Rufus William Batsel was born 17 July, 1849 in Muhlenberg Co, KY. married Jenny Adelia Moorman at her home in Central City on 14 Feb, 1878, by the Rev J. M. Peay.
Children
Eva Batsel Born 2 Mar, 1879James Clark Batsel Born 2 Mar, 1881
Milton B. Batsel Born 2 Feb, 1883
Katie Belle Batsel Born 27 Dec, 1884
Rufus William Batsel, Jr. Born 6 Sept, 1886
Lillian Batsel Born 26 Sept, 1888
Moreland Peay Batsel Born 2 Dec, 1890
Edmund Eli Batsel Born ? Sept, 1892
Mary Francis Batsel Born 25 Nov, 1894
Paul Batsel Born 18 Sept, 1897
Joseph Batsel Born 28 Oct, 1900
Jacob Batsel Born 28 Oct, 1900
Virginia Batsel Born 24 Feb, 1902
R.W. was a telegraph operator for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for 30 years before he retired to his farm. He died 26 Mar, 1939 in Central City, KY and is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City, KY.
Sources
1. Rufus William Batsel, Jr. Family Bible insert2. Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, History and Families, p148.
3. Muhlenberg County Marriage Book 9, page 221. Marriage certificate #333
4. Muhlenberg Co. Marriage book 11, p.347 (marriage bond)