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Thomas Jefferson Buford 1802 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1802

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 January 1861

Death Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Col Buford

Mother: Mary Welch

Spouse(s): Susan Canifax

Children(s): Alexander Buford

In 1802, Thomas Jefferson Buford entered the world in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, born to Col Thomas Jefferson Buford and Mary Welch. Thomas Jefferson Buford married Susan Stewart Canifax, and had children including Alexander Tilford Buford. Thomas Jefferson Buford passed away in 1861 in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1802, Thomas Jefferson Buford entered the world in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, born to Col Thomas Jefferson Buford and Mary Welch.
  • Thomas Jefferson Buford married Susan Stewart Canifax, and had children including Alexander Tilford Buford.
  • Thomas Jefferson Buford passed away in 1861 in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Buford
1776 – 1861
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Mary Welch
1779 – 1849
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Susan Canifax
1811 – 1913
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
SC

Children(s)

Alexander Buford
1846 – 1921
Birth Location: London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
AB

Thomas Buford's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Buford
1802 – 1861
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col Thomas Jefferson Buford
1776 – 1861
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary Welch
1779 – 1849
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Early) Buford
1745 – 1825
Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia
Mary (Welsh) (Welch)
1749 – 1810
Bedford, Virginia, USA
James (Daniel Beauford) (Buford)
1740 – 1792
Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Bramblett
1739 – 1798
Caroline County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Judith Early
1710 – 1782
MARY WATKINS
1728 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Buford's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Buford (22 Jan 1802 – 19 January 1861) m. Susan (Stewart) Canifax (31 Dec 1811 – abt Nov 1913)
  1. 1. Alexander (Tilford) Buford (10 July 1846 – 13 January 1921)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Buford (16 Oct 1884 – 22 Mar 1919)
      1. 1. Charles (Raymond) Smith (abt 1904 – 8 July 1937) m. Ruby (Mae) Hite (12 Mar 1911 – 07 Jun 1988)
        1. 1. Ruby (Mae) Kelley (4 November 1929 – 2 March 2016) m. Johnnie (C) Kelley (3 May 1921 – 26 May 2015)
        2. 2. Leo (Ray (Buddy)) Smith (16 Jan 1932 – 28 Nov 1987) m. Opal (LeeOma) Bennett (19 Sep 1935 – 31 Mar 2019)

Thomas Buford's Timeline

2 Records

1802
22 Jan 1802
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Buford in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1861
19 January 1861
Age 59
Death of Thomas Jefferson Buford in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1802
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1861
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
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