I believe the headstone is incorrect. Daniel's obituary is in the paper in 1912.
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Struble, IA., Jan. 9- The picture printed herewith was taken at a reunion of the fourteen members of the Buss family at Darlington, Wis., several of whom are well known and prominent citizens of Plymouth county. Since the picture was taken one son has been killed by a train. Daniel Buss, now a resident of Darlington, Wis., was born in 1827, in County Kent, England. Three years later, in 1830, Mary Ann Jones was also born in the same county. In 1849 Mr. Buss and Miss Jones were married and came to America in 1850 and for two years lived at Buffalo, N.Y. In 1852 they moved to Wisconsin and settled on a farm in Kendall, Lafayette county, and lived there until 1894, when they moved to Darlington, where they have since resided. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Buss twelve children, eight boys and four girls, all but two of whom were born on the old homestead. There are now in addition to the father and mother and twelve children twenty seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. On Homecomers day at Darlington all the children got together on the home once more and had a picnic at the park. The names and residences of all the children are as follows, beginning with the oldest: Daniel Buss, Darlington, Wis., Mrs. William Daun, Walnut, Ia, Mrs. T.G. Perry, Shindler, S.D., Thomas Buss, Walnut, Ia., Charles Buss, Walnut, Ia., Mrs. Solomon Perry, LeMars, Ia, Silas Buss, Mineral Point, Mrs. Leonard Bates, Darlington, William J. Buss, LeMars, Ia., Frank Buss, Struble, Ia, Prince A. Buss, Darlington, Harry Buss, now deceased. All were married except Harry Buss, the youngest boy, 36 years old, when this picture was taken. There was no death in the family till October 4, 1908, since this picture was taken, when Harry Buss, the youngest boy, and a companion, Robert Williams, being both deaf mute graduates from the school at Delevan, Wis., while walking on the railroad track, were both killed by a wild engine.
Sioux City Journal 10 Jan 1909
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Daniel Buss was born February 7, 1827, in County Kent, England and died in Darlington, Wis., October 22, 1912, aged 85 years, 8 months and 15 days. In 1849 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Jones and came to America the same year, leaving his young bride behind; who came nearly two years later bringing with her their first child, Daniel Buss, Jr. They first located at Buffalo, New York, where they lived for nearly three years, and then coming in 1852 to Wisconsin, settling on a farm in the town of Kendall and where they resided until 1894, when they retired and came to Darlington.
To them were born twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, viz; Mrs. L.A. Bates and Daniel Jr. of Darlington, Mrs. William Dean, Thomas and Charles of Walnut, Iowa, Mrs. Solomon Perry, William and Frank of LeMars, Iowa, Mrs. Thomas Perry of Harrisburg, S.D., Silas and Prince of Mineral Point, Wis., and Harry who died in 1908. He is survived by his wife, eleven children and twenty seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Buss were among the true pioneers of Wisconsin, coming here when the country was a comparative wilderness. They experienced all the hardships and inconveniences of those times, clearing their farm of the forest, doing their farm work either by hand or with slow plodding oxteams, hauling their produce to Warren or Galena, and raising their large family in a log cabin. Through economy and integrity and perserverance they rose from poverty to comfortable circumstances.
The funeral was held at the home on Friday, October 25, Rev. J.R. Fretts of the M.E. church officiating, the music being furnished by the M.E. Choir. Interment was made in Union Grove cemetery.
Mr. Buss in early life adopted the Golden Rule as his guide and faithfully tried to live by it. Because of this he was universally respected and beloved, and every friend and acquaintance will join in saying, "the world is better because he lived."
Iowa County Democrat 31 Oct 1912