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Name: Rufus Everett Fort
Sex: M
Birth: 3 Sep 1891 in Vienna, Johnson Co, IL
Death: 26 Jul 1940 in Creal Springs, Williamson Co, IL
Burial: Simpson, Johnson Co, IL.
Person Id: I762
Tree Id: 615433

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Parents

Father:

Henry Balaam Fort: Birth: Feb 1863 in , Callaway, KY. Death: 1942

Mother:

Martha Virginia Verhines: Birth: May 1865 in , Johnson, IL.

Family
Marriage:

Married: Effie A. Vaughn on 25 Jan 1912 at Mangrum, Craighead Co, AR.
Effie A. Vaughn: Birth: Jul 1891 in , Johnson, IL.

Children:

Leonard R. Fort: Birth: 17 Jan 1913 in Vienna, Johnson, IL. Death: 21 Feb 1972 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co, MI
Mildred Virginia Fort: Birth: 27 Aug 1914 in Vienna, , IL. Death: 1987 in CA
Liddie Pauline Fort: Birth: 9 Aug 1916 in , Johnson, IL. Death: 28 Mar 1988 in Santa Clara, CA

Notes

Note: !* Farmer in 1914 (NP175(2)) !* Index to Court Files, Book 1, Box 91, Johnson Co IL, March term, 1925: Possession of a still & possession of illegal liquor (NP155(2))
* 1900 Johnson Co IL census, p. 279B, Simpson twnship. * 1910 Johnson Co IL census, p 114B, age 18, Simpson Twnshp (LDS#1374308) * 1920 Johnson Co IL census, p 231 (Grantsburg), age 27, farmer, rent. (LDS #1820376) * 1930 Johnson Co IL, Simpson; age 38 IL IL IL, farmer, married age 19 (1911) * 1930 City Directory: Traverse City, MICH, lived at 118 S. Division. Laborer * WWI Draft Registration: Johnson Co IL, Jun 3 1917; shows married with 3 children.
* Death record shows mother as Jennie Reed. Shows buried in Casey Springs Cemetery. However, he is buried in Gilead Cemetery, Simpson, Johnson Co, IL.

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