Family Group Sheet
NameRufus Henderson Flanery
Birth9 Jun 1874, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death17 Feb 1948, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Huston Flannery (1850-1913)
MotherDollie Mays
Other spousesMary E. Johnson
Marriageabt 1909, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseMinna Stafford
Birth22 Dec 1887, Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1959
Children
Birth29 Nov 1909, Kentucky
SpouseRuth Mae Carter
Birth5 May 1918, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseClona Black , 2C1R
Birth20 Dec 1923, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Notes for Rufus Henderson Flanery
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Rufus Henderson Flanery, age 44, residence Lytten, Elliott Co., Ky, born 9 June 1974, farmer, self-employed, nearest relative Mimia Flanery, same address.
His death certificate records Rufus H. Flanery, age 74 years 8 months 8 days, born 9 June 1873 in Ky, died 17 Feb 1948 in rural Lytton, Elliott Co., Ky, married to Mima Flanery age 61, occupation farmer, father John Flanery, mother’s maiden name Dolly Mayes, both born in Ky, cause of death hypertensive heart disease, informant Mrs. Rufus Flanery, Lytton, Ky, burial in Elliott Co., Ky.
His death certificate records Rufus H. Flanery, age 74 years 8 months 8 days, born 9 June 1873 in Ky, died 17 Feb 1948 in rural Lytton, Elliott Co., Ky, married to Mima Flanery age 61, occupation farmer, father John Flanery, mother’s maiden name Dolly Mayes, both born in Ky, cause of death hypertensive heart disease, informant Mrs. Rufus Flanery, Lytton, Ky, burial in Elliott Co., Ky.
Census
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 17 June, lists on p. 26 as family #200:
Adkins, Minerva J., 56, widowed, farmer, b. Va Va Va; Lucinda E., 16, dau, single, b. Ky Va Va; Flanery, Rufus H., 5, grandson, b. Ky Ky Ky.
(Minerva’s first husband was Rufus’s grandfather William H. Flanery/Flannery, her second was John M. Adkins.)
Adkins, Minerva J., 56, widowed, farmer, b. Va Va Va; Lucinda E., 16, dau, single, b. Ky Va Va; Flanery, Rufus H., 5, grandson, b. Ky Ky Ky.
(Minerva’s first husband was Rufus’s grandfather William H. Flanery/Flannery, her second was John M. Adkins.)
Census Notes for Rufus Henderson & Minna (Family)
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 14 Jan, lists on p. 3A as family #47:
Flanery, Rufus, 45, b. Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Minne, wife, 32, b. Ky Ky Va; Dewey, son, 21; John, son, 19; Orville, son, 16; James, son, 10; Houston, son, 8; Thomas, son, 6; Renie, dau, 4 1/12; Lonnie, son, 1 9/12. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 12A as family #226/245:
Flanery, Rufus, 53, age at first marriage 23; Mima, wife, 42, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Ky WV; Rena, dau, 14; Lonnie, son, 12; Willie (or Millie), son, 9; Jearldene, dau, 6; Walter E., son, 5; Rufus Jr., son, 3. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
Flanery, Rufus, 45, b. Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Minne, wife, 32, b. Ky Ky Va; Dewey, son, 21; John, son, 19; Orville, son, 16; James, son, 10; Houston, son, 8; Thomas, son, 6; Renie, dau, 4 1/12; Lonnie, son, 1 9/12. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 12A as family #226/245:
Flanery, Rufus, 53, age at first marriage 23; Mima, wife, 42, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Ky WV; Rena, dau, 14; Lonnie, son, 12; Willie (or Millie), son, 9; Jearldene, dau, 6; Walter E., son, 5; Rufus Jr., son, 3. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
