Person:Rufus Gleason (4)

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Rufus Gleason
b.1827 Gallia, Ohio, United States
d.28 Feb 1863 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Oct 1824
  1. Olive Haliday Gleason1826 - 1880
  2. Rufus Gleason1827 - 1863
  3. Arial Gleason1832 - 1904
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m. 22 Jan 1850
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Facts and Events
Name Rufus Gleason
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1827 Gallia, Ohio, United States
Marriage 22 Jan 1850 Gallia, Ohio, United Statesto Mary Jane Hanes
Death[1] 28 Feb 1863 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United StatesKilled in Civil War
Burial[1] 28 Feb 1863 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United StatesFort Derussy Cemetery

He and his family moved to Texas just as the Civil War began and he joined a Confederate Brigade, living just 7 months after his enlistment.

1850 Census:
Name: Rufus Gleason
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1850: Huntington, Gallia, Ohio
Family Number: 94
Household Members:
Rufus Gleason 21
Jane Gleason 20

Pvt - 1st Battalion Texas Sharp Shooters - Burnet's Battalion - Conferate States Army. Enlisted in Lamar County, Aug 1, 1862. Was wounded in the Battle of Indianola in late Feb of 1963. Died in the Marksville Hospital. Left behind wife (Mary Jane) and 3 children (Sarah, Lewis and John) in Lamar County Texas.

Rufus Gleason died in the General Hospital in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22289678

  2. ↑ United States Census, 1850.

    FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ9-NLQ), Russes Gleason, Huntington, Gallia, Ohio, United States; citing family 94, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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