Rufus
Lee
Denton
Born in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Willie Oscar Denton
and Clara Belle (Sneed) Denton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Irma Lee (Samples) Denton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Christian County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2017
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Biography
Rufus Lee Denton, son of Willie Denton and Clara (Sneed) Denton, was born 31 December 1912 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. [1]
He married Irma Lee Samples.
He died 28 June 1986 and was buried in Good Hope Cemetery, Nortonville, Hopkins, Kentucky. Find A Grave: Memorial #59629856, [2]
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," FamilySearch database, Rufus L Denton, 31 Dec 1912; citing Birth, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. [Link]
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images accessed 20 September 2017, memorial page for Rufus Lee Denton (31 Dec 1912–28 Jun 1986), citing Good Hope Cemetery, Nortonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Created by Carl Lansden. Find A Grave: Memorial #59629856.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
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~0.78%
Linda Rogers
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23andMe, GEDmatch A293780 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A293780 [compare], Ancestry member LindaGrinnell
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A293780 [compare], FTDNA kit #189786
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~0.78%
J Lantrip :
MyHeritage DNA
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