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Rufus Lafayette Varnell

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Rufus Lafayette Varnell

Birth
Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Death
13 May 1903 (aged 44)
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.49245, Longitude: -86.84071
Plot
block 12
Memorial ID
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Wife: Ruth Regina Dill; son of Harriet Maranda Whittle and Zachariah Nelson Varnell.

Note the incorrect birth year on the stone. Rufus was my g-grandfather and I have researched this family. The 1860 and 1870 census provides the correct age andtherefore the birth year, as do later censuses and other documentation.
Wife: Ruth Regina Dill; son of Harriet Maranda Whittle and Zachariah Nelson Varnell.

Note the incorrect birth year on the stone. Rufus was my g-grandfather and I have researched this family. The 1860 and 1870 census provides the correct age andtherefore the birth year, as do later censuses and other documentation.

Gravesite Details

He was in the 1870 census as being 11. Date on tombstone should be 1858. This is confirmed by the 1860 census which shows his age as 1. This is correct and the birth year on the stone is wrong. This is fairly common for birth years on stones.



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