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HARRIET B. [CAMPBELL] YATES BURFORD FAMILY BIBLE   BIRTHS Jonathan Burford - born February 2, 1796 Nancy Chaffin, his wife, was born August 11, 1800 Jesse Sydenham Burford - born January 22, 1819 Rebecca Clack Burford - born July 19, 1820 William Edward Burford - February 8, 1822 Francis Marion Burford, - born November 26, 1823 Caroline Burford - born May 23, 1825 Elizabeth Burford - born January 12, 1827 Nancy Stirling Burford - born March 10, 1829 Phebe Burford - born January 22, 1831 Louisa Virginia Burford - born February 23, 1833 Jonathan David Burford - born May 10, 1835 Sally Burford - born September 26, 1838 Andrew Campbell Burford - born May 28, 1840 Mary Deborah Burford - born May 19, 1842 Robert Philip Burford - born April 19, 1844 Harriet Jane Taylor Burford - born October 24, 1848 Harriet B. Burford, daughter of William Cambell and Deborah his wife and also the widow of Weston B. Yates was born June 13, 1804.  Eder Colquest - born December 19, 1875   MARRIAGES Jonathan Burford and Nancy Chaffin were married the 4th March AD 1818. Jonathan Burford and Harriet B. Yates were married the 23, June AD 1839.   DEATHS Jonathan Burford departed this life the 12th of March 1849. Nancy Burford, wife of Jonathan Burford departed this life September 27th, 1838 in hope of a blissful immortality beyond the grave. William Edward Burford died on board the ship Ellen Brook on the Pacific Ocean October 30, 1850. Caroline Burford departed this life on the 15th January 1861. Louisa Virginia Burford departed this life on the 22nd May 1835. Harriet Jane Taylor Burford departed this life on the 15th January AD 1855. Eder Matthews, wife of John W. Matthews, died February 22, 1900. Memoranda Jonathan Burford, son of Daniel Burford was born the 13th March 1783. Daniel, son of Hiram, born 30th March 1770. John Miles, son of Hiram, born 7 May 1795. David, son of Hiram, born 1 November 1796. Philip T. Burford departed this life on the 14th June 1834. Rebecca Burford, wife of Philip T. Burford departed this life 1st January 1820 in the full hope of Eternal life. Marcus D. Hervey departed this life on the 5th July 1844. William Ray Matthews, son of Johy Y. and Eder Matthews was born 12 July 1895. John Young Matthews, son of John Y. and Eder Matthews was born 4 November 1897. Submitted by David Hahn

BURFORD FAMILY BIBLE of Francis Marion and Cordelia A. (Shaw) Burford BIRTHS Francis Marion Burford was born the 26th of November 1823 Cordelia A. Burford was born the 25th of July 1831 William Thomas Burford was born the 24th of July 1850 Florence Marion Burford was born the 24th of November 1852 Jonathan Edward Burford was born June the 30th 1855 Robert Franklin Burford was born the 9th of October 1857 Jesse McLeary Burford was born September 15, 1861 Annie Euphemia Burford was born September the 21st 1863 Sallie Fannie Burford was born December 21st 1867 Carrie Belle Burford was born Oct. 26th 1870 Dick Burford was born June 20th 1875 Arthur Burford was born Oct. 17th 1876 Mary Cordelia Burford was born Aug 16 1879 James Franklin burford was born June 2nd 1881 Basil Edward Burford was born May 17th 1883 Florence Fay Burford was born March 4, 1885 Lizzie [Elizabeth Bell] Burford was born March 8th 1889 Mattie and Willie Burford were born Oct. 21st 1892 Arthur L. Burford son of Dick & Jessie Burford was born 23rd day of January 1900 Marion Ottway Weller son of Florence M. & C. O. Weller was born Feb 5th 1871 Florence Elizabeth Weller was born Feb 19th 1873 Samuel McLeary Weller was born on the 26th of December 1875 Annie Cordelia Weller was born on the 30th of October 1878 Cyrus Burford Weller was born on the 22 of April 1881 Clarence William Weller was born July 29 1883 James Allen son of Florence M. & Otway Weller was born Nov. 23rd 1886 Dick Burford son of Dick & Jessie M. Burford was born Feb 18th 1902 William Edward Burford son of R. F. and Davie E. Burford was born Dec. 5th 1883 Verna Belle Burford was born 24th Dec 1884 Robert Foard Townsend son of Annie B. & Marcus H. Townsend was born in Weimar Feb 22nd 1886 Sallie Burford Bock was born Dec 11 1887 Charlotte Eldora Burford was born in Schulenburg Jul 3rd 1880 Helen Cordelia Burford was born Aug 7 1886 Mattie Belle Burford was born Dec. 15 1888 daughter of William Edward Burford William Max Paulsen son of Mattie & Will Paulsen was born May 20th 1923 at Grandma Burfords home in Columbus, Texas Ethel Cone Burford, daughter of Ned and Ethel Burford born Sept. 22nd 1926 Dan Youens, son of Fay and Willis Youens born Jan 18 1927 Thomas Hairston, son of Mary & Tom Coke Hairston was born May 8th 1903 Martha Burford Hairston daughter of Mary & Tom Coke Hairston was born Oct. 2, 1904 Mary Josephine Hairston was born at Independence, Tex. Dec. 16th 1907 Hazel Hortense Hairston daughter of Mary & Tom Coke Hairston was born Feb 17 1913 in Independence Tex MARRIAGES Francis Marion Burford & Cordelia Ann Shaw was married the 25th of October 1849 by Rev. Thos Taylor C O Weller and Florence M. Burford were married in Osage Colorado Co Texas November 16th 1869 by the Rev. Wesley Smith W. T. Burford and Mattie R. Pinchback were married in Colorado County Texas on the 20th of August 1876 by the Rev. D. Archer Dr. J. E. Burford and Dora Clayton were married on the 21st of December 1871 Rev. A. L. Green officiating R. F. Burford and Davie Hubbard were married 17th Oct 1881 Annie E. Burford and M. H. Townsend were married Dec. 20th 1883 by Rev. C. W. Thomas Sallie F. Burford and Harmon L. Bock were married 24th November 1886 Dick Burford and Jessie M. Chapman were married on the 4th day November 1897 Wm. T. Burford & Mattie Pinchback were married on the 20th of August A. D. 1874 at the residence of P. L. Clapp, by the Rev. P. C. Archer then in charge of the M. E. Church South at Columbus Colorado County Texas Dick son of W. T. and Mattie Burford was married to Jessie Chapman on 4 November 1897 Mary daughter of W. T. and Mattie Burford was married to Tom Coke Hairston, on the 2nd day of April 1902 at the residence of Mrs. and Mr. M. H. Townsend, Columbus, Texas Frank son of W. T. and Mattie Burford was married to Carrie Holmes on the 27th April 1904 Lizzie daughter of Mattie R. Burford, was married to Albert William Hahn, Oct. 20 1909 by Rev. Smith Vandrey Fay _ daughter of Mattie R. and W. T. Burford was married to Willis George Youens M.D. Dec. 5, 1911 by Rev. A. Noble Jones, pastor M. E. Church, Columbus, Tex, married at the residence of her sister Lizzie Hahn Mattie – daughter of W. T. & Mattie Burford was married to William Max Paulsen, on Tuesday Feb. 18th 1919 at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Hahn, was married at eleven o’clock by Rev. C. P. Morgan Methodist Minister at Columbus, Texas Ned, son of W. T. & Mattie Burford was married to Ethel Kathryn Cone, on Thursday Oct. 23rd 1919 at the home of her mother Rev. C. P. Morgan officiating.   DEATHS Willie Burford, daughter of W. T. and Mattie Burford, died of Cholera on the 28th day of May 1893. Arthur Burford, son of W. T. and Mattie Burford was killed Jan 15, 1900 W. T. Burford died in Columbus Nov. 3, 1908 (Tuesday) was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery, Columbus Dan Youens born Jan 18, 1927 son of Fay & Willis Youens – died Feb. 12, 1927 was buried in Odd Fellows cemetery Columbus Mattie Pinchback Burford wife of W. T. Burford, died Dec. 9 1929 at Columbus, Texas. Buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery by Rev. Guyon, pastor of the Methodist church at Columbus, Texas. Died Monday at 8:20 a.m. Dr. W. G. Youens husband of Fay Youens died April 23, 1943 and was buried in Columbus Dick Burford son of W. T. & Mattie Burford died Jan 9, 1944 in Rockdale, Texas John Thomas Hairston son of Mary and Tom Coke Hairston died Jan 25, 1940. He was buried in San Antonio, Texas Ned Burford died Sept 