Buckley was born January 22, 1815, in Surry County, North Carolina, but had moved to Georgia by 1828 where he began working as a store clerk. In 1834 in Columbus, Buckley opened a store of his own, which closed after the Panic of 1837.
Buckley was born on January 22, 1815, in Surry County, North Carolina, and had moved to Georgia by 1828, where he began working as a store clerk. Two years later, in Columbus, Buckley launched his own retail venture, which unfortunately closed down following the economic downturn of 1837.