Dickinson Ruffin Family

Dickinson Ruffin
born: Feb 1822  Edgecombe NC
died: Jan 20, 1889
married: Sept 27, 1847  Martha Ann Billups (Edgecombe Co.)(3-1-1828 - 8-27-1903)
buried: 100 yards down the highway and off on an
unpaved road to the right of the highway -- from
Primitive Baptist church at Lawrence , NC. (which was
the old Cotton Meeting Place Cemetery)

father:  ?  Ruffin
mother: Lucy Fort

1. Winfield Dale Ruffin (married 1: Mollie E. Hearne 2)Mrs. Leah J. Davis
	(6-29-1851 - 5-4-1921 )   Mollie (8-13-1850 - 4-24-1897)
	Buried: Old Cotton Meeting Place Church

2. Lawrence Dickinson Ruffin  (married Sarah S. Lewis 18 June 1890)
	(25 Dec 1860 - 4 July 1941)
	Buried: Tarboro Cemetery

	Children of Lawrence and Sarah

3. Robert A. Ruffin (married 1:(30 Jan 1895)Sallie B. Wright 2:(3 Mar 1909) Martha A. Jones)

4. Henry T. Ruffin (married Hattie Hodges 19 Feb 1890)
	(born 1863 died 1900)Old Cotton Meeting Place Cemetary

5. W.R. Ruffin

6. William Thomas Ruffin (married Emma Kitchen White Sept 20, 1880) ruffinwm@beachlink.com
	(Aug 1, 1849 - Oct 13, 1930)  (Sept 17, 1859 - Oct 13, 1948)
	Buried: Hobgood Cemetery, Hobgood, NC
		a. Frederick Arthur Ruffin (1881-1945)
			Spouse:Irene Cobb Ruffin (1895-1988)
			Buried: Grace Episcopal Church - Woodville

7. Louvenia Ruffin

8. Delia Ruffin

9. Martha F. Ruffin ( married James T. Harrison)

10. Mary Ann Ruffin (married Willis Bradley) g.b.weiss@att.net  
 Gayle Weiss

Children of Lawrence and Sarah Lewis Ruffin
Patty L. (Lewis?) Ruffin is one of seven children of Lawrence Dickinson
Ruffin and wife Sarah S. Lewis. The others are:

Patty L. Ruffin born Oct 1892 - Edgecombe Co.
Waverly T. Ruffin, born 1896, died 1898
Bessie L. Ruffin, married Joseph Winn
Jesse M. Ruffin
Lottie D. Ruffin
Annie Ruffin
Hilda Ruffin"

Patty L. Ruffin was born Oct 1892 in Edgecombe County, NC and married
Robert Knight ca. 1904.

A little side note: Jesse Knight was named administrator and guardian
of Lucy Fort Ruffin's will and children in 1838.



1920 Edgecombe County census - TARBORO

Robert Knight age 29
Patty    age 27
 Irma age 5
 Robert age 3
 Leslie age 1 month

(two doors down)
Lawrence D. Ruffin  age 59
Sarah S. Ruffin  age 56
Jessie (female) age 24
Hilda age 14


The children in the census listed with Patty and Robert  Knight are:  Irma,
age 5; Robert, age 3; and Leslie, age 1 month.  Irma was my daddy's age.

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