Thomas Carroll Burford

Male, #34965, (23 Oct 1876 - 9 Jan 1946)

Birth*23 Oct 1876 Thomas was born at Flowery Branch, Hall Co., Georgia, on 23 Oct 1876.1 
Employment* Thomas's occupation: lumber/coal exec. 
Marriage*21 Dec 1905 He married Henrietta Florence Culpepper at Fulton Co., Georgia, on 21 Dec 1905.1,2 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Thomas was listed as a son-in-law in Noah Smith Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia.3 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Atlanta, DeKalb Co., Georgia.4 
Death*9 Jan 1946 He died at Decatur, DeKalb Co., Georgia, on 9 Jan 1946. 
Biography* Thomas was secretary and treasurer, and later vice-president, of Randall Brothers, a lumber and coal business in Atlanta.
      The following is from p. 612 of The Story of Georgia: THOMAS CARL BURFORD -- In the business circles of Atlanta, Thomas Carl Burford takes a place among its most progressive and public-spirited figures, a man who has not only made good in his own executive position, but has contributed to the advance of the community and the happiness of its people. He is a native Georgian, born near Flowery Branch, Hall County, October 23, 1876, son of Drew and Margarite (Shirley) Burford.... Thomas Carl Burford farmed in Elbert County until 1904, when he came to Atlanta to enter the employ of Randall Brothers, lumber and coal dealers, as bookkeeper and cashier. When this firm was incorporated in 1918 W. L. Randall was made president; P. H. Randall, vice-president, and Mr. Burford, secretary and treasurer. Since the death of W. L. Randall, in 1935, Mr. Burford has been vice-president of the concern. For a great many years he has been the practical head of the business, its driving and directing force. Mr. Burford is a Democrat and has served as a member of the County Board of Education. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Greenfield Lodge, No. 400, Free and Accepted Masons, is a member of all the bodies of the York Rite, a thirty-third degree Mason, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and a member of Yaarab Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Burford is a member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Druid Hills Country Club. Long a communicant of the Methodist Church, for seventeen years he has served as steward of the Druid Hills Methodist Church. On December 21, 1905, Thomas Carl Burford married Florence Culpepper, of Meriwether County, Georgia, and they are the parents of three children....
      The following death notice is from an unknown source: Burford, Mr. Thomas C. -- of 728 Avery St. Decatur, Ga., died Jan 9, 1946. Surviving are his wife; daughters, Miss Katherine Burford, Decatur; Mr[s]. J. Wallace Culpepper, Mrs. A. Morris Atkinson, both of Atlanta; sisters, Mrs. J. V. Tate, Mrs. Neva Fortson, both of Calhoun Falls, S. C; Mrs. Joel DuBose, Cumming, Ga; brother, Mr. W. S. Burford, Calhoun Falls, and seven grandchildren. H. M. Patterson & Son. 

Family

Henrietta Florence Culpepper (19 Nov 1868 - 7 Mar 1954)
Child

Last Edited 22 May 2004

Citations

  1. Walter Gerald Cooper, The Story of Georgia, New York, NY: American Historical Society, c1938.
    p 612.
  2. Fulton Co. GA Court of the Ordinary, Fulton Co. GA Marriage Index, A-K, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call # US/CAN Film #404,269
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/ga/fulton.htm#Marriages
    Henrietta F. Culpepper and Thomas Carroll Burford, W, 21 Dec 1905, Fulton Co., GA, Book N-196.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 53, Page 149b, Family 356, Gen.com img 297, 66 East George Ave., 2-Wd Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA
    Noah S. Culpepper, Head, M, 71, md1-50, GA/SC/GA, Bailiff
    Martha H. Culpepper, Wife, F, 69, md1-50, ch 9/8, ch 9/5, GA/SC/SC
    Tom C. Burford, Son-in-law, M, 34, md1-4 yrs, GA/GA/SC, Credit man for clothing co.
    Florence Burford, Dau, F, 36, Md1-4 yrs, ch 2/2, GA/GA/GA
    Martha Burford, Granddaughter, F, 2, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Katherine Burford, Granddaughter, F, 5/12, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Julian K. Roberts, Grandson, M, 16, Sng, GA/GA/GA, Shipping clerk.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 137, Page 11A, Lines 3-8, Anc.com img 21, 94 Blue Ridge Ave., Atlanta, DeKalb Co., GA
    Thomas C. Burford, Head, M, 42, md, GA/GA/SC, Sec/Treas of Coal Co.
    Florence C. Burford, Wife, F, 48, md, GA/GA/GA
    Martha Burford, Dau, F, 12, md, GA/GA/GA
    Katherine Burford, Dau, F, 10, md, GA/GA/GA
    Florence Burford, Dau, F, 6, md, GA/GA/GA
    Noah S. Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, 80, Wd, GA/SC/GA.