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Buford Harris 1924–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1924

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 16 Feb 1975

Death Location: Austin, Texas, USA

Father: Roy Harris

Mother: Alta Hardin

Spouse(s): Vernell Garrett

Children(s):

Buford Harris was born in 1924 in Texas, the child of Roy Vernon Harris And Alta Dora Hardin. In 1930, Buford Harris resided in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas, USA. Buford Harris married Vernell Garrett. Buford Harris passed away in 1975 in Austin, Texas, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Buford Harris was born in 1924 in Texas, the child of Roy Vernon Harris And Alta Dora Hardin.
  • In 1930, Buford Harris resided in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas, USA.
  • Buford Harris married Vernell Garrett.
  • Buford Harris passed away in 1975 in Austin, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roy Harris
1903–1978
Birth Location: Dale, Caldwell, Texas, USA
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Alta Hardin
1906–
Birth Location: Texas
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Spouses(s)

Vernell Garrett
1929–2014
Birth Location: Willow City, Gillespie County, Texas, United States of America
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Children(s)

Buford Harris's Ancestors

Self
Buford Harris
1924–1975
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Roy Vernon Harris
1903–1978
Dale, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Alta (Dora) Hardin
1906–
Texas
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Harris
1871–1953
Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
Armanda (Rachel ‘mindy’) Sowell
1871–1951
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sowell
1841–1891
Araminta Sowell
1846–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Asa Sowell
1822–1877
Mary Turner
1829–1873

Buford Harris's Timeline

10 Records

1923
11 Jun 1923
Birth of Buford Harris in Lockhart, Texas, USA
Lockhart, Texas, USA
1924
Abt. 1924
Birth of Buford Harris in Texas
Texas
1930
1930
Age 6
Buford Harris resided here in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Buford Harris resided here in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas
Georgetown, Williamson, Texas
1940
1940
Age 16
Buford Harris resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 18
Buford Harris resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Buford Harris resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1953
1953
Age 29
Buford Harris resided here in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
1954
1954
Age 30
Buford Harris resided here in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
1975
16 Feb 1975
Age 51
Death of Buford Harris in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Lockhart, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 643
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04150; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 227-50
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342145
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 646; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 256-110

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1924
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04150; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 227-50

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Williamson, Texas; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04150; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 227-50

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04150; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 227-50

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 643
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 646; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 256-110

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Corpus Christi; Year: 1953

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Corpus Christi; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1975
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
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