Roy Orestes Buckingham (1879 - 1955)

Born 29 Jul 1879 in Aurelius Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Died 3 Mar 1955 at age 75 in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Charles Buckingham and Mary (Webb) Buckingham, Roy Buckingham was born in Aurelius Township, Michigan in 1879,^[1] residing there with his family.^[2][3][4] He married May Belle Laxton (1881-1906), the daughter of Robert Laxton and Rose Belle Benellack, marrying in Vevay Township, Michigan on January 1, 1904^[5] and having one daughter together, Mia Belle Buckingham (1905-1992).

Roy's wife died of an intestinal obstruction at the age of 24, in 1906, and Roy remarried, marrying Katherine Ingalls (1878-1908), the daughter of Franklin L. Ingalls and Mary Jane Laxton, marrying in Mason Township, Michigan on May 13, 1907^[6] and having one child together, a son who lived for only one day. Kate Buckingham passed away from heart failure four months later, at the age of 38, and Roy returned to his parents' home in Aurelius Township, working a home farm.^[7]

Roy Buckingham remarried in 1910, marrying Mary R. Stout (1882-1967), the daughter of John Stout and Elizabeth Jones. John and Mary married in Mason, Michigan on June 15, 1910.^[8] Mary Stout had been married previously to Walter Tink Stickney, having two children with him, Leta Marie Stickney and Leland Murlind Stickney. Roy and Mary had one son together, Charles Henry Buckingham (1916-2007).

Roy Buckingham registered for the World War I draft when he was 39, registering in Eaton Rapids, Michigan on September 12, 1918.^[9] He stated that he lived on R.F.D. #5 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan and that he was self-employed in farming. Roy was described as a man of medium height and build with brown hair and eyes. He did not enlist.

By 1920, Roy and his family lived in Aurelius Township, Michigan, where he farmed on his own account.^[10][11][12] Roy Buckingham also registered for the World War II draft, registering in the "old man's draft" at the age of 62. He registered in Mason, Michigan on October 27, 1942.^[13] Roy stated that he lived at 1644 Gale Road in Aurelius Township, Michigan and that he worked for himself. He was described as 5'8" tall and 150 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. He did not enlist, and he retired from farming by 1950.^[14]

Roy Buckingham passed away in Eaton Rapids, Michigan^{[citation needed]} at the age of 75 and is buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW8-TX7C : 19 July 2021), Roy O Buckingham, 29 Jul 1879; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSZ-8PF : 14 January 2022), Roy Buckingham in household of Charles Buckingham, Alaiedon Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Michigan State Census, 1894", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHK7-8CT : Tue Mar 14 17:24:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Chas Buckingham and Mary J Buckingham, 1894.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMF-CV8 : accessed 28 March 2023), Roy O Buckingham in household of Charles A Buckingham, Aurelius township, Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 10A, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,716.
5. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCXZ-L4N : 17 January 2020), Roy O. Buckingham, 1904.
6. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCX8-SPR : 17 January 2020), Roy Buckingham, 1907.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML56-DJ3 : accessed 28 March 2023), Roy O Buckingham in household of Chas H Buckingham, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 2A, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 651; FHL microfilm 1,374,664.
8. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCX8-YTN : 17 January 2020), Roy Buckingham, 1910.
9. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6X8-DVX : 30 December 2021), Roy Orestus Buckingham, 1917-1918.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ38-C27 : 2 February 2021), Roy Buckingham, 1920.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQYT-J6B : accessed 28 March 2023), Ray O Buckingham, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 4B, line 55, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 990; FHL microfilm 2,340,725.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4LZ-BBW : 29 June 2021), Roy Buckingham, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-2, sheet 15A, line 36, family 306, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1759.
13. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J49Y-BW6 : 10 March 2021), Roy Orestes Buckingham, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: 5957; Enumeration District: 33-2: Aurelius township. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Ancestry Record 62308 #181093363 with attached Image
15. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK1-3GDX : 15 December 2020), Roy O. Buckingham, Burial, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States of America, Rosehill Cemetery.Find A Grave: Memorial #55074558