Bafford Brother's And Their Crimes

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Paul William Bafford was born 9 Dec 1908 in Birchtree, MO., to Charles William Bafford (1868-1941) & Lula Belle Beauvais (1867-1918).

Inmate: #1977 Clark County Jail
Rec: 20 Mar 1938
Crime: Drunk 
Age: 27



Paul was married a few times:

Spouse: Married 17 Jan 1928 OR, Divorce 3 May 1931 OR
Alice Maxwell

Spouse: 16 Jun 1932 OR, Divorced July 1941
Alma Mabel Landingham
1909–1980

Spouse: Married 24 Apr 1963 WA
Elinore Emma Mattoon
1914–1992





I didn't find any children, which was probably a good thing.


Inmate: #23352 Folsom prison (California)
Rec: 7 Nov 1940
Crime: Escape from County Jail & Prior 
Term: 0-10 yrs
Age: 31


He was also Inmate #12532 Oregon State Prison
Rec:18 Mar 1933
Crime: Larceny
Term: 1 yr

 He also had an FBI #941439

 Here's the newspaper article on the jail escape: 

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25943568/paul_william_bafford/
Paul died 24 Jun 1979 in Portland, OR

Inmate: #5354
Paul's 3rd wife
Hop Head means drug addict
His brothers:

 Charles Elza Bafford
BIRTH 17 JUL 1898 • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
DEATH 15 JAN 1965 • Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

 Spouse & Children
Hazel Bernice Funk
1900–1944
Grace Marguerite Bafford
1916–1989
Charles Walter Bafford Jr
1919–1990
Howard Delbert Bafford
1921–1999
Margie Labelle Bafford
1929–2004

 Spouse
Elizabeth Johanson
1908–

 Spouse
Susie May Bess

1892–













Emmett Bafford
BIRTH 7 DEC 1899 • Mount Leonard, Saline, Missouri, USA
DEATH 25 APR 1960 • Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Spouse
Elva R Burns

Spouse
Callie
1902–

Name: Emmett Bafford
Birth Year: abt 1899
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Home in 1930: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Ward of City: Ward 6
Institution: Oregon State Penitentiary





The brother committed a lot of crimes together. 


The last of the their sibling was a girl named Olive Bafford
BIRTH 1903 Missouri, USA
DEATH AUG 1909 • Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA. She died of Typhoid Fever.



She was six years old and her and her mother had just attended her 1/2 brother's funeral.

Lattie Carlton
BIRTH FEB 1891 • Missouri
DEATH AUG 1909 • Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA.

 Lulu Belle Beauvais was first married to Hugh S Carlton, here's their information.
Marriage
28 Jul 1885 • Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Hugh S Carlton
1863–
Children
Lattie Carlton
1891–1909
George Merrill Carlton
1893–1953
The Bafford Boys would lose their mother in 1918.

Lulu
11 JUN 1918 • Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

Their father Charles William Bafford would marry again:

Marriage
12 Dec 1919 • Wasco, Oregon, USA
Marguerite Rosalie Baker
(1877–1949).

What a story and life of a family that obviously had alcohol and drug problems among other things. So sad. I am sure some of the other criminal records can be obtained from Oregon State Archives and Washington State Archives.

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