MUSEUM-L Digest - 3 Jun 2003 to 4 Jun 2003 (#2003-151)For what it's worth,

Buckalew and its many variations is a common family name in central New
Jersey.
as you dig farther back, you may likely find a link to NJ somewhere.
Monmouth and Middlesex Counties had plenty of Buckalews.


Scott D. Peters
Research Director/Archivist
Ocean County Historical Society
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Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
(732) 341-1880
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gretchen Deitze
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Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Buckalew family name research help needed


Hi friends,
I am hoping someone can steer me into the right direction. I'm interested in
geneology and have helped my mom work on ours and really enjoyed it. My
fiancee is curious about his family history and I decided to take on the job
of finding out where they came from. I've looked online at geneology.com,
and have subscribed to other family history listservs and such and have not
had any luck. So I figure maybe someone on here has the right answer. Here's
a bit about his family:
His name is David Adam Buckalew (he is the last of 8 children)
His father was Robert Buckalew
His mother is Frances Watson (maiden name) - sister named Billy/Billi
(spelling?)
I know his mother's grandfather was practically full-blooded Cherokee and
there is some story of an adopted family member by the name of "Blue". I
can't remember if this is the Indian grandfather or not. His mom does not
have a lot of family records or such, so I'm assuming most of it is oral
tradition.
Adam heard that Buckalew was Slovic in origin but has yet to find any
information on it. He also heard that the name used to be Buck of Lew/Louve
(spelling), which to me sounds French or Irish/Scottish.
Most of their family is in Georgia and has been throughout the southern U.S.
for many years.
I know this is sketchy information but this is all I have. If anyone knows
of any other Buckalews or whatever, I'd love to hear about it. I know
spelling has changed through the years as my last name has (Deitze). But I
appreciate everyone's input in advance, thank you!
Your friend,
Gretchen


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