Third Generation

19. Rufus ENGLAND¹⁷ was born on 9 Sep 1827 in Henderson County, North Carolina.¹⁸^,¹⁹^,²⁰^,²¹^,²²^,²³

Rufus ENGLAND and Isabel McCASLIN were married estimated 1848. Isabel MCCASLIN was born on 10 Feb 1886 in North Carolina.¹⁹^,²¹^,²³ She died on 28 Feb 1907²⁷ and was buried in McCaslin Family Cemetery, Maiden, North Carolina.

Rufus ENGLAND and Violet J. WILSON were married before 1850.¹⁸ Violet J. WILSON (daughter of Joseph WILSON and Catherine DETTER) was born on 12 Jun 1832 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.¹⁸^,¹⁹^,²⁰^,²¹^,²⁸ She died on 15 Apr 1886 in Catawba County, North Carolina²⁸ and was buried in Old Hass Cemetery, Newton, North Carolina. Rufus ENGLAND and Violet J. WILSON had the following children:

34	i.	Infant son of Rufus & Violet ENGLAND was born in Catawba County, North Carolina. He died in Catawba County, North Carolina²⁸ and was buried in Old Hass Cemetery, Newton, North Carolina.
35	ii.	Infant dau. of Rufus & Violet ENGLAND was born on 28 Aug 1862 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁸ She died on 28 Aug 1862 in Catawba County, North Carolina²⁸ and was buried in Old Hass Cemetery, Newton, North Carolina.

He appeared in the census in 1860 in Newton Township, Catawba County, North Carolina as follows:
519/508 Joshua Wilson 62 M Farmer; 3000/3000, b. NC
Rufus England 32 M Co. Surveyor, b.NC
Violet England 28 F b. NC
Julia Ann England 27 F b. NC
Napoleon B. England 8 M b. NC
Abigail J. England 5 F b. NC

He served in the War Between the States²⁶ as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company N, 89th Regiment. This may have been a senior reserve unit. Rufus was a Justice of the Peace during the mid-1870's.

He appeared in the census in 1870 in Caldwell Township, Catawba, North Carolina as follows:
162/162 England, Rufus 42 M W Farmer, 2000/400 b. NC
England, Violet 38 F W keeping house
Wilson, Joannah 80 F W at home
Living next door was:
163/163 McCaslin, Isabelle, 34, F, W, keeping house, 600/ b. NC
McCaslin,Charles 13 M W, Farm Laborer
McCaslin,Ella 11 F W at home
McCaslin,Octavia 10 F W
England, Isabelle 15 F W, at home

Rufus ENGLAND and Nancy LEFEVER were partners about 1875 Nancy LEFEVER (daughter of Mary LEFEVER) was born before 1830 (perhaps ca. 1822-1827) and had at least two bastard children: Susan, b. 1846, whose father was Jacob Flanigan, and Laura, b. 1855, whose father was Rufus England. I do not know if Nancy's father was Isaac or not. Supposedly, Polly was living with another man in 1919 when Isaac filed for divorce. Nancy is probably a child from that relationship. [Pat Holsten]

Rufus ENGLAND and Nancy LEFEVER had the following children:

36	i.	Susan LEFEVERS was born about 1846 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁹^,³⁰
+37	ii.	Laura (or Sarah) LEFEVER.

A Bastardy Bond was issued in Catawba County, Sep 1877 naming Milinda Herd and Rufus England

Rufus appeared in the census on 5 Jun 1900 in Newton Township, Catawba County, North Carolina as follows:²⁴
England, Rufus Sep 1827 (72) NC farm m5 head, res.142
Isabel Feb 1837 (63) _ ch wife
Strutt, Isabel Jul 1884 (15) gr-dau

The colorful life of Rufus England ended when he died on 14 Apr 1908 in Maiden, North Carolina²²^,²⁵ and was buried in McCaslin Family Cemetery, Maiden, North Carolina at the age of 80y 7m 5d.