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HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS, E. Polk Johnson, three volumes, Lewis

Publishing Co., New York & Chicago, 1912. Common version,

Vol. III, p. 1249.  [Bourbon County][1]

 

AYLETTE BUCKNER--Within the pages of this work will be found specific

mention of a number of the representatives of the Buckner family, whose

name has been long and prominently identified with the annals of Kentucky

and which has ever stood exponent of the highest type of citizenship.

Aylette Buckner is numbered among the able and successful agriculturists

and stock-growers of Bourbon county and his well improved farm comprises

one hundred and seventy-five acres, located about seven miles east of the

city of Paris, on the Paris and Little Rock turnpike.  Besides this farm he

also owns a large tract of land in Canada.  He is progressive in his

farming enterprise and is contributing his quota to upholding the high

standard of the agricultural industry in his native county.  Aylette

Buckner was born in Bourbon county on the 15th of January, 1877, and is a

son of William S. and Rosa (Lindsay) Buckner, both of whom were likewise

natives of Bourbon county, where the former was born in February, 1851, and

the latter in April, 1852.  William S. Buckner died February 9, 1890, and

his wife is still living in Paris, Kentucky.  He whose name initiates this

sketch has been identified with agricultural pursuits throughout his entire

career.  He was reared on the old homestead farm and early began to assist

in its work, the while he was afforded excellent educational advantages,

having attended a private school conducted by William L. Yerkes at Paris,

this state, and having later continued his studies in the University of

Kentucky, now known as Transylvania University at Lexington.  Mr. Buckner

has resided on his present homestead since the time of his marriage and

upon the same he has made improvements of the best type, everything about

the place giving unmistakable evidence of thrift and prosperity.  His

political allegiance is given to the Democratic party and while he takes a

loyal interest in all that touches the welfare of the community he has had

no ambition for public office.  He is a member of the Christian, or

Campbellite, church, and his wife holds membership in the Methodist

Episcopal church, South.

     On the 15th of June, 1904, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Buckner

to Miss Mary H. Lockhart, who was born at Paris, Bourbon county, on the

29th of November, 1883, and who is a daughter of General C. and Florence

(Kelly) Lockhart.  A review of the career of her father appears elsewhere

in this publication so that further data concerning the family history is

not demanded in the present connection.  Mr. and Mrs. Buckner have one son,

Catlett L., who was born on the 27th of December, 1907, at Asheville,

North Carolina, where his parents were sojourning for the winter at the

time of his birth.

 


[1] Reprinted:  The Buckner Newsletter, Vol 6, #1, October 2000

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