(NOTE: Robert M. Buck probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, Robert, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were most often printed in the form of what was called a "Tin type" or more often in the form of what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and to send to their friends and family back home.
Then Robert M. Buck survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During his life, Robert probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
First Sergeant ROBERT MINOR BUCK, Co. B, 86th Illinois
Robert M. Buck was born on August 14, 1827 in Switzerland County, Indiana the son of James Buck, who was born in New York, and Martha Barentha (Craig) Buck, who was born in Pennsylvania.
Robert M. Buck is believed to have been married to Margaret Ann Bell on 3 October 1853 in Sparland, Illinois. At least three children were born to this union. They are;
1. (Dau.) L_____ E. Buck, born c. 1855/56 in Illinois.
2. Arthur F. Buck, born September 12, 1857 in Illinois. Arthur is found with the family in Marshall County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census. Arthur is believed to have been married 3 times.
Arthur was married on December 27, 1881 to Ella Eberhart in Maroa, Macon County, Illinois. One son is known to have been born to Arthur and Ella;
A. Charles Ezra Buck, born June 12, 1884/85 in Peoria County, Illinois. Charles Ezra Buck died on 17 Feb 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa and his mortal remains were laid in the Burlington Memorial Park in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #69073562.
Arthur F. Buck was married on 9 Jan 1897 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa to May F. Sutton. The Familysearch record states he was 40 and the son of R. N. Buck and Margaret A. Bell, while May was 23 and the daughter of Chas. C. Sutton and Margaret Mccormick.
Arthur is believed to have been married 3rd to Iva Bell in Adams County, Illinois in 1911.
Arthur F. Buck died on 29 Dec 1918 and his mortal remains were laid in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #115356512.
3. Wilbur Buck, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois
At the time of the 1860 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in Henry Townwhip, Marshall County, Illinois;
R M Buck M 31 Indiana
M A Buck F 22 Ohio
L E Buck F 4 Ills
A T Buck M 1 Ind
Wilbur Buck M 0 Ills
Now to continue with the biography of Elisha Barnabee;
On August 14, 1862, Robert M. Buck went into downtown Henry and volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearley. At the time he volunteered Robert listed Henry Township as his residence.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BUCK, ROBERT M
Rank 1SGT Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence HENRY, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 35 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK
Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation PLASTERER
Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where MARSHALL CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE FROM SEP 15 TO OCT 12, 1864
When Brearley had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearley and 88 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearley was elected Captain of Co. B. Robert M. Buck was elected by the men to serve as their 1st Sergeant.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck served faithfully in Co. B as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Robert was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where in May of 1865, the would march down Pennsylavnia Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. On June 6, 1865, the were mustered out of the service there in Washington. They were soon on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck was back home in Marshall County along with the rest of the surviving members of Co. B.
Margaret Ann (Bell) Buck is believed to have died in the 1860's, perhaps while he was in the service. The children may have been scattered though the family to be raised.
At the time of the 1870 census, Robert M. Buck is believed to be the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois;
Authur Armington M 25 Illinois
Emma Armington F 23 New Hampshire
Freddie Armington M 1 Illinois
Ella Hibbens F 17 Ohio
Robert Buck M 42 Indiana
Robert M. Buck was married 2nd to Mary Augusta Shaw in Mason County. They were married on September 28, 1870. Mary was born on March 8, 1846/48 in Ohio, the daughter of __________ Shaw and __________ (__________) Shaw. Mary A. Shaw is believed to be the Mary A. Shaw we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois, not far from where the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove lives;
Thomas J Simmons M 40 Ohio
Deborah Simmons F 39 Maine
James W Simmons M 17 Ohio
Henry T Simmons M 13 Ohio
Charles L Simmons M 11 Ohio
Thomas H Simmons M 9 Ohio
Sarah E Simmons F 7 Ohio
Francis N Simmons M 5 Illinois
Mary A Shaw F 24 Ohio
At least four more children were born to Robert M. Buck and his 2nd wife, Mary Augusta (Shaw) Buck. They are;
4. Margaret A. Buck, born August 17, 1871 in Illinois. Margaret was married on September 1, 1909 in Vinton County, Ohio to Seth Hill Nichols. Margaret is not believed to have had any children. They did have a foster-daughter.
