| Buford, Thomas 238188 |
| Birth: 07/04/1880 Death: 08/06/1941 Marriage: 12/23/1897 |
| Cemetery: See Notes |
| Record Source: Texas Death Certificate, Researcher-Submitted Info |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source: Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/15/2025) |
| Notes Information from Texas Death Certificate: Name: Tom Buford Event Type: Death Event Date: 06 Aug 1941 Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States Gender: Male Color or Race: Colored Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 04 Jul 1880 Birthplace: Texas Father’s Name: Alex Buford Mother’s Name: Lue Lewis Burial or Removal Place: Paris, Texas Certificate Number: 38260 GS Film number: 2138744 Digital Folder Number: 005144996 Image Number: 03173 Citing this Record: “Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39W-XMW : 13 March 2018), Lue Lewis in entry for Tom Buford, 06 Aug 1941; citing certificate number 38260, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,744. Information from Thelma Dangerfield, msty@att.net, 12 Apr 2013: Parents were Alex & Lue Lewis Buford. He married Olevia Johnson. He died from heart disease. Information from Leslie Buford, lob1120@att.net, 1/16/2015: Thomas Buford was the son of Alexander and Louisa Lewis-Buford born July 4, 1880 in Pattonville, TX. Family and friends always called him Tom. Tom met and married Lillie Carr on August 23, 1914 in Paris. From this union no children were born, however Tom helped raise his two step-children Mamie and Arther Carr. Tom passed away on August 6, 1941. His residence at time of death was Stelltown. Burial was scheduled August 10, 1941 in Paris, per George M. Guest, undertaker, signature on death certificate. Cemetery is not specified. Sources used: United States Federal Census records, Lamar Co. marriage records, death certificate, and conversations with family members. |