Rufus Jackson Churchman

Rufus and Mattie Churchman with their 4 boys

Rufus Jackson Churchman

Rufus (Jack) Churchman (on the right)

• Sex: M
• Born: July 22, 1862 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• Died: November 28, 1956
• Buried:
• Notes: Nickname: Jack. After his wife died in 1904, Jack took care of the four boys for two years. He then remarried.

Father: William Montgomery Churchman, b. April 13, 1816 in Grainger County, Tennessee

Mother: Mary Jane Kinder, b. June 11, 1827 in Tennessee -- d. May 7, 1875 in Tennessee

Family 1: Martha Blanche "Mattie" Hodge, b. March 25, 1861 -- d. November 23, 1904, d. 1904 -- buried in Wooten's Church Cemetery in Jefferson County, TN

• Married: August 9, 1891 in Jefferson County, TN

1. Samuel Bruce Churchman, b. January 1, 1893 in Jefferson County, TN
2. Charles Churchman, b. November 12, 1895 -- d. May 23, 1954
3. Clyde Leonard Churchman, b. October 6, 1897
4. James Hodge Churchman, May 6, 1899

Family 2: Nelia Johnson, b. October 12, 1882 -- d. February 13, 1922 -- buried in Piedmont Cemetery in Jefferson County, TN

• Married: 1910

1. George Raymond Churchman, b. October 31, 1912
2. Mary Catherine Churchman, b. October 16, 1914

Sources:

1. People and Places of Jefferson County by Estle P. Muney 1994, p. 237-239
2. Research by Mark D. Corum