Rufus
Waterford
Born about in Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William Waterford
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Sarah Jane (Waterford) Stump, Adeline (Waterford) Harris, Lilburn Waterford and Elbridge Waterford
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 41
in San Francisco County, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2023
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Biography
Rufus Waterford is a part of US Black heritage.
Rufus Waterford was born about 1858 in Canada, son of William Waterford. He was a free person of color.
In the 1861 census Rufus was three years old. His father was working as a farmer in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, with five children. He was a widower and did not profess any religion. The family lived in a log house next door to Alexander Waterford (age 36), Granville Waterford (age 43) and Elizabeth Waterford (age 73) and their families.[1]
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Place of Birth |
| William Waterford | 44 | Male | Mulatto | United States |
| Adaline Waterford | 18 | Female | Mulatto | United States |
| Lelborn Waterford | 14 | Male | Mulatto | United States |
| Lafaatt (Lafayette) Waterford | 11 | Male | Mulatto | United States |
| Albridge Waterford | 5 | Male | Mulatto | United States |
| Rufus Waterford | 3 | Male | Mulatto | United States |
In the 1870 census Rufus was 10 years old and attending school in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, while living with Andrew Johnson and his wife Sarah.[2]
In the 1880 census Rufus was 23 years old and living on 12th Street in Northwest Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, with his father, his father's second wife Elizabeth, her daughter Rosetta, and his brother Elbridge. Rufus was working as a laborer.[3]
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Place of Birth | Place of Birth of Father | Place of Birth of Mother |
| William Waterford | 63 | Male | Mulatto | Tennessee | Virginia | Virginia |
| Elizabeth Waterford | 47 | Female | Mulatto | Missouri | (blank) | Virginia |
| Rosetta Bonto (Bonter) | 10 | Female | Mulatto | Oregon | Missouri | (blank) |
| Elbridge Waterford | 23 | Male | Mulatto | Canada | Tennessee | Virginia |
| Rufus Waterford | 19 | Male | Mulatto | Canada | Tennessee | Virginia |
When his father died in March 1893, Rufus was noted as 35 years old and living in Portland, Oregon.[4]
Rufus died of tuberculosis in San Francisco on 9 December 1899 and was buried at the Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
Research Notes
A possible relative:
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Crab Creek, Spokane, Washington; Roll: 1397; Page: 85B; Enumeration District: 063
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #14814906 (accessed 24 July 2023)
Rufus Waterford (21), single, Farm Laborer, in Crab Creek, Spokane, Washington, USA. Born in Can East.
Sources
- ↑ 1861 Census: "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7X-HQY : Fri Oct 06 03:46:54 UTC 2023), Entry for William Waterford, 1861.
- ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: M593_1287; Page: 195A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #9287155 (accessed 5 February 2024) - ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCG-LC6 : Tue Oct 03 13:25:20 UTC 2023), Entry for William Waterford and Elizabeth Waterford, 1880.
- ↑ Death of William Waterford - Probated Intestate Estates, Multonomah County, Oregon. Fee Book 7, page 202. Probate No. 2, Page 573. DAR abstracts of estates E-7, Page 114. Obtained via Genealogical Forum of Oregon Website.
- Death: "Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971"
Oregon Center For Health Statistics; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Oregon Deaths
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61675 #747575 (accessed 24 July 2023)
Rufus Waterford death 9 Dec 1899 (age 41) in Portland, Oregon, USA. - Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #56873055 (accessed 24 July 2023)
Memorial page for Rufus Waterford (1861-9 Dec 1899), citing Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA (plot: Sec 28, Lot 27, Grave 3S); Maintained by VDR (contributor 47292775).
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