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Buckheister of Lancaster County



John Bellinger Buckheister, Sr., harness maker, was born on 3/12/1829 in South Carolina and died 9/9/1899. His father was born in Wurtenburg and his mother in South Carolina. He was married on 2/28/1852 to Mary Benson Dillard 1/14/1834-2/11/1915. They were residents of Seneva in 1880. Issue:
  • John Benson Buckheister 1/3/1853, resident of Greenville, South Carolina, died 8/25/1917. He was married to Belle Pittman who died May of 1932.
  • Mary Bellinger Buckheister 6/8/1854
  • Warren David Buckheister 6/6/1855
  • Sallie Elliott Buckheister 10/23/1860
  • Annie Nation Buckheister 9/15/1864
  • Edward Hampton Buckheister 10/13/1870
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Sources: 1880 Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina Census.