Elizabeth (Starr) Buffington (abt. 1824 - 1869)

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Elizabeth was Cherokee.

Elizabeth Starr was born about 1824 in the Cherokee Nation (East). She was the daughter of Ezekiel Starr, a Cherokee, and Mary Upshaw, a white woman. The family emigrated to Indian Territory shortly before the Trail of Tears, arriving in May, 1834. ^[1] She married Ellis Buffington about 1842. They were the parents of seven children, Ezekiel, Susan, Joshua, Ellis, Sabina, Almenta, and Nancy. Ellis, Elizabeth, and the five oldest children appear on the Old Settler Roll, living in Going Snake District. ^[2] Elizabeth died September 22, 1869 and is buried at the Buffington Cemetery, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. ^[3]

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1. ↑ Baker, Jack D. transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. Original Records: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1793-1999. p. 49
2. ↑ Hampton, David K., transcriber. Cherokee Old Settlers, combined transcript of 1851 and 1896 Old Settler Payrolls. 1993. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75, Microfilms T985 and 7RA34. Going Snake District, #33, p. 258
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5932592/elizabeth-buffington : accessed 24 November 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Starr Buffington (1827–1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5932592, citing Buffington Cemetery, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by R Burnett (contributor 47445819) .