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David White Ruffin Sr.

Birth: 1 Nov 1858
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 10 Jan 1946 (aged 87)
Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Munford Cemetery

Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 13983241 View Source

A lawyer by training, DW Ruffin, Sr. began practicing law in Tipton County, TN. He married Oleander M. Payne, daughter of Banyan Payne (1800-1878) who owned thousands of acres of land in Tipton County. "White" lived in the country on the land willed to Olie by her deceased father, and became a "gentleman farmer". He and Olie became parents to twelve children, only six of whom lived to adulthood. Following the death of his first wife, Ruffin remarried Winifred Lou Foster.

In 1925 and again in 1927, D.W. Ruffin was elected to the Tennessee State Legislature. He was a devout Christian, being both an elder and a teacher at the Presbyterian Church in Covington. Some time following his marriage to Winnie, the family home burned down, taking with it many family heirlooms and memories.

Ruffin was well known and well respected in the area of Tipton County, Tennessee.

A lawyer by training, DW Ruffin, Sr. began practicing law in Tipton County, TN. He married Oleander M. Payne, daughter of Banyan Payne (1800-1878) who owned thousands of acres of land in Tipton County. "White" lived in the country on the land willed to Olie by her deceased father, and became a "gentleman farmer". He and Olie became parents to twelve children, only six of whom lived to adulthood. Following the death of his first wife, Ruffin remarried Winifred Lou Foster.

In 1925 and again in 1927, D.W. Ruffin was elected to the Tennessee State Legislature. He was a devout Christian, being both an elder and a teacher at the Presbyterian Church in Covington. Some time following his marriage to Winnie, the family home burned down, taking with it many family heirlooms and memories.

Ruffin was well known and well respected in the area of Tipton County, Tennessee.

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Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.

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Oleander M "Olie" Payne Ruffin

1860–1931 (m. 1880)

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Created by: Pat Iverson
Added: Apr 17, 2006
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13983241/david_white-ruffin: accessed ), memorial page for David White Ruffin Sr. (1 Nov 1858–10 Jan 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13983241, citing Munford Cemetery, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Pat Iverson (contributor 46836677).

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