Unsure why he died, but the family was poverty-stricken & had no food, according to recollections of the oldest son. Rufus's sister died four months earlier of consumption, so Rufus may well have died of consumption or another disease related to poverty and malnutrition.
There is no record of his burial. The family would have had no money to bury him, so he is probably in a pauper's grave with no headstone.
There is no record of his burial. The family would have had no money to bury him, so he is probably in a pauper's grave with no headstone.
Unsure why he died, but the family was poverty-stricken & had no food, according to recollections of the oldest son. Rufus's sister died four months earlier of consumption, so Rufus may well have died of consumption or another disease related to poverty and malnutrition.
There is no record of his burial. The family would have had no money to bury him, so he is probably in a pauper's grave with no headstone.
There is no record of his burial. The family would have had no money to bury him, so he is probably in a pauper's grave with no headstone.
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