Ezra Buckner (1797 - 1861)

Born 5 Aug 1797 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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Died 28 Oct 1861 at age 64 in Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Ezra was born in 1797. Ezra Buckner ... Served in the militia in the War of 1812 as a Colonel. He passed away in 1861.at Home, Buckner Road, Hickory Valley, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee

Married to Elizabeth Duncan , Grainger TN - 17 Sep 1818

per the obiturary of his daughter, Pauline George^[1]

She was the last surviving member of a pioneer family of this section. Before her marriage she was Miss Pauline Elizabeth Buckner, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Ezra Buckner of Maynardville. Her father was one of the founders of Union county, having taken a leading part in the establishment of the county when the territory was sparsely settled. It was first suggested that the county be named in honor of Colonel Buckner, but he declined the honor, and suggested the name Union county. Colonel Buckner was a soldier in the war of 1812.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35126356/ezra-buckner^[2]

Name: Ezra Buckner

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1797

Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Oct 1861

Death Place: United States of America

Cemetery: Buckner Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Union County, Tennessee, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Presley Thomas Buckner

Mother: Nancy Buckner

Spouse: Elizabeth Buckner

Children:

Robert E. Buckner

William Presley Buckner

Emily Ann Smith

Enoch M. Buckner

Francis Marion Buckner

Lodena J. Buckner

Served in the militia in the War of 1812 as a Colonel.

U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815

Soldier: Ezra Buckner

Widow: Elizabeth Duncan Buckner

Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1818

Date Enlisted: 15 Jan 1814

Date Discharged: 19 Jul 1814

Soldier's Death Date: 28 Oct 1861

Soldier's Death Place: Union County, Tennesee

Military Service Location: Tennessee

Pension Number - #1: WO 22780

Pension Number - #2: WC 20200

Bounty Land Number - #1: 12935 80 50

Bounty Land Number - #2: 6911 80 55

Roll number: 13

Archive Publication Number: M313

Sources

1. ↑ CLIPPED FROM; The Knoxville Journal; Knoxville, Tennessee; 18 May 1933, Thu Page 11https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101852211/obituary-for-george-aged-93/
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35126356/ezra-buckner : accessed 14 May 2022), memorial page for Ezra Buckner (4 Aug 1797–28 Oct 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35126356, citing Buckner Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Kent Rhodes (contributor 47084467) .

• U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815