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Buckner Family History
Buckner Genealogy & Family TreeBuckner is a German name from Prussia from medieval times. It comes from the Old English word bucca which means "buck" or "male deer" and referred to someone who was strong and swift like such a creature. The earliest known ancestor--Godwig se Bucca--was recorded in 1055.
Other spellings include "Buchner," "Bockner," "Bochner," "Bocher," "Bucknor," and "Buchenau." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Bill Buckner (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox), American actress Susan Buckner (Grease, Deadly Blessing, Return Engagement), and American actress Shelley Buckner (Summerland, That's So Raven, Just for Kicks). The first Buckner to come to America was John Buckner in Virginia in 1667.
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Buckner Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Buckner -- --, 1675 December 0, 1740 Virginia
- John Buckner -- --, 1798 June 10, 1880 North Carolina
- Lucretia Buckner -- --, 1805 December 0, 1850 North Carolina
- Henry Dewitt Buckner -- --, 1806 February 10, 1870 North Carolina
- John Buckner -- --, 1515
Buckner Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- George Middleton Buckner -- --, 1881 March 16, 1953 Texas
- Dorothy Buckner -- --, 1923 December 31, 1990 Tennessee
- Ora Irene Buckner -- --, 1914 January 17, 1984
- Ray Buckner -- --, 1886 January 14, 1968
- Elizabeth Amelia Buckner -- --, 1856 April 27, 1926 Texas
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