William Austin RAFUSE^[1]

1870 - 1915  (44 years)

• Name	William Austin RAFUSE
  Birth	5 Sep 1870	Western Shore, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Austin Sawler
  Name	William Austin Sawler
  Death	7 Apr 1915	Gold River, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Burial	Western Shore Community Cemetery, Western Shore, NS
  Person ID	I58031	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Ephraim RAFUSE,   b. 17 Apr 1847, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. 12 Mar 1944, Martin's Point, Lunenburg, NS (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Louisa SAWLER,   b. 21 Feb 1848, Western Shore, Lunenburg, NS d. Nov 1927, Western Shore, Lunenburg, NS (Age 79 years)
  Notes	Their two children, who appear to be illegitimate, are living with their uncle, William Albert SAWLER in 1881. Their two children, who appear to be illegitimate, are living with their uncle, William Albert SAWLER in 1881.
  Family ID	F23531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella May ADAMS,   b. 7 Jan 1877, Western Shore, Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Jan 1912, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1896	Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Charles William RAFUSE,   b. 1 Oct 1896, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. Obediah Garfield RAFUSE,   b. 5 Oct 1897, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 Oct 1924, Sheet Harbour, Halifax, NS (Age 26 years)   3. Rennie Irene RAFUSE,   b. Nov 1898, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 4 May 1978, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 79 years)   4. Edward Albert RAFUSE,   b. 15 Feb 1902, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. 29 Jul 1983, Liverpool, Queens, NS (Age 81 years)   5. Royden Harold RAFUSE,   b. 10 Aug 1904, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 14 Apr 1973, Western Shore, Lunenburg, NS (Age 68 years)   6. Lawrence RAFUSE,   b. Dec 1906, Gold River, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F23535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He was the illegitimate child of Louisa SAWLER and Ephraim RAFUSE and appears under both surnames in later records. [Bob H] He was the illegitimate child of Louisa SAWLER and Ephraim RAFUSE and appears under both surnames in later records. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1922 - Book: 14 - Page: 369. [S9299] Parish Register, St. Stephen's Anglican Church--Chester, Abstracted by Joe Whitby. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1915 - Book: 42 - Page: 223 - Number: 703. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1896 - Book: 1829 - Page: 169 - Number: 54.