Buckley Bros., Inc. was originally started in 1904 by brothers George and Parker Buckley. They had operated a wheat buying station in the village of Kingman, Ohio prior to their move to Wilmington, Ohio.

The brothers purchased an elevator which had been built circa 1899 at the current location of 320 East Main Street in Wilmington. The business at that time consisted of buying and shipping wheat by rail or trading wheat for bran, middlings, and/or flour. Another vital part of their business consisted of supplying horse customers with oats, corn, and hay. Three people were employed at that time…