At the time of the 1920 census, Margaret and Seth reside in Ward 14 of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
Seth H Nichols Head M 59 Maryland
Margaret A Nichols Wife F 48 Illinois Indiana Ohio
Luella B Kirkendall Foster-daughter F 27 Ohio
Margaret A. (Buck) Nichols died on 21 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles County, California and her mortal remains were laid in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California. See her Find A Grave Memorial #194298947.
5. Francis N. "Frank" Buck, born November __, 1872 in Illinois
6. Lillie Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Lillie is believed to have been married to a ______________ Williams.
7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Elizabeth Buck, the daughter of R. M. Buck and Mary Shaw was married to Agrippa Jewell Welles on December 24, 1900 in Vinton County, Ohio. Jewell was born on July 15, 1880 in Vinton County, Ohio, the son of R. E. Welles and Jennie B. McClure.
Elizabeth and Jewell had two children before they divorced sometime before 1910. Jewell died on ____________ __, 1940 in RossCounty, Ohio. The children born to Jewell and Elizabeth are;
A. Robert R. Welles, born May 29, 1903 in Hamden Vinton County, Ohio.
B. Clyde Ivan Welles, born June 6, 1906 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Ivan served in the Medical Department of the United States Army during WWII. Clyde died on September 7, 1961 in Kern County, California and his mortal remains were laid in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, San Diego County, California. See his Find A Grave Memorial #3438418.
At the time of the 1910 census, Elizabeth and her two children are found living with her parents in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Now to continue with what we known about Robert M. Buck and his family;
At the time of the 1880 census, Robert, Mary and the six children are found residing in Maroa, Illinois in Macon County. Robert is employed as a Plasterer at that time;
Robert M Buck Self M 52 Indiana
Mary Buck Wife F 32 Ohio
Arthur Buck Son M 22 Indiana
Wilber Buck Son M 20 Illinois
Margaret Buck Daughter F 8 Illinois
Francis Buck Son M 7 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Lizzie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Sometime between 1880 and 1890, Robert M. Buck moved his family back east to Ohio, where they settled in Hamden Junction, Vinton County, Ohio. In June 0f 1890, Robert is found on a list of Civil War veterans living in Vinton County. Robert is blind in one eye and is receiving a penion of $12.00 per months.
In 1887, some of the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion in Peoria of the old 86th during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back during the Civil War. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that the men decided that they would continue to hold these reunions over the anniversary as long as the veterans could attend.
The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans were located. Through the years, they continued to search for the missing comrades or to ascertain what became of them, but some veterans were never located.
The reunions continued to he held every year in Peoria through the year 1923, when it was tearfully decided by the 20 veterans, who were able to make it to that reunion, that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue them any longer.
The men of Co. B never really got into the reunions like the men of most of the other companies and there were many reunions where there were no more than 3 Co. B men present. Someone in Co. B made a big push for the 3rd reunion in 1889, and 13 veterans of old Co. B were present. This was the only time in the more than 35 reunions that there were more than 7 veterans of Co. B present at a reunion and one of only 5 times that more than 5 were present.
Robert M. Buck never attended any of the reunions, the long distance to be traveled and the difficulty and cost of making that trip in the late 1800's and early 1900's, undoubtedly playing a large part. After all, he wasn't able to jump in a car and drive the 440 miles from Hamden, Ohio to Peoria, Illinois in 7 hours like we can in a car today.
At the time of the 1900 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in the village of Hamden, Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, where he is still listed as a Plasterer;
Robert M Buck Head M Aug 1827 73 Indiana New York Ireland
Mary Buck Wife F Mar 1846 54 Ohio
Margaret E Buck Daughter F Sep 1871 29 Illinois
Frank N Buck Son M Nov 1872 28 Illinois
Elizzabeth Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Harry C Arnott Boarder M 26 Callifornia
Erma V Dawson Boarder F 25 W Virginia
Leoland J Matteson Boarder M 19 Ohio
Sartain Webb Boarder M 57 Ohio
At the time of the 1910 census, Robert and Mary are found residing in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio with their daughter, Elizabeth, and her two children. Elizabeth is divorced;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Mary died there on May 7, 1912 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery. Sergeant Robert M. Buck died on July 21, 1919 in the home of his daughter in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, but his mortal remains were returned in Ohio, where they were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Buck family, who might be able to add to the biographical information about Sergeant Robert M. Buck or about the Buck family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures which might survive today of Sergeant Robert M. Buck, especially ones which show him in uniform, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
Then Robert M. Buck survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During his life, Robert probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
First Sergeant ROBERT MINOR BUCK, Co. B, 86th Illinois
Robert M. Buck was born on August 14, 1827 in Switzerland County, Indiana the son of James Buck, who was born in New York, and Martha Barentha (Craig) Buck, who was born in Pennsylvania.
