Matilda Jane (Starr) Buckingham (1833 - 1894)

Born 2 Oct 1833 in Licking, Ohio

Ancestors

Wife of Heman Chapin Buckingham — married 24 Sep 1850 in Benton Co., Oregon

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1894 at age 60 in Bellfountain, Benton Co., Oregon

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Genealogically Defined

Biography

Matilda (Starr) Buckingham was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

Wagon Train Details

"Wagon Trains", large groups of covered wagons that travelled together for safety and protection, were a common way for pioneers to travel as they migrated west. These are the known details of the wagon train this person travelled on:

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1848 Wagon Train to Oregon

Matilda Jane Starr was about 15 years old when she accompanied her father, John Wesley Starr and mother Elizabeth Lucas Starr to Oregon in 1848.^[1]

John Wesley Starr was in the 3rd Company--Isaac (sic- Jesse) and George and C. and H. Belknap, Chapman (Chatman) and David and Jesse Hawley, Abitha and Isaac and Norris Newton, Rev. John Starr, W, Bethers, G. Kittredge, M. Neff, Van Buren co, Io'a. Andrew and Martin and P. Hagey, Anderson De Haven, Adam Cooper, Wm. Armpriest, Des Moine co, Io'a. Geo. W. Jackson, (from Oregon in '47), Benj. B. and Andrew Jackson, John Miller, Henry Moody, Peoria co., Ill. Burrel Griffin (and two others whose first names are not given) Macon co., Mo. John and Willian and --- and Edgar Lindsay, Pettis co., Mo. Henry Henninger, Marshal co., Ind.

This train left VanBuren Co, IA April 10, 1848 led by Jesse Belknap and consisted of the Belknaps, Hawleys, Starrs, Prathers, Bethers, then joined company with Watts, Jacksons and others. At the Platte River their company was formed, laws made and officers elected. George Jackson and Joseph Watts were elected as pilots due to their previous overland experience. The train arrived in Oregon the second week in September.^[1] Emigrants To Oregon In 1848.

Birth

This profile is part of the Starr Name Study.

Matilda (Starr) Buckingham migrated from Ohio to Iowa.

Matilda (Starr) Buckingham migrated from Iowa to Oregon.

Matilda Jane Starr was born to John Wesley Starr and mother Elizabeth Lucas Starr on Oct. 2, 1833 in Ohio as recorded in the Starr Family Bible.^[2][3] Mark Phinney Historical Records Survey July 7, 1939 JOHN W. STARR BIBLE RECORDS Pioneers of Benton County OregonEarly Oregonians Database

Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio lists John Starr along with his brother Samuel, Moses and Jabez as purchasers of land in Ohio.^[4]

Marriage

Matilda married Heman Buckingham on 24 Sep 1850 in Benton County Oregon.^[5] [1]

Heman died on 30 Apr 1886. Matilda remarried to Mr. R. D. Olds on 11 Jul 1886 in Benton County when she was 47 years old.^[5]

Family

Matilda Starr and Heman Buckingham were married for 31 years and they had 10 children together.^[6]

• Precious Buckingham 1851–1924database record^[5]
• Franklin Pierce Buckingham 1853–1874database record^[5]
• Pauline Gertrude Buckingham 1854–1874database record^[5]
• Augustus Humphrey Buckingham 1857–1918database record^[5]
• Eliza Deette Barrows 1859–1909database record^[6]
• Mary W Williams 1861–1891^[6]
• Heman Victor Buckingham 1866–1947^[6]
• Nancy Edith Buckingham 1868–^[6]
• John Reuben Buckingham 1870–1927^[6]
• Winifred L Buckingham 1873–1945^[6]

Matilda died on March 7, 1894.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Emigrants To Oregon In 1848 compiled by Stephenie Flora copyright 2004
2. ↑ Mark Phinney Historical Records Survey July 7, 1939 JOHN W. STARR BIBLE RECORDS
3. ↑ WPA, Historical Records Survey, Bible Record, STARR BIBLE
4. ↑ Berry, David A. "Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840." Google Books. Accessed March 14, 2019. https://books.google.com/books?id=6O38oMFo0NkC&dq=Early Settlers in Monroe County, Ohio Samuel Starr&source=gbs_navlinks_s. pg 28, 29 and 80
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Early Oregonians Database Index. Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Probate Case Files, Benton County, Oregon, 1850-1900; Index to Estates, 1850-1929; Author: Oregon. County Court (Benton County); Probate Place: Benton, Oregon
7. ↑ Oregon. County Court (Benton County); Probate Place: Benton, Oregon. Ancestry.com. Oregon, Wills and Probate Records, 1849-1963 [database on-line]. Notes: Case File, No 689-728, https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/16216486?h=929afb

   Name: Matilda J Olds

   Probate Date: 19 Mar 1894

   Probate Place: Benton, Oregon, USA

   Inferred Death Year: Abt 1894

   Inferred Death Place: Oregon, USA