CHARLES KARNER BUCKNUM

The greatest of the Bucknum surname is Charles Karner Bucknum. He is more important in history than the race car drivers Ronnie and Jeff Bucknum. Charles Karner Bucknum was born in IN and was in the Union Army in the Civil War and served honorably. He went out to the West later and fought in the Indian Wars in the Old West. He became Mayor of Casper, WY (Casper is the largest city in WY). He also served in the WY legislature as a State Representative. The railroad established a railroad stop and a post office in a place in WY (near Casper) that they officially named Bucknum, WY in about 1907. His descendants may be some of the Bucknum's on the West Coast today in CA, OR and WA. But I do not know that is true for certain.