Rufus Virgil Pilson

1879 - 1974  (95 years)

• Name	Rufus Virgil Pilson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]
  Birth	13 Aug 1879	Patrick County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 24]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LWYF-B9D
  Occupation	Farmer  [2, 3, 4, 8]
  Residence	1880	Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA   [21]
  Residence	1910	Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Residence	1920	Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Residence	1930	Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Residence	1940	Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Burial	1974	Buffalo Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA   [9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 22]
  Death	14 Aug 1974	Patrick County, Virginia, USA   [1, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 22]
  Person ID	I21907	Cock_Goad Family | Turner, Francis and Gilley, Elizabeth
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Virgil Reed Pilson,   b. 10 Mar 1847, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Oct 1885, Patrick County, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucinda M Ross,   b. 23 Feb 1853, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Mar 1902, Patrick County, Virginia, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Dec 1876	Patrick County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F10930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Lawless,   b. 31 Oct 1886, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Jun 1958, Patrick County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1909	Patrick County, Virginia, USA   [24]
  Children	+ 1. Ophus Eugene Pilson,   b. 11 May 1910, Elamsville, Patrick, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1999, Martinsville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Edith Virginia Pilson,   b. 7 Jun 1911, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Dec 1985, Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Herbert Raymond Pilson,   b. 2 Jan 1913, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Aug 1916, Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Moir Madison Pilson,   b. 6 Dec 1914, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Sep 1994, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Howard Curtis Pilson,   b. 24 Oct 1916, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Jul 2004, Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Bertha Lou Pilson,   b. 30 Sep 1918, Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA d. 30 Jan 2006, Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Aug 1879 - Patrick County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1880 - Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA Marriage - 5 May 1909 - Patrick County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1910 - Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA Residence - 1920 - Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA Residence - 1930 - Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA Residence - 1940 - Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, USA Burial - 1974 - Buffalo Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA Death - 14 Aug 1974 - Patrick County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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