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20 May 1750 |
Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony |
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26 Aug 1838 |
Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia |
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New Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery Buford, Hall County, Georgia |
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- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28532334/thomas-burford.
Thomas Burford
Birth 20 May 1750
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Death 26 Aug 1838 (aged 88)
Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia
Burial
New Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
Buford, Hall County, Georgia
Mary Wade Burford
Birth 17 Mar 1761
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Death 18 Aug 1829 (aged 68)
Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia, USA
Burial
New Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
Buford, Hall County, Georgia
This grave is not in the main cemetery but is located behind the church in a special place with 50 others, These graves were moved by the Corp of Engineers from their original site when Lake Lanier was formed. There is a stone monument inscribed with these words: [IN MEMORIAM SITE G "51 GRAVES MOVED IN 1965 FROM BARRY HUTCHINS BURIAL GROUND WITHIN BURFORD DAM AND RESERVOIR PROJECT." ERECTED BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY] Note: birth date is not on tombstone and name is abbreviated to Thos. Burford. There is also an added marker to the tombstone denoting Revolutionary soldier with his dates of service placed there by descendants.
Bio by: William Carlton Wade
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