History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 391
surviving him for almost a quarter of a century, died in 1902.
Their remains were interred in St. Patrick's cemetery of May
township.
James Buckley was a little lad of se^en when he came to this
county with his parents and here attended school until twenty-two
years of age. He assisted his father in the operation of the home
farm until the latter 's demise and subseqiumtly went west, spending
about two years in that part of the country in railroad work. On
I'eturning home he took possession of the farm of two hiuidred and
forty acres which he now owns and in the operation of which he
has won a gratifying annual income. He engages in mixed farm-
ing and keeps about eighteen horses, thirty head of cattle, sixty
hogs and several hundi'ed head of poultry. He erected the residence
and other buildings Avhich adorn his property, has ever
followed the most modern and rcsidtaut iiK'tliods in the conduct
of his agricidtui'al interests and has long lieen munbered among
the substantial and leading citizens of the commimity.
In 1884, in May township, Mr. Buckley was joined in wedlock
to Miss Margaret Dougherty, a daughter of Charles and Catherine
Dougherty, who are deceased and lie buried in the Dixon cemetery.
Our subject and his wife have seven children, as follows: John,
Charles, William, Harry, Edward, James and Frank, all at home.
Mr. Buckley gives his political allegiance to the republican
party and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability,
have called him to several positions of public trust. He has ably
served in the capacity of supervisor since 1905, also acted as col-
lector for aboT;t two years, as town clerk for four years and as a
school director for six years, ever discharging his public duties
in a prompt and capable manner. He belongs to the Knights of
Columbns and is also a devout communicant of the Catholic church.
That his life has been well spent is indicated by the fact that many
of his warmest friends are those who have known him from his
boyhood to the present.
LAFAYETTE LONG.
For many years Lafayette Long has been closely and promi-
nentlv connected with agricultural interests of Lee county and is
today the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres on sections
24 and 18, May township. He was born n]ion a farm about one