This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rufus Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EMB.2ACE/417.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if you're still looking, this is a year and a half after your post; I just learned of this website. My maternal grand folks are Rufus' from Caruthersville (African American). Marsha Cusic