John T. Buckley was the first son of Anson and Jane
Harrell Buckley. He was born November 27, 1834, near
Fairfield and it was there that he was raised. He was
married December 28. 1864, in Union County . Indiana to
Minerva Angelina Thomas of that county. She had been born in
1842 in Union County to Thomas Thomas and his wife Jane
Harlan. Information on this family will be found in the
Harlan Family genealogy by A. H. Harlan.
John T. and Minerva were the parents of four
children,
- Thomas Vernon Buckley born March 28, 1866
- Effie J. Buckley born September 25, 1870
- Mary Edith Buckley born February 7, 1873
- Estella Buckley born October 17, 1876
The entire John T. Buckley family moved to Dawson County,
Nebraska , in 1889. They lived on a farm near the town of
Cozad .
Mary Edith Buckley died June 14, 1892, at Cozad.
The Franklin Democrat of June 18, 1896, told, Jas.
Buckley left Monday morning for Cozad , Neb. to attend the
funeral of his nephew, Verne Buckley, son of John T.
Buckley, formerly of this county.
The 1900 Dawson County Census showed the John T. Buckley
family living in the Pearson and Cummings Addition in
Cozad.
- John T. Buckley November, 1834 65
- Minerva A. Buckley May, 1843 58
- Effie Buckley September, 1870 29
- Stella Buckley October, 1876 23
John T. was a carpenter and Effie and Stella were both
listed as teachers. John T. stated that his father had been
born in Connecticut and his mother in Ohio. John and Minerva
had had four children and only two were still living.
John's middle name has been a source of debate. Some have
interpreted old hand writing to say John Turssey Buckley.
However, it is more likely that his middle name was Turney -
that was his grandmother's maiden name (Abigail Turney
Buckley, wife of Isaac Buckley).
Minerva Thomas Buckley died October 31, 1901. According
to the Dawson County Cemetery Guide, the Buckley graves are
found in Walnut Grove Cemetery which is located eight miles
north and 1/2 mile west of Cozad. However, in 1988, Mrs.
Gladys Buckley of Cozad found the graves in Fairview
Cemetery , south of Cozad. (Her Buckley line is not related
to this line.) Their graves read,
- Minerva A.
- wife of J. T. Buckley
- May 23, 1842 Nov 1, 1901
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- J. T. B.
- May 12, 1923
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- Brother
- Thomas V.
- born 26 Mar 1866
- d. 13 Jun 1896
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- Sister
- Mary E.
- born 1 Feb 1873
- d. 14 Jun 1892
The 1910 Dawson County Census showed John Buckley, age
75, a widower. Living with him was his daughter Effie Welch,
age 35, who was divorced and an artist.
The above cemetery guide indicates that John T. died in
Nebraska , but there is some confusion regarding his death.
The 1921 obituary of his sister Elizabeth, stated that he
was living in Maryville, Tennessee, at that time.
The May 24, 1923, Brookville Democrat carried his
obituary. It stated:, James Buckley received word last
week of the death of his brother, John T. Buckley, at
Maryville , Tenn. on Sunday, May 13 at the age of 87 years,
the deceased was born and reared near Fairfield and enjoyed
a visit last summer from his brother James. The funeral and
burial were at Maryville on Wednesday, May 16.
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Anne provided the scan to the left of her
grandmother, Stella Buckley Bennison. The original
is a tiny photo taken in Janesville, Wisconsin
after the birth of her first son.
Stella was born in Union County, Indiana in
1876. Stella was a teacher for awhile in a sod
school house at Cozad, Nebraska. She met Albert H.
Benison in Cozad.
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John T. Buckley and his grandsons Lawrence and
Albert Bennison, taken in Janesville, Wisconsin.The
boys are the sons of Albert and Stella Buckley
Bennison.
Anne, a descendant from John and Minerva Thomas
Buckley tells that John T. had died on May 12, 1923
in Tennessee at Effie's home in Maryville. His
other daughter, Stella Buckley Bennison,
accompanied his body back to Cozad for burial
beside Minerva who had died in 1921. Apparently,
Stella never had John's information added to the
grave marker but that has been done. Anne tells
that John T. served in the Union Army during the
Civil War. He enlisted on 23 October, 1861, He
mustered out of the Company H 36th Infantry
Regiment Indiana on 21 September, 1864 in
Indianapolis. Because he was the head druggist at
the Nashville Hospital where he served, he did
receive a veteran's pension. John T. was active in
the Masonic Lodge. Anne has a gold handled cane
given to him by the Masons on his 70th
birthday.
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Anne and Lorraine, descendants, have wondered if
this photo (left) might be a young John Turney
Buckley. Note that it was taken in Cozad. This type
of cabinet card was commonly used in the
1890's.
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Thomas Vernon Buckley
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Effie Buckley
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