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Buffus McClain (1915 - 1984)

Buffus McClain
Born in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 5 Jan 1934 (to 11 Nov 1961) in Kemper, Mississippi, United Statesmap
Died at age 69 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Buffus McClain is a part of US Black heritage.

Buffus was born in 1915. He was the son of Mathew McClain and Mary May Hattie Wendom. In the 1920 census Bufus (age 4) was the son of Mathew Mclain in Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi.[1] In the 1930 census Bufus (age 15) was the single grandson of Thomas Mcclain in DeKalb and Jackson, Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi, United States.[2]

Buffus married Brookie Baylor. In the 1940 census Bufus (age 25), Watchman, was the married head of household in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[3] Buffus registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He and Brooket lived at 1865 North 10th Street in Milwaukee, and he worked for the WPA in Wood, Wisconsin.[4] On 2 January 1942 he was a snow shoveler for the Chicago and North Western Railroad.[5] In the 1950 census Buffus (age 34), Mixes Dye at Tannery Factory, was the married head of household in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.[6]

Buffus died on 3 May 1984 in Milwaukee.[7][8] He was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.[9]

Sources

  1. 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T625_881; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #84746963 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Bufus Mclain (4), single son, in household of Mathew Mclain (29) in Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi. Born in Mississippi.
  2. 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340887
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #37008405 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Bufus Mcclain (15), single grandson, in household of Thomas Mcclain (55) in DeKalb and Jackson, Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.
  3. 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04550; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 72-245
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #75845123 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Rufus McLane (25), married, Watchman, head of household in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Mississippi.
  4. Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
    National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Wisconsin, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 463
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #198662471 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Name: Buffus McClain; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 25; Birth Date: 22 Apr 1915; Birth Place: Mississippi; Residence Place: Mil, Middlesex, Wisconsin, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Wil, Wisconsin, USA; Employer: W P A; Height: 6-0; Weight: 155; Complexion: Black; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Mrs Brooket McClain;
    Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
    Buffus McClain 25
    Brooket McClain Wife.
  5. Employment: "U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970"
    Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications
    Ancestry Record 6944 #148678 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Name: Buffus McClain; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Birth Date: 22 Apr 1925; Birth Place: De Kalb, Mississippi; Father: Mathew McClain; Mother: Mary May Hattie Wendom; Record Date: 2 Jan 1942; Record Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Occupation: Snow Shoveler.
  6. 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: 3877; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 73-267
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #117250654 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Buffus McClain (34), married, Mixes Dye, head of household in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Mississippi.
  7. Death: "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
    Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Death Records, 1979-1997
    Ancestry Record 61483 #1218691 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Buffus McClain death 3 May 1984 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
  8. Death: "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997"
    Wisconsin Vital Records Office. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8790 #601664 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Buffus Mcclain death 3 May 1984.
  9. Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #130097747
    Ancestry Record 60525 #107219540 (accessed 22 January 2023)
    Buffus McClain burial (died in 1984) in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America.




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