Brief Life History of Susan Elizabeth
When Susan Elizabeth Buckner was born on 15 January 1804, in Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Riley Buckner, was 39 and her mother, Isabella Lucretia Tatum, was 37. She married Jacob Bascombe Metcalf in 1822, in Waverly, Madison, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Madison, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Township 4 Beech Glenn, Madison, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 May 1891, in Waverly, Madison, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Metcalf Cemetery, Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Elizabeth Midcalf in household of Jacob Midcalf, "United States Census, 1870"
- Susan Elizabeth Buckner Metcalf, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for Pollie Anderson, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Spouse and Children
1802–1882 Male
1804–1891 Female
Children (15)
1824– Male
1825–1896 Male
1827–1876 Female
1829–1892 Male
1832– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1765–1854 Male
1767–1822 Female
Siblings (20)
1786–1860 Female
1788– Female
1789–1863 Female
1791–1840 Female
1791– Female
+15 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1812
Age 8
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 26
Name Meaning
German: variant of Buchner and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
English and Scottish: perhaps an occupational name derived from Middle English bouken ‘to soak (cloth) in a lye solution’, for the purpose of cleaning, bleaching, and strengthening.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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