Elias Ruffin Family

Elias Ruffin 
Born: Apr 1865 - ( d. 1938)

Death:  

Parents: Wiley  and Janet ? Ruffin
Siblings:  Lemuel Ruffin (who moved to Texas),
Sarah(Evans/Ruffin?)now Longmyer (who settled in Waynesboro Ms.) Matthew or Mathis Ruffin who was a midget(settled in Pushmataha Alabama).

Marriages:
1st marriage: 1890 marriage by 1900 Census
 Lula ?  (born 1872  - died shortly after baby Lula was born)

a. Eli - b. Feb 1893 - d.  (aka "Uncle Bud", the father of David
b. Jimmy
c. Rita Mae
d. Rosetta(a baby
girl who died in infancy)and stepfather of QB whom aunt Ophelia Davis had before she married Uncle Eli)

e.  Clara,b. [1895](who is my grandmother's mother),
f. Sarah b. [1897]
g.Girlie, b. 1900- died 1964(whose daughter Mary is very much alive and the reason why I
know so much about my Ruffin lineage....thanks Aunt Mary.... she's 83), 

h. Wiley (aka Uncle Sonny) [1901]

i.  Lula(aka Aunt Baby)[1904] 

2nd marriage: ? 1907 per 1910 census
Isabelle Coleman   [1884]
daughter named Jessie(aka Scrap)from previous marriage.

a. Martha [1908]
b. Lemuel [1909] (lived in Detroit)
c. E.L. (aka Charm) [1911]  Elias?
d. John Lewis(aka Uncle Bunk) [1914]
e. Bennie Lewis(aka Jack) born March 13, 1917 
Married Lillie B. Miller on 12/13/43

f.  Jenny Bell whose family
resides in Meridian Ms. to this day.


1900 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Lauderdale > Hurricane Creek > District 27 image 35

Ruffin, Elias  b m Apr 1865 35 married 10 years AL AL AL
  Lula b f (blank) 1872 28 married 10 years 5 children 4 living AL AL AL
  Eli  son b m Feb 1893 7 MS AL AL
  Clara  dau b f Oct 1894 5 MS AL AL
  Sara B dau b f Aug 1892 3  MS AL AL
  Babe  dau f b Sept 1899 8/12 MS AL AL



1910 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Lauderdale > Hurricane Crk 5-Bt > District 61  image 11

Ruffin, E.L.  mb 50 m 2x 3 yr married  AL AL NC
  Isabella wife f b 35 m1 3yr 4 children 3 living MS MS MS
Eli son m b 17 [1893] MS AL AL
Clara dau f b 15 [1895] MS AL AL
Sarah Bell dau f b 13 [1897]MS AL AL
Gurlee dau f b 10[1900] MS AL AL
Sonnie m b 8 MS [1902] AL AL
Lula dau f b 6 [1904] MS AL AL
Martha dau f b 2 [1908] MS AL MS
Lem son m b 1 MS AL MS
Clara Mother f b 77 NC NC NC


1920 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Lauderdale > Hurricane Creek > District 62 image 


Ruffin, Lemenuel   owned - free m b 64 [1856] born Alabama  AL AL
  Lula wife f b 49  [1871]born Mississippi  MS MS

Ruffin, Elias  owned - mortgaged  m b 54 [1866] AL NC  NC
  Isabella f b 36 [1884] MS MS MS 
  Sonnie  son m b 19 [1901] MS AL MS
  Lula dau f b 16  [1904] MS AL MS
  Martha f b 12 [1908] MS AL MS
  Lemuel son m b 11 [1909] MS AL MS
  Elias son m b 9 [1911] MS AL MS
  John L. son m b 6 [1914] MS AL MS
  Benjamin L  m b 2 [1917]  MS AL MS
  Myte M grandaughter 3 3/12 [1917] MS MS MS

1930 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Lauderdale > Beat 5 > District 27  image 42

Ruffin, Elias L. (owned home)  65 married at age 25  AL NC NC (can read & write)
  Isabella  53 married at age 40  MS MS MS  (can read and write)
  E.L. Jr. son 19  attended school this year MS AL MS
  John L. 16 attended school this year MS AL MS
  Bennie L 13 attended school this year MS AL MS
  Jennie dau 9 attended school this year MS AL MS
Molphus, Myrtie M. granddau  13 attended school
James, Mary W. granddau 11 attended school
   Cleo dau 9
  Berenice L  8
  T.S. son 6
  E.V. son

1930 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Lauderdale > Meridian > District 1 - Image 34

Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Ruffin, Hezie (rent) Neg 33 MS MS MS Laborer Wagne? factory
	Emma wife 28 (1902) Cook in private home
	James 13
	Maggie  9





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