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Bufkin, Vergil C.
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Name Bufkin, Vergil C. Birth 10 Oct 1902 Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [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 Burial Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California 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 d. 21 Jan 1964 (Age 84 years)
Mother Harris, Mary Daisy, b. 18 Jan 1882, Indiana d. 8 Sep 1963 (Age 81 years)
Marriage Y [1, 2] Family ID F8571 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Patterson, Edith, b. 1910, Illinois Marriage 5 Aug 1928 Children 1. Bufkin, D. 2. Bufkin, D. Family ID F11138 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
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Event Map Birth - 10 Oct 1902 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Jun 1982 - Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California Burial - - 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.
- Vergil C. Bufkin, 79, Aptos, Ca., and formerly of Olney and Clay City, died Monday morning in his home.
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Sources - [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).
- [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).
- [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).