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Alta Jane Buckner 1898–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1898

Birth Location: Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: OCT 1979

Death Location: Upperglade, Webster, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Buckner

Mother: Julia Nichols

Spouse(s): Walter Hamrick, Robert Matheny

Children(s): Virginia Matheny, Edna Matheny, Mildred Matheny, William Matheny, Virgil Matheny, Phyllis Matheny, Leona Matheny, Edith Matheny

In 1898, Alta Jane Buckner entered the world in Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, born to John William Buckner And Julia A Nichols. In 1900, Alta Jane Buckner resided in Kendalls Mill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Alta Jane Buckner resided in Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Alta Jane Buckner married Robert Emmett Matheny, Walter Jennings Hamrick, and had children including Edith Aleen Matheny, Edna Christine Matheny, Leona Francis Matheny, Mildred Irene Matheny, Phyllis Jaunita Matheny, Virgil M Matheny, Virginia Lee Matheny, William B Matheny. Alta Jane Buckner passed away in 1979 in Upperglade, Webster, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Alta Jane Buckner entered the world in Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, born to John William Buckner And Julia A Nichols.
  • In 1900, Alta Jane Buckner resided in Kendalls Mill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Alta Jane Buckner resided in Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Alta Jane Buckner married Robert Emmett Matheny, Walter Jennings Hamrick, and had children including Edith Aleen Matheny, Edna Christine Matheny, Leona Francis Matheny, Mildred Irene Matheny, Phyllis Jaunita Matheny, Virgil M Matheny, Virginia Lee Matheny, William B Matheny.
  • Alta Jane Buckner passed away in 1979 in Upperglade, Webster, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alta Buckner's Ancestors

Self
Alta Buckner
1898–1979
Birth Place: Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John William Buckner
1868–1904
Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Julia (A) Nichols
1860–1902
Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) Buckner
1833–1900
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Young
1835–1914
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Buckner
1809–1840
Dorothy Miller
1804–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Miller
1761–1834
Elizabeth Buckner
1769–1831

Alta Buckner's Descendants

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Alta (Jane) Buckner (8 MAR 1898–OCT 1979) m. Walter (Jennings) Hamrick (23 NOV 1897–1 NOV 1956) m. Robert (Emmett) Matheny (20 FEB 1891–26 DEC 1937)
  1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Matheny 1924–1994
  2. 2. Edna (Christine) Matheny 1918–1987
  3. 3. Mildred (Irene) Matheny 1920–1992
  4. 4. William (B) Matheny 1914–1995
  5. 5. Virgil (M) Matheny 1915–1972
  6. 6. Phyllis (Jaunita) Matheny 1929–1992
  7. 7. Leona (Francis) Matheny 1922–2004
  8. 8. Edith (Aleen) Matheny 1924–1999

Alta Buckner's Timeline

5 Records

1898
8 MAR 1898
Birth of Alta Jane Buckner in Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Alta Jane Buckner resided here in Kendalls Mill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Kendalls Mill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Alta Jane Buckner resided here in Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Alta Jane Buckner resided here in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1979
OCT 1979
Age 81
Death of Alta Jane Buckner in Upperglade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Upperglade, Webster, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1898
    Event Place: Odell, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Alta J Buckner
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Alta J Buckner
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1979
    Event Place: Upperglade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Alta J Buckner
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kendalls Mill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Alta J Buckner
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Alta J Buckner
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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