Rufus Bacote
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Rufus Herve Bacote (1890 - 1930)

Dr. Rufus Herve Bacote
Born in Timmonsville, Florence, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 40 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Rufus Bacote was born in South Carolina.
Dr. Rufus Herve Bacote was a Black physician in Kentucky and Tennessee who served as a first lieutenant and an army doctor in 370th Infantry Regiment of 93rd Division during World War I. [1] [2]
1Lt Rufus Bacote served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 370th Infantry Regiment
Service ended:

Rufus Bacote, son of McTillious Bacote and Harriet Jackson, was born in 1890.[3]

He married Amanda Alexander. Her mother, J Amanda Maney (at the age of 90 ) was living with the couple in 1930 .

Rufus died in October, 1930[4][5] and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.[6]

Census

1910 Cartersville, Florence, South Carolina; Rufus lived with his father Mack, (now with a third wife, Dorcu) and siblings Fred, Brooks and Minus all sons of Harriet.[7]

1920 Mason, Kentucky; Rufus (physician) lived with Amanda[8]

1930 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, Rufus (physician) lived with Amanda and her mother J Amanda Maney. [9]

Sources

  1. FamilySearch Family Tree Profile https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/GK89-9RD
  2. Wikipedia Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Herve_Bacote
  3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6NY-32Y : 23 February 2021), Rufus Harve Bacote, 1917-1918.
  4. "United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CFCC-TC3Z : 14 December 2020), Rufus Herve Bacote, 1930.
  5. "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSH2-KYG : 2 March 2021), Rufus Herve Bacote, 1930; citing Death, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,066.
  6. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #130172977 (accessed 3 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Rufus H. Bacote (16 Jul 1890-13 Oct 1930), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Chuck Schubert (contributor 47903562).
  7. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M567-ZCX : accessed 2 April 2023), Mctillions Bacot, Cartersville, Florence, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 12A, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1457; FHL microfilm 1,375,470.
  8. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGT-LWD : 1 February 2021), Amanda Bacote in entry for Rufus Bacote, 1920.
  9. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMXH-N3C : accessed 3 April 2023), A Amanda Bacote in household of H Rufus Bacote, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 15A, line 4, family 362, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 755; FHL microfilm 2,340,490.




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