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James W Buist 1929–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1929

Birth Location: California

Death Date: 22 Nov 1981

Death Location: Covina, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Whipple Buist

Mother: Lois Todd

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1929, James W Buist entered the world in California, born to Whipple P Buist And Lois Todd. In 1935, James W Buist resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. In 1940, James W Buist resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. James W Buist passed away in 1981 in Covina, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1929, James W Buist entered the world in California, born to Whipple P Buist And Lois Todd.
  • In 1935, James W Buist resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • In 1940, James W Buist resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • James W Buist passed away in 1981 in Covina, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Whipple Buist
1907–1960
Birth Location: Idaho
WB
Lois Todd
1907–1986
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
LT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Buist's Ancestors

Self
James Buist
1929–1981
Birth Place: California
Parents
Whipple P Buist
1907–1960
Idaho
Lois Todd
1907–1986
Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
Grandparents
Lafayette (Hatch) Parker
1883–1959
Frances Parke
1888–1939
Douglas (McLain) Todd
1860–1935
Clover, Tooele, Utah, USA
Hannah (Matilda) McMurray
1871–1933
Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Great-Grandparents
James McMurray
1829–1919
Elizabeth Stevenson
1838–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McMurry
1798–1853
Mary Hutton
1801–1896

James Buist's Timeline

6 Records

1929
9 May 1929
Birth of James W Buist in California
California
1935
1935
Age 6
James W Buist resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1940
1940
Age 11
James W Buist resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
James W Buist resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 22
James W Buist resided here in California
California
1981
22 Nov 1981
Age 52
Death of James W Buist in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1929
    Event Place: California
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index, Date: 1981-11-22
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00387; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60-1136
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Los Angeles, Los Ang
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 9 May 1929; Birth County: Los Angeles

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00387; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60-1136

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00387; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60-1136

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Los Angeles, Los Ang

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index, Date: 1981-11-22
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covina, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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