Elijah Cornelius Buckner

1861 - 1940  (78 years)

• Name	Elijah Cornelius Buckner
  Birth	11 Nov 1861	Yancey, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Middle Fork of Ivy, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Burial	1940	Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Death	18 Jan 1940	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Obituary - L C Buckner	19 Jan 1940	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  		Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 19 Jan 1940 - Page 9 Obituary - L C Buckner
  Name	Cornelius Buckner
  Name	Elija Cornelious Buckner  [1]
  Name	Elijah Buckner  [3]
  Name	Liga Cornelious Buckner  [2]
  Reference Number	24053
  Person ID	I24053	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Doctor Haley Buckner,   b. Dec 1822, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Dec 1897 (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary Massey,   b. North Carolina, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F7393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ponder,   b. 9 May 1863, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Nov 1942, North Carolina, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1884  [3]
  Family ID	F8561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1861 - Yancey, North Carolina, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Middle Fork of Ivy, Madison, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1940 - Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina, USA Death - 18 Jan 1940 - Madison, North Carolina, USA Obituary - L C Buckner - 19 Jan 1940 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 19 Jan 1940 - Page 9 Obituary - L C Buckner

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12246302/liga-cornelious-buckner [S22] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Middle Fork of Ivy, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 1205; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0077. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Middle Fork of Ivy, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 1205; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0077 [S2781] Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 19 Jan 1940 - Page 9, (Name: Asheville Citizen-Times; Location: Asheville, North Carolina; Date: 19 Jan 1940;), Obituary - L C Buckner 19 Jan 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-obituary-l-c-b/187372676/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 19 Jan 1940 - Page 9 Obituary - L C Buckner