The funeral for F. M. Buffington was held at the home on Tuesday. His death while not unexpected, came rater suddenly and he was able to assist himself in moving between his bed and chair until shortly before the end.
Mr. Buffington has been a man of very considerable affairs in Glenwood and until two years ago was one of the chief stockholders in the Mills County National Bank. Following are some of he facts concerning his life.
Francis Marion Buffington, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Buffington
, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, March 12, 1835 and died a this home in Glenwood, Iowa, after a long period of ill health on April 3, 1915, aged 80 years and 21 days.
When he was about four years old his parents, with their family, removed from Ohio to Adams County, Illinois, where they lived for fifteen years, when they again moved westward, coming to Mills County, Iowa, in the fall of 1854. May 16, 1861, he was married to Sarah Byers of Mills County, who survives him. To them six children were born. of whom Mrs. Carrie Hammers of Malvern and Mrs. Effie Jackson of Glenwood are living. Three sons, John C., Francis M., and William R., and one daughter, MRs. Jennie E. Field, have passed away. 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren are also left to mourn a kind, indulgent friend.
He was one of a family of ten children, of whom one sister, Mrs. A. A. Perkinds of Fairmont, West Virginia and two brothers, E. H. Buffington of Glenwood and W. N. Buffington of Dalhart, Texas, are the only ones now living.
In early manhood, Mr. Buffington was converted and united with the Methodist Church. He was ever faithful to the vows then taken and retained to the end his faith and trust in the Lord.
He was a king, loving, father and friend; a man of broad mind and good judgement; a wise counselor in troubles or business perplexities. His family and kindred are very dear to him and he was much loved and honored by the.
Always active and industrious, he was identified with many different lines of business. Of the 60 years he lived in southwest Iowa, all but five, during which he was engaged in the grain business in Red Oak, were spent in Mills County. With is business activities in this community all are familiar. His honesty and integrity were never questioned and his business life was one of which any man might well be proud.
The span of his own and his father's life was one hundred and ten years, years in which to live and take a man's part in world actives was a great joy.
Mills County Tribune, Glenwood, Iowa, April 8, 1915, page 1
, Husband of Sarah Byers.
Since 1854 this gentleman has been a resident of Mills county and has therefore witnesed the greater part of its development from the period when its wild lands were still in their primitive condition, many acres being yet in the possession of the government. There came to the west men and women of strong purpose to claim the rich gifts of nature and to aid in laying the foundation for the present advancement in Mills and other counties of the great western empire. The parents of our subject were among the number that came with their families forty-six years ago and throughout the intervening period Francis M. Buffington has been a representative of the agricultural class. Splendid success has been achieved by him and today he is the owner of one thousand acres of valuable land.
He was born March 12, 1835, in Meigs county, Ohio, a son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Barringer) Buffington. The family is of English lineage and was founded in America by three brothers, who located in Virginia, one of whom was the great-grandfather of our subject. The grandfather was born in the Old Dominion and married a lady who was a native of Maryland. Hezekiah Buffington, the father, was born in Ohio and in 1837 removed from the Buckeye state to Adams county, Illinois, where he remained until 1854, when he came to Mills county, Iowa, here spending his remaining days. His death occurred in 1864. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died in 1897.
Francis M. Buffington was the fourth in order of birth in their family of ten children, seven of whom are yet living. He was but two years of age when his parents left Ohio and was about twenty years of age when they came to Iowa. After arriving at years of maturity he was married, on the 16th of May, 1861, to Miss Sarah Byers, a daughter of William and Nancy Byers, natives of Ohio, whence they came to Mills county in 1856. Six children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Buffington, but only two are now living: Carrie, wife of Oliver Hammers, a resident of Center township, and Effie, the wife of Richard Jackson, of Oak township, Mills county. those who have passed away are John, who died in February, 1898, at the age of thirty-two; Jennie E., Francis M., and Clark.
Mr. Buffington is today the owner of one thousand acres of land in Center and Oak townships, and also has other town property and other interests, owning forty shares in the Mills County Bank. Industry and careful management have been the salient points in his career and he has won his success along the lines of the old-time trite maxims: "Honesty is the best policy." and, "There is no excellence without labor." He votes with the Republican party and is a public-spirited and progressive citizen and gives hearty support and cooperation to all movements which he believes will prove of public benefit.
