Walsh, Rufus Shelby

Submitter: Christine Lennon
Date: Mar 2002

Rufus Shelby Walsh was born in Lebanon, Wilson Co, TN, on December 23, 1879. He was the son of M. Lafayette Walsh and Brunette Hearne. Rufus married Elizabeth Tannehill in Winnfield, Winn Parish, on April 15, 1910. Their five children were Rufus, Richard (my grandfather), George, Joseph and Donovan. Rufus died in 1948.

His wife:  Elizabeth "Bessie" Tannehill

Elizabeth "Bessie" Tannehill was the daughter of Richard Lafayette Tannehill and Maria Elizabeth Sellinger. Bessie was born in Winn Parish on September 12, 1887, according to the family bible. She married Rufus Shelby Walsh in Winnfield, Winn Parish, on April 15, 1910. Their five children were Rufus, Richard (my grandfather), George, Joseph and Donovan. Bessie died in January 1975 in the town where she lived all her life.