Robert M. Buck is believed to have been married to Margaret Ann Bell on 3 October 1853 in Sparland, Illinois. At least three children were born to this union. They are;
1. (Dau.) L_____ E. Buck, born c. 1855/56 in Illinois.
2. Arthur F. Buck, born September 12, 1857 in Illinois. Arthur is found with the family in Marshall County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census. Arthur is believed to have been married 3 times.
Arthur was married on December 27, 1881 to Ella Eberhart in Maroa, Macon County, Illinois. One son is known to have been born to Arthur and Ella;
A. Charles Ezra Buck, born June 12, 1884/85 in Peoria County, Illinois. Charles Ezra Buck died on 17 Feb 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa and his mortal remains were laid in the Burlington Memorial Park in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #69073562.
Arthur F. Buck was married on 9 Jan 1897 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa to May F. Sutton. The Familysearch record states he was 40 and the son of R. N. Buck and Margaret A. Bell, while May was 23 and the daughter of Chas. C. Sutton and Margaret Mccormick.
Arthur is believed to have been married 3rd to Iva Bell in Adams County, Illinois in 1911.
Arthur F. Buck died on 29 Dec 1918 and his mortal remains were laid in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #115356512.
3. Wilbur Buck, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois
At the time of the 1860 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in Henry Townwhip, Marshall County, Illinois;
R M Buck M 31 Indiana
M A Buck F 22 Ohio
L E Buck F 4 Ills
A T Buck M 1 Ind
Wilbur Buck M 0 Ills
Now to continue with the biography of Elisha Barnabee;
On August 14, 1862, Robert M. Buck went into downtown Henry and volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearley. At the time he volunteered Robert listed Henry Township as his residence.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BUCK, ROBERT M
Rank 1SGT Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence HENRY, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 35 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK
Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation PLASTERER
Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where MARSHALL CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE FROM SEP 15 TO OCT 12, 1864
When Brearley had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearley and 88 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearley was elected Captain of Co. B. Robert M. Buck was elected by the men to serve as their 1st Sergeant.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck served faithfully in Co. B as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Robert was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where in May of 1865, the would march down Pennsylavnia Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. On June 6, 1865, the were mustered out of the service there in Washington. They were soon on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck was back home in Marshall County along with the rest of the surviving members of Co. B.
Margaret Ann (Bell) Buck is believed to have died in the 1860's, perhaps while he was in the service. The children may have been scattered though the family to be raised.
At the time of the 1870 census, Robert M. Buck is believed to be the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois;
Authur Armington M 25 Illinois
Emma Armington F 23 New Hampshire
Freddie Armington M 1 Illinois
Ella Hibbens F 17 Ohio
Robert Buck M 42 Indiana
Robert M. Buck was married 2nd to Mary Augusta Shaw in Mason County. They were married on September 28, 1870. Mary was born on March 8, 1846/48 in Ohio, the daughter of __________ Shaw and __________ (__________) Shaw. Mary A. Shaw is believed to be the Mary A. Shaw we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois, not far from where the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove lives;
Thomas J Simmons M 40 Ohio
Deborah Simmons F 39 Maine
James W Simmons M 17 Ohio
Henry T Simmons M 13 Ohio
Charles L Simmons M 11 Ohio
Thomas H Simmons M 9 Ohio
Sarah E Simmons F 7 Ohio
Francis N Simmons M 5 Illinois
Mary A Shaw F 24 Ohio
At least four more children were born to Robert M. Buck and his 2nd wife, Mary Augusta (Shaw) Buck. They are;
4. Margaret A. Buck, born August 17, 1871 in Illinois. Margaret was married on September 1, 1909 in Vinton County, Ohio to Seth Hill Nichols. Margaret is not believed to have had any children. They did have a foster-daughter.
At the time of the 1920 census, Margaret and Seth reside in Ward 14 of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
Seth H Nichols Head M 59 Maryland
Margaret A Nichols Wife F 48 Illinois Indiana Ohio
Luella B Kirkendall Foster-daughter F 27 Ohio
Margaret A. (Buck) Nichols died on 21 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles County, California and her mortal remains were laid in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California. See her Find A Grave Memorial #194298947.
