William Calmes Buck fathered 15 children – four with his
first wife Maria Lewright and 11 with his second wife Isabella MiriamField. Both of his wives died relatively
young: Maria at age 27 and Isabella at
42.
Two of his children were stillborn and unnamed. Another six of his children did not live to
adulthood.
- Thomas Buck, son of Isabella, lived only 9 months. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
- John Field Buck, son of Isabella, only lived less than a year before dying in Woodford County, Kentucky of "cholera-infantum" according to the notes of his father. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
- Paul Buck, son of Isabella, was a twin to Silas. Paul lived less than a year before dying of "cholera-infantum". He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
- Maria Louisa Buck, daughter of Maria, died at age four in Kentucky from “eating pecans with the pith” only a few weeks after her mother died.
- John Samuel Buck, son of Isabella, died at the age of 4 in Louisville, Kentucky of "inflammation of the stomach and bowels" according to the notes of his father. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
- William Thomas Buck, son of Isabella, died at age 16 while at Georgetown College, Kentucky. Apparently, his parents had high expectations of him, noting that "He was of great promise and departed in perfect hope of immortality." His father described him as "A most remarkable youth -- the hope of his Parents" and noted that he was 6' 1" tall, weighing 165 pounds at age 16. ".. as remarkable for his mental as his physical precocity, and as remarkable for his piety as for either." He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
Little is known of these children who died so young.
The next several posts will focus on the adult children of
William Calmes Buck.
