John Buffen (Franklin County, Kentucky, laborer)
b. 1828?
Franklin County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Buffen. Father of Sally A. Buffen, Charles Buffen, William H. Buffen, Susan Buffen, and John T. Buffen. Laborer in Franklin County in 1860. Private in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.).
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin, District 1, p. 24.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 114.
Citation
Buffen, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204273 (November 12, 2026).
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