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Rex Elmer Buckley (1889 - 1942)

Rex Elmer Buckley
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontariomap
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Husband of — married 9 Dec 1913 in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canadamap
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Died at age 52 in Fayette, West Virginiamap
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Contents

Biography

Rex was born in 1889. He is the son of Phillip Buckley and Eliza Cole. Entered by Graeme MacKay, Mar 23, 2013

Birth

Birth of Rex Elmer Buchley[1]
Event Date: 17 Nov 1889
Event Place: Welland, Niagra, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Phillip M. Buchley
Mother's Name: Eliza M. Cole

Travel

Border Crossing by Rex Elmer Buckley[2]
Arrival Date: 24 Sep 1911
Arrival Port: Port Huron, Michigan,
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 (22y)
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Canada

Marriage

Marriage between Rex Elmer Buckley and Lillian Irene Sauders[3]
Date: 9 Dec 1913
Place: Niagara Falls, Welland
Groom: Rex Elmer Buckley
Birth Place: Niagara Falls
Estimated birth year: abt 1889 (24y)
Residence: Niagara Falls
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Religion: Presbyterian
Father Name: Phillip M Buckley
Mother Name: Eliza Cole Buckley
Bride: Lillian Irene Saunders
Birth Year: abt 1894 (19y)
Birth Place: Niagara Falls
Residence: Niagara Falls
Father Name: Harold Saunders
Mother Name: Agnes Jolliffe

Census Data

1891 Canadian Census - Niagara Falls Town, Ontario, Canada[4]
Philip Buckley - 38 (1853) b. USA; Father b. England; Mother b. Ontario; r. Presbyterian; o. Storekeeper
Eliza Buckley - 30 (1861) b. USA; Father b. England; Mother b. England
Jessie Buckley - 12 (1879) b. Ontario; Parents b. USA
Rex Buckley - 1 (1890) b. Ontario; Parents b. England
Mary Cole - 20 (1871) b. USA; Parents b. England
1901 Canadian Census - Niagara Falls Town, Welland, Ontario, Canada[5]
Philip Buckley - 48 (March 31 1853) b. U States; immigrated 1860; o. Tobacco Merchant; Earnings: $1500
Eliza Buckley- 41 (March 22 1860) b. U States; immigrated 1876
Jessie Cook (daughter) - 22 (January 18 1879) b. Ontario
Rex Buckley (daughter) - 11 (November 17 1889) b. Ontario
Hazel Cook (grand-daughter) - 2 (October 14 1898) b. Ontario
1911 Canadian Census - 87 Elsworth, Niagara Falls, Ontario[6]
Louis Fischer - 31 (July 1880) b. Ontario
Jessie Fischer - 32 (January 1879) b. Ontario; o. Tobacco Merchant; Earnings: $2000
Hazel Fischer- 12 (October 1899) b. Ontario
Strother Fischer - 1 (July 1910) b. Ontario
Rex Buckley (Brother) - 21 (November 1890) b. Ontario; o. Power work engineer
1921 Canada Census - Willoughby Twp., Welland, Ontario[7]
Rex Buckley - 31 (1890) b. Ontario; Father b. England; Mother b. Ontario; o. engineer; earnings: $2400
Lillian Buckley - 27 (1894) b. Ontario; Father b. England; Mother b. Ontario
Gering Buckley (son) - 5 (1916) b. Ontario
Robert Buckley - 1 (1920) b. Ontario
1930 U.S. Census - Falls, Fayette, West Virginia[8]
Rex E Buckley - 40 (1890) b. Canada; Father b. Pennsylvania; Mother b. New York; Immigrated 1920
Lillian Buckley - 36 (1894) b. Canada; Parents b. Canada; Immigrated 1920
Rex G Buckley - 14 (1916) b. Canada; Parents b. Canada; Immigrated 1920
Robert Buckley - 10 (1920) b. Canada; Parents b. Canada; Immigrated 1920
1940 U.S Census - 119-2, Falls Magisterial District, Fayette, West Virginia, United States[9]
Rex E Buckley - 50 (1890) b. Canada; At same house in 1935; o. Alloy Palnt Civil Engineer; Earnings $4200
Lillian Buckley - 46 (1894) b. Canada; Married aged 19 (1915); Mother of 2 children

