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ELEVENTH GENERATION

1146. Mary G. EVANS (772) (773)(774) (775) was born on 5 Jan 1841 in Evansville, Washington County, Arkansas. (5894) She died on 22 Nov 1925 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma.(5895) Obituary: DAILY ARDMOREITE, Ardmore, Oklahoma, Sunday, November 22, 1925 -
"Aged Woman Dies at Veteran's Home" - "Mrs. Mary Weddington, aged wife of Dr. Rufus A. Weddington, veteran of the Civil War, died Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Oklahoma Confederate home here. She had been confined to her bed since last spring when shef fell and broke her hip while attending the annual reunion of the Oklahoma confederate veterans at Sulphur. The funeral will be conducted Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the chapel of the home with Dr. C. C. Weith of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Bettes Funeral Home in charge."

She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Carter County, Oklahoma. (5896)

She was married to Dr. Rufus A. WEDDINGTON (son of Eli Bradshaw WEDDINGTON and Margaret PALMER) on 18 Oct 1871 in Gonzales County, Texas.(5897) Dr. Rufus A. WEDDINGTON (5878)(775) was born on 5 Mar 1840 in Franklin County, Tennessee.(5898) He died on 10 Jan 1927 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. (5899) Obituary: DAILY ARDMOREITE, Ardmore, Oklahoma, January 11, 1927 -
"Taps Sounded for Two Vets -- Double funeral services conducted in Chapel of Oklahoma Confederate Home"

"Taps were sounded this afternoon at the Oklahoma Confederate home for W. M. Terry and Rufus W.* Weddington, veterans of the Civil War, who passed away Monday. Double funeral services were conducted from the chapel of the home by the Reverend Mr. Sumner, minister of the Baptist church. Mr. Terry was a former Baptist minister, while Dr. Weddington was a physician. The former was 89 years old and had made his home at the Confederate home here for many years. He was a member of Company One of the Twelfth South Carolina infantry. Dr. Weddington was 86 years old. He was a widower and leaves no children. During the war he served with Company D of the Thirteenth Tennessee infantry. He had lived at the home the last five years. Burial was conducted at Rose Hill cemetery under the direction of the Harvey Brothers."

*Joy Gallagher states this is a typo on the part of the newspaper.
He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Carter County, Oklahoma. (5900) There is reason to believe that Rufus was first married to Louisa E. Boone and may have had two children by her; however, proof is pending per research undertaken by Joy Gallagher. Until such proof is found, she is not being officially listed herein as a spouse.