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Frances Jarboe Buckman

The Otis and Frances Buckman family
frances.jpg (133977 bytes) Fall of 1902 Frances Genevieve Jarboe, 7 months old, born February 20, 1902 in Hope, North Dakota

 
otis_baby.JPG (136068 bytes)   William Otis Buckman
violin.JPG (55952 bytes)   Frances Jarboe playing violin
fgjvio~1.jpg (159762 bytes) 1918 Frances Genevieve Jarboe with her violin and old Bird in the background.
fgj_1921.jpg (136430 bytes) 1921 Frances Genevieve Jarboe, age 19.
mirror.JPG (41509 bytes) 1921 Frances Jarboe, age 19
Frances_Betty_1922.jpg (40676 bytes) 1922 Frances Jarboe, age 20, holding firstborn niece, Betty Lee Kelly born Sept. 19, 1921.

Photo courtesy of Josephine Gander 
Frances_Betty_12_29_1922.jpg (55786 bytes) December 29, 1922 Frances Jarboe and her 1st born niece Betty Lee Kelly.  This was Frances' last day at home before marrying Otis Buckman December 30, 1922.

Photo courtesy of Josephine Gander 
Otis_Frances.JPG (288060 bytes) December 30, 1922 Wedding photo of Otis and Frances Buckman
Otis_Frances_wed_view.jpg (53157 bytes) December 30, 1922 Wedding photo of William Otis Buckman and Frances Genevieve Jarboe.

Photo courtesy of Betty White 
otisfrnc_license.JPG (135948 bytes)   Otis and Frances Buckman's marriage license
Jim_Veronica_Jane_Jim.jpg (67019 bytes) About 1934 Four children of Otis and Frances Buckman:  Back row:  James Adelbert, Veronica.  Front row:  Jane Frances, Otis Guy.

Photo courtesy of Betty White 
madge.JPG (644585 bytes)   Madge Buckman as Tip Top Dairy Calendar Girl
otiscows.JPG (73088 bytes)   Otis Buckman and his Jersey cows
tip_top.JPG (228129 bytes)   Advertisement for Tip Top Dairy
ghost.JPG (226873 bytes)   Ghostly image of Otis and his cows in a photo double exposure.
frances_chicks.JPG (42265 bytes)   Frances with her chickens.
Otis_house.JPG (62431 bytes)   The house of Otis and Frances Buckman, now owned by Sam and Nell Buckman.
frances_35.JPG (171517 bytes) 1937 Note on the back from Frances:  "Your sister Frances at the age of thirty five after fifteen years of Married Life"
1939_Easter_cousins.jpg (94273 bytes) 1939 Easter Sunday.  Three 1st cousins:  Left, Anna Madge Buckman going on 3, Donald Gander going on 1, Gerry Montgomery, going on 2 at Jarboe Grandparents' in Monroe City, MO.

Photo courtesy of Jane Hightower
Buckman_family.jpg (108764 bytes) Around 1940 The family of Frances and Otis Buckman:  Front:  Guy, Madge, Jane.

Back:  Veronica, Jim, Frances, Otis.
veronica_sam.JPG (127412 bytes) 1945 Veronica Buckman with her little brother Samuel Alfred Buckman.   Veronica and Sam were born exactly 21 years apart on August 10, 1924 and 1945.
sam_baby.jpg (106897 bytes) 1945 Samuel Alfred Buckman
frances_sam.JPG (313087 bytes) 1946 Frances Genevieve Jarboe Buckman with her youngest child Samuel Alfred Buckman
Otisbucks1953.jpg (70547 bytes) 1953 The Otis Buckman Family:  Otis in front.  Back: Veronica, Jim, Frances, Guy, Jane, Madge, Sam
frances_kitchen.JPG (54745 bytes) 1953 Frances Buckman in her new kitchen.  Here are some of her recipes in her own handwriting:  beer bread,  bread pudding,  creamy cabbage,  custard,  custard pie,  diet soup,  eggnog,  kris kringle punch, wedding cake icing,  wishburgers,  Christmas Fruitcake.

 

Photo and recipes courtesy of Zachary March and the Tip Top Dairy cookbook. 
1953_Sam_Buckman.jpg (43321 bytes) 1953 Sam Buckman, age 8, getting neck tie fixed just right by his sister Jane.  

Photo courtesy of Jane Hightower
otisfmly.jpg (142405 bytes) About 1955 Left to right around the table, Sam, Otis, Jane, Guy, Frances, Jim, Veronica, Madge Buckman
Frances_1957_Centennial.jpg (88854 bytes) 1957 Frances Buckman in her outfit, probably for the Monroe City Centennial celebration.

Photo courtesy of Betty White 
otis_grandkids.JPG (60405 bytes) 1958 Otis and Frances Buckman's Grandkids: Top to bottom, left to right:

Laura Buckman, Charlene White holding Geri March, Guy Pat White, Steve White holding Monica Hightower, Chuck White, Marla Buckman, Cynthia White holding Mike March, Joe Hightower, Del Buckman holding Jenine Buckman, Kim Buckman, Kelly Hightower, Sid Buckman
1960_Frances_hat.jpg (56899 bytes) 1960 Easter Sunday.  Mrs. Otis Buckman all dressed up at her daughter Veronica's in Clarence, MO.

Photo courtesy of Jane Hightower
GERIKELY.JPG (118422 bytes) August, 1964 Geri March, Alice Gander, Kelly Hightower at Otis and Frances Buckman's.   Chuck White is partly visible in the back.
chickens.JPG (67824 bytes) mid 1960s Three little helpers:  Bridget Buckman, Mandi Hightower, Patti March.
judge.JPG (104618 bytes) 1968 Otis Buckman campaigned for and won the position of Judge.
Frances_80th.jpg (88495 bytes) February, 1982 80th Birthday Party for Frances Jarboe Buckman:  The last four surviving Jarboe daughters:  Anna Lou Jarboe Jones, Frances Jarboe Buckman, Kathleen Jarboe Montgomery, Josephine Jarboe Gander

Photo courtesy of Guyla Buckman Behring
frances_jane.jpg (67246 bytes) October, 1987 Frances Genevieve Jarboe Buckman and daughter Jane Frances Buckman Hightower at the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Cliff and Joe Gander.  (Vic and Jan Cline are in the background.)
Frances_relics.jpg (85973 bytes) October 25, 1992 90 years old!  Frances Jarboe Buckman at the home of sister Josephine Jarboe Gander.  See the note Frances wrote on the back:  images/Frances_relics_text.jpg

Photo courtesy of Guyla Buckman Behring
6Bucks1995.jpg (233537 bytes) 1995 Sam Buckman, Madge March Riley, Jane Buckman Hightower, Guy Buckman, Jim Buckman, Veronica White Gander.
janes.jpg (61173 bytes) June, 1998 Parker and Jane Hightower on their 45th anniversary at the Parker Hightower ball park:  Joe, Jane, Kelly, Parker, Monti, Mandi, Lance
jimkelly.jpg (35473 bytes) June, 1998 Jim Buckman with his niece Kelly Hightower
samalice.tif (826363 bytes) June, 1998 Alice Gander with Sam Buckman.  Alice is the youngest grandchild on the Jarboe side and Sam is the youngest grandchild on the Buckman side.