Arkansas Buffington History
William Ellis BUFFINGTON Jr. was born 1852 in Georgia. He married Mary MILLER on 5 December 1872 in Marshall County Mississippi. Their family appears on the 1880 Saline County Arkansas census: William Ellis is 26, Mary is 23, Jewel is 4, and Turner is 1. William died in 1897; Mary was born 1857 in Georgia and died in 1926. Both are buried in New Friendship Cemetery, in Saline County.
Jewel Lamar BUFFINGTON was born 21 July 1875 in Benton, Arkansas. He married Caroline (Carrie) WARREN, born on 16 Feb 1877 to Albert William Warren and Hannah Chequin, on 25 April 1896 in Benton, Saline County, Arkansas. Albert was born 4 Jun 1847 in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts to John William Warren and Ann J. Williams. Hannah was born 21 Nov 1850 in Stanbridge, Missisquoi, Quebec to Louis Chequin and Caroline Doner. Jewel Lamar and family appear on the 1910 Saline County census: J.L. is 35, Carrie is 32, Harley is 12, Lelah is 11, Pearl is 8, Ellis is 5, and Marie is 2. Carrie's mother, Anna 59, also appears in the household; "Hannah" died on 13 Oct 1915. Jewel died on 27 August 1943 and Carrie died on 13 June 1954.
John Harland BUFFINGTON was born on 17 October 1897. He married Lula Mae RITZ on 5 April 1919. Lula was born on 9 August 1900 and died on 7 February 1992. John died on 21 September 1959.
Notes
As with any history endeavor, there are bound to be errors, omissions, and discrepancies in this document. Please inform me if you have any corrections or additions to this data. If we share any of the same ancestors, I would love to hear from you.
Here is my BUFFINGTON line, starting with my grandparents:
Grandma Buffington (*still living*)
Charles Mathis McCool Sr.
John Harland Buffington
Lula Mae Ritz
Jewell Lamar Buffington
Caroline Warren
William Ellis Buffington Jr.
Mary Marsaline (Marceline) Miller
John Harlan Buffington
Massie Booker
Ellis Buffington
Ella Margaret "Peggy" Bell
Oburn Buffington
Massey Beasley
Ezekiel Buffington
unknown
Thomas Buffington Jr.
Mary Harlan
Thomas Buffington
Ruth Cope
Richard BOVEINGTON
Ann/e (Francis or Parsons)
For more information about the BUFFINGTON family, visit this site.
An absolute must-see for any BUFFINGTON researcher is "The Buffington Family in America" by Ralph Buffington. Check to see if your local library has it or can get it through inter-library loan.
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Last update: 11 Oct 1999