This week's prompt is social
"Maybe you have a story or photo of an ancestor at an ice cream social. Maybe your ancestor was part of a society, like the Masons or Odd Fellows. Maybe you've made a connection with a cousin or made a great discovery thanks to social media." Amy Johnson Crow 1
I remembered that my husband's side of this Bramble Bush has Masons, and headed to Google to search.
My search term was buchner free mason
The first result was
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| Buckner, Missouri, USA Clipped from Google Maps |
There is some debate to how the town got it's name
"Buckner was established in 1875. In its inception Buckner was a railroad depot town for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Where Buckner derives its name from is a point of contention; the town is either named from former US Senator Alexander Buckner (1830-1833) who served on the States Constitutional Convention in 1820, or named after Real Estate operator Simon Buckner. Yet another claim as namesake is Thomas W. Buckner, an original owner of the site."2
Looking for more information for the 3 men I found this about
Thomas W. Buckner:
"Jackson County Photo Taken on August 16, 2019 The town was laid out by Thomas Monroe, in the spring of 1875 on land owned by Thomas W. Buckner, whose land extended up and over a high hill immediately south and adjoining the site. The hill had long been known as Buckner Hill and the town was given that name. Later by a town ordinance the Hill was dropped. The first house built on the present site of Buckner was by John T. Cobb, in which he kept a general country store. A post offices [sic] was established here in 1876 and is still in operation." 3
I found nothing for Real Estate Operator Simon Buckner.
I found lots for Senator Alexander Buckner. Following the Senators Family line back I was not able to go back to 'the old country' so I can't be sure if this line is from the same area as my husband's Buchner line from Unnau, Westerwald, Hessen, Germany. I did find Senator Buckner on Wikipedia. Using Relationship finder I discovered he is 21 degrees from my husband via his mother's line & not the expected Buchner line.
I always thought all Buchners, Boughners, Buckners, and any other variation of spelling were related - it seems that may not be true.
At this time there is no known connection between any of the three men and my husband's family line, but that may change in the future.
Knowing there is always more to research!!!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Footnotes:
1 Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from Generations Cafe, Private Group, Facebook challenge page.
2 Buckner, Missouri. Wikiwand. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Buckner,_Missouri
3 Buckner Missouri. Getty Images. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/buckner-missouri-royalty-free-image/1177095808
Sources:
Alexander Buckner. Wikiwand. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Alexander_Buckner
Buchner Free Mason. Google search. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://www.google.com/search?q=buchner+free+mason&rlz=1C1PRFI_enCA800CA800&oq=Buchner+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j0i433i512j69i60j69i61j69i65l3.3735j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Buckner Missouri. Getty Images. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/buckner-missouri-royalty-free-image/1177095808
Buckner, Missouri facts for kids, Kiddle. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://kids.kiddle.co/Buckner,_Missouri
Buckner, Missouri. Google search. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from
https://www.google.com/search?q=Buckner%2C+Missouri&rlz=1C1PRFI_enCA800CA800&oq=Buckner%2C+Missouri&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i512j0i512j0i457i512j0i512l6.2290j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Welcome to the City of Buckner Website! City of Buckner Website. Retrieved May 4th 2022 from https://cityofbuckner.org/
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/
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