Rufus Birdwell Shults

1881 - 1961  (80 years)

• Name	Rufus Birdwell Shults
  Born	15 Sep 1881	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1920	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	27 Nov 1961	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  	Cause: Embolism Pulmonary due to Fracture - Hip
  Buried	29 Nov 1961	Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I34792	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Martin H. Shultz,   b. 20 Dec 1845, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jun 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah McCarter,   b. Jun 1851, Tennessee ,   bur. Shults Cemetery, Rocky Flats, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	28 Jan 1869	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F12677	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Chaney Marinda "Rendy" Messer,   b. 1 Mar 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Mar 1966  (Age 82 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1905	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Delilah Shults,   b. Abt 1907, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 19 May 2001  (Age ~ 94 years)   2. Dallas Victor Shults,   b. 6 May 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Feb 1987, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years) + 3. Lillie B. Shults,   b. 9 Jun 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jan 2001, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years) + 4. Arthur M. Shults,   b. 7 Apr 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1945  (Age 30 years) + 5. Pearlie Shults,   b. 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 19 May 2001, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years) + 6. Osburn S. Shults,   b. 26 Mar 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1974  (Age 54 years)   7. Gypsy Townsend Shults,   b. 24 Dec 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jan 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 8. Viola Shults,   b. Abt 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 2003, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 81 years)   9. James Shults,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 19 May 2001  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Family ID	F177380	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Sep 1881 - Tennessee Married - 18 Apr 1905 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Embolism Pulmonary due to Fracture - Hip - 27 Nov 1961 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 29 Nov 1961 - Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 43.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1910. Name Rufus Shults Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 25 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1885 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 18 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Rufus Shults Head M 25 Tennessee Rinda Shults Wife F 20 Tennessee Lyla Shults Daughter F 5 Tennessee Dallas Shults Son M 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTHH-99YT?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-C31%3A133640301%2C135278201%2C133640303%2C1589089044 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 1 > ED 134 > image 35 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S121] Draft Registration. Name Rufus Birdwell Shults Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 1917-1918 Event Place Sevier County, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Nationality United States Birth Date 15 Sep 1881 Birthplace , , United States "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYRB-692?cc=1968530&wc=9FWS-HZ9%3A928312101%2C928546701 : 14 May 2014), Tennessee > Sevier County; A-Z > image 3383 of 4373; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1920. Name Rufus B Shults Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 37 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Can Read No Can Write No Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Own or Rent Rent Birth Year (Estimated) 1883 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 4 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Rufus B Shults Head M 37 Tennessee Chaney M Shults Wife F 31 Tennessee Delilah Shults Daughter F 13 Tennessee Dallas V Shults Son M 11 Tennessee Lillie B Shults Daughter F 8 Tennessee Arthur M Shults Son M 5 Tennessee Ausburn S Shults Son M 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVQ-Q2F?cc=1488411&wc=QZJB-4WZ%3A1036996801%2C1037566201%2C1037125501%2C1589332307 : 14 December 2015), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 17 > ED 156 > image 8 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1930. Name Rufus Shults Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 05, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 51 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1879 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 5 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Rufus Shults Head M 51 Tennessee Rinda Shults Wife F 40 Tennessee Lila Shults Daughter F 24 Tennessee Dallas Shults Son M 22 Tennessee Lillie Shults Daughter F 20 Tennessee Arthur Shults Son M 17 Tennessee Alton Shults Son M 15 Tennessee Pearly Shults Daughter F 12 Tennessee Viola Shults Daughter F 8 Tennessee James Shults Son M 5 Tennessee "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR84-QMZ?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-ZDR%3A648806201%2C650275001%2C648818501%2C1589282329 : 8 December 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > District 05 > ED 11 > image 9 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002). [S87] Death Certificate. Name Rufus Shults Event Type Death Event Date 27 Nov 1961 Event Place Cosby, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 81 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1880 Father's Name Mark Shults Mother's Name Sarah Mccarter Spouse's Name Randy Messer Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99D2-P9ZK-B?cc=1417505&wc=3481-ZNL%3A1580619501 : 3 April 2015), 007552557 > image 1186 of 1898; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 569. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 36565459). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name R B Shults Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Apr 1905 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Marinda Messer Spouse's Gender Female