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William Fitzhugh Buckner Veteran

Birth: 27 Jan 1828
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Death: 16 Jun 1929 (aged 101)
Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery

Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 39.4922018, Longitude: -91.9975881
Plot: W-496
Memorial ID: 8391720 View Source

Buckner was one of the last two surviving veterans of the Mexican War. Parents were Charles Buckner and Susan Thorton, both from Virginia.
Buckner served in Company A, First Missouri Mounted Volunteers, and was mustered in at Ft. Leavenworth under Colonel Alexander Doniphan. After the war he tried his luck in the California gold rush.
His two sons preceeded him in death. His daughters are Mrs. F. V. Ragsdale, Paris; Mrs. A. S. Houston, Mexico, Mo.; Mrs. Frank Neate, Columbia, Mo.; Mrs. Fenfro Gibbs, Mexico, and Miss Emma Buckner of the home.

Buckner was one of the last two surviving veterans of the Mexican War. Parents were Charles Buckner and Susan Thorton, both from Virginia.
Buckner served in Company A, First Missouri Mounted Volunteers, and was mustered in at Ft. Leavenworth under Colonel Alexander Doniphan. After the war he tried his luck in the California gold rush.
His two sons preceeded him in death. His daughters are Mrs. F. V. Ragsdale, Paris; Mrs. A. S. Houston, Mexico, Mo.; Mrs. Frank Neate, Columbia, Mo.; Mrs. Fenfro Gibbs, Mexico, and Miss Emma Buckner of the home.

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Eliza Morning Woods Buckner

1832–1912 (m. 1853)

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Created by: Tom DeNardo
Added: Feb 16, 2004
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8391720/william_fitzhugh-buckner: accessed ), memorial page for William Fitzhugh Buckner (27 Jan 1828–16 Jun 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8391720, citing Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Tom DeNardo (contributor 767).

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