Rufus Hargrove Clements

Brief Life History of Rufus Hargrove

When Rufus Hargrove Clements was born on 1 November 1823, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, his father, Hardy Clements, was 40 and his mother, Martha Hargrove, was 22. He married Martha Lavinia Bugbee in 1850. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 December 1876, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rufus Hargrove Clements
1823–1876
Martha Lavinia Bugbee
1828–1906
Marriage: 1850
Coosa Corinne Clements
1853–1854
Lalla Clements
Julia Lavinia Clements
1854–1858
Rufus Hargrove " Jr." Clements
1856–1858
Gertrude Clements
1859–1865
Francis Bugbee Clements Sr
1864–1951
Julius Morgan Clements
1869–1950
Clara Estelle Clements
1871–1955

Sources (12)

  • R H Clements in household of Unknown, "United States, Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
  • R H Clement, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Rufus Hargrove Clements, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1832

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English, Irish (Tyrone and Antrim), and Dutch: variant of Clement , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. German Clementz and Slovenian patronymic Klemenc (see Klements ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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