Rufus Franklin Brower

Brief Life History of Rufus Franklin

When Rufus Franklin Brower was born on 15 October 1877, in Brower Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Milton Brower, was 20 and his mother, Carrie "Kaetch" Adelaid Chrisco, was 24. He married Lura Loretta Way on 18 December 1898, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in High Point, Randolph, North Carolina, United States in 1959 and Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1960. He died on 29 April 1960, in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rufus Franklin Brower
1877–1960
Lura Loretta Way
1874–1908
Marriage: 18 December 1898
James Dewey Brower
1899–1975
Oscar Lloyd Brower
1901–1975
Ona Estelle Brower
1904–2000
Rufus Garland Brower
1905–1980

Sources (55)

  • Rufus F Brower, "United States 1950 Census"
  • R P Brown, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Rufus Franklin Brower, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Brewer .

Altered form of Brauer or Brouwer .

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

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