Levina Burford LAST NAME: Burford FIRST NAME: Levina MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME: Sears AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE: Mrs. GENDER: F MILITARY:  BORN: 12 Oct 1813 DIED: 29 May 1884 BURIED: 30 May 1884 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife BIRTH PLACE:  Kentucky DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  IOOF - Mrs. H. Burford, died in S. Salem. MARRIAGE - Hezekiah Buford [sic], m Lavina Sears 25 Feb 1830 in Floyd Co., Indiana.  1850 IL CENSUS -  Lavina Buford [sic],  age 36, b. Kentucky, is enumerated with Hezekiah, age 38, occupation farmer, b. Ia [sic?], along with George, age 18, laborer, b. Ia, Thomas, age 15, b. Ia, Mary, age 13, b. Illinois, Elizabeth, age 11, b. Illinois, Julia, age 6, b. Illinois, John, age 5, b. Illinois, and James, age 1, b. Illinois.  Also enumerated with the family is Barbera Marts, age 18, b. Ohio. 1880 OR CENSUS - Lavina Burford, age 66, b. Kentucky, is enumerated with husband Hezekiah Burford, age 68, occupation farmer, b. Indiana.  Also enumerated with the family are two boarders, George Hilyer, age 41, occupation farm laborer, b. Ohio, and Angie Huffman, age 35, occupation teaching school, b. Missouri. PHOTO NOTE:  Picture of Levina, courtesy of Jim  Waldon. OBITUARY:  Oregon Statesman missing for part of 1884. Not found in WOS. INSCRIPTION:  Levina Burford  Born  Oct. 12, 1813  Died  May 29, 1884  Mother SOURCES:  IOOF Register of Burials  CI LR  Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 1850 IL CENSUS (Knox Co., Twp 12 N 2E, FA #1019) 1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Eola, pg 10B) DAR pg 2 CONTACTS:  LOT: 381 SPACE:  LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE:  IMAGES: