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Male Joseph Rufus THAXTON Click to view Joseph Rufus THAXTON in the family tree

Joseph Rufus was born on December 12th, 1855 in Leander, San Saba, Tx.  Joseph Rufus' father was Robert Carroll Thaxton and his mother was Louisa Bradley RUTHERFORD.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas THAXTON and Sarah Boyd Barnett; his maternal grandparents were Benjamin RUTHERFORD and Jane MARSHALL. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Thomas Benjamin, James Clinton, William August, Robert Calvin, John Barnett, Henderson Wise, Sarah Jane, Margaret Elizabeth and Mary Louisa.  He was the fourth youngest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 40 on September 8th, 1896.

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