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Oxford, WV | Volume 14 | Issue 2 | February 2020 |
In this Issue: | Introducing William "Buckner" Zinn Civil War Pension Index - 6th WV Infantry, Company E |
Introducing William "Buckner" Zinn
Written by: Bobbi Spiker-Conley The "Ancient Tortoise" from the January edition of the Gazette is just one of several stories we've uncovered about Buckner Zinn. Here are some of the reasons why he's always remembered as a very unique and interesting fellow.
"Two of Buckner Zinn's sons went west to Wyoming in the early 1900's. One of the boys was an oilman, [Ancil Theodore Zinn] and the other worked as a big game hunter and guide [Dennis O Zinn]...I've heard that, after Buckner Zinn's death, his homemade dental tools were donated to the West Virginia University's dental school. Eventually, those old tools disappeared, possibly pilfered by souvenir-seeking dental students." Mike Spiker confirmed the dentist/dental tool story. "I found an old set of equipment which Dad later researched and discovered were dentist tools. This equipment was donated to the WVU School of Dentistry and was on display there for several years. I do not know where they are now." As to Buckner's dental "patients," we know of two — Iris (Maxson) Flesher and Geneva (Spiker) Haught. Apparently, Aunt Jean told Mark Spiker that Buckner had pulled one of her baby teeth. "As I recall," Mike continued," Buckner also did map drawings of the local land ownership of the farms and the oil and gas. These were used for drilling the early oil and gas wells. At least two wells were drilled on his farm in the late 1880's and are now dormant and plugged."
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Civil War Pension Index
West Virginia Infantry - Regiment 6 - Company E
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