Wm. C. Buck: Marriage to Isabella Miriam Field

(Continuing posts about William Calmes Buck)

Seven years after the death of his first wife, Maria LeWright, William Calmes Buck married Isabella Miriam Field on June 30, 1829 in Woodford County, Kentucky.  She, the daughter of Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck, was his first cousin once removed.  She was born on August 16, 1809.

Wm. C. Buck wrote that Isabella Miriam Field was "Remarkable for personal beauty, intellectuality and piety, she had secured the love of a large circle of devoted admirers and friends".  She enjoyed the society of Louisville when they lived there and was unhappy to leave it later on.

William Calmes Buck and Isabella Miriam Field had the following children:

• William Thomas Buck (1830-1846) was born on September 28, 1830 in Woodford County, Kentucky  "at 25 min. after 1 p.m." according to the notes of his father.  He died on November 10, 1846 at the age of 16 at Georgetown College, Kentucky “of typhoid fever, after an illness of 18 days".  He was sixteen years old "when he died at 11:15 o'clock".  "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.
• John Field Buck (1833-1834) was born on May 21, 1833 in Woodford County, Kentucky "at 9 min. after 8 a.m." He died on July 20, 1834 in Woodford County, Kentucky of "cholera-infantum" according to the notes of his father. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• Charles Willis Buck (1835-1900) was born September 26, 1835, Woodford County, Kentucky; married Susan Croom Sparrow, September 13, 1857, in Greene Co., Alabama; died April 8, 1900, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA.  He was a Baptist minister, a Chaplin in the Civil War, a publisher and a dentist.
• Emma Buck (1837-1933) was born June 29, 1837 in Louisville, Kentucky; married Gen. Richard Harrison M.D., March 2, 1871, at the Wm. C. Buck farm in Waco, Texas; died January 18, 1933 in Waco, Texas.  Richard Harrison (1821-1876) was a native of Alabama. One of a trio of brothers who all gained rank of general in Confederate Army.  He attended Kentucky Medical College and was a physician prior to his army service. His first marriage was to a Miss Ragsdale of Mississippi. After her death, he married Mary Tompkins. His third marriage was to Emma Buck.  He served as president of the Baptist State Convention of Mississippi. Moved to Texas in 1866. A trustee of Waco University. Served as chairman of the deacons of First Baptist Church of Waco.
• Giddings Judson Buck (1840-1912) was born April 4, 1840 in Lexington, Kentucky; married Mary Cottingham Halbert, July 3, 1865, Texas; died March 25, 1912, El Paso, Texas.  An educator, soldier, lawyer and author.  Author of the Free Christian in 1907.
• John Samuel Buck (1842-1846) was born on July 14, 1842 in Lexington, Kentucky at "about 7 a.m." He died on October 14, 1846 at the age of 4 in Louisville, Kentucky "inflammation of the stomach and bowels" at "20 min. after 11 o'clock a.m." according to the notes of his father. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• Willis Field Buck (1845-1888) was born June 26, 1845 in Louisville, Kentucky; married Anna William Harrison, October 27, 1872, Waco, Texas; died August 14, 1888 in Texas.  All of his children died young and he committed suicide a few months after the death of his wife.  He was a doctor.
• Silas Calmes Buck (1847-1908) born November 1, 1847, Louisville, Kentucky; married Georgia Rebecca Titus, July 25, 1877, Texas; died 1908, Erath County, Texas.  He was a lawyer.
• Paul Buck (1847-1848) was born on November 1, 1847 in Louisville, Kentucky.  Paul and Silas were twins.  Paul was born at "20 min. after 5 and Silas at half past 7." He died on July 5, 1848 of "cholera-infantum" at "about half past 1 o'clock". He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• Thomas Buck (1849-1850) was born on November 22, 1849 in Lexington, Kentucky.  He died on July 3, 1850. He was buried in Woodford County, Kentucky.
• (stillborn) Buck was born and died in 1850 in Lexington, Kentucky and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky.

Wm. C. Buck noted in his memoirs that the health of his wife began to decline after the birth of the twins, Silas and Paul.  Following the death of Paul, her mother died in the same year.  Apparently, she became severely depressed.  Isabella Miriam Field Buck died on March 18, 1852 at the age of 42 in Nashville, Tennessee.  She was buried in the Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky alongside five of her children.

(To be continued)

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.

The Family of Charles Buck II

A previous post introduced Charles Buck II, son of Charles Buck I and his second wife, Letitia Sorrell, and provided a few details about his life.  The next several posts will focus on his children.  All of the children of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson were born in Virginia but some moved to Woodford County, Kentucky.  

