Rebecca Secrest Laney was born 26 Jan 1848 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to John Evan Laney, b. 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and Leah Secrest, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and died 1866. Rebecca was one of 10 children. Other children of John Evan Laney and Leah Secrest were John Postelle Laney, b. 1822 in Georgia; Caroline Laney, b. cir. 1827 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina; Zachariah William Laney, b. 29 Jan 1829; Emmaline Laney, b. 1832 in North Carolina; Susan Laney, b. 1834 in Georgia; James Monroe Laney, b. 12 Jan 1836 in Georgia; Charles B. Laney, b. 1839 in Georgia; John T. Laney, b. 1842 in Georgia; and Mary W. Laney, b. 1845 in Georgia. Oliver H. and Rebecca Laney Buzbee are living in Coffee County, Alabama in 1850 with 2 small children.
Marriage and Family
Caroline and Rebecca S. Laney married the Buzbee brothers, Lawrence and Oliver Henry. Both couples were married in Dale County, Alabama. It is speculated that the couples had a double wedding. Both families migrated to the Hillsborough County, Florida area shortly before 1870. Oliver Henry Buzbee and Rebecca Secrest Laney had 7 children.
Death and Burial
Rebecca Secrest Laney Buzbee died 19 Jan 1893 in Hillsborough County, Florida. Her burial site is unknown at this time but is believed to be buried in the Barnes and Buzbee cemetery that was located on land belonging to Oliver Henry Buzbee. This cemetery is now gone, efforts to locate this cemetery in earlier years, turned up a few broken headstones and not much else. It is said that the cemetery was plowed under to make room for an orange grove and there is no record that any of the remains were removed and buried else where.
