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Rufus Lee Self

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Rufus Lee Self Veteran

Birth
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Death
16 Jun 1911 (aged 66)
Burial
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Rufus Lee Self, LDS ID LWS4-9FB, was the son of Rebecca Rucker and Lemuel Saunders Self.

He married August 9, 1866 (marriage bond was dated July 25, 1866, J. R. Self was surety), Margaret C. Summerow, daughter of Barbara Hallman and Jacob Summerow.

Rufus enlisted October 8, 1862, aged 18, in Cleveland County, in company F, 55th Regiment, NC Troops. He was wounded at Gettysburg.

They were listed in the 1870 US Census in Lincoln Co., NC, in the household of her parents as:
Rufus Self, 26, Miller; Maggie, 25; Mary Lee, 1; all born in North Carolina.

They were listed in the 1880 US Census in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC, as: Rufus Self, 34, Farmer; Margaret, wife, 34; Mary, dau, 11; and Ada, dau, 6; all born in North Carolina.

They were listed in the 1900 US Census in Lincoln Co., NC, as: Rufus Self, head, 55, b. Aug 1844, m. 33 years; Margaret, wife, 55, b. Dec 1844, m. 33 years, 4 children, 3 living; John S., son, 19, b. Feb 1881, m. 1 year; Florence, dau-in-law, 19, b. Feb 1881, m. 1 year; and Grover V., g-son, 12, b. Nov 1887

They had four children:

(1) Anna E. Self, LJKT-369, #114460393, was born in Cleveland Co., NC, June 6, 1867; died at age 1 month, 20 days, in Cleveland Co., NC, July 26, 1867; buried at Saint Peters Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawndale, Cleveland Co., NC

(2) Mary Lee Self, #28646244, b. 1869, d. 1944

(3) Ada Lorena Self, #28769866, b. 1874, d. 1947

(4) John Samuel Self, #29181244, b. 1881, d. 1946

From Summerrow Family History, LDS Family Search, and findagrave contributor Helen Sharpe (47236106).
Rufus Lee Self, LDS ID LWS4-9FB, was the son of Rebecca Rucker and Lemuel Saunders Self.

He married August 9, 1866 (marriage bond was dated July 25, 1866, J. R. Self was surety), Margaret C. Summerow, daughter of Barbara Hallman and Jacob Summerow.

Rufus enlisted October 8, 1862, aged 18, in Cleveland County, in company F, 55th Regiment, NC Troops. He was wounded at Gettysburg.

They were listed in the 1870 US Census in Lincoln Co., NC, in the household of her parents as:
Rufus Self, 26, Miller; Maggie, 25; Mary Lee, 1; all born in North Carolina.

They were listed in the 1880 US Census in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC, as: Rufus Self, 34, Farmer; Margaret, wife, 34; Mary, dau, 11; and Ada, dau, 6; all born in North Carolina.

They were listed in the 1900 US Census in Lincoln Co., NC, as: Rufus Self, head, 55, b. Aug 1844, m. 33 years; Margaret, wife, 55, b. Dec 1844, m. 33 years, 4 children, 3 living; John S., son, 19, b. Feb 1881, m. 1 year; Florence, dau-in-law, 19, b. Feb 1881, m. 1 year; and Grover V., g-son, 12, b. Nov 1887

They had four children:

(1) Anna E. Self, LJKT-369, #114460393, was born in Cleveland Co., NC, June 6, 1867; died at age 1 month, 20 days, in Cleveland Co., NC, July 26, 1867; buried at Saint Peters Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawndale, Cleveland Co., NC

(2) Mary Lee Self, #28646244, b. 1869, d. 1944

(3) Ada Lorena Self, #28769866, b. 1874, d. 1947

(4) John Samuel Self, #29181244, b. 1881, d. 1946

From Summerrow Family History, LDS Family Search, and findagrave contributor Helen Sharpe (47236106).


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