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Rufus Franklin "Rebel" Edmonds

Rufus Franklin "Rebel" Edmonds

Male 1919 - 2005  (85 years)

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  • Name Rufus Franklin "Rebel" Edmonds  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 03 Mar 1919  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Biography Rufus Franklin Edmonds was born on March 3, 1919, in Surry County, North Carolina, to Frank Thomas Edmonds and Mary Lela Doby. On the 1920 Census he was less than a year old and lived with his parents and siblings in Dobson, Surry County. On the 1930 Census he was 10 years old and lived with his parents and siblings in Tunstall, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He had attended school and was able to read and write. He registered for the World War II draft on October 16, 1940, in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. He enlisted in the United States Army on February 25, 1942, at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. He was assigned to the Signal Corps and served during the World War II campaigns in Rhineland Germany and Central Europe. His final rank was Private First Class. He was discharged on January 30, 1946. He was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, the American Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. By May of 1946 he had moved to San Mateo, San Mateo County, California. His marriage to Isabel Purdie was announced in San Mateo on 3 May 1946. Isabel was born in Scotland to James and Isabbella Purdie and immigrated to the United States on July 15, 1928, in New York City. On the 1950 Census Rufus was 30 years old and lived with his wife and daughter in San Mateo. He passed away on January 10, 2005, in Paradise, Butte County, California, and was buried in Paradise Cemetery in Paradise.

    Children of Hal and Jackie
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.3.6.1 – Linda Lee (Edmonds) South
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.3.6.2 – Gary Franklin Edmonds 
    Residence North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1920  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    Residence 1930  Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    Residence 1940  Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Self
    Military 25 Feb 1942  Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Enlisted in United States Army
    Military 30 Jan 1946  Alamance County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Discharged from United States Army.
    Residence 3 May 1946  San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1950  San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1953  San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1965  San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1971  San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1976  San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 2000-2002  Paradise, Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Death 10 Jan 2005  Paradise, Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6] 
    Obituary 13 Jan 2005 
    Mr. Rufus F. Edmonds, 85 of Paradise died on Jan. 10, 2005 after an illness of one week. A native of North Carolina, he was the husband for 58 years of Isabel Edmonds who survives and he was the son of the late Frank T. Edmonds and Lela Doby Edmonds. He was employed in the Bay Area as a construction worker and retired to Paradise, CA in 1998. Rufus was an Army Veteran of World War II where he served in the Signal Corp. overseas. Survivors other than his wife are a son Gary Edmonds, his wife Kelly of Indiana, Grandson, Robert South and Son-in-Law, Gary South of Paradise, a daughter Linda South who predeceased him, three brothers and two sisters also predeceased him. Rufus is survived by many relatives in North Carolina and Alabama. A memorial service will be conducted at Rose Chapel in Paradise on Friday, January 14 at 11am with Rev. Dennis Fullbright of First Christian Church presiding. Memorial contributions maybe made to your favorite charity. 
    d'Aboville # 1.01.02.01.02.08.02.03.06 
    Burial 14 Jan 2005  Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I232339732842  Doby
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2024 

    Father Frank Thomas Edmonds,   b. 13 Mar 1881, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1937, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary Lela Doby,   b. 11 Apr 1881, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1956, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1906  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel Purdie,   b. 13 Dec 1921, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Unknown 
    Marriage 1947 
    • source: obit
    Children 
    +1. Linda Lee Edmonds,   b. 11 Jun 1947, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 2004, Paradise, Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Gary Franklin Edmonds
    Family ID F362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Photos
    William Hal Edmonds, Rufus Franklin Edmonds    		William Hal Edmonds, Rufus Franklin Edmonds
    LEFT TO RIGHT:

    Twins: Rex and Reo Edmonds (not sure which is which)
    William Hal Edmonds
    Rufus Franklin Edmonds

    Part of the Maude Lee Fulk collection.

  • Sources 
    1. [S717051325] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 106.

    2. [S717051305] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S717051296] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    4. [S717051283] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S717051298] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S717051319] Ancestry.com, United States Obituary Collection, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Newspaper: Paradise Post; Publication Date: 13 1 2005; Publication Place: Paradise, CA, US.

    7. [S717051295] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    8. [S717051354] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    9. [S717051294] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 2455; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 393.0; FHL microfilm: 2342189.

    10. [S717051274] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1920; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1316; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 248; Image: 420.

    11. [S725218675] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Mateo, San Mateo, California; Roll: 6102; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 41-176A.

    12. [S749288537] Ancestry.com, U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), City: Paradise; State: California; Year(s): 2000-2002.

    13. [S749288621] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Times; Publication Date: 3/ May/ 1946; Publication Place: San Mateo, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/38895549/?article=64d6ed78-3490-11ed-8047-a662f62942ea&xid=4535.

    14. [S722532474] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    15. [S747351561] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    16. [S747351579] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.



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