Maj John Rufus Blocker (1838-1864) - Find a Grave Memorial

Maj John Rufus Blocker

Birth

1838

Death

6 Jun 1864 (aged 25–26)

Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Burial

Blocker Family Cemetery

Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map

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Born about 1838. Confederate States Army.

Inscription

A Wife's Token
IN MEMORIAM
Maj. J.R. BLOCKER
Died June 6, 1864.
Aged 26 years.
In RICHMOND, Va.
of wounds received in defense of the Southern Confederacy.
He's not dead but sleepeth.

Gravesite Details

Blocker Familly Cemetery, Edgefield Death Notices & Cemetery Records, 1977.

Family Members

Parents

Maj Barkley Martin Blocker

1790–1849
Nancy Brooks Blocker

1798–1871

Spouse

Lydia Emma Nicholson Blocker

1838–1921

Siblings

Julia Blocker Reed

1819 – unknown
PVT Barkley M Blocker

1820–1883
Abner Pickens Blocker Sr

1822–1890
Sgt William Butler Blocker

1824–1847
Whitfield Brooks Blocker

1826–1828
Mary Caroline Blocker Strother

1832–1870
Sarah Lucinda Blocker

Children

John R. Blocker Sr

1864–1942

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Maj John Rufus Blocker

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Maj Barkley Martin Blocker

Nancy Brooks Blocker

Lydia Emma Nicholson Blocker

Julia Blocker Reed

PVT Barkley M Blocker

Abner Pickens Blocker Sr

Sgt William Butler Blocker

Whitfield Brooks Blocker

Mary Caroline Blocker Strother

Sarah Lucinda Blocker

John R. Blocker Sr

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