Taneya's Genealogy Database
MCNAIR, Rufus Tannahill Sr.

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Name MCNAIR, Rufus Tannahill [1, 2, 3] Suffix Sr. Born 11 Jun 1823 Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States [4]
Gender Male Residence 1870 Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States Residence 1880 Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States Residence 1900 Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States FSFTID L64M-TRQ Died 11 Jun 1910 Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States [4]
Buried Aft 11 Jun 1910 Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States [5]
Person ID I678 Primary Tree Last Modified 15 Feb 2025
Father UNKNOWN Family ID F894 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Millie [6] Children 1. MCNAIR, Sterling, b. 10 Dec 1852, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 Family ID F384 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 WIMBERLY, Mariah, b. Abt 1843, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 4 Nov 1903 (Age 60 years)
Married 11 Dec 1856 Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States [7]
Children 1. MCNAIR, Christopher D. Sr., b. 8 May 1858, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 24 Nov 1919 (Age 61 years)
2. MCNAIR, David, b. 1 Feb 1860 3. MCNAIR, Byron W., b. 18 Jul 1861, North Carolina, United States 4. MCNAIR, Blount, b. 8 Mar 1863, d. Yes, date unknown 5. MCNAIR, Rufus M. Jr., b. 24 Sep 1863, North Carolina, United States , d. 26 Nov 1908, Washington, North Carolina, United States
(Age 45 years)
6. MCNAIR, Andrew D., b. 5 May 1866, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 10 Feb 1930, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
(Age 63 years)
7. MCNAIR, Shadric H., b. 3 Mar 1868, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 14 Mar 1923, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
(Age 55 years)
8. MCNAIR, William Henry, b. 23 May 1870, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 9 Mar 1929, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
(Age 58 years)
9. MCNAIR, Louisa, b. 25 Jan 1872, North Carolina, United States 10. MCNAIR, Joseph Haywood, b. 9 Feb 1874, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 17 Jun 1932, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
(Age 58 years)
11. MCNAIR, Arthur Octavius, b. 24 Dec 1875, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
12. MCNAIR, Susan "Susie", b. 10 Jul 1878, North Carolina, United States , d. Bef 1916 (Age < 37 years)
13. MCNAIR, Sophia, b. 19 Nov 1880, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States , d. 21 May 1930, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
(Age 49 years)
14. MCNAIR, Sarah, b. 30 Mar 1884, d. Yes, date unknown 15. MCNAIR, Solomon Demosthenes, b. 7 Aug 1887, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States , d. 6 Feb 1959, Martin, North Carolina, United States
(Age 71 years)
Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 Family ID F241 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 (-----), Fannie Children 1. MCNAIR, Austin, b. Abt 1852, North Carolina, United States , d. 12 Aug 1915, Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
(Age 63 years)
Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 Family ID F731 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S175] 1870 US Census.
1870 United State Census, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1136; Page: 215; Image: 431, Family 333, Dwelling 284; June 8, 1870. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870. - [S23] 1880 NC Census: Edgecombe County (Tarboro).
- [S24] 1900 NC Census: Washington County (Plymouth-District 95).
- [S9] Rufus McNair Cemetery (Reliability: 3).
- [S1110] Cemetery Source Record: Rufus McNair Cemetery (Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States).
- [S121] Solomon McNair Bible Record.
States that Sterling's mother was Millie. - [S1] Somebody Knows My Name (Reliability: 3).
Mariah Wimberly marries Rufus Tannahill in 1856 (I think I recall seeing Rufus T. McNair for him somewhere).
- [S175] 1870 US Census.