The Political Graveyard: Buford family of Illinois

Buford family of Illinois

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Simeon Buford, Sr. (1756-1835) — of Barren County, Ky.; Warren County, Ky. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 19, 1756. Son of John Buford (1707-1787) and Judith (Early) Buford (1718-1782); married 1777 to Margaret Kirtley (born 1760); father of John Buford, Sr.; grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Buford and James Monroe Buford. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; farmer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1801-03; a founder of the Kentucky horse racing industry. French and English ancestry. Died in 1835. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Barren County, Ky.
- See also Buford family of Illinois
John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Barren County, Ky., 1779. Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon Buford, Sr.; married, September 6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January 4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (Civil War general), Thomas Jefferson Buford and James Monroe Buford. Farmer; merchant; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster; member of Illinois state senate, 1843-47. Presbyterian. French and English ancestry. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., March 25, 1848. Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
- See also Buford family of Illinois
Thomas Jefferson Buford (b. 1828) — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born November 29, 1828. Grandson of Simeon Buford, Sr.; son of John Buford, Sr. and Ann Bannister (Howe) Buford; married, September 13, 1853, to Grace Bowers; brother of James Monroe Buford. Mayor of Rock Island, Ill.. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Burial location unknown.
- See also Buford family of Illinois
James Monroe Buford (b. 1832) — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in 1832. Grandson of Simeon Buford, Sr.; son of John Buford, Sr. and Ann Bannister (Howe) Buford; brother of Thomas Jefferson Buford; married to Felicia Clarke. Mayor of Rock Island, Ill.. Burial location unknown.
- See also Buford family of Illinois

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