Rufus Barringer

(1821-1895)

Rufus Barringer

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Rufus Barringer was born on December 2, 1821, in Charlotte, NC. He died on February 3, 1895.

Places of Residence

• Charlotte, NC, from December 2, 1821 [1].

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina, until 1842 [2].

Occupations

• Lawyer [2].
• Brigadier General, between 1862 and 1865. Brigadier General during the Civil War serving the Confederate States of America [2].
• State Senator, from 1850 [2].
• State Representative, from 1848 [2].

Relatives

• Spouses:
  • Margaret Taylor Long  [1]. They had one son, Osmond Long Barringer [1].
  • Eugenia Morrison (d. 1858), married until 1858 [1].
    Children:
    
    • one son, Paul B. Barringer [1].
    • one daughter, Anna Barringer [1].
  • Rosalie Chunn [1]. They had one son, Rufus C. Barringer [1].
• Others: Helen Caldwell Long  (sister-in-law, b. 1834) [1], Osmond Fitz Long (father-in-law, 1808-1864) [1] and Frances Helen Webb (mother-in-law, 1810-1888) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).
2. The Alumni History of the University of North Carolina.