Carlos Buffum (abt. 1828 - 1854)

Born about 1828 in Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Walling) Loosley — married 1 Jan 1850 (to 25 Apr 1854) in Yamhill, Oregon, United States

Died 25 Apr 1854 at about age 26 in Yamhill County, Oregon

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Biography

Carlos was born before around 1828 or 1829. He was the son of Hiram Buffum and Sarah Pierce.

He married Lucy Walling in January 1850. They had one child, Sarah.

He passed away on 25 Apr 1854.

Sources

Carlos Buffum in the Early Oregonians Database ^[1]

Buffum, Carlos (Alias: Charles)

Birth: 1829 -- Ohio (Alt. Date: 1828)

Death: 25 Apr 1854 -- Yamnhill Co., OR

Date of Arrival: 1847

Mother: Pierce, Sarah

Father: Buffum, Hiram

Notice of Marriage to Lucy Walling in "The Oregon Spectator".^[2]

(Feb 21, 1850) MARRIED
In Yam Hil county, on the 1st inst, by Rev G, O. Burnett, Mr. Charles Buffum and Miss Lucy Walling all of this county.

Carlos mentioned in an unsourced biography of William Buffum on Find A Grave:^[3]

[William Buffum] traveled with Caroline and nephew, Carlos Buffum, on the Oregon Trail and met up with the party of Samuel K Barlow & his family in a wagon train planning to find a way over Mt Hood to Oregon City from The Dalles of The Oregon Territory. It was a difficult trip but they arrived by Christmas in Dec of 1845 in Oregon City. From there they lived in Yamhill Co and you will find both Caroline and William G buried in the Amity Pioneer Cemetery, Amity, Oregon in the same plot as the Thurman family. Carlos married Lucy Wallling, daughter of Jerome B. Walling of Yamhill Co, but they are not buried at Amity.

Newspaper article by a Loosley Family Member, mentions the death of Lucy Walling Loosley's first husband and daughter.^[4]

[John Loosley] married Lucy Walling Buffin, whose first husband had died one short year after her marriage, leaving her with a baby. (When the baby was about a year old, the infant fell into a wash boiler of hot water and scalded to death.)

Census Records

1850 United States Census -- Carlos Buffian -- Yam Hill county, Yam Hill, Oregon Territory, United States^[5]

(Household) (Sex) (Age) (Birthplace)

Carlos Buffian | Male | 22 | Illinois

Lucy Buffian | Female | 16 | Missouri

1. ↑ Link: Oregon Secretary of State's Office
2. ↑ Notice of marriage to Lucy Walling.
   The Oregon Spectator
   Oregon City, OR,
   Feb 21, 1850 --Page 3, Column 3
   Link: University of Oregon Library.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9770682
4. ↑ Newspaper Article mentions death of Lucy Walling's first husband:
   Herald and News
   Klamath Falls, Oregon
   17 March 1960 -- Page 2
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-NQ3 : 4 April 2020), Carlos Buffian, Yam Hill county, Yam Hill, Oregon Territory, United States; citing family 41, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).