Born: ? 1788 SC Married: Lucy Ann(born ? 1793 NC)Children: Census
Died: ?(In March 1853 - he deeded land to daughters; Aug 1853 Lucy relinquished her dower) Parents: Stephen 5 and Rachel ? RUFFIN
Pike County Will Book H pg 423, dated 11 March 1853, Eli Ruffin to my daughter Elivira E.B. Ruffin - 80 acres and 73 acres in section 10 Tonwship, plus my personal property.
Pike Co Will Book H pg 425, dated 12 Aug 1853, Lucy A. Ruffin relinquished her dower on land in Section 18 Township, mentioning hse is wife of Eli Ruffin.
Pike Co Will Book I pg 52, dated 11 March 1853. Eli Ruffin for love and affection to his daughter H.H. Mary J. Smith, 87 acres in Section 18 Township, witnessed by Norman Ruffin. [Shepherd Norman Ruffin is Eli's son] [Hesse Hannah Ruffin was Stephen's daughter, so perhaps Mary's aunt? This would be one direction connection of Eli to Stephen.
Census Records ============1820 Darlington District SC============== ELI (16-26) pg.071 female (26-45) female (16-26) a. daughter under 10 1840 Pike County AL Shep Ruffin 1 male 50-60 (1790?) 1 female slave 26-36 (Has estate 1841. Eli Administrator. Heirs children of Stephen & Rachel)) Eli Ruffin 3 males 10-15 1 male 40-50 1 female 15-20 ? Mary 1 female 20-30 ? Elizabeth 1 female 40-50 Lucy ==========1850 Pike Co AL========= pg. 253 Family #1615 Ruffin, Eli age 54 farmer born SC [1796] Lucy Ann age 50 born NC Elizabeth 30 born SC I(saac) Smith 26 born GA Mary age 26 Born SC S(hep N.) age 23 born Sc pg. 252 STORY, James age 60 born SC Hester age 44 (1806) born SC Nancy 17 GA Belinda 15 James 12 Anthony 6 =======1860 Pike Co. Troy AL====== Isaac B. Smith 35 GA Mary J. Smith 36 SC LUCY A. Ruffin 55 NC [1805] Martha J. Nixon 11 (1849) AL (This must be a granddaughter) 1860 at Newnan Post Office, Coweta County Georgia, page 817. Hester is alone, head of household: they are indexed as Stary instead of Story. Hester H. Stary 52 SC Nancy C. Stary 26 GA James A. Stary 22 GA Anthony M. Stary 15. GA Note: Belinda is missing, but she was old enough to be married. ======1870 Bibb Co. Macon, GA===== Ruffin, Lucy 73 NC Isaac Smith 47 GA Mary J 45 SC Martha Nixon 20 AL In 1870 page 25 at Carrollten Dist. in Carroll County, Georgia. John Wyatt, 55 born SC head of household Hester Story 64 Nancy Story 37 Note from: MM Peterson "I don't know who John Wyatt is or the connection to them. " On the 1850 census living next door to James and Hester are J. K. and Elizabeth Davenport, both age 25 , and children: Mary age 4, Franklin age 1. Living with them are John age 70, Elisabeth age 55 Davenport. Living with James and Hester are E. B. Davenport age 38 and Emaline Davenport age 26. I have seen the name Emaline in our family file,===========
Appraisement of the Estate of Stephen Ruffin made 8th Oct 18__(not clear)
Article Price 1 bed 16 1 Wheel -spinning 1 1 Large chest 1We the appraisers and sworn do certify that the above is a true appraisement of the Estate of Stephen Ruffin Dec'd as exhibited to us by Eli Ruffin, Administrator.
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State of South Carolina
Pursuant to a warrant from Josiah Courtner commissioner of
locations in the District of Darlington dated the 15th of October
1816, I have measured and laid out unto JAMES HOOTEN a Tract of
land containing two hundred and seventy (270) acres situated in
said District on the North Side of Sparrow Swamp bounded by lines
running NE on said HOOTEN SE on the ESTATE OF Thomas HICKSON SW
on James Morris NW on JOHN Ruffian and the Estate of STEPHEN
RUFFIAN lands and hath such form and marks as the above plat
represents.
Surveyed this 4th Day of November Domini 1816
by Daniel Dubous Dep. Surv.
He married Nancy Catherine Turner Mullins (daughter of Thomas Kenan (Kinion) Mullins and Permelia (Amelia) Howard Brockman on 1 Jan 1856 in Pike Co, AL. (Copied from Family Bible of Thomas K. Mullins)
Shep N Ruffin and Nancy C.T. Mullins were married on the 1st day of Jan 1856. (Marriage Book 3 pg 221)
They had the following children:
Mullins Family
Nancy Catherine Turner Mullins was born 7 Nov 1835 in GA. =====1870 Census Pike Co AL==== Family #252 Mullins, Thomas K 61 Farmer, $4000 $4000 bn NC Family #253 Ruffin, Nancy 35 Keep House $1600/$150 born GA Frank 13, Bn AL, attnd'd school within year Almira 11, bn AL, attnd'd school within year Thomas 9, brn AL Family #254 Talbot, Mary A. 30 Keep House $2200/$300 bn AL Mary Mullins married Bailey M. Talbot who was also killed in the War. (Pike County History) Frank born 1855 died 1914 Spouse: Sarah Gardner in Montgomery AL moved to Memphis TN Children: Henry Mallard Ruffin Gardner P Ruffin Norma W. Tuffin Allie born 1857 died 1933 Spouse: Charles W. Cotton