Ivan C. Buckingham (1880 - 1955)

Born 30 May 1880 in West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Nov 1955 at age 75 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Ivan Buckingham is a part of US Black heritage.

Ivan was born in 1880. He was the son of Elisha Buckingham and Lora Brooks.

The 1880 Census^[1] shows him at age 1 month in the home of his parents in Scott District, Putnam County, West Virginia. His surname is recorded as Brooks, and his mother is counted as a servant rather than a wife.

The 1900 Census^[2] shows him at age 20 in the home of his parents in Scott District, Winfield Village, Putnam County, West Virginia. His mother is designated as his father's wife, and the entire family uses the surname Buckingham. He is working as a day laborer.

His World War I Draft Registration Card^[3] shows his birth date as 1 May 1880. His nearest relative is E. E. Buckingham.

The 1920 Census^[4] shows him at age 39 in the home of his parents in Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia. He is working as a fireman on a steamboat.

He married Hattie Gifford on 19 Sep 1923 in West Virginia.^{[5] [6]}

The 1940 Census^[7] shows him at age "36" as a widowed lodger in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He works as a laborer in the building industry.

His World War II Draft Registration Card^[8] gives his birth date as 30 May 1880. The "person who will always know your address" is Alta Buren (sp) at 208 Bradford St., Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, which is also his address.

He died in 1955 in West Virginia,^{[9] [10]} and is buried at the Winfield Cemetery, Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880"
   Image path: United States Census, 1880 > West Virginia > Putnam > Scott > ED 112 > image 27 of 41; Citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-VZ6 (accessed 20 May 2022)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900"
   FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZH-191 : accessed 22 May 2022), Ivan C Buckingham in household of Elisha Buckingham,
   Image path: United States Census, 1900 > West Virginia > Putnam > ED 79 Scott district (west side) Winfield village > image 5 of 30; Citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QW9-6D1 (accessed 21 May 2022)
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   Image path: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 > West Virginia > Putnam County; A-Z > image 336 of 3334; Citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTJ-99LB (accessed 21 May 2022)
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNK2-KJ7 : 4 February 2021), Ivan Buckingham in entry for Euphrates Buckingham.
   Image path: United States Census, 1920 > West Virginia > Putnam > Winfield > ED 110 > image 4 of 8; Citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RFM-Z2S (accessed 21 May 2022)
5. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-LHQY : 29 September 2021), Ivan Buckingham and Hattie Gifford, 1923.
6. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-GP8N : 29 September 2021), Ivan Buckingham and Hattie Gifford, 1923.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CN-RX1 : 8 January 2021), Ivan Buckingham in household of Etta Cheich West Virginia (Kanawha County)
   Image path: United States Census, 1940 > West Virginia > Kanawha > Charleston Magisterial District, Charleston, Ward 7 > 20-52 Charleston Magisterial District, Charleston City Ward 7 > image 25 of 40; Citing 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.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-Y49H (accessed 21 May 2022)
8. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
   West Virginia > All > Browing, Everett - Cain, Jacob Edman > image 749 of 3211
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 21 May 2022)
   Ivan Buckingham
9. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMM9-YHV : 10 March 2018), Ivan Buckingham, 12 Nov 1955; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, 16967, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,984,435.
   https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=55737
10. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N97J-ML9 : 10 March 2018), Ivan Buckingham, 12 Nov 1955; citing Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, p 38, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 460,374.
    https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=5562641
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58617584 page for Ivan “Buzz” Buckingham (30 May 1880–12 Nov 1955), citing Winfield Cemetery, Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA; accessed 20 May 2022; Maintained by Cindy (contributor 47102167).

• FamilySearch profile for Ivan C Brooks (1880–1955), accessed 20 May 2022.