Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 530
CHARLES E. BUCKMAN, a leading farmer of Goshen Township, residing on section 4, was born in Baltimore County, Md., in 1845. He is the eldest of a family of four children born to Phineas and Cynthia (Roberts) Buckman, who were also natives of Maryland. The family is descended from Phineas Buckman, who came to this country with William Penn, locating in Pennsylvania. The father engaged in milling for about twenty-one years of his life, when he began the occupation of farming, which he has since continued. In 1855, accompanied by his family, he removed to Muscatine County, Iowa, taking up his residence in Goshen Township, where he continues to reside. Mr. and Mrs. Buckman are the parents of four children: Charles E., of this sketch; Oliver, a civil engineer,residing at Napa Cal.; Catherine, now Mrs. Aikins, whose home is in Cedar County, Iowa, and Anna W., now Mrs. Irwin, of this county.

Our subject spent the early years of his life in Baltimore County, Md., but in 1855, when ten years of age, came with his parents to Muscatine County, Iowa. His education was received in the district schools. Choosing farming as the occupation which he wished to follow through life, he purchased eighty-six acres of partly improved land, and immediately began its cultivation, and by economy and industry has enabled to add to the original purchase, until he now owns 172 acres of fine arable land, highly improved and cultivated. A good house and barn have been built, and the farm is well supplied with good stock, Mr. Buckman making a specialty of raising Short-horn cattle.

In 1872, in Cedar County, Iowa, our subject was united in marriage with Louisa Walter, who was born in Ohio, and is the daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Michener) Walter, who were natives of Pennsylvania, but in an early day emigrated to the Buckeye State, and thence removed to Iowa in 1853, settling in Cedar County, where Mr Walter engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1875, at the age of sixty-three years. Three children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs Buckman: Walter Emmett, Eva May, and Harry Oliver, who are at home and attend school. Mrs. Buckman is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cedar County. The home of this worthy couple is pleasantly situated about four and a half miles from West Liberty, and three miles from Atalissa. In his political sentiments Mr Buckman is a supporter of the Republican party and takes an active interest in its welfare. He has held various local offices of trust, was elected Township Trustee, and in the fall of 1888 was re-elected to that office, now serving his second term. He has ever been prominent in the promotion of educational interests, and has served on the School Board for six years, and is School Treasurer at the present time. He is one of the highly respected citizens of this community, and a leading farmer in the township where he resides.

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