10, 1946 at Columbus, Texas Fay Burford died Nov. 19, 1952 in Weimar, Texas and was buried at Columbus, Texas James Franklin Burford died Aug. 5, 1953 at Weimar, Tex and was buried at Columbus Texas Dr. T. C. Hairston, husband of Mary Burford Hairston, died March 1, 1954 and was buried at Independence, Texas A. W. Hahn, Sr. died Oct. 22, 1950, husband of Lizzie Burford Hahn W. M. Paulsen, husband of Mattie Burford Paulsen died Feb 2, 1947 Arthur Lee Burford, son of Dick & Jessie Burford died Oct. 27, 1956 at Weimar, Texas and was buried at Columbus, Texas Mary Burford Hairston died Feb. 27, 1957 at Weimar and was buried at Independence, Texas Elizabeth Burford Hahn died Nov. 29, 1968 in Austin. Buried in Columbus Dec. 1, 1968 The widow of William Max Paulsen, Jr. has the Bible in 2005 Submitted by David Hahn

BURFORD FAMILY BIBLE of William Thomas & Mattie (Pinchback) Burford BIRTHS Francis Marion Burford was born the 26th of November 1823 Cordelia A. Burford was born the 25th of July 1831 William Thomas Burford was born the 24th of July 1850 Florence Marion Burford was born the 24th of November 1852 Jonathan Edward Burford was born June the 30th 1855 Robert Franklin Burford was born the 9th of October 1857 Jesse McLeary Burford was born September 15th 1861 Annie Euphemia Burford was born September the 21st 1864 Sallie Fannie Burford was born December 21st 1867 Carrie Belle Burford was born Oct. 26th 1870 Dick Burford was born June 20th 1875 Arthur Burford was born Oct. 17th 1876 Mary Cordelia Burford was born Aug. 16th 1879 James Franklin Burford was born June 21st 1881 Basil Edward Burford was born May 17th 1883 Florence Fay Burford was born March 4, 1885 Lizzie[Elizabeth Belle] Burford was born March 8, 1889 Mattie & Willie Burford was born Oct. 21st 1892 Arthur L. Burford, son of Dick & Jessie Burford was born 23rd day of January 1900 Marion Otway Weller, son of Florence M. & O. Weller was born Feb 5th 1871 Florence Elizabeth Weller was born Feb 19th 1873 Samuel McLeary Weller was born on the 26th of December 1875 Annie Cordelia Weller was born on the 30th of October 1878 Cyrus Burford Weller was born on 22nd of April 1881 Clarence William Weller was born July 29, 1883 James Allen, son of Florence M. & Otway Weller was born Nov. 23 1886 Dick Burford, son of Dick & Jessie M. Burford was born Feb 18th 1902 William Edward Burford, son of R. F. Burford and Davie B. Burford was born December 5th 1883 Verna Belle Burford was born 28th December 1884 Robert Franklin Burford was born Dec 7th 1887 Robert Foard Townsend, son of Annie & Marcus H. Townsend, was born in Weimar Feb. 22nd 1886 Sallie Burford Bock was born Dec. 11 1887 Charlotte Eldora Burford was born in Schulenburg Aug 4th 1880 Helen Cordelia Burford was born Aug 1th 1886 Mattie Belle Burford was born Dec 15 1887 William Max Paulsen son of Mattie & Will Paulsen was born May 20th (Sunday) 1923 at Grandma Burfords home in Columbus Texas Arthur Lee Burford, son of Dick & Jessie Burford was born Jan 23, 1900 Dick Burford, son of Dick & Jessie Burford was born Feb 18, 1902 John Thomas Hairston, son of Mary and Tom Coke Hairston, was born May ith 1903 Martha Burford Hairston, daughter of Mary & Tom Coke Hairston, was born Oct. 2 1904 Mary Josephine Hairston was born at Independence Tex Dec. 10th 1907 Hazel Hortense Hairston daughter of Mary & Tom Coke Hairston was born feb 17 1913, Independence Tex. Ethel Cone Burford, daughter of Ned & Ethel Burford born Sept 22, 1926 – on Tuesday Dan Youens, son of Fay & Willis Youens born Jan 18 1927 Ned Holmes Burford, son of Frank & Carrie Burford was born Jan 3rd 1911 at Glen Flora, Tex. William Burford Hahn, son of Lizzie & Albert Hahn was born May 21, 1912 at Columbus, Texas Mary Elizabeth Youens, daughter of Fay & Willis Youens was born May 17, 1913, Columbus, Texas John Gray Burford son of Dick & Ada Burford was born June 3, 1913, Gaston, Texas Harry Thomas Youens, son of Fay & Willis Youens, was born June 27, 1914, Columbus, Texas DEATHS Willie Burford, daughter of W. T. & Mattie Burford, died of Cholera Infantum on the 28th day of May 1893 Arthur Burford, son of W. T. & Mattie Burford was killed in Bastrop jan 15, 1900 W. T. Burford died in Columbus Nov. 3, 1908 (Tuesday) was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery Columbus Dan Youens born Jan 18 1927 died Feb 12 1927. Son of Fay & Willis Youens- was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery Columbus Mattie Pinchback Burford wife of W. T. Burford, died Dec. 9, 1929 at Columbus Texas. Buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery by Rev. Guyon, paston of the Methodist Church at Columbus Texas. Died Monday at 8:20 a.m. Dr. W. G. Youens husband of Fay Youens died April 23, 1943 and was buried in Columbus Dick Burford, son of W. T. & Mattie Burford died Jan 19, 1944 in Rockdale, Texas John Thomas Hairston, son of Mary & Tom Coke Hairston died Jan 25, 1946. He was buried in San Antonio Texas Ned Burford died Sept. 10, 1946 at Columbus, Texas Fay Burford died Nov. 19, 1952 in Weimar, Texas and was buried at Columbus, Texas James Franklin Burford died Aug 5, 1953 at Weimar, Tex and was buried at Columbus, Texas Dr. T. C. Hairston, husband of Mary Burford Hairston died March 1, 1954 and was buried at Independence, Texas A. W. Hahn Sr. died Oct. 22, 1950, husband of Lizzie Burford Hahn W. M. Paulsen, husband of Mattie Burford Paulsen died Feb 1, 1947 Arthur Lee Burford, son of Dick & Jesse Burford died Oct. 27, 1956 at Weimar, Texas and was buried at Columbus, Tex Mary Burford Hairston died Feb 27, 1957 at Weimar and was buried at Independence, Texas Elizabeth Burford Hahn die Nov. 29, 1968 in Austin, Buried in Columbus Dec. 1, 1968 MARRIAGES Francis Marion Burford & Cordelia Ann Shaw was married the 25th of October 1849 by Rev. Thos. Taylor C. O. Weller & Florence M. Burford were married at Osage, Colorado Co. Texas November 16th 1869 by the Rev. Wesley Smith W. T. Burford and Mattie R. Pinchback were married in Colorado County Texas on the 20th of August 1874 by the Rev. Dr. Archer Dr. J. E. Burford & Dora Clayton were married on the 21st of December 1879, Rev. A L. P. Green officiating Dr. J. E. Burford & Grace Cameron were married Feb. 23rd 1885 R. F. Burford & Davie Hubbard were married 17th Oct 1881 Annie E. Burford and M. H. Townsend were married Dec. 20th 1883 by Rev. C. W. Thomas Sallie F. Burford & Harmon L. Bock were married 24th November 1886 by Rev. Hotchkiss Dick Burford & Jesse M. Chapman were married the 4th day of November 1897. Wm. T. Burford & Mattie Pinchback were married on the 20th of August A.D. 1874 at the residence of P. L. Clapp, by the Rev. P. C. Archer there in charge of the M. E. Church South at Columbus Colorado County Texas Mary-daughter of W.T. & Mattie Burford was married to Tom Coke Hairston on the 2nd day of April 1902 at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Townsend Columbus Texas Frank-son of W. T. & Mattie Burford was married to Carrie Holmes on the 27 of April 1904 Lizzie-daughter of Mattie R. Burford, was married to Albert William Hahn, Oct. 20, 1909 by Rev. Smith Vandrey Fay-daughter of Mattie R. and W. T. Burford was married to Willis George Youens M. D. Dec. 5 1911 by Rev. A. Noble James, pastor M. E. Church, Columbus Tex – married at the residence of her sister Lizzie Hahn Mattie, daughter of W. T. & Mattie Burford, was married to William Max Paulsen, on Tuesday, Feb 18th 1919 at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Hahn. Was married at eleven o’clock by Rev. C. P. Morgan Methodist Minister at Columbus Texas Ned, son of W. T. & Mattie Burford was married to Ethel Kathryn Cone on Thrusday Oct 23rd 1919 at the home of her Mother at 10 a.m. Rev. C. P. Morgan officiating. The widow of William Max Paulsen, Jr. has the Bible in 2007 Submitted by David Hahn   Return to Bible Records Index   Return to Colorado County Home Page