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Ancestors of H Floyd (Buck) Vanderford

Generation No. 2

      2. Torrence Goings (Shine) Vanderford, born 19 Aug 1893 in Union County SC; died 08 Dec 1974 in Lockhart SC. He was the son of 4. Wadd A Vanderford and 5. Mary (Twedie) Mitchell. He married 3. Maude Ophelia St John in Union SC.

      3. Maude Ophelia St John, born 12 Oct 1900 in Union SC; died 20 Mar 1983 in Lockhart SC. She was the daughter of 6. John St John and 7. Molly McDaniel.

Notes for Torrence Goings (Shine) Vanderford:
Son of a farmer in Union County SC. Worked in a Cotton factory 50 years. Served in the US Army in World War One, fought in France during WW 1. Father of four sons who served in the military, Bull in the US Marines, Buck in the US Air Force, Bill in the US Air Force, Cricket in the US Navy. Known around South Carolina as "Shine". Was once a Game Warden and also served as a policeman. Had one of the few cars in Union County after WW 1 and used it as a Taxi service. Retired from Lockhart Cotton Mill on his 65th birthday.

More About Torrence Goings (Shine) Vanderford:
Burial: Dec 1974, Wesley Chapel (Union County SC)
Cause of Death: Cancer
Military service: Abt. 1913

More About Maude Ophelia St John:
Burial: Mar 1983, Wesley Chapel (Union County SC)
Cause of Death: Unknown

Children of Torrence Vanderford and Maude St John are:

		i.		Louise Vanderford, born 19 Aug 1920 in Lockhart SC; died 24 Oct 1920 in Lockhart SC.
		ii.		Lois Laverne Vanderford, born 30 Jan 1922 in Lockhart SC; died 07 Aug 1989 in Spartanburg SC; married (1) Jimmy Phipps in Clinton North Carolina; born 17 May 1918 in Snow Hill NC; died 31 Jan 1967 in Union SC; married (2) Raymond West Unknown; born Unknown; died Unknown; married (3) Ruben Melton Unknown; born in Chester, SC; died 1991 in Chester, SC.

More About Lois Laverne Vanderford:
Burial: Fairview Baptist Cem. Union, SC

More About Jimmy Phipps:
Burial: Fairview Baptist Cem. Union SC

iii.

Edward Arthur Vanderford, born 01 Mar 1924 in Lockhart SC; died 12 Feb 1998 in Washington DC; married Ruby Blake Unknown in Washington D C; born Unknown in Tennesee; died 02 Nov 2001 in Maryland.

Notes for Edward Arthur Vanderford:
Military service: US Marines - World War 2. Fought against the Japanese on the Islands of the Pacific, Okinawa, Mari anas, and others. Was a member of the Presidential Honor Guard and burial detail at Arlington National Cemetery. Died in the Veterans Hospital in Washington DC. Joined the US Marines at the age of 17 in Feb 1942. Burried in Columbia, MD.

More About Edward Arthur Vanderford:
Military service: Feb 1942

iv.

Inez Lucille Vanderford, born 27 Nov 1927 in Lockhart SC; married Ervin (Jack) Cabaniss 05 Nov 1949 in Lockhart SC; born 24 Nov 1928 in Lockhart SC; died Dec 1997 in Union SC.

More About Ervin (Jack) Cabaniss:
Burial: Mount Tabor Cem. Union County, SC

	v.	Mable Ruth Vanderford, born 02 Feb 1930 in Lockhart SC; died 19 Nov 1992 in Union County SC; married Billy Couch Unknown in Union County South Carolina; born Unknown in Unk; died 1992 in Union County SC.
1	vi.	H Floyd (Buck) Vanderford, born 22 Jan 1934 in Lockhart SC; married (1) Joanne Carol Ozment 01 Mar 1956 in San Antonio TX; married (2) Sandra Jo Wells 14 Jun 2003 in Alvin TX.
	vii.	Billy Hope Vanderford, born 09 Jun 1937 in Lockhart SC; married Patricia Ann Griffin 15 Dec 1955 in Lockhart South Carolina; born 25 May 1937 in Lynchburg Va.

Notes for Billy Hope Vanderford:
Military Service: US Air Force . Free Will Baptist Preacher in SC

More About Billy Hope Vanderford:
Military service: Abt. 1956

viii.

Frank David Vanderford, born 16 Mar 1940 in Lockhart SC; married Brenda Garner 26 Dec 1987 in Lockhart SC; born 09 Feb 1943 in Union County SC; died 09 Aug 2004 in Spartanburg, SC.

Notes for Frank David Vanderford:
Military Service: US Navy - . Factory worker in South Carolina.

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