Lowe E. Burford (1852 - 1925)

Born 10 Nov 1852 in Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

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Died 13 Oct 1925 at age 72 in Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States of America

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Biography

From the "Carthage Courier" Cartage, Tennessee 29 Oct 1925, p. 4. Col 4.

"Lowe Burford."
News of the death of Lowe Burford, eldest child of the late Maj. Robert A. and Mary Elizabeth Burford, which occurred after several weeks illness, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bashinsky, in Troy, Alabama, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1925 brought pangs of sorrow to the hearts of hundreds In Smith, Trousdale and Sumner Counties and other places where he was known.
Lowe Burford was born near Dixon Springs, nearly 73 years ago, and in his veins coursed the soldier blood of father and fore fathers back to the generation of the Revolution and beyond, bequeathing to him a desire to be a soldier. In one of the years immediately following the close of the Civil war he was appointed to a cadetship in West Point military Academy. Ill health coming on soon prevented him from entering this great school, his health returning too late for him to matriculate at West Point. Other matters soon engaged his attention. He wooed and won Miss Sally Hart, daughter of Winslow Hart, and granddaughter of James Hart, the first settler of Hartsville for home the little city was named.
Mr. Burford was educated in the local schools, considered then amongthe best, and in time graduated from the school experience. At one time he owned and operated a farm near Hendersonville. He, with associates, introduced and conducted the first large thresher with independent crew in Sumner County, and as a member of the live stock firm of Pierce, Howison and Burford at Gallatin bought and sold thousands of mules and horses. His services as a competent and expert judge of horses were constantly sought. Later he moved to Hartford, Alabama, to engage in the cotton and general merchandise business exercising inherent integrity, and attained good business judgment, he quickly built himself into the community. At the time of his death he was President of the First National Bank of Hartford and was interested in other enterprises.
Death came to Mr. Burford on the day of his fiftieth wedding anniversary, and two days later the earth, always kind to man spreading his table with plenty and his pathway with flowers, received him into her friendly bosom to rest in the Hartsfield Cemetery, by the side of his dear companion, who had preceded him to the grave 47 years. A large concourse of people met the funeral train on his arrival in Hartsville. The obsequies were conducted in the Baptist Church by Rev. J. T. Oakley assisted by Dr. Holt of the First Presbyterian church in Nashville. The pallbearers both active and honorary were chosen from the friends at Dickson Springs in Hartsville.
The Burford family and connections have been and are yet closely identified with the life and activity of the Dixon Springs community, and have contributed much for civic civic betterment.
Mr. Burford was a member of the Presbyterian church. Many friends join anymore sure understanding of the great loss sustained by those of shall miss the presence and kindliness of the man whose high points inlife love for country, loyalty to friends and devotion to loved ones, among whom are a daughter Mrs. E.B. Cade of Washington Ga., a brother, Hon. R. A. Burford, Ocala, Fla. and two sisters Mrs. L. M. Bashinsky, Troy, Alabama and Mrs. S. C. Bridgewater of Dixon Springs. Lowe Burford was a dignified clean and unselfish and knightly gentleman. A FRIEND."

Birth date, Death date, parents and wife are on his grave monument at the Hartsville Cemetery, Hartsville, Trousdale County, Tennessee,^[1] His wife, daughter and son-in-law are also buried there

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 December 2019), memorial page for Lowe E Burford (10 Nov 1852–13 Oct 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #26548726, citing Hartsville Cemetery, Hartsville, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Danny Richards (contributor 46974111) .

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TK-QBB : 12 December 2017), Lowe Burford in entry for Robt A Burford, 1860, 4th District, Smith, Tennessee, United States.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD87-Y3P : 12 April 2016), Donie Burford in household of Robert Burford, Tennessee, United States; citing p. , family 162, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,063.
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/552229301/?article=98859bf5-3f3c-484e-b8c2-aba3982c0d79&focus=0.05631921,0.13556533,0.18571128,0.5674939&xid=3355

Acknowledgements

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