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James Wesley Biffle

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James Wesley Biffle

Birth
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Death
24 May 1940 (aged 74)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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The Oklahoman, May 25, 1940, p. 2
James Wesley Biffle, 74-year-old pioneer state cattleman and since 1934 chief of the state capitol police, died of a heart ailment Friday night at St. Anthony hosiptal. He lived at 2109 Glen Ellyn place. Born March 12, 1866, at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the son of Brig. Gen. Jacob B. Biffle (ed. note: I don't think his father was a Brig. Gen., but was a Colonel) Jacob B. Biffle, of the Confederate army, Biffle was married Jan. 30, 1887, to Miss Emma Mikel at Gainesville, Texas. He came to Oklahoma in 1899 and settled at Grady. Moving to Waurika in 1912, he was sheriff of Jefferson county from that year until 1916. Biffle had made his home here since going to work at the capitol. He was a member of St. John's Methodist church. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Virgil and James Jr., both of Waurika, and John, Fallon Nev.; seven daughters, Mrs. Ruben Brown, Cox City; Mrs. Earl Morris, Waurika; mrs. Allen Wright, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs Lang King, Gallup, N.M. Mrs. Floyd L. Contway, Clinton; Mrs. H.R. Aldexander, Duncan, and Mrs. Charles M. Gale, Shawnee, and 24 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Rite will be at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Street and Draper chapel and at 3 p.m. at Waurika. Burial also will be at Waurika.
The Oklahoman, May 25, 1940, p. 2
James Wesley Biffle, 74-year-old pioneer state cattleman and since 1934 chief of the state capitol police, died of a heart ailment Friday night at St. Anthony hosiptal. He lived at 2109 Glen Ellyn place. Born March 12, 1866, at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the son of Brig. Gen. Jacob B. Biffle (ed. note: I don't think his father was a Brig. Gen., but was a Colonel) Jacob B. Biffle, of the Confederate army, Biffle was married Jan. 30, 1887, to Miss Emma Mikel at Gainesville, Texas. He came to Oklahoma in 1899 and settled at Grady. Moving to Waurika in 1912, he was sheriff of Jefferson county from that year until 1916. Biffle had made his home here since going to work at the capitol. He was a member of St. John's Methodist church. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Virgil and James Jr., both of Waurika, and John, Fallon Nev.; seven daughters, Mrs. Ruben Brown, Cox City; Mrs. Earl Morris, Waurika; mrs. Allen Wright, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs Lang King, Gallup, N.M. Mrs. Floyd L. Contway, Clinton; Mrs. H.R. Aldexander, Duncan, and Mrs. Charles M. Gale, Shawnee, and 24 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Rite will be at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Street and Draper chapel and at 3 p.m. at Waurika. Burial also will be at Waurika.

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