Mr. Buffington has been a man of very considerable affairs in Glenwood and until two years ago was one of the chief stockholders in the Mills County National Bank. Following are some of he facts concerning his life.
Francis Marion Buffington, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Buffington
, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, March 12, 1835 and died a this home in Glenwood, Iowa, after a long period of ill health on April 3, 1915, aged 80 years and 21 days.
When he was about four years old his parents, with their family, removed from Ohio to Adams County, Illinois, where they lived for fifteen years, when they again moved westward, coming to Mills County, Iowa, in the fall of 1854. May 16, 1861, he was married to Sarah Byers of Mills County, who survives him. To them six children were born. of whom Mrs. Carrie Hammers of Malvern and Mrs. Effie Jackson of Glenwood are living. Three sons, John C., Francis M., and William R., and one daughter, MRs. Jennie E. Field, have passed away. 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren are also left to mourn a kind, indulgent friend.
He was one of a family of ten children, of whom one sister, Mrs. A. A. Perkinds of Fairmont, West Virginia and two brothers, E. H. Buffington of Glenwood and W. N. Buffington of Dalhart, Texas, are the only ones now living.
In early manhood, Mr. Buffington was converted and united with the Methodist Church. He was ever faithful to the vows then taken and retained to the end his faith and trust in the Lord.
He was a king, loving, father and friend; a man of broad mind and good judgement; a wise counselor in troubles or business perplexities. His family and kindred are very dear to him and he was much loved and honored by the.
Always active and industrious, he was identified with many different lines of business. Of the 60 years he lived in southwest Iowa, all but five, during which he was engaged in the grain business in Red Oak, were spent in Mills County. With is business activities in this community all are familiar. His honesty and integrity were never questioned and his business life was one of which any man might well be proud.
The span of his own and his father's life was one hundred and ten years, years in which to live and take a man's part in world actives was a great joy.
Mills County Tribune, Glenwood, Iowa, April 8, 1915, page 1
, Husband of Sarah Byers.
Since 1854 this gentleman has been a resident of Mills county and has therefore witnesed the greater part of its development from the period when its wild lands were still in their primitive condition, many acres being yet in the possession of the government. There came to the west men and women of strong purpose to claim the rich gifts of nature and to aid in laying the foundation for the present advancement in Mills and other counties of the great western empire. The parents of our subject were among the number that came with their families forty-six years ago and throughout the intervening period Francis M. Buffington has been a representative of the agricultural class. Splendid success has been achieved by him and today he is the owner of one thousand acres of valuable land.
He was born March 12, 1835, in Meigs county, Ohio, a son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Barringer) Buffington. The family is of English lineage and was founded in America by three brothers, who located in Virginia, one of whom was the great-grandfather of our subject. The grandfather was born in the Old Dominion and married a lady who was a native of Maryland. Hezekiah Buffington, the father, was born in Ohio and in 1837 removed from the Buckeye state to Adams county, Illinois, where he remained until 1854, when he came to Mills county, Iowa, here spending his remaining days. His death occurred in 1864. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died in 1897.
Francis M. Buffington was the fourth in order of birth in their family of ten children, seven of whom are yet living. He was but two years of age when his parents left Ohio and was about twenty years of age when they came to Iowa. After arriving at years of maturity he was married, on the 16th of May, 1861, to Miss Sarah Byers, a daughter of William and Nancy Byers, natives of Ohio, whence they came to Mills county in 1856. Six children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Buffington, but only two are now living: Carrie, wife of Oliver Hammers, a resident of Center township, and Effie, the wife of Richard Jackson, of Oak township, Mills county. those who have passed away are John, who died in February, 1898, at the age of thirty-two; Jennie E., Francis M., and Clark.
Mr. Buffington is today the owner of one thousand acres of land in Center and Oak townships, and also has other town property and other interests, owning forty shares in the Mills County Bank. Industry and careful management have been the salient points in his career and he has won his success along the lines of the old-time trite maxims: "Honesty is the best policy." and, "There is no excellence without labor." He votes with the Republican party and is a public-spirited and progressive citizen and gives hearty support and cooperation to all movements which he believes will prove of public benefit.
