probable son Daniel Stephen Buford b 1938 who has daughter pr Sharon Leigh Buford b 1969
sons corp initials are parents names SLAB LLC ...probably Stephen and
Sam T Buford b 1/12/1903 living in Seminole Ok in 1930 d 11/1979 Tulsa, with a George b 3/2/1906 d 5/14/1988 OKC
parents may be James Sidney b 1867 in Tx and Minnie Belle Mccuistion b 1/19/1873 in Tx. Found in 1920 census in Lamar Tx with family Margaret b 1899, Sam b abt 1904, Jack b 1905, Mildred b 1908, glenn b 1911, and Martha b 1913
Have seen Sam T from Seminole as Samuel Mcgarvy Buford.
census also has as Sam G
BUFORD, Anna Lou, 88, homemaker, died Friday. Private family services. Moore's Rosewood.
Died of Tuberculosis
At one time Hugh and his father moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma to work on the Frisco Railroad expansion.
While in Sapulpa, Hugh met and married Lucy Clark. Later, Hugh. Lucy and daughter moved to El Paso, Texas because of Hugh's health.Besides being easy going, he was witty like his father. He read the newspaper regularly and preferred reading to going out.
Lucy worked for Ray H. Siegfried for decades and retired as his offcemanager in the 1950's. She retired to California, where her daughter Maxine and family were living. Lucy and Maxine were with Ray, Ruth and Bobby on a car trip to California to visit Charles, when they had an accident in which Ruth was badly injured. These injuries later killed Ruth in Eurpoe in 1936.
Lucy and Maxine were close to Ray, Ruth and Bobby when Lucy was raising Maxine in Tulsa. Ruth made Maxine's wedding dress and was her Maid ofHonor when she married Virgil Stratton in 1934.Lucy always spoke well of Ray and the two kept up with each other after she moved to California. When Ray wrote his autobiography, he accidentally omitted Lucy. The error was corrected with an apology and pearl necklace. Bobby Siegfried flew out to California in 1979 forLucy's 90th birthday, and presented her with a diamond broach from Ray.She died at 92, in 1981
Lucy would take Maxine to visit Charles in Los Angeles. They would go the old Route 66, sometimes over wooden planks through much of the desert.
Lucy worked for Ray H. Siegfried for decades and retired as his offcemanager in the 1950's. She retired to California, where her daughter Maxine and family were living. Lucy and Maxine were with Ray, Ruth and Bobby on a car trip to California to visit Charles, when they had an accident in which Ruth was badly injured. These injuries later killed Ruth in Eurpoe in 1936.
Lucy and Maxine were close to Ray, Ruth and Bobby when Lucy was raising Maxine in Tulsa. Ruth made Maxine's wedding dress and was her Maid ofHonor when she married Virgil Stratton in 1934.Lucy always spoke well of Ray and the two kept up with each other after she moved to California. When Ray wrote his autobiography, he accidentally omitted Lucy. The error was corrected with an apology and pearl necklace. Bobby Siegfried flew out to California in 1979 forLucy's 90th birthday, and presented her with a diamond broach from Ray.She died at 92, in 1981
Lucy would take Maxine to visit Charles in Los Angeles. They would go the old Route 66, sometimes over wooden planks through much of the desert.
in 1900 census show in Creek nation Ok.
in 1880 in Indianola Ne with parents
found in 1880 census in Indianola, Red Willow Ne. both parents b in VT
Also found in Alden Ia w parents.
Virgil Safe Stratton, of Stillwater, passed to eternal life on Friday, January 19, 2007, after a short illness. He was 95 years old. A memorial service will be held February 3rd, at 2 p.m., at Strode’s Funeral Chapel, with Stan Warfield, minister of the Stillwater First United Methodist Church, officiating.
Virgil was born in Hennessey on March 27, 1911, to Safe and Sarah Stratton. In 1920, the family moved to Clinton, where Virgil spent his youth on the family farm before enrolling at then Oklahoma A&M. At Oklahoma A&M, Virgil met his wife, Maxine McBride, a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, and dedicated himself to her and his second love, the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Virgil was graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1933, with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science, and married Maxine the following year at Boston Avenue Methodist Church, in Tulsa.In his professional life, Virgil initially worked in the agricultural field in Texas and Oklahoma, before accepting a transfer and moving his wife and three young daughters to California in 1947. Virgil later was hired by the University of California Berkeley in the Agricultural Extension Service, focusing on the poultry egg industry in Northern California. While at the University of California, Virgil discovered and developed the introduction of a chemical agent to help eradicate the spread of a poultry parasite that threatened egg production. He also hosted an early morning radio program for area farmers. In 1967, Virgil accepted an invitation from the International Collaboration of Farmers to provide a lecture series to poultry producers throughout Japan. Maxine and Virgil later hosted numerous poultry producers in their home in Santa Rosa, to allow their guests to tour poultry production facilities in Virgil’s territory, which was known at the time as the “The World’s Egg Basket.”
In Santa Rosa, Virgil was an active member and served on the Board of Directors for the First United Methodist Church, and was a member and President of the Santa Rosa Exchange Club. After Virgil retired from the University of California, he and Maxine moved back to Stillwater in 1974.
