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Bufkin, Vergil C.

Bufkin, Vergil C.

Male 1902 - 1982  (79 years)


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  • Name Bufkin, Vergil C. 
    Birth 10 Oct 1902  Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census
    1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b

    1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 03b

    The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Please send your corrections to…
    Reference Number BUFK.V002 
    _FGRAVE 180617747 
    Death 7 Jun 1982  Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25710  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Patterson - Nash

    John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2025 

    Father Bufkin, Louie,   b. 18 Mar 1879, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1964 (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Harris, Mary Daisy,   b. 18 Jan 1882, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1963 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2
    Family ID F8571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Patterson, Edith,   b. 1910, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1928 
    Children 
     1. Bufkin, D.
     2. Bufkin, D.
    Family ID F11138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Oct 1902 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jun 1982 - Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Vergil C. Bufkin, 79, Aptos, Ca., and formerly of Olney and Clay City, died Monday morning in his home.

      Services will be at the Norman Family Mortuary in Soquel, Ca. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Santp Cruz, Ca.

      Mr. Bufkin was born in Sailor Springs, Oct. 10, 1902, the son of Louie and Daisy (Harris) Bufkin. He married Edith Abbott Aug. 5, 1928 and she survives.

      He was a building contractor in Olney and Clay City before retiring to California.

      Other survivors include a son, Vergil Patrick, Grass Valley, Ca.; two daughters, Mrs. W.R. (Donna) Thrun, Grass Valley; and Mrs. Jerry (Diane) Finders, Sunnyvale, Ca.; a brother, Lannes Bufkin, Lancaster, Ca.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents.

      Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, June 7, 1982.

  • Sources 
    1. [S82] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S2764] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).