Peter Buckley was born circa 1843.²

     Peter married Catherine "Surname Unknown" circa 1885.²

     Shirley married Richard David Taylor.¹

     Her married name was Taylor.¹

     Frances Buckner was born on 23 October 1890.¹

     Frances married Jacob Rainey Van Dyke, son of Jacob Van Dyke and Rachel Rebecca Shepherd, circa 1920.¹

     Her married name was Van Dyke.¹

     Frances died on 14 January 1988, at age 97.¹

     Alfred Buffett, son of Henry Buffett and Cornelia Eldert Van Dyke, was born on 14 July 1875.²

     Alfred died on 4 January 1882, at Flatlands, Kings, New York, at age 6; of 'Membraneous Croup^1,3' and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.⁴

     Eliphaz Buffett, son of Henry Buffett and Cornelia Eldert Van Dyke, was born on 9 November 1879 at New York.¹

     Eliphaz married Phebe L. Williamson on 2 February 1910, at Utica Avenue, Flatlands, Kings, New York.

BUFFETT - WILLIAMSON A pretty wedding took place Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William N. Williamson, Utica avenue, Flatlands, when their daughter, Miss Phebe Lawrence Williamson, was married to Eliphaz Buffett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buffett, of East Fifty-seventh street. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John s. Gardiner of Flatlands Reformed Church. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white satin messaline trimmed with pearls and carried a shower bouquet of roses and lillies of the valley. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. Holmes Van Brunt Ditmas, and her cousin, Miss Ada Irene Hendrickson of Floral Park. They wore gowns of cream and white, trimmed with light blue, and carried white roses. Mr. Buffett was attended by his brother, Van Dyke Buffett, as best man. The ushers were John Fowler, cousin of the groom and Lawrence W. Bennett, nephew of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett will spend a few weeks in the South.^1,2

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. As World War I continued to escalate, the United States instituted a second draft registration. The second registration was for men who had turned 21 since June 5, 1917, so it added men born between June 5, 1896 and June 5, 1897. Two months later, a supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for men who had become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, adding the names of men who were born between June 5, 1897 and August 24, 1897. With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Eliphaz filled out a draft card for World War I on 12 September 1918 (at age 38), while living at 5602 Ave N, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. He was employed as farmer and described as height, medium and medium build with black eyes and black hair..³

     The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Eliphaz filled out a draft card for World War II on 25 April 1942 (at age 62), while living at 2814 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. He was self employed in real estate.⁴

     Eliphaz died on 7 October 1952, at age 72,⁵ and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.⁵