5. Francis N. "Frank" Buck, born November __, 1872 in Illinois
6. Lillie Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Lillie is believed to have been married to a ______________ Williams.
7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Elizabeth Buck, the daughter of R. M. Buck and Mary Shaw was married to Agrippa Jewell Welles on December 24, 1900 in Vinton County, Ohio. Jewell was born on July 15, 1880 in Vinton County, Ohio, the son of R. E. Welles and Jennie B. McClure.
Elizabeth and Jewell had two children before they divorced sometime before 1910. Jewell died on ____________ __, 1940 in RossCounty, Ohio. The children born to Jewell and Elizabeth are;
A. Robert R. Welles, born May 29, 1903 in Hamden Vinton County, Ohio.
B. Clyde Ivan Welles, born June 6, 1906 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Ivan served in the Medical Department of the United States Army during WWII. Clyde died on September 7, 1961 in Kern County, California and his mortal remains were laid in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, San Diego County, California. See his Find A Grave Memorial #3438418.
At the time of the 1910 census, Elizabeth and her two children are found living with her parents in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Now to continue with what we known about Robert M. Buck and his family;
At the time of the 1880 census, Robert, Mary and the six children are found residing in Maroa, Illinois in Macon County. Robert is employed as a Plasterer at that time;
Robert M Buck Self M 52 Indiana
Mary Buck Wife F 32 Ohio
Arthur Buck Son M 22 Indiana
Wilber Buck Son M 20 Illinois
Margaret Buck Daughter F 8 Illinois
Francis Buck Son M 7 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Lizzie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Sometime between 1880 and 1890, Robert M. Buck moved his family back east to Ohio, where they settled in Hamden Junction, Vinton County, Ohio. In June 0f 1890, Robert is found on a list of Civil War veterans living in Vinton County. Robert is blind in one eye and is receiving a penion of $12.00 per months.
In 1887, some of the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion in Peoria of the old 86th during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back during the Civil War. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that the men decided that they would continue to hold these reunions over the anniversary as long as the veterans could attend.
The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans were located. Through the years, they continued to search for the missing comrades or to ascertain what became of them, but some veterans were never located.
The reunions continued to he held every year in Peoria through the year 1923, when it was tearfully decided by the 20 veterans, who were able to make it to that reunion, that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue them any longer.
The men of Co. B never really got into the reunions like the men of most of the other companies and there were many reunions where there were no more than 3 Co. B men present. Someone in Co. B made a big push for the 3rd reunion in 1889, and 13 veterans of old Co. B were present. This was the only time in the more than 35 reunions that there were more than 7 veterans of Co. B present at a reunion and one of only 5 times that more than 5 were present.
Robert M. Buck never attended any of the reunions, the long distance to be traveled and the difficulty and cost of making that trip in the late 1800's and early 1900's, undoubtedly playing a large part. After all, he wasn't able to jump in a car and drive the 440 miles from Hamden, Ohio to Peoria, Illinois in 7 hours like we can in a car today.
At the time of the 1900 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in the village of Hamden, Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, where he is still listed as a Plasterer;
Robert M Buck Head M Aug 1827 73 Indiana New York Ireland
Mary Buck Wife F Mar 1846 54 Ohio
Margaret E Buck Daughter F Sep 1871 29 Illinois
Frank N Buck Son M Nov 1872 28 Illinois
Elizzabeth Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Harry C Arnott Boarder M 26 Callifornia
Erma V Dawson Boarder F 25 W Virginia
Leoland J Matteson Boarder M 19 Ohio
Sartain Webb Boarder M 57 Ohio
At the time of the 1910 census, Robert and Mary are found residing in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio with their daughter, Elizabeth, and her two children. Elizabeth is divorced;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Mary died there on May 7, 1912 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery. Sergeant Robert M. Buck died on July 21, 1919 in the home of his daughter in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, but his mortal remains were returned in Ohio, where they were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Buck family, who might be able to add to the biographical information about Sergeant Robert M. Buck or about the Buck family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures which might survive today of Sergeant Robert M. Buck, especially ones which show him in uniform, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
(NOTE: Robert M. Buck probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, Robert, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were most often printed in the form of what was called a "Tin type" or more often in the form of what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and to send to their friends and family back home.
Then Robert M. Buck survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During his life, Robert probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
First Sergeant ROBERT MINOR BUCK, Co. B, 86th Illinois
Robert M. Buck was born on August 14, 1827 in Switzerland County, Indiana the son of James Buck, who was born in New York, and Martha Barentha (Craig) Buck, who was born in Pennsylvania.
