Hi,
I've posted this request before, but it's been almost a year. Possibly some new
member of the list may be able to help me or someone might have some new information.
My great grandfather was Alpha Buckley (1813-1875). He was born in Virginia and married
Elizabeth (1817-1893) in 1843 probably somewhere in Ohio. They had eight children.
Martha (1835-?) and Joseph (1837-1911) were born in Ohio. Milton (1842-?), Benjamin
(1847-?), Laura (1853-?), Oscar (1858-1917), my grandfather Edgar Allen (1860-1947) , and
Andrew Jackson (1870-?) were born in Indiana.
Alpha was a member of the first city council of Peru, IN (2nd ward) and was elected again
in 1874.
Alpha is my brick wall. Obviously his family immigrated sometime before his Virginia
birth in 1813. I know that he died in 1875 based on a footnote in the list of Peru
councilmen, but I can find no other information on his death. I also can't find a
marriage record. I requested a death certificate for Elizabeth, but what I received has
only her name and date of death--no other information. She was born in Kentucky, and died
in Logansport, IN.
I'm planning a trip to Ireland in the fall and I would live to find out where the
family originated. I don't want to end up like the father and son in the credit card
commercial. The budget doesn't allow for a side trip to Sweden. :-)
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Mike Buckley