography

R R Alvis married R. A. Cooper on 29 December 1870 in Hopkins, Texas, United States.^[1]

R R Alvis married Mrs. E L Black on 3 March 1884 in Franklin, Texas, United States.^[2][3]

R Alvis married Fannie Cannady on 25 December 1887 in Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States.^[4]

Research Notes

Rufus Randolph/Runnels, b Dec 1850, Lafayette Co MS, s/o Zachariah Barnett & Permelia Browning (1860, 1870);

m 29 Dec 1870 (1) Ruth Ann Cooper, Hopkins Co TX, IGI;

m 25 Dec 1887 (2) Sarah Fanny (Black) Cannady Wood Co TX;

1880, Hopkins Co TX, w/wife, 2 ch;

1900 Wood Co TX, w/wife, 4 ch & stepson;

1910 w/wife, 3 dts; 1920 Wood Co TX w/wife, dt; did he have ch d 1934, Bowie Co TX? Ch: R (m), Constance May, Claudius Eugene, Rubie E, Kitty L, S Helen

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973". Citing FHL microfilm: 1298848;. FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021)
2. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977". Citing Franklin, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,302,055. FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021) FamilySearch Image Image number 00315
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL6D-M56 : 22 December 2016), R R Alvis and E L Black, 03 Mar 1884; citing Franklin, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,302,055.
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965". Citing Marriage, citing Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,632,006. FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021) FamilySearch Image Image number 00331

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFN-D3W : 18 February 2021), Rufus Alvis in entry for Z B Alvis, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGM-JWD : 29 May 2021), Rufus Alvis in entry for Zachariah Alvis, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN2-GJH : 20 February 2021), R R Alvis, Precinct 6, Hopkins, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 61, sheet 214A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,311.

R R Alvis M 29 Farming Mississippi, United States

R A Alvis F 28 Keeping House ---

R Alvis M 2 At Home Texas, United States

Babe Alvis F 0 At Home Texas, United States

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M351-K7X : accessed 12 November 2021), Ruge R Aldis, Justice Precinct 4 (voting precinct 8) Winnsboro town, Wood, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 144, sheet 9A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,681.

Ruge R Aldis Head Married M 50 Mississippi

Fanny Aldis Wife Married F 33 Texas

Connie Aldis Daughter Single F 20 Texas

Claude Aldis Son Single M 19 Texas

Rubie Aldis Daughter Single F 15 Texas

Kitty Aldis Daughter Single F 12 Texas

Walter Black Step Son Single M 24 Texas

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Q6-3C8 : accessed 12 November 2021), Ruffus R Alris, Justice Precinct 4, Wood, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 130, sheet 14B, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1601; FHL microfilm 1,375,614.

Ruffus R Alris Head Married M 59 Mississippi

Sarah F Alris Wife Married F 42 Texas

Rubie E Alris Daughter Single F 24 Texas

Kitty L Alris Daughter Single F 21 Texas

S Hellen Alris Daughter Single F 6 Texas

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9R-V4K : 3 February 2021), Rufus R Alvis, 1920.

Rufus R Alvis Head Married M 69 Mississippi

Sarah F Alvis Wife Married F 52 Texas

Hellen Alvis Daughter Single F 15 Texas

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57859647/rufus-rodolphus-alvis : accessed 12 November 2021), memorial page for Rufus Rodolphus Alvis Sr. (5 Dec 1850–1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #57859647, citing Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Jane Faulk White Adams (contributor 15286517) .

• "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974". Probate Minutes, 1878-1917; General Index, 1878-1942; Probate Packets, 1878-1889 (Wood County, Texas); Author: Texas, County Court (Wood County); Probate Place: Wood, Texas. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2115 #1964200 (accessed 12 November 2021). R R Alvis probate on 2 Jan 1921.

See Also:

• FamilySearch Profile

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Alvis families 9a.ged on 18 January 2011.