Robert M. Buck is believed to have been married to Margaret Ann Bell on 3 October 1853 in Sparland, Illinois. At least three children were born to this union. They are;
1. (Dau.) L_____ E. Buck, born c. 1855/56 in Illinois.
2. Arthur F. Buck, born September 12, 1857 in Illinois. Arthur is found with the family in Marshall County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census. Arthur is believed to have been married 3 times.
Arthur was married on December 27, 1881 to Ella Eberhart in Maroa, Macon County, Illinois. One son is known to have been born to Arthur and Ella;
A. Charles Ezra Buck, born June 12, 1884/85 in Peoria County, Illinois. Charles Ezra Buck died on 17 Feb 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa and his mortal remains were laid in the Burlington Memorial Park in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #69073562.
Arthur F. Buck was married on 9 Jan 1897 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa to May F. Sutton. The Familysearch record states he was 40 and the son of R. N. Buck and Margaret A. Bell, while May was 23 and the daughter of Chas. C. Sutton and Margaret Mccormick.
Arthur is believed to have been married 3rd to Iva Bell in Adams County, Illinois in 1911.
Arthur F. Buck died on 29 Dec 1918 and his mortal remains were laid in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #115356512.
3. Wilbur Buck, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois
At the time of the 1860 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in Henry Townwhip, Marshall County, Illinois;
R M Buck M 31 Indiana
M A Buck F 22 Ohio
L E Buck F 4 Ills
A T Buck M 1 Ind
Wilbur Buck M 0 Ills
Now to continue with the biography of Elisha Barnabee;
On August 14, 1862, Robert M. Buck went into downtown Henry and volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearley. At the time he volunteered Robert listed Henry Township as his residence.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BUCK, ROBERT M
Rank 1SGT Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence HENRY, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 35 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK
Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation PLASTERER
Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where MARSHALL CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE FROM SEP 15 TO OCT 12, 1864
When Brearley had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearley and 88 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearley was elected Captain of Co. B. Robert M. Buck was elected by the men to serve as their 1st Sergeant.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck served faithfully in Co. B as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Robert was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where in May of 1865, the would march down Pennsylavnia Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. On June 6, 1865, the were mustered out of the service there in Washington. They were soon on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck was back home in Marshall County along with the rest of the surviving members of Co. B.
Margaret Ann (Bell) Buck is believed to have died in the 1860's, perhaps while he was in the service. The children may have been scattered though the family to be raised.
At the time of the 1870 census, Robert M. Buck is believed to be the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois;
Authur Armington M 25 Illinois
Emma Armington F 23 New Hampshire
Freddie Armington M 1 Illinois
Ella Hibbens F 17 Ohio
Robert Buck M 42 Indiana
Robert M. Buck was married 2nd to Mary Augusta Shaw in Mason County. They were married on September 28, 1870. Mary was born on March 8, 1846/48 in Ohio, the daughter of __________ Shaw and __________ (__________) Shaw. Mary A. Shaw is believed to be the Mary A. Shaw we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois, not far from where the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove lives;
Thomas J Simmons M 40 Ohio
Deborah Simmons F 39 Maine
James W Simmons M 17 Ohio
Henry T Simmons M 13 Ohio
Charles L Simmons M 11 Ohio
Thomas H Simmons M 9 Ohio
Sarah E Simmons F 7 Ohio
Francis N Simmons M 5 Illinois
Mary A Shaw F 24 Ohio
At least four more children were born to Robert M. Buck and his 2nd wife, Mary Augusta (Shaw) Buck. They are;
4. Margaret A. Buck, born August 17, 1871 in Illinois. Margaret was married on September 1, 1909 in Vinton County, Ohio to Seth Hill Nichols. Margaret is not believed to have had any children. They did have a foster-daughter.
At the time of the 1920 census, Margaret and Seth reside in Ward 14 of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
Seth H Nichols Head M 59 Maryland
Margaret A Nichols Wife F 48 Illinois Indiana Ohio
Luella B Kirkendall Foster-daughter F 27 Ohio
Margaret A. (Buck) Nichols died on 21 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles County, California and her mortal remains were laid in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California. See her Find A Grave Memorial #194298947.
5. Francis N. "Frank" Buck, born November __, 1872 in Illinois
6. Lillie Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Lillie is believed to have been married to a ______________ Williams.
