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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 1915

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.



Page 860

BUCK, WALTER E. - It is worthy of note that some of the ancestral names prominently mentioned in the course of this and other interesting narratives pertaining to the lives of present residents of Cass County, Ill., are suggestive in relation to the early settlement of the county.

Among such instances is that of Walter Elmer buck, one of the leading educators of this section, and elected county superintendent in 1914. Mr. buck was born at Beardstown, Ill., December 28, 1883, and is a son of Martin V. and Nancy A. (Driskill) Buck and a grandson of Thomas Buck, an early settler and the founder of a fine family.

Martin V. Buck was a native of Cass County, Ill., where his birth took place September 2, 1839. His father, Thomas Buck, came to Illinois from North Carolina about the year 1830, and settled on a tract of farming land in the vicinity of Hagener Station, where he applied himself successfully to agricultural pursuits. Julia Hardy (the maiden name of his wife) was a native of North Carolina. Martin Buck grew to manhood on this farm and followed a farmer's life for a number of years. About 1880 he moved to Beardstown, and entered the employ of the C.B. & Q. R.R. Company, for which he worked as a flagman and in other capacities, remaining with the company nearly twenty-five years. Martin V. Buck married Nancy A. Driskill, a daughter of John and Mary (Ruby) Driskill. Mrs. Buck died February 18, 1909, and Mr. Buck survived her until April 9, 1812. To Mr. and Mrs. Buck were born ten children, as follows: Edmund, deceased; Theresa, Marcus and Alice, who live at Beardstown; Charles, Oscar, Oswald and Oley, all deceased; and Harry and Walter E., who live in Beardstown.

Walter E. buck attended the public schools of his neighborhood during his youth, and afterwards took a high school course, graduating with the class of 1901. He subsequently became a pupil in the State Normal School, and still later, matriculated in the University of Illinois, teaching a portion of the time in the meanwhile in Cass County. Since completing his collegiate tuition he has continued in the line of educational effort, accepting a principalship in the Central School, Beardstown, in 1909, where he was occupied until 1914, when he was elected county superintendent of schools. Mr. Buck is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Beardstown, a member of the official board and very active and highly efficient in church work. He has held various church and Sunday school offices, and is a member of the Bible class. In fraternal life Mr. Buck is identified with the I.O.O.F., having passed all the chairs and is a member of the Grand Lodge, and is also affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America. Personally he is held in much esteem, great respect being shown for his scholastic attainments and warm regard for his estimable traits of character.


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