John Buck (1785-1872)

John Buck was born in 1785, the son of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.   John Buck and Sarah Catlett were married on December 14, 1812 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Sarah Catlett was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, the daughter of Henry Catlett and Miriam Calmes.

"An earnest Christian -- a man of rugged honesty -- absolutely fearless -- a brag shot with a rifle"  (JTB) He lived and died at his home, "Prospect Hill", near the family homestead in Virginia.

                                                   -- notes of H. N. Buck, 1965

He was a farmer.  In the 1870 census, he is shown as a boarder in the house of Thomas W. Cloud.

John Buck and Sarah Catlett had the following children:

• Charles S. Buck (1815-1893); married Sarah Jane McKay; died in Virginia.
• Susan Helen Buck (1822-1889); married Joseph Parkins; died in Virginia.
• Lucy Catlett Buck (1826-1904); married Samuel Gardner Buck, MD; died in Virginia.
• Elizabeth Buck (1828- ); married Alexander Adams.
• Sarah Letitia Buck (1832- ); married Thomas William Cloud.
• Thomas Newton Buck (1838-1926); married Emma Cloud; died in Virginia.  Ran a repair shop.

John Buck died April 17, 1872 in Virginia.  Sarah Catlett Buck died September 29, 1854 of “ulcered lungs” in Virginia.