This page is dedicated to the memory of ELIZA EMERLINE BUCKNER, my
great grand-mother on my mother's side.
From information supplied by Terri j Seith (terrijs@juno.com) and from,
Judy Elizabeth Smith (jsr2658@aol.com), it appears that the documented
lineage is as follows:
John or Lester Buckner Annie Pope
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b b
m
d d
WILLIAM MEREDITH BUCKNER NANCY (Stacy) HATHORN
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b 1803 in Georgia b 1808 in Georgia
m 1826 in Monroe Cty, Ga
d d
(The death cert for Adelaine shows
her mother's name to be Stacy Buckner)
Meridith is supposed to have been in Marion County, Ga in the 1830,
1840 and 1850 censuses. There children were:
---children---
Charles R Buckner b abt 1824, Ga
Susan Louisiana Buckner, b bef 1830, Ga
John Wesley Buckner b 1830 Ga, married Nancy B
Henry Dec 23, 1852 in Union Cty, Ark
2nd wife Elixabeth Brittain Henry b 1837
in Ala, died 1916 Joaquin, Tx
They had a son, Wm Meridith Buckner 1855-1916
married Francis Harriet Lewis Dec 4, 1881
in Claiborne Parish, La
Who had a daughter Lela Eliz Buckner
born in Claiborne Parish Jul 28,1885
Mary Buckner b 1832 Ga
EBBA Buckner b 1834 Ga
William Buckner b 1838 Ga
Sarah Buckner b 1843 Ga
Nancy Buckner b 1844 Ga
Adeline Matailda Buckner, b 1848 Ga, Married
Waters Leonard Avery, b May 5, 1852
d Feb 4, 1926
----> Eliza Emerline Buckner b June 9, 1851 in La
d Oct 29, 1908 near Joneboro, La
m Alve Lorenza Dow Avery
Note: Since Adeline was born in 1948 in Ga and Eliza was born in La in
1951, that indicates they moved to La between those dates.
Marriage certificate for Merideth and Nancy from Monroe Cty, Ga, Ga
Probate Court, Book A, Page 50-A shows the marriage on 8th day of Oct 1826 as:
Georgia
Monroe County
To any Judge, Justice of the Inferior court, Justice of the Peace
or Minister of the Gospel, you are hereby authorized to join
Meridith Buckner and Nancy S hawthorn in the Holy state of matrimony;
according to the laws of this state and for so doing this shall be
your sufficient license.
Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of oct 1826. Elias Bealle
I certify that Meredith Buckner and Nancy S Hawthorn were duly joined
in matrimony by me this 8th day of Oct 1826. Thos. McGuity, JP
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LORENZA DOW AVERY (g g-f) ELIZA EMERLINE BUCKNER (g g-m)
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b 3-10-1848 Talbot Cty, Ga /b 6-9-1851 La
m Sept 29, 1870, Claiborne Parish, La
d 2-5-1932 Ebenezer /d 10-29-1908 Ebenezer
(Ebenezer is in Jackson Parish, La just east of Jonesboro)
---Children---
my GF ------------>> William Sirus Avery (1871-1943)
Joseph Leslie Avery (1873-1960)
Sarah Frances (Fannie) Avery (1875-1958)
Charles Wesley Avery (died at 2 mos.)
Alice Lou Ida Avery (1878-1949)
Nancy Jane Avery (1880-1943)
Cynthia Ann Avery (1882-1961)
John Robert Avery (1884-1971)
Thomas Meridith Avery (1886-1953)
Benjamin Luther Avery (1888-1960)
Stacy Ola Avery (1892-1931)
Joel Herbert Avery (1895-1944)
It is thought that Eliza's father was Wm Meridith Buckner but he has not
yet been located. Note that one of her children has "Meridith" as a
middle name.
We have obtained a copy of a marriage license issued in Monroe County, Ga
on October 8, 1826 for the marriage of Meredith Buckner to Nancy S Hathorn.
The marriage is recorded in Marriage Record Book no A, Page 50-A. Both
were born in Georgia.
The best information that I have on the Buckner family is from a query
that was in Ancestor Hunting, 1969, P 143 at 976.3 W-335. Excerpts from
that query are as follows:
John L Avery, 157 Albany Ave., Shreveport, La submitted the query.
