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Memorial Card · primary-source record

Edwin M. Buffington

February 10, 1886 (computed from age at death) – February 25, 1897

Died 25 February 1897 · found in Hagerstown, Maryland

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

February 25, 1897

Date of birth

February 10, 1886 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

11 years, 15 days

Where found

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

From the funeral card

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF EDWIN M. BUFFINGTON, DIED FEB. 25TH, 1897, AGED 11 YEARS, 15 DAYS.

The card was found in Hagerstown, Maryland — where the card surfaced, not necessarily where Edwin died. The photograph that originally accompanied this record is no longer held in the archive.

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Source & citation

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — the card itself was not photographed

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