Transcribed from "An Illustrated History of The Big Bend Country, embracing
Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties, State of Washington",
published by Western Historical Publishing Co., 1904.
CHARLES BUCK, JR., resides on
a farm six and one-half miles north of Davenport. He was born in
Alsace, Germany, February 29, 1860, the son of David and Barbara (Glass)
Buck. The father, also a native of Alsace, was a well-to-do farmer,
and died in his native country, January 18, 1903, in his sixty-fifth year.
The mother was born in Alsace, and is still living in the house in which
she was born, sixty-seven years ago.
The brothers and sisters of Mr. Buck are,
Mrs. Barbara Wohlmuth, Michael, Frederick, Mrs. Louisa Reinbold, David,
and Mary Auntoz.
Mr. Buck grew up on a farm in his native country,
received a good common school education, and served in the German army
between the years 1880-83. The year after his leaving the army he
sailed from Havre, France, for America. Arriving at New York he proceeded
at once to San Francisco, and thence to Petaluma, California. In
the spring of 1887 he came to Lincoln and settled on his present homestead,
and commenced at once to build up and improve his claim. He now owns
two hundred and forty acres, for the most part good grain land, and makes
a specialty of grain farming, though he has a first class orchard, and
raises some stock.
Mr. Buck was married to Caroline Straub, a
native of Alsace, on August 12, 1889. She was born May 9, 1867.
Mrs. Buck is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Roth) Straub, both, likewise,
natives of Alsace. Her father was a soldier in the Franco-Prussian
war, being in the French army. After leaving this army he was for
twenty-eight years in the employ of the German government, and is now living
in Strasburg, Germany, at the age of seventy-five years. Mrs. Buck's
mother is still living and is seventy years old. Her brothers and
sisters are John, Charles, Jacob, Mrs. Alice Chirly, Mrs. Emily Miller,
Mrs. Louisa Wolf and Mrs. Sophia Miller. The last named is now dead.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck have no children of their
own, but have one adopted son, Frank C. Buck, born December 5, 1894.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Buck are members of the
Lutheran church. With their son they took a trip back to Germany
recently, which journey consumed four months. Mr. Buck returned more
firm in the conviction than ever that this is the most desirable country
in which to live on the face of the globe, and he intends remaining here
during the rest of his life.
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