Ancestry of William F. Buckley

compiled by Michael Hurdle


The following material on the immediate ancestry of William F. Buckley should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

This report is by Michael Hurdle. The contribution of the undersigned is that of HTML-izing Mr. Hurdle's report.





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Ancestry of William F. Buckley
1 William Frank Buckley Jr., b. New York, N. Y., 24 Nov. 1925, d. Sharon, Conn., 27 Feb. 2008
PARENTS
2 William Frank Buckley Sr., b. Washington on the Brazos, Tex., 11 July 1881, d. Lenox Hospital, New York, N. Y., 5 Oct. 1958
m. New Orleans, La., 29 Dec. 1917 [New Orleans, LA, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925]
3 Aloise Josephine Antonia Steiner, b. New Orleans, La., 11 March 1895 [New Orleans, LA, Birth Records Index, 1790-1899], d. Sharon, Conn., 10 March 1985 [Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001]
GRANDPARENTS
4 John C ... Buckley, b. ... , Can., ... Jan. 1851, d. ... , Tex., ... 1903
m. ... [ca. 1872]
5 Mary Ann Langford, b. ... , Can., ... March 1851, d. Travis Co., Tex., 26 Nov. 1930 [Texas Death Index, 1903-2000]
6 Aloysius Steiner, b. ... , La., ... July 1855, d. New Orleans, La., 18 May 1919
m.
7 Marie Louise Wassem, b. New Orleans, La., 1 Dec. 1871 [Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish, 1796-1900], d. New Orleans, La., ... [shortly before 7 Sept. 1950]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
12 Alois Steiner, b. ... , d. ...
m.
13 ... , b. ... , d. ...
14 Henry Wassem, b. ... , Germany, ... [ca. 1843], d. New Orleans, La., 26 Dec. 1902 [New Orleans, LA, Death Records Index, 1804-1949]
m.
15 Mary Ann Lee, b. ... , Miss., ... [ca. 1847], d. ... [after 1880]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
24 Alois Steiner, b. ... , d. ...
m.
25 ... , b. ... , d. ...
28 John Henry Wassem, b. ... , Germany, ... [ca. 1803], d. ... [after 1880]
m.
29 ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Connecticut, Litchfield Co., Sharon, ED 26, sheet 16B, line 91

Buckley William A    H    M W 47 M 33     TX TX TX      Promoter    Oil
        Aloise S     W    F W 35 M 22     LA LA LA
        Mary A       D    F W 11 S        M  TX LA
        John         S    M W  8 S        M  TX LA
        Percilla     D    F W  7 S        NY TX LA
        James        S    M W  6 S        NY TX LA
        Jane         D    F W  5 S        NY TX LA
        William      S    M W  4 S        NY TX LA
        Patricia     D    F W  3 S        NY TX LA
        Sarah        D    F W  2 S        NY TX LA

M = Mexico (Amer Cit)

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1930 Texas, Travis Co., Austin, ED 24, sheet 11B, line 51

Buckley Mary A       H     F W 81 Wd    C  I  I    1880 Na
        Priscilla    D     F W 45 S     TX C  C                 Interpreter    Land Office
   (two servants)

C = Canada, I = Irish Free State

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1930 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 272, sheet 1A, line 6

Steiner May L         H      F W 59 Wd 23      LA LA LA 
        James F       S      M W 20 S          LA LA LA
Berthier Josephine    Sis    F W 54 Wd 31      LA LA LA
         Odette       Nei    F W 32 S          LA LA LA

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1920 New York, Westchester Co., Bronxville, ED 30, sheet 20B, line 53

Buckley William      H    M W 38      M      TX C  C      Vice President      Mexican Inv Co
        Aloise       W    F W 24      M      LA LA LA
        Alose        D    F W  1 8/12 S      LA TX LA
   (four servants)

C = Canada

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1920 Texas, Travis Co., Austin, ED 103, sheet 5B, line 51

Buckley M A Mrs      H    F W 70 Wd     C  I  I
        Priscilla    D    F W 35 S      TX C  C      Clerk        Spanish Translator
        Elnora C     D    F W 28 S      TX C  C      Student

C = Canada, I = Ireland

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1920 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 269, sheet 25B, line 69

Steiner M L              H      F W 54      W     NO IN MO
        Inez             D      F W 20      S     NO NO NO
        James            S      M W  9      S     NO NO NO
Lombard M S              SiL    M W 32      M     NE I  I          Dr
        Mary Vivian      D      F W 23      M     NO NO NO
        Mary Josephine   GD     F W  1 8/12 S     CA NO NO

I = Italy, NO = New Orleans

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1910 Texas, Travis Co., Austin, ED 75, sheet 7A, line 10

Buckley M A          H    F W 61 Wd   8 5    C  I  I     1874    Own Income
        Priscilla    D    F W 26 S           TX C  C             Spanish Translator for State
        Claude       S    M W 23 S           TX C  C             Clerk in State Comptrollers Office
        Eleanor      D    F W 22 S           TX C  C
        Edmond       S    M W 20 S           TX C  C

C = Canada, I = Ireland

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1900 Texas, Duval Co., San Diego, ED 38, sheet 5A, line 1

Buckley John C       H    W M Jan 1851 49 M 28       C  I  I     1874 26 NA        ...
        Mary A       W    W F Mar 1851 49 M 28 8 5   C  I  I
        Priscilla    D    W F Sep 1868 21 S          TX C  C                     Teacher
        William F    S    W M Jul 1882 18 S          TX C  C                       ...
        Claude H     S    W M Jan 1884 16 S          TX C  C                     At School
        Elanor C     D    W F Feb 1886 14 S          TX C  C                     At School
        Edmund L     S    W M Apr 1888 12 S          TX C  C                     At School

C = Canada, I = Ireland

The numbers don't add up for Priscilla, but that's what the schedule says.

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1900 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 119, sheet 3A, line 35

Aloysius Stenore      H      W M Jul 1855 44 M 6       LA F  F       Cashier
         Mary L       W      W F Dec 1871 28 M 6 3 3   LA LA LA
         Aloise J     D      W F Mar 1895  5 S         LA LA LA
         Vivian M     D      W F Aug 1896  3 S         LA LA LA
         Jeanne F     D      W F Sep 1898  2 S         LA LA LA
Wassem Josephine      SiL    W F Aug 1870 29 S         LA LA LA      Bookkeeper

F = France

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1880 Mississippi, Claiborne Co., Beat 1, ED 65, page 44, line 38

Wassem Henry         W M 57           Barber      P  P  P
       Mary R        W F 33     W                 MO I  I
       Josephine     W F 10     D                 LA P  I
       Mary Louis    W F  9     D                 LA P  I
Wassem Henry         W M 77                       P  P  P

I = Ireland, P = Prussia

The locations do not correlate, but that's what's in the schedule.

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NOTES






7 -- The Times Picayune 1950 Obituary Index (Orleans Parish, LA) 7 Sep 1950 - Mrs. Marie L. Wassem Steiner's death reported





























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