7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Elizabeth Buck, the daughter of R. M. Buck and Mary Shaw was married to Agrippa Jewell Welles on December 24, 1900 in Vinton County, Ohio. Jewell was born on July 15, 1880 in Vinton County, Ohio, the son of R. E. Welles and Jennie B. McClure.
Elizabeth and Jewell had two children before they divorced sometime before 1910. Jewell died on ____________ __, 1940 in RossCounty, Ohio. The children born to Jewell and Elizabeth are;
A. Robert R. Welles, born May 29, 1903 in Hamden Vinton County, Ohio.
B. Clyde Ivan Welles, born June 6, 1906 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Ivan served in the Medical Department of the United States Army during WWII. Clyde died on September 7, 1961 in Kern County, California and his mortal remains were laid in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, San Diego County, California. See his Find A Grave Memorial #3438418.
At the time of the 1910 census, Elizabeth and her two children are found living with her parents in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Now to continue with what we known about Robert M. Buck and his family;
At the time of the 1880 census, Robert, Mary and the six children are found residing in Maroa, Illinois in Macon County. Robert is employed as a Plasterer at that time;
Robert M Buck Self M 52 Indiana
Mary Buck Wife F 32 Ohio
Arthur Buck Son M 22 Indiana
Wilber Buck Son M 20 Illinois
Margaret Buck Daughter F 8 Illinois
Francis Buck Son M 7 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Lizzie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Sometime between 1880 and 1890, Robert M. Buck moved his family back east to Ohio, where they settled in Hamden Junction, Vinton County, Ohio. In June 0f 1890, Robert is found on a list of Civil War veterans living in Vinton County. Robert is blind in one eye and is receiving a penion of $12.00 per months.
In 1887, some of the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion in Peoria of the old 86th during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back during the Civil War. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that the men decided that they would continue to hold these reunions over the anniversary as long as the veterans could attend.
The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans were located. Through the years, they continued to search for the missing comrades or to ascertain what became of them, but some veterans were never located.
The reunions continued to he held every year in Peoria through the year 1923, when it was tearfully decided by the 20 veterans, who were able to make it to that reunion, that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue them any longer.
The men of Co. B never really got into the reunions like the men of most of the other companies and there were many reunions where there were no more than 3 Co. B men present. Someone in Co. B made a big push for the 3rd reunion in 1889, and 13 veterans of old Co. B were present. This was the only time in the more than 35 reunions that there were more than 7 veterans of Co. B present at a reunion and one of only 5 times that more than 5 were present.
Robert M. Buck never attended any of the reunions, the long distance to be traveled and the difficulty and cost of making that trip in the late 1800's and early 1900's, undoubtedly playing a large part. After all, he wasn't able to jump in a car and drive the 440 miles from Hamden, Ohio to Peoria, Illinois in 7 hours like we can in a car today.
At the time of the 1900 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in the village of Hamden, Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, where he is still listed as a Plasterer;
Robert M Buck Head M Aug 1827 73 Indiana New York Ireland
Mary Buck Wife F Mar 1846 54 Ohio
Margaret E Buck Daughter F Sep 1871 29 Illinois
Frank N Buck Son M Nov 1872 28 Illinois
Elizzabeth Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Harry C Arnott Boarder M 26 Callifornia
Erma V Dawson Boarder F 25 W Virginia
Leoland J Matteson Boarder M 19 Ohio
Sartain Webb Boarder M 57 Ohio
At the time of the 1910 census, Robert and Mary are found residing in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio with their daughter, Elizabeth, and her two children. Elizabeth is divorced;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Mary died there on May 7, 1912 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery. Sergeant Robert M. Buck died on July 21, 1919 in the home of his daughter in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, but his mortal remains were returned in Ohio, where they were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Buck family, who might be able to add to the biographical information about Sergeant Robert M. Buck or about the Buck family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures which might survive today of Sergeant Robert M. Buck, especially ones which show him in uniform, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
Then Robert M. Buck survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During his life, Robert probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
First Sergeant ROBERT MINOR BUCK, Co. B, 86th Illinois
Robert M. Buck was born on August 14, 1827 in Switzerland County, Indiana the son of James Buck, who was born in New York, and Martha Barentha (Craig) Buck, who was born in Pennsylvania.
Robert M. Buck is believed to have been married to Margaret Ann Bell on 3 October 1853 in Sparland, Illinois. At least three children were born to this union. They are;
1. (Dau.) L_____ E. Buck, born c. 1855/56 in Illinois.
