Thomas Buckner ²

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1880, Grove Township, Taylor County, Iowa. ⁴ Thomas Buckner, head of household, married, male, white, age 50, born in Indiana, occupation farmer, father's birthplace Tennessee, mother's birthplace Kentucky

Margret A. Buckner, wife, married, female, white, age 46, born in Indiana, occupation keeping house, father's birthplace Tennessee, mother's birthplace Tennessee

William A. Buckner, son, single, male, white, age 17, born in Iowa, father's birthplace Indiana, mother's birthplace Indiana

• Iowa State Census, 1885, Grove Township, Taylor County, Iowa. ⁵ Thomas Buckner, age 55 male, married, born in Indiana, eligible to vote

Margaret Buckner, age 51 female, married, born in Indiana

William Buckner, age 22 male, single, born in Louisa County, Iowa, subject to military duty, eligible to vote

• Personal Recollection. ² Thomas is remembered for his habit of spitting on the floor everywhere, even in the kitchen.

Thomas married Margaret Armina Tedford on March 15, 1855 in Indiana.¹ (Margaret Armina Tedford was born on July 26, 1833 in Putnam County, Indiana,^{1 2} died on August 17, 1913 near Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa ² and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa ³.) The cause of her death was typhoid fever.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Anniversary Announcement, March 17, 1910, Taylor County, Iowa. ⁶ (An anniversary announcement from an online index of Abstracted Newspaper arcicles of Page and Taylor counties, Iowa:) B256 Buckner, Thomas (M&), 55th An. BTR 17 March 1910

• Issue. There were six children from this marriage.