Brief Life History of Chauncy
When Chauncy Ruffin was born on 31 May 1907, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, his father, Odarius Marshall Ruffin, was 35 and his mother, Elvina Kathryn Cooley, was 30. He married Marguerite Lucille Talkington on 11 February 1939, in Hancock, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Hendricks Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States in 1950. He died in January 1986, in Westfield, Westfield Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Whitestown, Worth Township, Boone, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Chausey Ruffin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Chauncy Ruffin, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Unknown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English and French: from the Old French personal name Ruffin, from Latin Rufinus, a diminutive of Rufus ‘red’, borne by several early Christian saints, including a 3rd-century martyr of Soissons and a 4th-century Church Father. Compare Ruffo .
English: nickname from Middle English ruffine (Old French rufin) ‘reddish’, for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
English: possibly also a nickname from Middle English ruffin ‘fiend, devil’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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