2. Arthur F. Buck, born September 12, 1857 in Illinois. Arthur is found with the family in Marshall County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census. Arthur is believed to have been married 3 times.
Arthur was married on December 27, 1881 to Ella Eberhart in Maroa, Macon County, Illinois. One son is known to have been born to Arthur and Ella;
A. Charles Ezra Buck, born June 12, 1884/85 in Peoria County, Illinois. Charles Ezra Buck died on 17 Feb 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa and his mortal remains were laid in the Burlington Memorial Park in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #69073562.
Arthur F. Buck was married on 9 Jan 1897 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa to May F. Sutton. The Familysearch record states he was 40 and the son of R. N. Buck and Margaret A. Bell, while May was 23 and the daughter of Chas. C. Sutton and Margaret Mccormick.
Arthur is believed to have been married 3rd to Iva Bell in Adams County, Illinois in 1911.
Arthur F. Buck died on 29 Dec 1918 and his mortal remains were laid in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial #115356512.
3. Wilbur Buck, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois
At the time of the 1860 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in Henry Townwhip, Marshall County, Illinois;
R M Buck M 31 Indiana
M A Buck F 22 Ohio
L E Buck F 4 Ills
A T Buck M 1 Ind
Wilbur Buck M 0 Ills
Now to continue with the biography of Elisha Barnabee;
On August 14, 1862, Robert M. Buck went into downtown Henry and volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearley. At the time he volunteered Robert listed Henry Township as his residence.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BUCK, ROBERT M
Rank 1SGT Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence HENRY, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 35 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK
Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation PLASTERER
Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where MARSHALL CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE FROM SEP 15 TO OCT 12, 1864
When Brearley had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearley and 88 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearley was elected Captain of Co. B. Robert M. Buck was elected by the men to serve as their 1st Sergeant.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck served faithfully in Co. B as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Robert was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where in May of 1865, the would march down Pennsylavnia Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. On June 6, 1865, the were mustered out of the service there in Washington. They were soon on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June, 1st Sergeant Robert M. Buck was back home in Marshall County along with the rest of the surviving members of Co. B.
Margaret Ann (Bell) Buck is believed to have died in the 1860's, perhaps while he was in the service. The children may have been scattered though the family to be raised.
At the time of the 1870 census, Robert M. Buck is believed to be the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois;
Authur Armington M 25 Illinois
Emma Armington F 23 New Hampshire
Freddie Armington M 1 Illinois
Ella Hibbens F 17 Ohio
Robert Buck M 42 Indiana
Robert M. Buck was married 2nd to Mary Augusta Shaw in Mason County. They were married on September 28, 1870. Mary was born on March 8, 1846/48 in Ohio, the daughter of __________ Shaw and __________ (__________) Shaw. Mary A. Shaw is believed to be the Mary A. Shaw we find in Allens Grove Township, Mason County, Illinois, not far from where the Robert Buck we find in Allens Grove lives;
Thomas J Simmons M 40 Ohio
Deborah Simmons F 39 Maine
James W Simmons M 17 Ohio
Henry T Simmons M 13 Ohio
Charles L Simmons M 11 Ohio
Thomas H Simmons M 9 Ohio
Sarah E Simmons F 7 Ohio
Francis N Simmons M 5 Illinois
Mary A Shaw F 24 Ohio
At least four more children were born to Robert M. Buck and his 2nd wife, Mary Augusta (Shaw) Buck. They are;
4. Margaret A. Buck, born August 17, 1871 in Illinois. Margaret was married on September 1, 1909 in Vinton County, Ohio to Seth Hill Nichols. Margaret is not believed to have had any children. They did have a foster-daughter.
At the time of the 1920 census, Margaret and Seth reside in Ward 14 of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
Seth H Nichols Head M 59 Maryland
Margaret A Nichols Wife F 48 Illinois Indiana Ohio
Luella B Kirkendall Foster-daughter F 27 Ohio
Margaret A. (Buck) Nichols died on 21 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles County, California and her mortal remains were laid in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California. See her Find A Grave Memorial #194298947.
5. Francis N. "Frank" Buck, born November __, 1872 in Illinois
6. Lillie Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Lillie is believed to have been married to a ______________ Williams.