Here is a summary list of the children of Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson:

• Letitia Buck (1776 – 1850); married George Catlett.
• Thomas Buck Rev. (1777-1862); married Amelia L. Dawson.
• Sarah Buck (1780-1785).
• Samuel Buck (1783-1841); married Mary P. Bayly.
• John Buck (1785-1857); married Sarah Catlett.
• Charles Buck III (1788-1870); married Lucy Chilton Bayliss.
• William Calmes Buck I (1790-1872); married (1) Maria Lewright, 1815 and (2) Isabella Miriam Field; died in Waco, Texas. Perhaps the most renowned member of the Buck family.
• Mary Richardson Buck (1792-1823); married William Mountjoy Bayly.

In his will, Charles Buck II left their house and surroundings to his wife, Mary, and divided the land equally (by value) to his children.  Some of the land had already been sold (“conveyed”) while other sections continued to be farmed by the inheritor.  

Charles Buck II and Mary Richardson had seven children who reached adulthood and forty-eight grandchildren.

John Lovell Buck

John Lovell Buck was born on September 27, 1786 in Buckton, Virginia to John Buck and Miriam Richardson. He married Annis C. Buck, daughter of Thomas Buck and Amelia L. Dawson and therefore his first cousin once removed, on September 24, 1822.

Annis C. Buck was born November 2, 1802 in Frederick County, Virginia.  Her name is variously given as Annis, Annie, Anne and Annice with middle initial “C.” or “G.”

John Lovell Buck and Annis C. Buck had the following children in Woodford, Kentucky:

• Thomas Horace Buck, Dr. (1825-1900); Married Elizabeth D. Huston; died in Leetown, West Virginia.  A Captain in Company E, Virginia 7^th Cavalry during the Civil War.

• Amelia Ann Buck (1824-1859); married her second cousin John Newton Buck, Oct. 2, 1849.

John Lovell Buck died after 1827 but at a young age.  Annis C. Buck died October 19, 1827. 

Isabella Miriam Buck

Isabella Miriam Buck was born May 6, 1785 to John Buck and Miriam Richardson. On November 1, 1805, she married Willis Field, son of Ezekiel Henry Field and Elizabeth Field, who was born in 1776.

Willis Field was a large landowner and prominent citizen of Woodford County, Kentucky.  His home, "Airy Mount", near Versailles is included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodford County, Kentucky.  Airy Mount was built about 1796 but has been remodeled and expanded many times.  Airy Mount was named for its location on the summit of a low, wide rise, and has a commanding view of the gently rolling landscape in all directions.

Willis Field and Isabella Miriam Buck had the following children:

• Elizabeth A. Field (1806-).
• John Buck Field (1808-1833).
• Isabella Miriam Field (1809-1852); married William Calmes Buck I, June 30, 1829, in Woodford County, Kentucky; died in Nashville, Tennessee.  Emma Buck, granddaughter of William Calmes Buck and Isabella Miriam Field, wrote that Isabella Miriam Field was “a woman of beauty, fine intellect and saintly character”. William Calmes Buck I was to become a noted Baptist preacher, author, editor and publisher.
• Emmaline M. Field (1811-1836); married Major Humphrey Jones, 1830; died in Kentucky.
• Ezekiel H. Field (1813-1851).
• Ann Helm Field (1815-).
• Thomas Field (1816-1823).
• Willis Field (1818-); married Ellen Craig, 1842.
• Sarah Isabella Field (1819-1835).
• Charles William Field (1821-1823).
• Martha Amelia Field (1824-); married Richard White, 1843.
• Thomas McClanahan Field (1825-1908); married Susan M. Higbee, 1850.
• Charles William Field (1828-1892); married Monimia Mason, 1855.  He was a Major General in command of the First Corps, Army of Tennessee during the Civil War. 

Isabella Miriam Buck Field died on August 8, 1849.  Willis Field died on February 2, 1837 in Kentucky.

Charles Buck (1774-1831)

There are so many Charles Bucks that it is difficult to keep track of them.  This is about the Charles Buck who was born in January 25, 1774 in Virginia, the son of John Buck and Miriam Richardson.  This is not about Charles Buck III (1788-1870), son of Charles Buck II, who also lived in Woodford County, Kentucky.

Charles Buck (1774-1831) married Mary (Polly) Price (1778-), the daughter of Samuel Price and Elizabeth Richardson on October 12, 1799 in Frederick, Virginia.  Polly Price was the granddaughter of William Richardson and Isabella Calmes whose daughters Ann, Miriam and Mary married the three sons of Charles Buck I.  Therefore, Charles Buck (1774-1831) and Polly Price were first cousins.

