BUCKMAN, Thomas Preston

Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, March 30, 1966, page 1, column 4 Pioneer Resident Succumbs Tom Buckman, born June 17, 1867, in Prescott, died Tuesday, March 29, in the Arizona Pioneer's Home, where he had been a guest since Dec. 8, 1958. Services are pending at the Widmer Mortuary, and will be announced as soon as completed. Mr. Buckman was the son of John and Sally Buckman, who came to Prescott from Lexington, Ky., where they were married. His sister, Mary, was one of the first white children born in Prescott. His father, a Civil War veteran, operated a stage coach station at Fort Rock after arriving in this area. In the early days, Mr. Buckman fought Indians near Seligman, and Cienega, located on the Cowden property between Walnut Creek and Seligman. During his years in the mining business he worked for the Midnight test, Cornucopia and Jerome mines. In later years he became a cowboy. It was during this period that he lost a leg while punching cows in Yava. He also was known for his fiddling, having played for most of the dances in Peeple's Valley. Mr. Buckman is survived by two nephews, Pete Scott and Ray Bennett, Sr., both of Prescott; and a niece, Mrs. Katherine McNeeley, of Prescott. Transcriber's note: Mr. Buckman is buried at the Arizona Pioneer Home Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona.