Roland Tankersley BURFORD

1824 - 1893  (69 years)

• Name	Roland Tankersley BURFORD  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	1824	, , Alabama, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Property	2 Apr 1857	, Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
  Lincoln Co AR, Federal Land Records Burford Roland T 17 10s 5w 80 1857/04/02 Assignee To Luckey
  Census	28 Jun 1860	, Fresno, California, USA
  pg 3 (3A), d/f #50/54
  Township 2, Millerton PO Roland T Burford M 35 Alabama Caroline Burford F 22 Missouri Wm S Burford M 2 California George Burford M 2/12 California Roland is an attorney.
  Tax List	13 Sep 1866	, Fresno, California, USA
  	Great Register of Fresno County
  	Name: Roland Tankersly Burford Event Type: Voter Registration Event Date: 13 Sep 1866 Event Year Range: Event Place: Fresno River, Fresno, California Age: 43 Birth Year (Estimated): 1823 Birthplace: Alabama Page: GS Film number: 976461 Digital Folder Number: 005028141 Image Number: 00020
  Census	Jul 1870	, Fresno, California, USA
  pg 5 (147A), d/f #93/38
  Township 1, Millerton PO Roland T Burford «tab»M «tab»46 «tab»Alabama Caroline Burford «tab»F «tab»33 «tab»Missouri Wm S Burford «tab»«tab»M «tab»13 «tab»California Geo L Burford «tab»«tab»M «tab»11 «tab»California Mary B Burford «tab»«tab»F «tab» 7 «tab»California Robert N Burford «tab»M «tab» 5 «tab»California James P Burford «tab»M «tab» 3 «tab»California Alice R Burford «tab»F «tab» 1 «tab»California [2?] Roland is a farmer. Millerton was the original county seat of Fresno County; it's now in Madera County. Isaac Newton and family are just a few rows up in the same page.
  Tax List	11 Sep 1878	, Fresno, California, USA
  	Great Register of Fresno County
  	Name: Roland Tankersley Burford Event Type: Voter Registration Event Date: 11 Sep 1878 Event Year Range: Event Place: Crane Valley, Fresno, California Age: 55 Birth Year (Estimated): 1823 Birthplace: Alabama Page: GS Film number: 976461 Digital Folder Number: 005028141 Image Number: 00123
  Census	22 Jun 1880	, Fresno, California, USA
  ED 1, pg 4 (154D)
  District 1 Roland Burford Self M 55 Alabama Carolina Burford Wife F 43 Missouri Georg L Burford Son M 20 California Mary Bell Burford Dau F 17 California Robert N Burford Son M 15 California James Polk Burford Son M 13 California Alice R Burford Dau F 11 California Philip H Burford Son M 9 California Every N Burford Son M 4 California Marion C Burford Son M 2 California Roland is an attoney, George is a laborer.
  Tax List	4 Oct 1880	, Madera, California, USA
  	Great Register of Fresno County
  	Crane Valley, Madera Co, California Madera Co. Calif. 1880 Great Register of Fresno County (Madera Precinct) showing uncancelled names of registered voters remaining on the Great Register as of Oct 4 1880...LDS Film #0976461... Burford, Roland Tankersley...55...Al...Farmer...Crane Valley... 1878, Sep 11... This is Philip GG's son and pretty much confirms Tabitha as dau of Rowland and Clarissa Wade Tankersley...take care. [Larry McCutchen]
  Name	Tank Burford
  Died	Mar 1893	, Fresno, California, USA
  Buried	Mar 1893	, Madera, California, USA
  	Address: Raymond Cemetery Madera County Madera County, California
  Obituary	18 Mar 1893	, Fresno, California, USA
  Mariposa Gazette
  Exerpt from March 18, 1893 edition of the Mariposa (Calif) Gazette... "Death of R L Bufford (sic)...On Sat last were performed the rites of burial over Roland Tankersley Bufford (sic)...was born in Alabama 72 years ago...moved at early age to Tenn...thence to Arkansas. When...gold excitement begun...he...came by El Paso route and arrived here in 1850...to...what is now Freasno Co..."
  Person ID	I2463	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Philip Gresham Granddison BURFORD,   b. 4 Feb 1800, , Kershaw, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1852, , Drew, Arkansas, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Tabitha TANKERSLEY,   b. Abt 1805,   d. Abt 1848, , Drew, Arkansas, USA  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	Abt 1822	, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline NEWTON,   b. 26 Apr 1837, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. 10 May 1910, , , California, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1854	, Fresno, California, USA
  Children	1. Louis Knox BURFORD,   b. 2 Aug 1856, , , California, USA ,   d. Bef 1861, , , California, USA  (Age 4 years)   2. William Scott BURFORD,   b. 13 Apr 1858, , , California, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1937, , Fresno, California, USA  (Age 79 years)   3. George Lee BURFORD,   b. 11 May 1860, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age 50 years)   4. Mary Belle BURFORD,   b. 11 Jan 1863, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1939, , Kings, California, USA  (Age 76 years)   5. Robert Frederick BURFORD,   b. 3 Apr 1865, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1929, , , Colorado, USA  (Age 64 years)   6. James Polk BURFORD,   b. 21 Jun 1867, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. 1913, , , California, USA  (Age 45 years)   7. Alice Rose BURFORD,   b. 19 Jun 1869, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1947, Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA  (Age 78 years)   8. Philip Roland BURFORD,   b. 19 Jul 1871, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1907, , Ventura, California, USA  (Age 35 years)   9. Sydney Forrest BURFORD,   b. 17 Jul 1873, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. Bef 1881, , Fresno, California, USA  (Age 7 years)   10. Avery Newton BURFORD,   b. 5 Jan 1876, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1956, , Mesa, Colorado, USA  (Age 80 years)   11. Marion Curtis BURFORD,   b. 31 Jan 1878, , Fresno, California, USA ,   d. Aft 1899  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F1256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S411] McCutcheon, Larry, Burford, Roland T. [S1190] 1870 Madera, CA, pg 5 (147A), d/f #93/38. Roland T Burford [S2550] 1860 Fresno CA, pg 3 (3A), d/f #50/54. Roland T Burford [S1190] 1870 Madera, CA, pg 5 (147A), d/f #93/38. age 46, Alabama [S2550] 1860 Fresno CA, pg 3 (3A), d/f #50/54. age 35, Alabama