7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buck, born September 12, 1879 in Marva, Macon County, Illinois. Elizabeth Buck, the daughter of R. M. Buck and Mary Shaw was married to Agrippa Jewell Welles on December 24, 1900 in Vinton County, Ohio. Jewell was born on July 15, 1880 in Vinton County, Ohio, the son of R. E. Welles and Jennie B. McClure.
Elizabeth and Jewell had two children before they divorced sometime before 1910. Jewell died on ____________ __, 1940 in RossCounty, Ohio. The children born to Jewell and Elizabeth are;
A. Robert R. Welles, born May 29, 1903 in Hamden Vinton County, Ohio.
B. Clyde Ivan Welles, born June 6, 1906 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Ivan served in the Medical Department of the United States Army during WWII. Clyde died on September 7, 1961 in Kern County, California and his mortal remains were laid in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, San Diego County, California. See his Find A Grave Memorial #3438418.
At the time of the 1910 census, Elizabeth and her two children are found living with her parents in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Now to continue with what we known about Robert M. Buck and his family;
At the time of the 1880 census, Robert, Mary and the six children are found residing in Maroa, Illinois in Macon County. Robert is employed as a Plasterer at that time;
Robert M Buck Self M 52 Indiana
Mary Buck Wife F 32 Ohio
Arthur Buck Son M 22 Indiana
Wilber Buck Son M 20 Illinois
Margaret Buck Daughter F 8 Illinois
Francis Buck Son M 7 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Lizzie Buck Daughter F 1 Illinois
Sometime between 1880 and 1890, Robert M. Buck moved his family back east to Ohio, where they settled in Hamden Junction, Vinton County, Ohio. In June 0f 1890, Robert is found on a list of Civil War veterans living in Vinton County. Robert is blind in one eye and is receiving a penion of $12.00 per months.
In 1887, some of the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion in Peoria of the old 86th during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back during the Civil War. More than 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this reunion, which was such a success that the men decided that they would continue to hold these reunions over the anniversary as long as the veterans could attend.
The reunions continued to grow for several years as more and more veterans were located. Through the years, they continued to search for the missing comrades or to ascertain what became of them, but some veterans were never located.
The reunions continued to he held every year in Peoria through the year 1923, when it was tearfully decided by the 20 veterans, who were able to make it to that reunion, that they were getting to be too old and too few to continue them any longer.
The men of Co. B never really got into the reunions like the men of most of the other companies and there were many reunions where there were no more than 3 Co. B men present. Someone in Co. B made a big push for the 3rd reunion in 1889, and 13 veterans of old Co. B were present. This was the only time in the more than 35 reunions that there were more than 7 veterans of Co. B present at a reunion and one of only 5 times that more than 5 were present.
Robert M. Buck never attended any of the reunions, the long distance to be traveled and the difficulty and cost of making that trip in the late 1800's and early 1900's, undoubtedly playing a large part. After all, he wasn't able to jump in a car and drive the 440 miles from Hamden, Ohio to Peoria, Illinois in 7 hours like we can in a car today.
At the time of the 1900 census, Robert M. Buck and his family are found in the village of Hamden, Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, where he is still listed as a Plasterer;
Robert M Buck Head M Aug 1827 73 Indiana New York Ireland
Mary Buck Wife F Mar 1846 54 Ohio
Margaret E Buck Daughter F Sep 1871 29 Illinois
Frank N Buck Son M Nov 1872 28 Illinois
Elizzabeth Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Lillie Buck Daughter F Sep 1879 21 Illinois
Harry C Arnott Boarder M 26 Callifornia
Erma V Dawson Boarder F 25 W Virginia
Leoland J Matteson Boarder M 19 Ohio
Sartain Webb Boarder M 57 Ohio
At the time of the 1910 census, Robert and Mary are found residing in Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio with their daughter, Elizabeth, and her two children. Elizabeth is divorced;
Robert M Buck Head M 83 Indiana
Mary A Buck Wife F 65 Ohio
Elizabeth Wells Daughter F 30 Illinois
Robert Wells Grandson M 7 Ohio
Ivan Wells Grandson M 4 Ohio
Mary died there on May 7, 1912 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery. Sergeant Robert M. Buck died on July 21, 1919 in the home of his daughter in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, but his mortal remains were returned in Ohio, where they were laid to rest in the Hamden Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Buck family, who might be able to add to the biographical information about Sergeant Robert M. Buck or about the Buck family. Baxter would also love to get copies of any pictures which might survive today of Sergeant Robert M. Buck, especially ones which show him in uniform, for his Find A Grave site and for the local Historical Societies.)
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