Rufus (Tannahill) McNair (abt. 1828 - 1910)

Born about 1828 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Mariah (Wimberly) McNair — married 1 Dec 1856 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1910 at about age 82 in Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Rufus (Tannahill) McNair is a part of US Black heritage.

Rufus (Tannahill) McNair was born in North Carolina.

Rufus Tannahill was born into slavery about 1828 in North Carolina.

His first wife was named Fannie. In 1866, Rufus and his second wife Mariah Wimberly signed a document stating that they had both been cohabiting as man and wife since 1856, when he was 27 and she was fourteen.^[1]Rufus and Mariah had a large family. According to the 1900 US Census, Mariah had had 22 children, twelve of whom were living at the time.

In the 1870 census Rufus (age 36), Farm Laborer, was living with his wife Mariah and eight children in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina.^[2]

In 1880, Rufus (51) Macnair was living in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina. ^[3]

In 1910, Rufus (81) W Mcnair was living in Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina. ^[4]

Rufus died on 11 June 1910 in Plymouth, Washington, aged 81. He was buried in Rufus McNair Cemetery, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
   citing Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,435,178.
   FamilySearch Record: KL7J-ZR6
   FamilySearch Image: 939K-T1SQ-VZ Image number 01517
   Rufus Tannahill marriage to Mariah Wimberly on 24 Apr 1866 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1136; Page: 215B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #35127167
   Rufus Macnair (36), Farm Laborer, in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6P-SW7 : 19 February 2021), Rufus Macnair, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 21B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,962.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3P-Q87 : accessed 18 May 2021), Rufus W Mcnair, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 2B, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1131; FHL microfilm 1,375,144.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #38194805
   Memorial page for Rufus Tannahill McNair (11 Jun 1823-11 Jun 1910), citing Rufus McNair Cemetery, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Taneya Koonce (contributor 46908256).

See also:

• "North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939D-XQGM-4?cc=1803698&wc=92YY-T38%3A1076947801 : 24 June 2014), Roll 34, Freedmen's labor contracts, Jan 1865-Oct 1868 > image 570 of 1203; citing NARA microfilm publication M843 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).