Rufus McConnell1
b. 9 October 1823, d. 2 September 1855
Birth | 9 Oct 1823 | Rufus McConnell was born on 9 Oct 1823 in Virginia.1 |
Marriage | 30 Jan 1845 | He married Susan A. King, daughter of Benjamin Harvey King and Sally Dinsmore, on 30 Jan 1845.1 |
| | Three of Rufus' McConnell cousins married 3 of Susan's brothers. |
Cens-1850 | | In 1850 Rufus and Susan farmed land in Sullivan County, Tennessee [probably near the Virginia state line]. Their first child, Elbert, was born in Virginia. Their second child, daughter Sarah, was born in Tennessee.2 |
Migration | | In 1851 or early 1852 the family moved to Dade County, Missouri where Rufus' brother Archie had settled a few years earlier. Two more children were born in Missouri. |
Death | 2 Sep 1855 | Rufus died at age 31 on 2 Sep 1855 in Dade County, Missouri, when he fell from a barn.1 |
Burial | | He was buried at Morris Cemetery in Dade County, Missouri.3 |
Family | Susan A. King b. 25 Jan 1826, d. 20 Mar 1912 |
Children | - Elbert Harvey McConnell3 (28 Oct 1845 - 1 Mar 1936)
- Sarah Melissa Rosanna McConnell3 (6 Jan 1850 - 2 Aug 1855)
- Jonathan Jasper McConnell3 (12 Sep 1852 - 1 Mar 1930)
- Mary Elizabeth McConnell3 (10 Mar 1855 - 2 Jan 1906)
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Citations
- [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 177-179. These pages contain images from what the author believes to have been the Family Bible record of James S. and Barbara (Duff) McConnell.
- [S987] Rufus McConnell household, 1850 U.S. cens, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Subdivision 30, p. 5 stamped, dwelling 62, family 62, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2011. Household included: Rufus McConnell, 26, farmer, b. VA; Susan, 24, b. TN; Elbert 4, b. VA; Sarah, 10/12, b. TN.
- [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 199.