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Bradford Barton Bruffey

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Bradford Barton Bruffey

Birth
Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA
Death
17 Apr 1881 (aged 56)
Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Bradford Barton Bruffey was the tenth child born to Elizabeth Hill (1790-1880) and John Allen Bruffey, I (1790-1873), Bradford Barton was born in Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia on March 1, 1825.

On February 21, 1855, he married Mary Jane Watts in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, the daughter of Mary Polly Burr (1799-1858) and Salathiel Weeks Watts (1793-1858); she was born October 23, 1831 in Virginia.

Mary Jane and Bradford Barton had these 7 children:

Newton Samuel 30 Apr 1856 - 10 Oct 1929 (married Mary N. Walkup 1861-1888; to this union 2 children were born, Christopher Roy and Nina E.)

John Franklin 01 Apr 1858 - 27 Jan 1923 (married Stella Ann Bennett (1877-1965); to this union 8 children were born, 2 girls and 6 boys)

Elizabeth Jane 31 Jan 1860 - 12 Dec 1945 (in 1880 first married George William Whiting (1859-1936) they had Bradford (1898-1989) and Joseph Earle (1895-1950). Second marriage to John Robert Rhinehart (1890-1955) to this union a son and daughter were born.

Thomas Anderson 13 Jun 1862 - 03 Jun 1943 (in about 1891 married Lucy Hill Peck (1871-1947); to this union five children were born:

Carl Amman (1892-1980); married Prudence K Snedegar and had 3 sons, Thomas Blair, and Donald, and Robert C.

Cecil Lee 1894-1969

Herbert Ross 1896-1971,

Frank Howard 1898-1899, age 1 year, and

A. Glenn 1903-1979.

Serene 21 Sep 1865 - 18 Oct 1944; on 21 Dec 1887 married John Barnett Grimes, to this union 6 children were born, 4 sons and 2 daughters, Denny, Ulric W., Frank D., Clyde V., Mary Braddie, and Lucy E.

Mary Watts "Birdie" 26 Sep 1867 - 18 Oct 13 Jun 1950, married George Preston Shisler 1867 - 16 Jul 1947.

Ida Hill Bruffey 21 Feb 1872 - 1969, married Charles M Sarver in 1894; to this union a son was born, Landon A. Jan 1896.

All of their children lived into adulthood.

Bradford Barton Bruffey died on 17 Apr 1881 at Bruffeys Creek, Pocahontas County West Virginia. He was buried in the Emanuel Methodist Church Cemetery where his wife Mary Jane would join him when she died on 21 Dec 1916. Together they lead a full life and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Bradford Barton Bruffey was the tenth child born to Elizabeth Hill (1790-1880) and John Allen Bruffey, I (1790-1873), Bradford Barton was born in Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia on March 1, 1825.

On February 21, 1855, he married Mary Jane Watts in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, the daughter of Mary Polly Burr (1799-1858) and Salathiel Weeks Watts (1793-1858); she was born October 23, 1831 in Virginia.

Mary Jane and Bradford Barton had these 7 children:

Newton Samuel 30 Apr 1856 - 10 Oct 1929 (married Mary N. Walkup 1861-1888; to this union 2 children were born, Christopher Roy and Nina E.)

John Franklin 01 Apr 1858 - 27 Jan 1923 (married Stella Ann Bennett (1877-1965); to this union 8 children were born, 2 girls and 6 boys)

Elizabeth Jane 31 Jan 1860 - 12 Dec 1945 (in 1880 first married George William Whiting (1859-1936) they had Bradford (1898-1989) and Joseph Earle (1895-1950). Second marriage to John Robert Rhinehart (1890-1955) to this union a son and daughter were born.

Thomas Anderson 13 Jun 1862 - 03 Jun 1943 (in about 1891 married Lucy Hill Peck (1871-1947); to this union five children were born:

Carl Amman (1892-1980); married Prudence K Snedegar and had 3 sons, Thomas Blair, and Donald, and Robert C.

Cecil Lee 1894-1969

Herbert Ross 1896-1971,

Frank Howard 1898-1899, age 1 year, and

A. Glenn 1903-1979.

Serene 21 Sep 1865 - 18 Oct 1944; on 21 Dec 1887 married John Barnett Grimes, to this union 6 children were born, 4 sons and 2 daughters, Denny, Ulric W., Frank D., Clyde V., Mary Braddie, and Lucy E.

Mary Watts "Birdie" 26 Sep 1867 - 18 Oct 13 Jun 1950, married George Preston Shisler 1867 - 16 Jul 1947.

Ida Hill Bruffey 21 Feb 1872 - 1969, married Charles M Sarver in 1894; to this union a son was born, Landon A. Jan 1896.

All of their children lived into adulthood.

Bradford Barton Bruffey died on 17 Apr 1881 at Bruffeys Creek, Pocahontas County West Virginia. He was buried in the Emanuel Methodist Church Cemetery where his wife Mary Jane would join him when she died on 21 Dec 1916. Together they lead a full life and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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Thy father has gone to a mansion of rest
In the glorious land by Unity Blest.



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