Peter Frances Buckley

1884-1920

Peter Frances Buckley was born 17 Jun 1884 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County Ohio. He was the son of Cornelius Buckley and Mary Hanunahan. Pete Buckley married Alma K. Kohus 1890-1981, daughter of Louis Kohus 1858-1907 and Julia T. Elbrey 1860-1945. They had 2 children, Dorothy 1908-1982 and Pete Jr. 1912-1984. Pete Buckley's occupation was a Cincinnati Fireman. Pete and three other firemen were killed and fourteen injured when the east wall of the Newton Tea and Spice Company collapsed on them while they were playing hose streams into the building during a fire. The wall collapsed without warning as a result of an explosion in the building. The firemen were working from the ramp to the Suspension Bridge when the wall fell on them. Pete lived long enough at General Hospital to see his wife and sister. At the time Pete died he was residing at 2617 Hackberry Street  with his wife, two small children and mother-in-law Julia (Elbrey) Kohus. Pete Buckley died on 17 Jan 1920. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Alma (Kohus) Buckley next married Clarence Dreyfus, a salesman by trade. Clarence had a son Bernard Dreyfus 1915-1975 from his first marriage to Norma Couchman. Clarence, Alma, Julia and the children relocated to Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia between 1920 and 1930. Clarence died there on 31 Aug 1939. Julia (Elbrey) Kohus died there on 16 Aug 1945. Alma (Kohus) (Buckley) Dreyfus died on 7 Sep 1981 Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. The social security death index states that her last known residence was Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. I was told by her nephew, Herbert B. Kohus Jr. that she was living back in Cincinnati in a retirement home for some time before she died.

Photo - The driver is Peter F. Buckley