Although some sources have the wife of Charles Buck (1774-1831) as Isabella Price, this is not correct.  H. N. Buck noted that “Some records have the name as Isabella (the next oldest sister to Mary) but other records show that Isabella married William Samuels. Churchill M. Buck writes "My father always spoke of her (Charles Buck's wife) as ‘Aunt Polly'".

Charles Buck was one of the first merchants of the town of Versailles, Kentucky. Later he moved to Franklin County, having bought a mill on the Elkhorn river, and was buried there.     

                       

Charles Buck and Polly Price Buck had six unnamed children who died in infancy, a daughter named Miriam who died in infancy, as well as the following who survived to adulthood:

• Elizabeth Buck married John Harris
• Annie Buck ( -1863) married F. Reese.
• Charles Buck, no information available
• Walter Alvis Buck (1824-1870), married (1) Ann Cassandra Hale, (2) Sarah Sneed Harris in 1864.
• Isabella Buck (~1810-~1880) married George Blackburn
• John Price Buck, no information available

Although the death of Charles Buck is shown herein as being November 3, 1831, this may not be correct.  Some sources give his death as being in 1824.  However, there is a record of probate for a Charles Buck in Kentucky for 1832.  Information on the death of his wife, Mary (Polly) Price is not available.

The Family of Colonel John Buck

A previous post introduced John Buck, son of Charles Buck I and his first wife, Anna Sorrell Earle and provided a few details about his life.  The next several posts will focus on his children.  All of the children of John Buck and Miriam Richardson were born in Virginia but spent much of their lives in Woodford County, Kentucky. 

Here is a summary list of the children of John Buck and Miriam Richardson:

• ·        Elizabeth Buck, (1772-1851); married Captain Thomas Helm, 1797.
• ·        Charles Buck, (1774-1831); married Mary (Polly) Price in 1799.
• ·        Anne Buck, (1775-1860); married Meredith Helm in 1794.
• ·        Miriam Buck was born and died in 1777.
• ·        Peter Catlett Buck, (1779-1860); married Miriam Price, 1811.
• ·        Isabella Buck was born and died in 1780.
• ·        Isabella Miriam Buck, (1784-1848); married Willis Field, 1805.
• ·        John Lovell Buck, (1786-1827); married Annis C. Buck, 1822.
• ·        William Richardson Buck, (1790-1853); married Maria (Flowers) Dalton, 1822.
• ·        Sarah Richardson Buck, (17921832), married Charles Cotton, 1819.

Of the eight children of John Buck who reached adulthood, two married into the Price family, two into the Helm family and one into the Buck family.  The Price family was connected to the Richardson and Calmes families as were the Bucks.  The Helm family was also connected to the Buck family.

John Buck and Miriam Richardson had eight children who reached adulthood and fifty-two grandchildren.  Future posts will more details on these children and grandchildren.

John Buck (1748 - 1815)

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John Buck, born on December 27, 1748 near Buckton, Virginia, was the oldest son of Charles Buck I. His mother was Anna Sorrell Earle, the first wife of Charles Buck I.

John Buck and Miriam Richardson were married in 1774. Miriam Richardson (daughter of William Richardson and Isabella Calmes) was born on Dec 27, 1748. She died in 1825. John Buck and Miriam Richardson had the following children:

Charles Buck
Anne Buck
Miriam Buck (died in infancy)
Peter C. Buck
Isabella Buck
Elizabeth Buck
Isabella Miriam Buck
John L. Buck
William Richardson Buck
Sarah Buck.

John Buck was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Virginia Militia and is often referred to as Colonel John Buck. He also was Tax Commissioner and later Sheriff of Frederick County, Virginia (formerly Orange County, now Warren). John Buck is listed as a justice of Dunmore County on October 26, 1773 in "Justices of the Peace of Colonial Virginia, 1757-1775", Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Vol. XIV, Nos. 2, 3, pages 114, 123. His name appears regularly in the court records of 1778.

About 1785, perhaps as late as 1790, John Buck emigrated to Kentucky along with Marquis Calmes IV, Marquis Richardson, John Richardson, Benjamin Coombs and Samuel Price. These were among the early pioneers of Kentucky. John Buck settled in Woodford County near what is now the town of Versailles. He was the first postmaster to serve the citizens of Versailles.

John Buck died in 1815 (although his death is given as in 1816 by Blakemore). He was buried in Lexington, Kentucky; his grave is near the Henry Clay statue.
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