William Henry Buker

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Buker was born on 9 April 1837, in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel Pool Buker, was 21 and his mother, Eveline J Allen, was 22. He married Emiline or Emoline Clark on 20 November 1870, in Cedar Rapids, Boone, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons. He lived in Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Alsea Election Precinct, Lincoln, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 6 August 1920, in Waldport, Lincoln, Oregon, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Alder Grove Cemetery, Lincoln City, Lincoln, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Buker
1837–1920
Emiline or Emoline Clark
1842–1901
Marriage: 20 November 1870
Frank Lee Buker
1860–1931
George Buker
about 1863–
Fred S Buker
about 1865–
Oliver Perry Buker
1866–1892
William Henry Buker
1870–1959
Richard Clark or Dick C Buker
1874–
Ernest Ray Buker
1875–1951
Horace Buker
1879–1905

Sources (10)

  • William Baker, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Henry Bucker, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • Buker in entry for William Henry Buker, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

about 1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

North German (Büker): see Bueker .

Americanized form of German Bucher .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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