Talk:Richard A. Buckner

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This article was started using public domain information from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. LarryQ 11:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Birth date problem[edit]

The family genealogy that I cited in his brother's article claims this man was born in 1784. That would account for his brother inheriting the Virginia farm, but I doubt the Congressional Biography would make such an large circa 30 year error. Nonetheless, the family OFTEN used "RIchard" as a first name. Jweaver28 (talk) 23:55, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since the 1840 census, the last in this man's lifetime, said his household had a white male of between 40 and 50 years old, and no older men, I changed his birthdate to that in the notoriously inaccurate family biography. Findagrave also disagrees about the birth date and does not include a gravestone photo. The error seems more severe than somewhere along the line an "8" was transcribed as "6". His father's will also listed Thornton first in the list of his sons, further arguing against the 1763 birth date.Jweaver28 (talk) 18:22, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]