Buford Burmont Banes
1921 - 1993 (71 years)1. Buford Burmont Banes was born on 17 Aug 1921 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa (son of Francis Earl Banes and Ruby Elizabeth Gravitt); died on 28 Feb 1993 in Los Angeles County, California.
2. Francis Earl Banes was born on 4 Mar 1901 in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa; died on 18 Oct 1979 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. Francis married Ruby Elizabeth Gravitt on 28 Jul 1920 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Ruby (daughter of Samuel Andrew Gravitt and Nettie Luella Bloomfield) was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Iowa; died on 4 Jan 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ruby Elizabeth Gravitt was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Iowa (daughter of Samuel Andrew Gravitt and Nettie Luella Bloomfield); died on 4 Jan 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. Children:
- 1. Buford Burmont Banes was born on 17 Aug 1921 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 28 Feb 1993 in Los Angeles County, California.
- Betty Earline Banes was born on 1 Jun 1924 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 17 Mar 2001.
- Robert Eugene Banes was born on 18 Apr 1926 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois; died on 30 Dec 2008 in Orange County, California.
Generation: 3
6. Samuel Andrew Gravitt was born in Nov 1869 in Davis County, Iowa; died in 1956; was buried in Victoria Cemetery, Victoria, Knox County, Illinois. Samuel married Nettie Luella Bloomfield on 4 Nov 1896 in Appanoose County, Iowa. Nettie (daughter of Reuben Bloomfield and Elizabeth Grover) was born in Jun 1879 in Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1956 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Nettie Luella Bloomfield was born in Jun 1879 in Illinois (daughter of Reuben Bloomfield and Elizabeth Grover); died on 20 Jun 1956 in Los Angeles County, California. Children:
- Cecil May Gravitt was born on 1 Oct 1897 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 2 Dec 1989 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Calimesa, Riverside County, California.
- 3. Ruby Elizabeth Gravitt was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Iowa; died on 4 Jan 1988 in Los Angeles County, California.
- Lawrence S. Gravitt was born on 11 Jul 1913 in Iowa; died on 24 Apr 2003 in Victoria, Knox County, Illinois; was buried in Victoria Cemetery, Victoria, Knox County, Illinois.
- Vera L. Gravitt was born on 19 Jun 1915 in Iowa; died on 17 Dec 1969 in Los Angeles County, California.
Generation: 4
14. Reuben Bloomfield was born on 5 Feb 1856 in Illinois (son of Levi Bloomfield and Susan Melvina Gritton); died on 16 May 1928 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; was buried on 18 May 1928 in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Reuben married Elizabeth Grover on 18 Sep 1878 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. Elizabeth (daughter of Arthur Grover and Anna Eliza Coyle) was born on 4 Aug 1857 in Westchester County, New York; died on 28 May 1942 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elizabeth Grover was born on 4 Aug 1857 in Westchester County, New York (daughter of Arthur Grover and Anna Eliza Coyle); died on 28 May 1942 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Children:
- 7. Nettie Luella Bloomfield was born in Jun 1879 in Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1956 in Los Angeles County, California.
- May Adda Bloomfield was born on 1 May 1885 in Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 7 Sep 1940 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa; was buried on 8 Sep 1940 in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.