James Franklin Burford

Male2 October 1896–5 July 1911

Brief Life History of James Franklin

When James Franklin Burford was born on 2 October 1896, in Butts, Georgia, United States, his father, John Alexander Burford, was 30 and his mother, Rosalie Pettigrew, was 25. He lived in District 612, Butts, Georgia, United States in 1900 and District 615, Butts, Georgia, United States in 1910. He died on 5 July 1911, in Butts, Georgia, United States, at the age of 14, and was buried in Cedar Rock Cemetery, Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander Burford
1866–1931
Rosalie Pettigrew
1870–1953
Mattie Lou Burford
1889–1990
Rossie Estelle Burford
1891–1986
Oscar Buford
1892–1892
Rolfe Hunt Burford
1894–1983
James Franklin Burford
1896–1911
Fannie Mae Burford
1899–1992
John Lee Buford Sr
1902–1985
Sara Alberta Buford
1904–2001
Lucy Emily Buford
1906–1996
Olin Jefferson Burford
1909–1935

Sources (3)

  • Franklin Burford in household of John A Burford, "United States Census, 1910"
  • James Franklin Burford, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Franklin Burford in household of Jack Burford, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 4

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 5

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern England and West Midlands): habitational name from Burford in Devon, Oxfordshire and Shropshire, or Burford Bridge in Surrey, so named with Old English burh ‘stronghold, fortified manor’ + ford ‘ford’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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