One of the sons of Wm Avery and his wife was Waters Leonard
Avery, born 1852, who married Adeline Matilda Buckner on
Nov 13, 1873, in Claiborne Parish, La...Avery's mother,
Adeline Matilda (Buckner) Avery born in 1848, was orphaned
and lived with a Mrs Traylor who had an adopted son Pleas
in Claiborne Parish. A [younger] sister (Eliza Emeriline Buckner)
married Alonzo Dow Avery, born in Ga...Adeline was the
daughter of William Meredith Buckner, died in Claiborne Parish
or killed in Battle of Vickburg....
The death certificate of Adeline Buckner Avery states that her father
was Meridith Buckner, born in Ga and mother is Stacy Hawthorn born in Ga and
that Adeline was born in Ga.
I have checked the records for the deaths at the battle of Vicksburg and
the only Buckner found was a Wm T Buckner, b 1838. It is the wrong name
and the date of birth would be wrong. I have also checked census records
for his name and for that of Mrs Traylor and could not find any hits. I
also wrote a letter in 1997 to all the Averys listed as living in
Shreveport but got no responses from the mailing.
In Feb, 2001, I received some information from Terri Seith of Houston,
terrijs@juno.com, that gives a lot of detailed information about the
Buckner family, as follows:
Meredith Buckner b 1803 m Nancy Hathorn in 1826, b 1808, Ga
There children were:
1 Chaarles R Buckern, b abt 1824, Ga
2 Susan Louisiana Buckern, b before 1830, Ga
3 John Wesley Buckner, b 1830, Ga m Nancy B Henry 12-23-1852
in Union Cty, Ark
2nd wife, Elisabeth Brittain Henry, b 1837, Al
m after 1858, died 1916 in Joaquin, Texas
4 Mary Buckner b 1832, Ga
5 Ebba Buckner, b 1834, Ga
6 William Buckner b 1838, Ga
7 Sarah Buckner, b 1843, Ga
8 Nancy Buckner b 1844, Ga
9 Adeline Matailda Buckner b 1848, Ga m Waters Leonard Avery,
b 5-5-1852, d 2-4-1926
10 Eliza Emerline Buckner, b 6-9-1851 in La, d 10-29-1908
m Alvey Lorenzo Dow Avery, b 3-10-1848 Talbot Cty, Ga
d 2-5-1932, Jonesboro, La
Terri Seith notes that Meridith was in Marion Co, Ga in 1830, 1840 and 1850
which would explain why only Eliza was born in Louisiana.
I have also found the following marriages in the Claiborne Parish area but
have not traced them out yet, except for the first one which is my line:
L D Avery m Eliza Buckner Sep 29, 1870 book 01, p317
W G Avery m A W Buckner Nov 13, 1873 book 02, p 372
W. M. Buckner m F H Lewis Dec 4, 1881 book 04, p 320
Thomas Buckner m Millie Turner Dec 11, 1879 book 03, p 148
John Chase m Victoria Bucker June 15, 1890 book 06 p 495
In the Gordon Cemetery 6.5 mi east of Haynesvill on La Alt 2 are
graves for the family of James B Buckner, b Feb 23, 1886, d Oct 26, 1926.
I don't know if there is in relationship or not.
In Lincoln Parish,
G W Buckner m Mira M Green Jul 9, 1890 225
The 1880 census for Jackson Parish, La Sheet 37, line 7 shows:
L D Avery 32 Ga
Eliza Avery 22 (sh be 29) Ga
Wm c 8 La
Joseph L 6 La
Sarah F 4 La
Allis F 3 La
The 1900 census showed the following for Jackson Parish:
Lorenza D Avery Mar 1848 52 Ga Ga Ga
Eliza W Jun 1852 47 La La La
Alice L d June 1880 20 La
Nancy J d Jan 1882 18
Smithy A d Nov 1883 17
John B s Feb 1886 14
Thomas M s Mar 1888 12
Luther s Dec 1889 11
Stacey O d Jun 1893 7
Joel s Nov 1895 5
Howard Gathard White Servant also lived with them 5/1884 Farm Labor
Lorenza and Eliza are buried at the Ebenezer cemetary. There are 9
children listed above. William Sirus was born in 1871 and had
already left home at the time of the above census. Thus, there was one
other living child that had also left home.
Although I have not yet found any ties from it, I am a member of the
Buckner Newsletter, c/o Betty Ann Smiddy-Buckner, 8857 Revere Run,
West Chester, OH 45069-3626 (103107.3363@CompuServe.COM)
Another reference is to the Buckner page at
http://enws347.eas.asu.edu/~buckner/buckner.html
a good source for the above information was Terri J Seith (terrijs@juno.com)
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