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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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"
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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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