Last Updated: September 3, 2020

Lewis Amiss & Martha Jane (Crandall) Buckingham Family

1. Buckingham, Lewis A.

Parents: Richard & Rachel (unknown) Buckingham.

1834 Birth: 1834 Montgomery Co., VA.

1858 Marriage #1: Lewis A. Buckingham m. Martha J. Crandall 07-16-1858 Montgomery Co., VA. He s/o Richard & Rachel Buckingham. She d/o Thomas & Rebecca Crandall.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley PO, H913:

…… Crandal, Thos 54 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/276, HOH.

………… Rebecca 48 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Elizabeth 19 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Rhoda F. 14 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… David P. 11 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Catharine 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

….. Croy, Caroline 25 yo w/f domestic, b. VA, idiot.

….. Buckingham, L. A. 25 yo w/m lawyer, b. VA, $0/50, HOH.

………… Martha J. 24 yo w/f, b. VA, $500/00.

………… Laura 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

….. Bishop, I. C. 25 yo w/m, b. VA, $600/0.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley Twp, H69:

…… Buckingham, Lewis A. 36 yo w/m Att. At Law, b. VA, $0/250, HOH.

………… Martha J. 34 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

………… Laura F. 11 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… Viola M. 9 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… Rachel P. 5 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… Richard T. 1 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Auburn District 56, H124:

…… Buckingham, Lewis A. 45 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

………… Martha J. 43 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

………… Viola M 18 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Rachel P. 14 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Richard T. 11 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1892 Death: 1892

1892 Burial: Cecil Chapel Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by SWVA Genealogy Searcher)

…+ Buckingham, Martha Jane

Parents: Thomas & Rebecca (Hall) Crandall. [Crandall]

1836 Birth: abt 1836 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Lewis Amiss Buckingham but her parents HOH.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Lewis Amiss Buckingham.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1913 Death: 2-13-1913 Hiawassee Pulaski Co., VA.

Mrs. Martha Jane Buckingham, 7y 5m 28d, married w/f, b. June 15, 1836 Montgomery Co., VA. Spouse: not asked for. Father: Thos Crandal, b. State of New York. Mother: Rebeca Hall, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Informant: Laura L. B. Akers, Snowville, VA. COD: old age; (calaetal consumption?); heart failure. Burial: Cecil’s Chappell Feb 15, 1913.

1913 Burial: Cecil Chapel Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by SWVA Genealogy Searcher)

…2. Buckingham, Laura Floribelle

Parents: Lewis A. & Martha J. (Crandall) Buckingham.

1859 Birth: 12-18-1858 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents but in maternal grandparent’s home.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1885 Marriage #1: Laura F. Buckingham m. M. Y. Akers 4-2-1885 Montgomery Co., VA. He 29 yo s/o R. S. & M. E. Akers. She 24 yo d/o L. A. & J. Buckingham.

Monterey Yost “Montie” Akers, s/o Robert Sanders & Mary Elizabeth (Hamaker) Akers. Monty Y. Akers, 67/68y 11m 20d, widowed w/m farmer, b. Dec 21, 1855 Pulaski Co., VA. Spouse: Laura F. Akers. Father: Robert S. Akers, b. Pulaski Co., VA. Mother: Mary E. Hamaker, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Informant: blank. COD: septicemia; morbid ulcer of leg. Burial: Cecils Chapel, Pulaski Co., VA.

1921 Death: 3-17-1921 Hiawassee, Pulaski Co., VA.

Laura F. Akers, 62y 18m 29d, married w/f, b. Dec 18, 1858 VA. Spouse: not asked for. Father: Lewis A. Buckingham, b. VA. Mother: Martha J. Crandell, b. VA. Informant: blank. COD: sarcinouea of the breast; operation at John Hopkins about 1 yr ago. Burial: Pulaski Co., VA Mar 18, 1921.

1921 Burial: Cecil Chapel Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by SWVA Genealogy Searcher)

…2. Buckingham, Viola May

Parents: Lewis A. & Martha J. (Crandall) Buckingham.

1861 Birth: 6-29-1861 VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1881 Marriage #1: Viola M. Buckingham m. John W. Howard 1-16-1881 Montgomery Co., VA. He 25 yo s/o Reuben & R. Howard. She 19 y/o d/o L. A. & J. Buckingham.

John Wesley B. Howard, b. 8-29-1855 Montgomery Co., VA, d. 8-29-1955 Radford, Montgomery Co., VA, s/o Ruben & Rhoda (Gunter) Howard. [no file]

1932 Death: 8-12-1932 Radford, VA.

Viola May Howard, 71y 1m 3y, married w/f housewife, b. June 29, 1932 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: J. W. Howard. Father: Lewis A. Buckingham, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Mother: Martha J. Crandall, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. Charles Keister of Radford, VA. COD: paralysis agitans. Burial: Radford, VA Aug. 14, 1932.

1932 Burial: West View Cemetery, Radford, VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

…2. Buckingham, Rachel Pearl

Parents: Lewis A. & Martha J. (Crandall) Buckingham.

1865 Birth: 4-26-1866 Pulaski Co., VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1918 Death: 7-8-1918 S. W. S. Hospital, Marion, Smyth Co., VA.

Rachel P. Buckingham, 52 yo single w/f, b. DOB not given. POB: VA. Parents: not given. Informant: deposition papers. COD: exhaustion from manic-depressive insanity. Burial: Pulaski Co., VA July 9, 1918.

1918 Burial: Cecil Chapel Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.

On stone with mother.

…2. Buckingham, Richard Thomas

Parents: Lewis A. & Martha J. (Crandall) Buckingham.

1869 Birth: 4-9-1869 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1896 Marriage #1: R. T. Buckingham m. Cora F. Dudley 10-15-1896 Montgomery Co., VA. He 27 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o L. & M. Buckingham. She 21 yo single w/f, b. Pulaski Co., VA, d/o J. H. & Fannie Dudley.

1900-1940 Washington D. C. area working as a US Gov’t Clerk.