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.
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.
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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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