[52b-53] LORETTA SUSANNA HEYDRICK, b Aug. 10, 1843; dau George Neff and Ann (Huston) Heydrick [52b-22]; m July 14, 1873, JOHN WILLIAM BUCKENHAM, b Nov. 7, 1845; d Nov. 14, 1919; s William and Sarah (Essling) Buckenham. Residence of widow, Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa.
Children (4):
2, John Edgar Burnett, b Apr. 22, 1876; unm*; Chestnut Hill, Phila.
*John Edgar Burnett Buekenham, M.D., was born in Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa., and there received his public school education. He then attended the Central High School of Philadelphia and the School of Pedagogy, whereupon he took a course in forestry at Yale University. Dr. Buekenham likewise pursued special courses in the department of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, making a trip to the Bermudas in the interest of biological sciences; it was his good fortune to he a pupil of the late Angelo Heilprin.
After teaching for several years in the Phila. public schools, Dr. Buckenham resigned to enter the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, and from this institution he was graduated in June, 1910, with the highest honors of his class, having been awarded the Spencer Morris prize. Dr. Buekenham then served as resident physician at various hospitals in Philadelphia, and in 1913 was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the U.S. A. For a number of years he was, the superintendent of the Philadelphia Hospital for Contagious Diseases, but in 1920 he resigned this position to become librarian of the Masonic Temple Library at Phila., an office which he now holds (1922).
Dr. Buckenham is actively interested in horticulture, and has specialized in the growing of dahlias. In his nursery at Barren Hill, Pa., are hundreds of varieties of dahlias, and with his magnificent blooms he has wen many prizes at horticultural shows.
In history and the sciences Dr. Buckenham has likewise taken an active interest, and has been influential in the organization of various patriotic societies. As the treasurer and as a member of the executive committee, he has promoted for a number of years the interests of the Pennsylvania-German Society, and upon the formation of the Society of the Descendants of the Schwenkfeldian Exiles, he was appointed its secretary. Dr. Buekenham is also one of the guarantors for the publication of this book, and serves as a member of the Publishing Committee.
Parents’ family: [52b-22] George Neff Heydrick and Ann Huston