Rufus King Blackshear
b. 3 March 1834, d. 2 December 1876
- Father: William Blackshear b. 4 May 1794, d. circa September 1862
- Mother: Martha Anderson b. circa 1798, d. circa 1866
- Rufus King Blackshear was born on 3 March 1834 in Alabama.
- Martha Anderson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Alabama, living near her sister Penelope Smith.. Other members of the household included Rufus King Blackshear, Milton William Blackshear, Thomas Blackshear, John Blackshear and Eliza Anderson Blackshear.
- He married Elizabeth Witherspoon, daughter of John Shute Witherspoon, on 19 November 1863 in Texas.
- Rufus King Blackshear died on 2 December 1876 at age 42 in Palestine County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 25 Jun 2007
Family: Elizabeth Witherspoon b. 11 March 1842, d. 17 August 1901
- Robert King Blackshear b. 27 January 1876, d. 27 May 1929