William Henry Buker

Male9 April 1837–6 August 1920

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 (6)

  • William H Buker in household of Frank L Buker, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Wm. Henry Buker, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
  • Buker in entry for William Henry Buker, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 November 1870Cedar Rapids, Boone, Nebraska, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 9

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

    1850

    Age 13

    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

    Age NaN

    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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