Rufus A Weddington (1840 - 1927)

Born 5 Mar 1840 in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Jan 1927 at age 86 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

13th Tenn Infantry, Co D

Obituary

Taps Sounded for Two Vets -- Double funeral services conducted in Chapel of Oklahoma Confederate Home

Taps were sounded this afternoon at the Oklahoma Confederate home for W. M. Terry and Rufus W. [typo by newspaper] Weddington, veterans of the Civil War, who passed away Monday. Double funeral services were conducted from the chapel of the home by the Reverend Mr. Sumner, minister of the Baptist church. Mr. Terry was a former Baptist minister, while Dr. Weddington was a physician. The former was 89 years old and had made his home at the Confederate home here for many years. He was a member of Company One of the Twelfth South Carolina infantry. Dr. Weddington was 86 years old. He was a widower and leaves no children. During the war he served with Company D of the Thirteenth Tennessee infantry. He had lived at the home the last five years. Burial was conducted at Rose Hill cemetery under the direction of the Harvey Brothers.

- DAILY ARDMOREITE, Ardmore, Oklahoma, January 11, 1927

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-4FG : 9 November 2014), Rufus A Weddington in household of Eli B Weddington, Henry county, Henry, Tennessee, United States; citing family 33, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TC-RH7 : 30 December 2015), Rufus Wedington in entry for E D Wedington, 1860.

• "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ7V-G7N : 4 December 2014), Rufus A Weddington, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirteenth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M268 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 172.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNT-VBP : 14 July 2016), R A Weddington, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 465B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1316; FHL microfilm 1,255,316.
  • Occupation: Physician

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PC-TKD : accessed 23 February 2017), Rupert A Weddington, Justice Precinct 6 (east part), Lavaca, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 5A, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,653.
  • Transcription error on first name. Original document shows "Rufus" but with some other marks partially obscuring some letters.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML77-GJC : 29 October 2015), Rufas A Weddington, Creek, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 238, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,290.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX24-TBG : 14 December 2015), Rufus Weddington in household of Albert I Evans, Boulder Ward 3, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing sheet 19A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,156.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11411589/rufus-a-weddington: accessed 30 December 2023), memorial page for Rufus A. Weddington (5 Mar 1840–10 Jan 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11411589, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Mike King (contributor 49743352).

• http://www.bowlbyfamily.org/ancestor/d17966.htm#P17966