Bufkin, Vergil C.

1902 - 1982  (79 years)

• Name	Bufkin, Vergil C.
  Birth	10 Oct 1902	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, 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  [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 10 months - She : ~ 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F11138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  
  

• 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

  [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). [S1648] https://www.findagrave.com/, Obituary, Patterson, Grace A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60423739/grace_a-patterson), none. (Reliability: 2).