When Rufus Flanders was born on 18 December 1843, in Compton, Quebec, Canada, his father, David Flanders, was 31 and his mother, Sally Leavitt, was 31. He married Margaret A "Maggie" Mann on 30 August 1882, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. He lived in Ohio, Ohio, Herkimer, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 13 April 1885, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.
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In 1844 Spring Grove Cemetery articles of incorporation were prepared. They were granted on 21 Jan 1845. The first interment at Spring Grove Cemetery was on 1 Sep 1845.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
English: ethnic name from Middle English Fla(u)ndres ‘Flanders’, denoting someone from Flanders, a historical region covering parts of modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Compare Fleming .
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