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THOMAS P. AND SAMUEL BUFORD

Thomas P. and Samuel Buford, merchants, of Fredericktown, and members of the firm of Crow & Buford Bros., were bon in 1862 and 1864, respectively, in Fredericktown, Madison Co., Mo., and are sons of Christopher Y. and Jane E. (Anthony) Buford. The father was bon in South Carolina in 1816, and four years later he and his father immigrated to Madison County, Mo., locating at Mine La Motte, were the father worked in the mines. In 1839 Christopher Y. was married and four children were the fruits of this union: William (who is now in Newport, Ark., engaged in farming), George C. (who is a merchant at Mammoth Springs, Ark.), Sonora (wife of M. C. O'Connell, who is engineer in DeSoto, Mo), and Cora. Mr. Buford was living in Mine La Motte where he was married, and he afteward located on a farm of 460 acres, four miles northeast of Fredericktown. In 1870 he came to the county seat, where he passed the remainder of his life. He followed farming and dealing in stock. He lost his wife, and on January 9, 1859, he married Miss Jane E. Anthony, a native of Madison County, born in 1837, and the daughter of William Anthony. Three children were the result of this marriage: Thomas P., Samuel and Nellie (wife of Robert P. Crow). Mr. Buford died in 1876. He was a Democrat in politics and a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mrs. Buford is a member of the Christian Church. Thomas P. was educated in Fredericktown, and also attended two years at the State University, at Columbia, Mo. Samuel was educated in Fredericktown and at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. In 1882 the Buford Bros., entered into partnership with their brother-in-law, Robert P. Crow, and have since been in business. They are young men of first class business ability, and are meeting with good and well-deserved success. They have an excellent stock of general merchandise, and are highly esteemed by all who know them. Both are Democrats in politics, and Samuel is a member of the Christian Church. The latter was married to Miss Lilli Lampher January 10, 1886. She is a native of Missouri, born in 1866, and the daughter of Geo. W. Lampher.