Rufus F Jeffries (1842 - 1917)

Born Oct 1842 in Missouri, United States

Died 25 Jun 1917 at age 74 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States

Biography

Pvt. Rufus Jeffries served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 08/22/1861/03/20/1862 7th
Mustered out: 01/27/1862/April 7, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co C 27th Missouri Infantry Mounted/7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry

Military

Location: 'Missouri

Surname: Jeffries

enlisted = 08/22/1861 in Georgetown/Mar 20, 1862 in Warrensburg, Missouri

mustered = 01/27/1862- disbandment of the regiment/7th thru April 7, 1865

side = USA

regiment flag =

regiment name = Co C 27th Missouri Mounted Infantry/7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry

source: FOLD3 4/ 15 pgs 7th Cav. Muster Cards

Age:18

1850 found Dr. Moses Jeffries age:27/Evaline age:17 BUT no one else is living with them, and no census comes up for Rufus F JEFFRIES, so maybe they adopted him???

This does not look like it could be his Mom but Moses is old enough to be Dad.

1860 Post Oak Township, Johnson, Missouri

Age 18

Birth Year (Estimated) 1842

Birthplace Missouri

Page 252

Moses Jeffries M 37 Virginia Physician

Ethalene Jeffries F 28 Kentucky

Rufus Jeffries M 18 Missouri

Mary S Jeffries F 5 Missouri

Sarah E Jeffries F 1 Missouri

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1870 P.O. Eveline, Tremont Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Age 27

Birth Year (Estimated) 1842-1843

Birthplace Missouri

Occupation: Carpenter

Page Number 4

Rufus Jeffries M 27 Missouri

Mary Jeffries F 20 Missouri

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1880 Holden, Johnson, Missouri

Age 36 --Marital Status Married

Occupation Carpenter

Birth Year (Estimated) 1844

Birthplace Missouri, United States

Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania,--Mother's Birthplace Connecticut,

Sheet Letter C--Sheet Number 278--Person Number 0--Volume 1

Rufus F Jefferies Self M 36 Missouri,

Mary E Jefferies Wife F 32 Missouri,

Also on original are 4 Boarders: 2 "B" ladies/their 2 little kids

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United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890

Name Rufus F Jefferies

Event Place Terrell, Kaufman, Texas

Regiment: 7th SM Cavalry, Missouri

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1900 Terrell city Ward 1 & 3, Kaufman, Texas,

Age 58

Marital Status Married

Years Married 35 --Marriage Year (Estimated) 1865

Children: 3 / 0 living

Birth Date Oct 1842

Birthplace Mo

Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania---Mother's Birthplace Connecticut

Occupation: Furniture Dealer

Rufus Jefferies Head M 58 Mo

Mary Jefferies Wife F 51 Mo

Ollie Chandler Boarder F 18 Texas

Allie Harding Boarder F 16 Texas

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IF Lucile IS his daughter??? then her age is wrong OR he adopted her, as per the 1900 census...................

1910 Terrell Ward 3, Kaufman, Texas

Age 68

Marital Status Widowed

Birth Year (Estimated) 1842

Birthplace Missouri

Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania --Mother's Birthplace Connecticut

Sheet Letter B--Sheet Number 8

Rufus F Jefferies Head M 68 Missouri

Lucile Jefferies Daughter F 14 Texas

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Lucile is NOT listed on the 1900 and should be age:4.

Sources

1. fold3
2. Find A Grave: Memorial #175133261
3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ4-CZY : 30 December 2015), Rufus Jeffries in entry for Moses Jeffries, 1860.
4. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XH-75N : 17 October 2014), Rufus Jeffries, Missouri, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,261.
5. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XX-H5Y : 14 July 2016), Rufus F Jefferies, Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 98, sheet 278C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0696; FHL microfilm 1,254,696.
6. "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S7-HN9 : 14 November 2014), Rufus F Jefferies, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,259.
7. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P7-MH7 : accessed 9 January 2017), Rufus Jefferies, Terrell city Ward 1 & 3, Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 26A, family 504, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,651.
8. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23P-VK6 : accessed 9 January 2017), Rufus F Jefferies, Terrell Ward 3, Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 8B, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1570; FHL microfilm 1,375,583.