Wilbur
Grant
(Bill)
Buckner
Born in Waverly, Nebraska
Ancestors 
Brother of
Francis A. (Buckner) York and Lorld (Buckner) Bruhl
Husband of
Beulah Birdie (Edwards) Buckner
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1930s - unknown)], Marilyn (Buckner) Lavender, Jacqueline Lee (Buckner) Kincaid and Judi (Buckner) Dreyer
Died
at age 73
in Seal Beach, California
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jul 2014
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Biography
Wilbur Grant Buckner, who preferred bring called "Bill", was born on 29 May 1911 in Waverly, Nebraska, son of George Raymond Buckner and Lola May (Danforth) Buckner.
Wilbur married Beulah Birdie Edwards (1912 - 1974).
Their children were:
- Lou Ann (Buckner) Evans (1935 - living)
- Marilyn Jo (Buckner) Lavender (1936 - 2021)
- Jacqueline Lee (Buckner) Kincaid (1938 - 2013)
- Judith Rae (Buckner) Dreyer (1941 - living).
Wilbur died on 29 Aug 1984 in Seal Beach, California aged 73.
Sources
See Also:
- Social Security Act Document [1]
- Death Certificate [2]
- Recollections of grand daughter, Sjana Lee Dreyer-Bauer
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bill by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bill by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- James Buckner
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-DF105, FTDNA kit #B9658
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50.00%
50.00%
Judi (Buckner) Dreyer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QF3340619 [compare], yourDNAportal JUD898ce116, Ancestry member jhn316jd
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Sjana Lee (Dreyer) Bauer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JK9315402 [compare], yourDNAportal SJAd5a8e49f, Ancestry member SjanaBauer
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~0.78%
James Buckner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A409795 [compare], Ancestry member jbuckner2000
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