Born in Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Singleton
and Judith Throckmorton Ball
Sister of
Elizabeth Kempe Singleton, William Singleton, Ann McCarty Singleton, Mary Singleton, Frances Singleton, Lucy Payne (Singleton) Breedin and James Washington Singleton
Wife of
John Buford
— married
22 May 1838 in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William J Buford and Virginia Elizabeth (Buford) Brooks
Died
at age 71
in Manchester, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2023
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Biography
Elizabeth Holmes Singleton was born to James W Singleton and Judith Throckmorton Ball in Virginia. She married John Buford about 1835 in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, and they had issue. She passed in 1888.
Sources
- Family Search Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZGF-R21
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ2-RXV : Thu Oct 05 07:33:42 UTC 2023), Entry for John Buford and Elizabeth H Buford, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZV-FBL : Mon Oct 02 23:05:47 UTC 2023), Entry for John Buford and Elisabeth Buford, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XK-R2R : Fri Oct 06 17:26:06 UTC 2023), Entry for John Buford and Elisabeth Buford, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F6-9SN : Thu Oct 05 11:08:22 UTC 2023), Entry for John Buford and Elisabeth H. Buford, 1880.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34978474/elizabeth-holmes-buford: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Holmes Singleton Buford (16 May 1816–13 Apr 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34978474, citing Manchester Methodist Cemetery, Manchester, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Susan Ing (contributor 47043987).
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Jim Mulhausen
Jim Mulhausen
Holmes-14953 and Singleton-5365 appear to represent the same person because: The dates, locations and FindAGrave match, along with spouse. Both children are listed in childrens names in census records. I believe Holmes was her middle name.
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