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John S. Buckner (Oldham County, Kentucky, merchant)

b. 1832-03-18 d. 1893-03-27

Oldham County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Son of Coleman Buckner and Lucy Buckner. Married to Susan M. Buckner. Father of Curran Buckner. Resident of Oldham County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned twelve enslaved persons in Oldham County in 1850. Merchant in Oldham County in 1860. Household owned twelve enslaved persons in Oldham County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, Division 1, p. 140B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, Division 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, p. 878.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, p. 168B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, LaGrange, p. 55A.

"John S. Buckner (1832-1893)," Find A Grave, Memorial 83434334, accessed March 30, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83434334.

Citation

Buckner, John S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205671 (November 12, 2026).

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