Newspaper Clippings

Under the caption "Canadian Social"- Canadian News by Staff Writers, Mrs. Rex Buckley and young son Robert, of St. Petersburg, Florida, are visiting Mrs. Buckley's mother, Mrs. H. P. Saunders of Hutton Ave. Source: The Niagara Falls Gazette, May 12, 1925, P. 12
Under the caption "Canadian Social"- Canadian News by Staff Writers, Mrs. Rex Buckley and sons of Glen Ferris, Virginia are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harper of Ontario Avenue
and
Rex Buckley of Glen Ferris, West Virginia has returned home after a few day's visit with his mother, Mrs. Phillip Buckley 212 Ontario avenue, who recently returned from her winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Source: The Niagara Falls Gazette, May 31, 1933, P. 10
Under the caption "Canadian Social"- Canadian News by Staff Writers, Mrs. Rex Buckley, Glen Ferris, West Virginia, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. F. J. Gribble, Carlton street.
and
Mrs. P.M. Buckley, Ontario Avenue, will leave the end of the week to spend several weeks with her son, Mr. Rex Buckley and Mrs. Buckley, of Glen Ferris, West Virginia. Source: The Niagara Falls Gazette, November 1, 1939, P. 23

Death

Death of Rex Elmer Buckley[10]
Event Date: 01 Oct 1942
Event Place: Laird Memorial Hospital, Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia
Cause: Hypertensive heart disease lasting 2 years
Age (Expanded): 52 years
Birth Date: November 17 1889
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ont
Occupation: Industrial Plant Engineer
Residence: Glen Ferris, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Father's Name: Phillip Buckley
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Cole
Informant: Mrs. Rex E. Buckley

Obituary

Rex Buckley is Dead in South
Former Falls Man Passes at Glenferris, W. Va
Niagara Falls, Ont - Word was received by relatives here of the death last night of Rex Buckley at his home in Glenferris, West Virginia, following a few weeks' illness.
Mr. Buckley was born in this city, son of the late Philip M. Buckley and Mrs. Buckley. He was educated at the Simcoe street public school and Collegiate Institute. He graduated in engineering from the University of Toronto and for some time was employed by the Ontario Power company here. He has lived in Glenferris for some time and was employed at a chemical plant there.
Surviving is his wife, who was formerly Lillian Saunders of this city; two sons, Robert, who is attached to the United States Navy and Rex G., of Glenferris; his mother, Mrs. Buckley and one sister, Mrs. Louis Fischer, both of this city. Source: The Niagara Falls Gazette, October 2, 1942, P. 27

Burial

Montgomery Memorial Gardens
London, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
FindaGrave Link
Birth: Nov. 17, 1889, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Death: Oct. 1, 1942, Montgomery, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Date: October 3, 1942

Sources

  1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMXP-7MB : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Rex Elmer Buchley, 1889.
  2. ↑ "United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XG15-9ZP : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Rex Elmer Buckley, 1911.
  3. ↑ Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880 (reel 274). Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWGK-B21 : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Jessie Buckley, Niagara Falls Town, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
  5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHG5-XSL : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Rex Buckley in entry for Philip Buckley, 1901; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/ViewFrame.jsp?id=107391&highlight=12
  6. ↑ http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=43833
  7. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 95; Census Place: Willoughby (Township), Welland, Ontario; Page Number: 10.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMCG-LVY : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Rex E Buckley, 1930.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7C9-Q3C : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Rex E Buckley, Falls Magisterial District, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-4, sheet 17B, family 294, NARA digital publication T627, roll 4401.
  10. ↑ "West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F1P8-3XQ : accessed 23 Mar 2013), Rex Elmer Buckley, 01 Oct 1942.; State File# 17225

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Graeme MacKay for starting this profile.

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