Ira James Bufford

Brief Life History of Ira James

When Ira James Bufford was born on 20 June 1900, in Kaufman, Texas, United States, his father, James Thomas Bufford, was 44 and his mother, Ida Levisa Zachry, was 28. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Baylor, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 4, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 19 January 1958, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Ira James Bufford
1900–1958
Johnnie Modena Ray
1906–2000

Sources (10)

  • Ira Bufford, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jimmie Ira Bufford, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Ira Bufford, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

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.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of the Sussex surname Buffard, a nickname from Middle English buffard ‘dullard, unintelligent person’. Both forms of the surname, Bufford and Buffard, are rare in Britain.

Variant of Buford .

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

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