John Strother BUCKNER

M, b. 28 January 1819, d. 14 December 1898
     John Strother BUCKNER, son of Bailey BUCKNER and Mildred Strother, was born on 28 January 1819 in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia.1

John married Lucy Ellen GIBSON, daughter of Col. Jonathan Catlett GIBSON and Mary Williams SHACKELFORD, on 23 December 1846 in Culpeper County, Virginia.1,2

John Strother BUCKNER and Lucy Ellen BUCKNER appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 19 June 1870 in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The household was listed as John S. Buckner, 51, farmer; Lucy E. Buckner, 42; Mary E. Buckner, 21; Hawes [Aylette Hawes] Buckner, 20, farm labor; Annie Buckner, 17; Eugenia Buckner, 15; Blanche Buckner, 13; Mary C. Fitzhugh, 44; Catlett Fitzhugh, 14; and 8 servants. Buckner had real estate valued at $25,000 and personal estate $4,000.

John Strother BUCKNER died on 14 December 1898 in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, at age 79.1 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery.
Last Edited=5 Mar 2021

Children of John Strother BUCKNER and Lucy Ellen GIBSON

Citations

  1. [S435] Mary Louise Davis Poirier, "Descendants of J. C. Gibson", Compiler is a descendant of Aylette Hawes and Anna Burt Buckner.
  2. [S509] John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Culpeper County Marriages, pg. 151.
  3. [S376] Rootsweb, online https://sites.rootsweb.com, Eric Nielson <e-mail address> 21 October 2000.
  4. [S356] Robert Winfield, "Gibson Genealogy," e-mail to John K. Brown, 24 Jan 1999.

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