In Stillwater, Virgil pursued his passions of gardening, playing bridge, supporting and attending most every OSU athletic game, match and event, and working with his beloved fraternity, Alpha Gamma Rho. Virgil was instrumental in recruiting several high school graduates from California to OSU and the AGR House. Virgil served as president of the AGR Pi Chapter Alumni Board of Directors, and, in 1987, endowed the Virgil and Maxine Stratton Scholarship for Alpha Gamma Rho, through the OSU Foundation, which is awarded annually to benefit AGR undergraduate students. In 2003, Virgil was honored with the Pi Chapter‘s “Member of the Century” award, for the Twentieth Century, along with three others. Today, the “Virgil Stratton Outstanding Alumni Award” is presented annually in the Pi Chapter, and Virgil is further honored by the “Virgil Stratton Sitting Room” at the AGR House.
Virgil was also active for many years in the Exchange Club of Stillwater, and on separate occasions was honored as the Oklahoma Exchange Member of the Year, and the Exchange Member of the Year for the Midwest District of the United States. He was a member of the Stillwater Garden Club and the Stillwater Senior Citizen’s Center, for which he served as president.
In addition to his parents, Virgil was preceded in death by his infant son, Charles; a grandson, Hugh Boyd; his brothers, Jess and Sam, and his sister, Nellie Garnett.
Virgil is survived by his wife of 72 years, Maxine; a sister, Clara Jeffers, of Oklahoma City, three daughters, Sylvia Cullivan and husband, Tom, of Eldorado Hills, California, Lucy Wilkes and husband Harold, of Stillwater, Sara Boulware and husband, Claude, of Santa Rosa, California; 8 grandchildren, Rick Boyd and wife, Danice, of Graeagle, California, Scott Boyd and wife, Nancy, of League City, Texas, Hal Wilkes of San Francisco, California, Keith Wilkes and wife, Angela, of Owasso, Dennis Wilkes, of Los Angeles, California, Ginny Wilkes, of Santa Rosa, California, Claudine Kunkle and husband, Brendan, of Santa Rosa, California, and Darcy Tsung, and husband, Brian, of San Francisco; six great-grandchildren, Matthew and Gillian Boyd, Austin Wilkes, Gavin and Grace Kunkle and Campbell and Riley Tsung; a sister, Clara Jeffers; special and honored friends, Fusao and Yoko Sato, Steve Schnitzer and Brenda “Mom Tiger” Bindel; and, numerous and much loved nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pi Chapter Alpha Gamma Rho, 224 S. Washington, Stillwater, OK 74074, and/or Judith Carman Hospice Inc., PO Box 818, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Mary "Maxine" Stratton
Mary “Maxine” Stratton, 95, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Stillwater surrounded by family. Maxine was born in Sapulpa on May 12, 1913 to Hugh and Lucy Clark McBride. After her father passed away from tuberculosis when Maxine was 8, she was raised by her mother and maternal grandmother in Tulsa. She was a member of the Central High School class of 1930.Maxine attended the University of Tulsa for one year before transferring to Oklahoma A and M College, now Oklahoma State University. At A and M, Maxine was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority; earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in home economics; and, met her future husband, Virgil Safe Stratton, at a basement dance. They married June 4, 1934, at Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa. Virgil and Maxine and their three daughters moved from Clinton to Santa Rosa, Calif., in 1947, where Virgil served as the University of California-Berkeley agricultural extension adviser for Sonoma County poultry farms and industry. During her years in Santa Rosa, Maxine reared her family, enjoyed her grandchildren, worked for the Department of Employment and volunteered at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. After retiring, Maxine and Virgil moved back to Stillwater in 1974.After returning to Stillwater. Maxine was active in the Zeta Tau Alpha Alumni Association, PEO Chapter BU, Stillwater Garden Club, the Collector’s Club and other civic and social organizations. Maxine was one of the first women members initiated into the Stillwater Exchange Club. She and Virgil enjoyed attending and supporting OSU Cowboy and Cowgirl athletic events. Through the years, Maxine was known for her sewing, having fashioned bride dresses, prom gowns and attractive clothing for her daughters and granddaughters. She loved needlepoint and crouched afghans for all the family. In her retirement years, “Nanny” took an active interest in the lives of her grandchildren. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 72 years, Virgil, an infant son, Charles Stratton, and her grandson, Hugh Boyd. She is survived by three daughters, Sylvia Cullivan and husband Tom of El Dorado Hills. Calif.; Lucy Wilkes and husband Harold of Stillwater; Sara Boulware and husband Claude of Santa Rosa; eight grandchildren, Rick Boyd and wife Danice of Graeagle, Calif., Scott Boyd and wife Nancy of Sacramento, Calif., Hal Wilkes of San Francisco, Keith Wilkes and wife Angela of Owasso, Dennis Wilkes of West Hollywood, Calif., Ginny Wilkes of Santa Rosa, Claudine Kunkle and husband Brendan of Santa Rosa, Darcy Tsung and husband Brian of San Francisco; her great-grandchildren, Matthew and Gillian Boyd, Austin Wilkes, Gavin and Grace Kunkle, and Campbell and Riley Tsung; special and honored friends, Fusao and Yoko Sato; and numerous and loved nieces and nephews. Special thanks go to the management and caregivers of Renaissance Living Center for their loving care to Virgil and Maxine, and to the caregivers at Judith Karman Hospice.A family service and inurnment will be held in Santa Rosa. Memorials may be made to Judith Karman Hospice Inc., P.O. Box 818, Stillwater, 74076 or to the First United Methodist Church, 400 W. Seventh, Stillwater, 74074. Published in the Stillwater NewsPress from 6/1/2008 - 6/2/2008.