Rufus Livingston
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Rufus Livingston (1834 - 1901)

Rufus Livingston
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at age 66 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Rufus was born on 11 Feb 1834 in Orangeburg, SC. He was the son of Frederick Livingston and Martha Jeffcoat. He married a woman named Glovenia/Louvenia and they had at least 9 children per census and other source records.
Private Rufus Livingston served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 18, 1862
Mustered out: Feb 1, 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. D of the 20th Regiment of the South Carolina


On 18 Apr 1862 Rufus enlisted in the Civil War, in Co. D of the 20th Regiment of the South Carolina Infantry Unit. Starting Jul 6, 1863 he was on "detached service as overseer". His rate of pay was listed at $1.50 per day[1][2]. This was until he got sick and went on furlough in Oct 1863. He was back and present for the Apr 1864 muster roll and back on overseer duty. His service ended when he mustered out in Feb 1864.

After returning from the war, Rufus lived the remainder of his days in Orangeburg, SC. It is here he passed away on 27 Jan 1901. He is buried at the Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery in Livingston, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.


Original bio: This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Rufus /Livingston/[3][4]

Residence

Residence:
Place: USA[5]

Military Service

Military Service:
Place: South Carolina[6]

Sources

  1. https://www.fold3.com/image/83276695
  2. https://www.fold3.com/image/83276702
  3. Source: #S-1575879292 Note: Ancestry Record nps_civilwarsoldiers #5813541 Data: Text: military place: South Carolina Name: Rufus Livingston APID: 1,1138::5813541
  4. Source: #S-1575879255 Note: Ancestry Record civilwar_histdatasys #317098 Data: Text: Name: Rufus Livingston residence place: USA APID: 1,1555::317098
  5. Source: #S-1575879255 Note: Ancestry Record civilwar_histdatasys #317098 Data: Text: Name: Rufus Livingston residence place: USA APID: 1,1555::317098
  6. Source: #S-1575879292 Note: Ancestry Record nps_civilwarsoldiers #5813541 Data: Text: military place: South Carolina Name: Rufus Livingston APID: 1,1138::5813541
  • 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: M432_857; Page: 331A; Image: 122
  • 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules (Female): United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.
  • SC 1860 Slave Schedule. South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. South Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  • 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1224; Page: 386; Family History Library Film: 805224
  • 1870 United States Federal Census
  • 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hebron, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1241538
  • South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Orangeburg
  • Daughter Hattie's death certificate. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976: North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
  • U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865: National Park Service


  • Source: S-1575879255 Repository: #R-1684691921 Title: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Author: Historical Data Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.Ori Note: APID: 1,1555::0
  • Repository: R-1684691921 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Source: S-1575879292 Repository: #R-1684691921 Title: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Author: National Park Service Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/ , acquired 2007.Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Note: APID: 1,1138::0
  • Source: S-1576228553 Repository: #R-1684691921 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/51289522/family


Acknowledgments

Thank you to Patrick Matherne for creating WikiTree profile Livingston-1188 through the import of Matherne Family Tree (1).ged on Dec 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Patrick and others.






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