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Rufus Thornwell Dunlap

Birth	:	18 Jun 1867
Death	:	16 Oct 1919
Burial	:	Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, Sonoma County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.3008003, -122.4535980
Description	:	Second child and only son of Richard Simpson and Sarah Ewell Black Dunlap, Rufus was born on June 18, 1867, a little over two years after the end of the War Between The States. Little is known about Rufus in his younger days. He apparently grew up managing his mother's farm. Family history tells us that he attended school with a teacher named Mr. Lee. He had a black man named Toad Dunlap, whose first job it was to carry Rufus's books to school. Rufus later attended Bingham School for Boys, Asheville, NC (school moved... Read More	Second child and only son of Richard Simpson and Sarah Ewell Black Dunlap, Rufus was born on June 18, 1867, a little over two years after the end of the War Between The States. Little is known about Rufus in his younger days. He apparently grew up managing his mother's farm. Family history tells us that he attended school with a teacher named Mr. Lee. He had a black man named Toad Dunlap, whose first job it was to carry Rufus's books to school. Rufus later attended Bingham School for Boys, Asheville, NC (school moved to Asheville in 1891 and closed 1927). His father died in 1879 when Rufus was about twelve years old. His name is listed as a sub-freshman at University of South Carolina, Class of 1886, in the book, Roll of students of South Carolina College, 1805-1905 By University of South Carolina. He was devoted to his mother and her interests and did not marry until he was 26 years old. By the time he married, he was not only a major land owner, but had become a force in politics in Laurens, SC. Rufus is said to have met Annie at a political function during the winter of 1892. He was a successful farmer. Later the family moved into Laurens. He was a director of the Palmetto Bank and the Bank of Laurens. He also owned a grocery store and was an incorporator of the Laurens Glass Works. Rufus was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church in Laurens and an organizer of the Mountville Presbyterian Church in South Carolina for which he donated the lumber for its construction. He married Annie Hudgens on April 20, 1893. They had twelve children, He died on October 19, 1919, very suddenly of a heart attack, at 52 years old.

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Rufus Thornwell Dunlap's memorial is located at: Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, Sonoma County, USA.
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Rufus Thornwell Dunlap death on 16 Oct 1919 in
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Latitude: 38.3008003
Longitude: -122.4535980

Family Members:

Parent

Sarah Ewell Black Dunlap

(1841 - 1930)

Spouse

Annie Letitia Hudgens Dunlap

(1874 - 1955)

Siblings

Children

Richard Simpson Dunlap

(1894 - 1971)

Margaret Hunter Dunlap Cooley

(1898 - 1981)

Sarah Eloise Dunlap Thomason

(1903 - 1997)

William Lee Dunlap

(1905 - 1982)

Hattie May Dunlap Wolf

(1909 - 1990)

Ella Wharton Dunlap Stewart

(1911 - 1997)

Walter Ewell Dunlap

(1913 - 1980)

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