The funeral for F. M. Buffington was held at the home on Tuesday. His death while not unexpected, came rater suddenly and he was able to assist himself in moving between his bed and chair until shortly before the end.
Mr. Buffington has been a man of very considerable affairs in Glenwood and until two years ago was one of the chief stockholders in the Mills County National Bank. Following are some of he facts concerning his life.
Francis Marion Buffington, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Buffington
, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, March 12, 1835 and died a this home in Glenwood, Iowa, after a long period of ill health on April 3, 1915, aged 80 years and 21 days.
When he was about four years old his parents, with their family, removed from Ohio to Adams County, Illinois, where they lived for fifteen years, when they again moved westward, coming to Mills County, Iowa, in the fall of 1854. May 16, 1861, he was married to Sarah Byers of Mills County, who survives him. To them six children were born. of whom Mrs. Carrie Hammers of Malvern and Mrs. Effie Jackson of Glenwood are living. Three sons, John C., Francis M., and William R., and one daughter, MRs. Jennie E. Field, have passed away. 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren are also left to mourn a kind, indulgent friend.
He was one of a family of ten children, of whom one sister, Mrs. A. A. Perkinds of Fairmont, West Virginia and two brothers, E. H. Buffington of Glenwood and W. N. Buffington of Dalhart, Texas, are the only ones now living.
In early manhood, Mr. Buffington was converted and united with the Methodist Church. He was ever faithful to the vows then taken and retained to the end his faith and trust in the Lord.
He was a king, loving, father and friend; a man of broad mind and good judgement; a wise counselor in troubles or business perplexities. His family and kindred are very dear to him and he was much loved and honored by the.
Always active and industrious, he was identified with many different lines of business. Of the 60 years he lived in southwest Iowa, all but five, during which he was engaged in the grain business in Red Oak, were spent in Mills County. With is business activities in this community all are familiar. His honesty and integrity were never questioned and his business life was one of which any man might well be proud.
The span of his own and his father's life was one hundred and ten years, years in which to live and take a man's part in world actives was a great joy.
Mills County Tribune, Glenwood, Iowa, April 8, 1915, page 1
, Husband of Sarah Byers.
Since 1854 this gentleman has been a resident of Mills county and has therefore witnesed the greater part of its development from the period when its wild lands were still in their primitive condition, many acres being yet in the possession of the government. There came to the west men and women of strong purpose to claim the rich gifts of nature and to aid in laying the foundation for the present advancement in Mills and other counties of the great western empire. The parents of our subject were among the number that came with their families forty-six years ago and throughout the intervening period Francis M. Buffington has been a representative of the agricultural class. Splendid success has been achieved by him and today he is the owner of one thousand acres of valuable land.
He was born March 12, 1835, in Meigs county, Ohio, a son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Barringer) Buffington. The family is of English lineage and was founded in America by three brothers, who located in Virginia, one of whom was the great-grandfather of our subject. The grandfather was born in the Old Dominion and married a lady who was a native of Maryland. Hezekiah Buffington, the father, was born in Ohio and in 1837 removed from the Buckeye state to Adams county, Illinois, where he remained until 1854, when he came to Mills county, Iowa, here spending his remaining days. His death occurred in 1864. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died in 1897.
Francis M. Buffington was the fourth in order of birth in their family of ten children, seven of whom are yet living. He was but two years of age when his parents left Ohio and was about twenty years of age when they came to Iowa. After arriving at years of maturity he was married, on the 16th of May, 1861, to Miss Sarah Byers, a daughter of William and Nancy Byers, natives of Ohio, whence they came to Mills county in 1856. Six children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Buffington, but only two are now living: Carrie, wife of Oliver Hammers, a resident of Center township, and Effie, the wife of Richard Jackson, of Oak township, Mills county. those who have passed away are John, who died in February, 1898, at the age of thirty-two; Jennie E., Francis M., and Clark.
Mr. Buffington is today the owner of one thousand acres of land in Center and Oak townships, and also has other town property and other interests, owning forty shares in the Mills County Bank. Industry and careful management have been the salient points in his career and he has won his success along the lines of the old-time trite maxims: "Honesty is the best policy." and, "There is no excellence without labor." He votes with the Republican party and is a public-spirited and progressive citizen and gives hearty support and cooperation to all movements which he believes will prove of public benefit.
