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Rufus Elsworth Masters

Rufus Elsworth Masters

Male 1862 - 1920  (58 years)


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  • Name Rufus Elsworth Masters  [1] 
    Birth 7 Aug 1862  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Living Child 1870  Allensville, Harrison Twp., Vinton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I3014] Leonard Oliver MASTERS
      Witness Role: Principal 2: [I1996] Margaret Jane GILBERT
      Witness Role: Child in household: [I3017] Rufus Elsworth MASTERS
      Witness Role: Child in household: [I3009] Cynthia Almeda MASTERS
      Witness Role: Child in household: [I3018] Ruthey Jane MASTERS
      Witness Role: Child in household: [I3010] Eliza Florence MASTERS
      Witness Role: Witness: [I3016] Rosa May MASTERS
    Marriage Groom 3 Jul 1887 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F469] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Bride: [I3796] Lily SHAFFER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I3017] Rufus Elsworth MASTERS
    Death 16 Aug 1920  [1] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Robert Masters,   b. 1795, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandfather) 
    Nancy Ann Rutherford,   b. 1809, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I3017  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

    Father Leonard Oliver Masters,   b. 3 May 1837, Morgan, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1923, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jane Gilbert,   b. 4 Jul 1839, Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1917 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1861  Vigo, Ross, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I1996] Margaret Jane GILBERT
      Witness Role: Groom: [I3014] Leonard Oliver MASTERS
    Family ID F468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lily Shaffer 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1887 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I3796] Lily SHAFFER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I3017] Rufus Elsworth MASTERS
    Family ID F469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Rufus Elsworth Masters". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I3017&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Clarence D. BOWSER, The Leonard Oliver and Margaret Gilbert Masters Family Chart.

    2. [S150] 1870 U.S. Census Vinton County Ohio (Masters).


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