Sunday, August 12, 2018

William Calmes Buck I (1790-1872)


William Calmes Buck I is perhaps the most notable member of the Buck family.  He was born on August 23, 1790 in Shenandoah County, Virginia to Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson.   William Calmes Buck I and Maria Lewright were married on December 1, 1815 in Jefferson County, Virginia.  Maria Lewright, daughter of Robert Lewright, was born in 1795. Maria Lewright Buck died on January 8, 1822 at the age of 27 in Union County, Kentucky.   After the death of his first wife, William Calmes Buck I and Isabella Miriam Field were married on June 30, 1829 in Woodford County, Kentucky.  Isabella Miriam Field, the daughter of Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck, was born on August 16, 1809.  She died on March 18, 1852 at the age of 42 in Nashville, Tennessee.  She was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.

The life of William Calmes Buck will be discussed in more detail in future posts.  In the meantime, Wikipedia includes an article on William Calmes Buck.


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