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Leane, Kathleen
b. 14 MAR 1871 Tralee, Ireland
d. 16 DEC 1939 Heppner, OR
Parents:Father: Leane, DennisFamily:
Mother: Sullivan, JohannaMarriage:8 JUN 1895 Binghamton, NYFamily History:
Spouse: Buckman, Edwin Levern
b. 14 JUL 1869 Binghamton, NY
d. 4 JUN 1947 Heppner, OR (age 78y)
Parents:Father: Buckman, Comer Levern
Mother: Parks, MaryTheir son John recalled that Edwin, in his teen years, worked in his older brother's hat factory in Poughkeepsie, NY and that after the business went bankrupt, they changed their name to Bucknum. Kathleen emigrated to England when she was 8, lived with her sister Hannah's family and immigrated to Canada with them in 1889. In 1888 Edwin, cigar packer, was boarding at his cigar maker brother Irving's house at 7 Varrick St. Binghamton, NY. In 1889 Edwin was boarding at 227 Washington St. Binghamton. After she married Edwin, but before they moved from Binghamton, she suffered from Typhoid and a resultant temporary hair loss. Edwin, a lean man just over 6 feet in height, sold his farm in Binghamton, NY in the winter of 1907 and took the train to Portland, OR in the promise of "unlimited job opportunities" according to James and Hannah (Leane) O'Sullivan. Edwin had planned on establishing a Barber practice, but his brother-in-law taught him the art of plastering. In the winter of 1907, Kathleen and the three boys came to Portland by train. Edwin was a plasterer in Portland, OR in 1912-13. In 1913 Edwin bought half-interest in a lumber mill in Heppner. Kathleen ran the local hotel until it burned down while the family was at a Fourth of July celebration. In 1917 Edwin and Katie were living in Heppner, OR and proprietors of E. L. Bucknum Co. and the Eastern Hotel. In 1920 Edwin was living at 5 May Street, Heppner, OR
. 1943 photo of Edwin with Bea and Denny
Children:
Bucknum, Edwin Levern
Bucknum, Robert Lee
d. 1911 Portland, OR (age 4m)
Bucknum, John Gordon
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Copyright 2001 Richard Joseph Bucknum