He died in, or was at least buried in Meigs Co., Ohio along the Ohio River near Buffington's Island which is named after him.
The reason why his memorial is found here in Iowa is explained by Volney Smith at:
JOEL SOURCE. His explanation is as follows:
"He was buried in Meigs County, Ohio. He owned Buffington Island in the Ohio River near Ravenswood, W VA. He was a Quaker and thus was a pacifist and did not fight. However, he aided the Continental cause by hauling supplies. Ohio has a State Memorial at Buffington Island, the site of Morgan's Raiders' crossing into Ohio during the Civil War.
In 1964 Ferne Widows, my mother's first cousin on the Buffington line and a DAR, was in Ohio and found Joel's tombstone leaning up against a fence post near the above mentioned monument. She left it there. When she returned and told me about it, I asked why she didn't bring it back with her. Two years later she was again in the area and did, indeed, bring the tombstone back with her to save it from permanent destruction or loss. She had it placed in the West Liberty Cemetery in Mills County, Iowa with a plaque telling where it came from. She placed it near Joel's great grandson Francis Marion Buffington's grave. Francis Marion Buffington was my great grandfather."
Joel Buffington married Elizabeth Logan and their children were:
William Buffington
1773 – 1854
(See link below.)
Joseph X. Buffington
1776 – 1849
(See link below.)
Phillip C. Buffington
1777 – 1850
Abraham Z Buffington
1784 – 1861
(See link below.)
Jacob Buffington
1785 – 1880
(See link below.)
(Note: Francis Marion Buffington was a grandson of Jacob.)
Susannah Buffington
1794 – 1870
Richard Buffington
1795 – 1840
(See link below.)
Mary Magdalena Buffington
1797 – 1886
(See link below.)
Asa Buffington
1799 – 1834
(See link below.)
The reason why his memorial is found here in Iowa is explained by Volney Smith at:
JOEL SOURCE. His explanation is as follows:
"He was buried in Meigs County, Ohio. He owned Buffington Island in the Ohio River near Ravenswood, W VA. He was a Quaker and thus was a pacifist and did not fight. However, he aided the Continental cause by hauling supplies. Ohio has a State Memorial at Buffington Island, the site of Morgan's Raiders' crossing into Ohio during the Civil War.
In 1964 Ferne Widows, my mother's first cousin on the Buffington line and a DAR, was in Ohio and found Joel's tombstone leaning up against a fence post near the above mentioned monument. She left it there. When she returned and told me about it, I asked why she didn't bring it back with her. Two years later she was again in the area and did, indeed, bring the tombstone back with her to save it from permanent destruction or loss. She had it placed in the West Liberty Cemetery in Mills County, Iowa with a plaque telling where it came from. She placed it near Joel's great grandson Francis Marion Buffington's grave. Francis Marion Buffington was my great grandfather."
Joel Buffington married Elizabeth Logan and their children were:
William Buffington
1773 – 1854
(See link below.)
Joseph X. Buffington
1776 – 1849
(See link below.)
Phillip C. Buffington
1777 – 1850
Abraham Z Buffington
1784 – 1861
(See link below.)
Jacob Buffington
1785 – 1880
(See link below.)
(Note: Francis Marion Buffington was a grandson of Jacob.)
Susannah Buffington
1794 – 1870
Richard Buffington
1795 – 1840
(See link below.)
Mary Magdalena Buffington
1797 – 1886
(See link below.)
Asa Buffington
1799 – 1834
(See link below.)
He died in, or was at least buried in Meigs Co., Ohio along the Ohio River near Buffington's Island which is named after him.
The reason why his memorial is found here in Iowa is explained by Volney Smith at:
JOEL SOURCE. His explanation is as follows:
"He was buried in Meigs County, Ohio. He owned Buffington Island in the Ohio River near Ravenswood, W VA. He was a Quaker and thus was a pacifist and did not fight. However, he aided the Continental cause by hauling supplies. Ohio has a State Memorial at Buffington Island, the site of Morgan's Raiders' crossing into Ohio during the Civil War.
In 1964 Ferne Widows, my mother's first cousin on the Buffington line and a DAR, was in Ohio and found Joel's tombstone leaning up against a fence post near the above mentioned monument. She left it there. When she returned and told me about it, I asked why she didn't bring it back with her. Two years later she was again in the area and did, indeed, bring the tombstone back with her to save it from permanent destruction or loss. She had it placed in the West Liberty Cemetery in Mills County, Iowa with a plaque telling where it came from. She placed it near Joel's great grandson Francis Marion Buffington's grave. Francis Marion Buffington was my great grandfather."
Joel Buffington married Elizabeth Logan and their children were:
William Buffington
1773 – 1854
(See link below.)
Joseph X. Buffington
1776 – 1849
(See link below.)
Phillip C. Buffington
1777 – 1850
Abraham Z Buffington
1784 – 1861
(See link below.)
Jacob Buffington
1785 – 1880
(See link below.)
(Note: Francis Marion Buffington was a grandson of Jacob.)
Susannah Buffington
1794 – 1870
Richard Buffington
1795 – 1840
(See link below.)
Mary Magdalena Buffington
1797 – 1886
(See link below.)
Asa Buffington
1799 – 1834
(See link below.)
The reason why his memorial is found here in Iowa is explained by Volney Smith at:
JOEL SOURCE. His explanation is as follows:
"He was buried in Meigs County, Ohio. He owned Buffington Island in the Ohio River near Ravenswood, W VA. He was a Quaker and thus was a pacifist and did not fight. However, he aided the Continental cause by hauling supplies. Ohio has a State Memorial at Buffington Island, the site of Morgan's Raiders' crossing into Ohio during the Civil War.
In 1964 Ferne Widows, my mother's first cousin on the Buffington line and a DAR, was in Ohio and found Joel's tombstone leaning up against a fence post near the above mentioned monument. She left it there. When she returned and told me about it, I asked why she didn't bring it back with her. Two years later she was again in the area and did, indeed, bring the tombstone back with her to save it from permanent destruction or loss. She had it placed in the West Liberty Cemetery in Mills County, Iowa with a plaque telling where it came from. She placed it near Joel's great grandson Francis Marion Buffington's grave. Francis Marion Buffington was my great grandfather."
Joel Buffington married Elizabeth Logan and their children were:
William Buffington
1773 – 1854
(See link below.)
Joseph X. Buffington
1776 – 1849
(See link below.)
Phillip C. Buffington
1777 – 1850
Abraham Z Buffington
1784 – 1861
(See link below.)
Jacob Buffington
1785 – 1880
(See link below.)
(Note: Francis Marion Buffington was a grandson of Jacob.)
Susannah Buffington
1794 – 1870
Richard Buffington
1795 – 1840
(See link below.)
Mary Magdalena Buffington
1797 – 1886
(See link below.)
Asa Buffington
1799 – 1834
(See link below.)
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