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This information has been provided by family members, census records and other official documents.
Henry Rufus MANN was born 3 April 1860, to William Robert and Susan E. HARRIS MANN, probably in Milton Co. GA. By trade, Henry Rufus followed in the footsteps of his father and became a blacksmith.
Henry married Mary Lee (Mollie) Stewart (b. 11/25/1860 d. 4/19/1918) in 14 Jan 1883 in Cherokee Co. GA.
Their children were:
Thomas Leroy (b. 21 Mar 1960 d. 26 Nov 1960) buried at Hickory Flat
m. Ada McCurley in Cherokee Co. 25 Dec 1911
Laura Susan (b. 10 May 1886 d. 14 Jan 1973) buried at Hickory Flat
m. Henry L. Gant in Cherokee Co. 19 Jan 1908
Robert Randal (b. 28 Nov 1887) buried at Crestlawn Cem. Atlanta
m. Izzie Kuykendall in Cherokee Co. 5 Sep 1915
Clair Pearl (b. 30 Jul 1890 d. 31 July 1980) buried Hughes Cem. Cherokee Co.
m. Lester Hughes in Cherokee Co. 12 Apr 1908
John Richard (b. 17 Jan 1892)
m. Era Kuykendall in Cherokee Co. 29 Jul 1917
Alice Frances (b. 2 Aug 1893 in TN d. 17 Jul 1954) buried at Hickory Flat Cem.
Emma Jane Eliza Sanford (b. 17 Sep 1900 in TN d. 8 Oct 1995) buried in Ohio
m. Lee Roy Clark in Cherokee Co. 8 Dec 1917
Mary Lee Mann (b. 4 Nov 1903 in TN d. 9 Oct 1995) buried in Cobb Co.
m. Gordon Monroe Kimmons 25 Feb 1923 in Cherokee
After Mollie's death in 1918, Henry raised Mary Lee alone. He remarried to Metsie MOON and moved to a farm in Kennesaw for a short time . This marriage was short-lived and Henry returned to Cherokee Co.
Henry Rufus died 16 June 1931 in Cherokee Co. He and his wife Mary lie at rest in the historic Hickory Flat Cemetery near Canton GA along with a number of their children.
Many descendents of Henry's still reside in the Canton - Hickory Flats (Cherokee Co.) area
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