Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley

Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley

• Father: John Rugeley b. 12 January 1792, d. 13 June 1878
• Mother: Eliza Clopton Colgin b. 30 September 1813, d. 8 December 1868

• Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley was born on 12 January 1838 in Camden District, South Carolina.
• John Rugeley and Eliza Clopton Colgin appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Matagorda County, Texas. Other members of the household included Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley, Parthenia Irvin Rugeley, John William Rugeley, Sarah A. Rugeley, Robert H. Rugeley, Eliza Colding Rugeley, James A. Rugeley and Frank Rugeley. Also in the household were two overseers and two brick masons.
• John Rugeley and Eliza Clopton Colgin appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Hardeman PO, Matagorda County, Texas. Other members of the household included Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley, Robert H. Rugeley, Eliza Colding Rugeley, James A. Rugeley, Frank Rugeley, Edgar Rugeley, Erwin Rugeley and Carrie Rugeley.
• He married Elizabeth Tabitha Elmore, daughter of Henry Marshall Elmore and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, on 14 December 1865 in Matagorda County, Texas. Henry's niece Leila Rugeley married Elizabeth's brother's son John Archer Elmore..
• John Rugeley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Upper Caney, Matagorda County, Texas. Other members of the household included Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley, Robert H. Rugeley, Elizabeth Tabitha Elmore, Elmore Rugeley and Ashton Rugeley.
• He was a planter and doctor, according to the 1870 census.
• Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley became a widower at the 24 February 1923 death of his wife Elizabeth Tabitha Elmore.
• Dr. Henry Lowndes Rugeley died on 6 May 1925 at age 87 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas.
• He was interred at Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015