John Letcher Bruffy 1 

AKA: John L. Bruffey 4 5, John Bruffy 2, John L. Bruffy 3 6
Parents: William Slaven Bruffey (1826-1873) & Mary Jane Hamilton (about 1831-after 1880)
Born: 28 Nov 1860, Deer Creek, Pocahontas County, Virginia 1
   or about 1859, Virginia 3 4
   or Nov 1860, Virginia 5
   [Note: After 1863, this location was in West Virginia.]
1870 Census: no record of him has yet been found
1880 Census: in West Point, Lee County, Iowa, living with widowed mother 3  Details
Occupation: laborer 3, butcher 4, house carpenter 5
Died: Oct 1928 1
Marriage: 
Wife: Mary Rosella Jacobs (23 Aug 1861 - 28 Feb 1904)
Married: 25 Sep 1884, Adams County, Illinois 1 6
1890 Census: most census records lost in fire
1900 Census: in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri 4  Details
   Feb 1904: Rosella died
1910 Census: John in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri 5  Details
1920 Census: no record of him has yet been found
   Oct 1928: John died

Children:

 1. Ray Jacob Bruffy (1886-1963)
    Wife: Clara May Campbell (1884-1952)

 2. Urith Mae Bruffy (1888-1967)
    Husband: Frank L. Goehri (1881-after 1916)

 3. Roy Edgar Bruffy (1890-after 1930)
    Wife: Dixie Dale Wilson (1892-after 1930)

 4. Ruth Anna Bruffy (1892-after 1930)
    Husband: Norman Hill Richardson (about 1882-after 1930)

 5. Lloyd Deney Bruffy (1895-1972)
    Wife: Pearl May Henness (1900-1996)

 6. Ralph Bruffy (1901-1951)

 7. Rosella Elsie Bruffy (1904-1982)
    Husband: Henry Warden Mattmueller

Notes:

  1.  Ancestry World Tree, John Letcher Bruffy, ID I984 in "Bruffy/Bruffey Families in America" compiled by Chris Fowler, last update 28 Aug 2005.
  2.  Ancestry World Tree, John Bruffy, ID I26821 in "The Prather Family" compiled by Randy Jones, last update 29 Jun 2005.
  3.  Census 1880, Roll 349, Family History Film 1254349, p. 73B, Enmeration District 7, Image 0609.
  4.  Census 1900, Roll 875, p. 17B, Enumeration District 88.
  5.  Census 1910, Roll 799, Part 2, p. 149A.
  6.  Illinois Marriages, John L. Bruffy & Rosella M. Jacobs.

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