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- Martha Rumsey was 15 years old in the 1860 census of Lee Twp, Fulton Co, Ill.
Daniel Buck was 20 in 1850, in Cass Twp, Fulton Co, Ill, and 28 in 1860 in Prairie City Twp, McDonough Co, Ill, with his father Peter and brother Henry in both enumerations. Bushnell was formed from Prairie City in 1865.
In the 1870 census of Bushnell, McDonough Co, (next to Lee in Fulton Co), farmer Daniel Buck was 40, with $2000 in real estate and $700 in personal property, the same amounts credited to Henry Buck next door. With him were his wife Martha aged 26, and daughters Della G. 3 and Hattie D. 1 year old. There was also an 18 year old farm hand.
In the 1872 estate of her mother, Mary Rumsey of Lee Twp, and of her father Timothy Rumsey in 1874, Martha Buck of Bushnell was included among the heirs.
In 1880, Daniel and Martha Buck were in Smoky Hill Twp, Saline Co, Kans. He was a farmer aged 49, she was 35,, and they had Dovy 12, Hatty 10, Charles 8, John 6, Edward 4, Lilly 2 and an infant son 4 months old, born in Jan in Kansas, the others all born in Illinois.
In the 1900 census of Saline Co, Daniel and Martha C. Buck were 69 and 56. Still at home in Smokey Hill Twp were Frank 20, George L. 17, Della 9. There was a farm laborer Archie (whose surname was omitted in my notes). He was 17, from W.V.
Next door was John Buck aged 17, alone. And next to him were Charley and Maud Buck, ages 19 and 20, who had a son Everett 9 months old. With them was Charley's brother Eddie Buck, 25, farm laborer.
In Elm Creek Twp, the family of Henry W. and Hatty D. Hollis included their son William H. who was 5 years old.
In Pleasant Valley Twp was Joseph Rassett 30, whose father was French-Canadian and mother was Swiss. He had been married less than a year to Lillie who was 22. There were no children.
Daniel Buck died of heart failure 19 Sept 1905, at his home 3 miles northwest of Salina, and was buried in Gypsum Hill cemetery. He had settled in Saline Co 27 years before, on the farm where he died. He was born in Crawford Co, PA, and at age 7 moved with his family to McDonald [sic] Co, Ill. Mrs. Buck had been injured two weeks before his death by a run-away, but had recovered. He was survived by 9 children: Mrs. O.S.Wyand, eldest daughter, of DeSoto, Kans; Mrs. Hattie Hollis and Charles W.Buck near Salina, John Buck near Culver, Ed Buck of Salina, Mrs. Lillie Rassette living temporarily with her parents, having lived in Lincoln Co until her husband was hired by the railroad; Frank, George and Della all lived at home. (Salina Evening Journal of 20 Sep 1905)
In the 1910 census of Smokey Hill Twp, Saline Co (D278,F280, from AMF), widow Martha Buck was 66. All 9 of her children were living. With her were Frank M. 20, George L. 17, and Della M. 19.
Mrs. Martha Charlotte Buck died 21 Nov 1918 at age 74, while spending the evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie D. Hollis, where another daughter was visiting, Mrs. Della Kralik of Hoisington. She was born in Huron Co, OH, Jan 8[sic] 1844, and came to Saline Co 41 years ago. Her husband, Daniel Buck, had died 13 years ago.
She was survived by one sister, Mrs. Tom Tally of Salina, [also by another sister, Mary L.(Rumsey)(Buck) Shoemaker #60-15], and children: Mrs. Glida E. Wiard of Kansas City, MO, Mrs. Hattie D. Hollis, Charles, John and Eddie B. Buck and Mrs. Lillie B. Rassette of Salina, Frank who was living at home, George D. of Arlington, CO, and Mrs. Della Kralik of Hoisington. (Salina Daily Union of 21 Nov 1918) [2]
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