Mr. Buffington has been a man of very considerable affairs in Glenwood and until two years ago was one of the chief stockholders in the Mills County National Bank. Following are some of he facts concerning his life.
Francis Marion Buffington, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Buffington
, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, March 12, 1835 and died a this home in Glenwood, Iowa, after a long period of ill health on April 3, 1915, aged 80 years and 21 days.
When he was about four years old his parents, with their family, removed from Ohio to Adams County, Illinois, where they lived for fifteen years, when they again moved westward, coming to Mills County, Iowa, in the fall of 1854. May 16, 1861, he was married to Sarah Byers of Mills County, who survives him. To them six children were born. of whom Mrs. Carrie Hammers of Malvern and Mrs. Effie Jackson of Glenwood are living. Three sons, John C., Francis M., and William R., and one daughter, MRs. Jennie E. Field, have passed away. 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren are also left to mourn a kind, indulgent friend.
He was one of a family of ten children, of whom one sister, Mrs. A. A. Perkinds of Fairmont, West Virginia and two brothers, E. H. Buffington of Glenwood and W. N. Buffington of Dalhart, Texas, are the only ones now living.
In early manhood, Mr. Buffington was converted and united with the Methodist Church. He was ever faithful to the vows then taken and retained to the end his faith and trust in the Lord.
He was a king, loving, father and friend; a man of broad mind and good judgement; a wise counselor in troubles or business perplexities. His family and kindred are very dear to him and he was much loved and honored by the.
Always active and industrious, he was identified with many different lines of business. Of the 60 years he lived in southwest Iowa, all but five, during which he was engaged in the grain business in Red Oak, were spent in Mills County. With is business activities in this community all are familiar. His honesty and integrity were never questioned and his business life was one of which any man might well be proud.
The span of his own and his father's life was one hundred and ten years, years in which to live and take a man's part in world actives was a great joy.
Mills County Tribune, Glenwood, Iowa, April 8, 1915, page 1
, Husband of Sarah Byers.
Since 1854 this gentleman has been a resident of Mills county and has therefore witnesed the greater part of its development from the period when its wild lands were still in their primitive condition, many acres being yet in the possession of the government. There came to the west men and women of strong purpose to claim the rich gifts of nature and to aid in laying the foundation for the present advancement in Mills and other counties of the great western empire. The parents of our subject were among the number that came with their families forty-six years ago and throughout the intervening period Francis M. Buffington has been a representative of the agricultural class. Splendid success has been achieved by him and today he is the owner of one thousand acres of valuable land.
He was born March 12, 1835, in Meigs county, Ohio, a son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Barringer) Buffington. The family is of English lineage and was founded in America by three brothers, who located in Virginia, one of whom was the great-grandfather of our subject. The grandfather was born in the Old Dominion and married a lady who was a native of Maryland. Hezekiah Buffington, the father, was born in Ohio and in 1837 removed from the Buckeye state to Adams county, Illinois, where he remained until 1854, when he came to Mills county, Iowa, here spending his remaining days. His death occurred in 1864. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died in 1897.
Francis M. Buffington was the fourth in order of birth in their family of ten children, seven of whom are yet living. He was but two years of age when his parents left Ohio and was about twenty years of age when they came to Iowa. After arriving at years of maturity he was married, on the 16th of May, 1861, to Miss Sarah Byers, a daughter of William and Nancy Byers, natives of Ohio, whence they came to Mills county in 1856. Six children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Buffington, but only two are now living: Carrie, wife of Oliver Hammers, a resident of Center township, and Effie, the wife of Richard Jackson, of Oak township, Mills county. those who have passed away are John, who died in February, 1898, at the age of thirty-two; Jennie E., Francis M., and Clark.
Mr. Buffington is today the owner of one thousand acres of land in Center and Oak townships, and also has other town property and other interests, owning forty shares in the Mills County Bank. Industry and careful management have been the salient points in his career and he has won his success along the lines of the old-time trite maxims: "Honesty is the best policy." and, "There is no excellence without labor." He votes with the Republican party and is a public-spirited and progressive citizen and gives hearty support and cooperation to all movements which he believes will prove of public benefit.
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