Samuel was the son of Cyrus Adams Buck and Lois Hazen. He married Maria Hazen (they were cousins) on 21 DEC 1848 in Garnavillo, Clayton Co., Iowa. They were the parents of Elbert, Emily, Nathan, and Cynthia. He married 2nd Emeline Goodale. He married 3rd Betsey Ann Newkirk.
Samuel H. Buck, with his cousin, Dr. Seymour Landon Hazen, went to Clayton County, Iowa, in the spring of 1846, buying government land at $1.25 an acre. Developing farms in those days required cutting and splitting of rails, besides cutting logs for houses, and sawing, splitting and shaving all the shingles. Many articles of furniture were made, some of which are still preserved in the family. In the fall of 1846, Samuel Buck went back to Vermont, and the next spring returned to Iowa with his sister Mrs. Campbell and the entire family of his uncle David Hazen (except Seymour who was already there), a party of sixteen or more.
In the fall of 1847, Samuel went again to Vermont, and the following spring a party of fourteen, including Cyrus Adams Buck and his younger son, went west. They went by water to Chicago, where they were met by Dr. Seymour L. Hazen. They started overland in prairie schooners; upon reaching the Mississippi River, they found that the scow used as a ferry boat had been abandoned on the west side. Two of the party crossed on a raft and secured the scow, but only by constant bailing could it be kept afloat. Owing to the delay, provisions ran short, so that on the last day only those who worked had dinner. They reached the log cabin of Dr. Hazen at ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Buck remained on his farm near National until 1887, when he removed to Monona.
Samuel H. Buck, with his cousin, Dr. Seymour Landon Hazen, went to Clayton County, Iowa, in the spring of 1846, buying government land at $1.25 an acre. Developing farms in those days required cutting and splitting of rails, besides cutting logs for houses, and sawing, splitting and shaving all the shingles. Many articles of furniture were made, some of which are still preserved in the family. In the fall of 1846, Samuel Buck went back to Vermont, and the next spring returned to Iowa with his sister Mrs. Campbell and the entire family of his uncle David Hazen (except Seymour who was already there), a party of sixteen or more.
In the fall of 1847, Samuel went again to Vermont, and the following spring a party of fourteen, including Cyrus Adams Buck and his younger son, went west. They went by water to Chicago, where they were met by Dr. Seymour L. Hazen. They started overland in prairie schooners; upon reaching the Mississippi River, they found that the scow used as a ferry boat had been abandoned on the west side. Two of the party crossed on a raft and secured the scow, but only by constant bailing could it be kept afloat. Owing to the delay, provisions ran short, so that on the last day only those who worked had dinner. They reached the log cabin of Dr. Hazen at ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Buck remained on his farm near National until 1887, when he removed to Monona.
Samuel was the son of Cyrus Adams Buck and Lois Hazen. He married Maria Hazen (they were cousins) on 21 DEC 1848 in Garnavillo, Clayton Co., Iowa. They were the parents of Elbert, Emily, Nathan, and Cynthia. He married 2nd Emeline Goodale. He married 3rd Betsey Ann Newkirk.
Samuel H. Buck, with his cousin, Dr. Seymour Landon Hazen, went to Clayton County, Iowa, in the spring of 1846, buying government land at $1.25 an acre. Developing farms in those days required cutting and splitting of rails, besides cutting logs for houses, and sawing, splitting and shaving all the shingles. Many articles of furniture were made, some of which are still preserved in the family. In the fall of 1846, Samuel Buck went back to Vermont, and the next spring returned to Iowa with his sister Mrs. Campbell and the entire family of his uncle David Hazen (except Seymour who was already there), a party of sixteen or more.
In the fall of 1847, Samuel went again to Vermont, and the following spring a party of fourteen, including Cyrus Adams Buck and his younger son, went west. They went by water to Chicago, where they were met by Dr. Seymour L. Hazen. They started overland in prairie schooners; upon reaching the Mississippi River, they found that the scow used as a ferry boat had been abandoned on the west side. Two of the party crossed on a raft and secured the scow, but only by constant bailing could it be kept afloat. Owing to the delay, provisions ran short, so that on the last day only those who worked had dinner. They reached the log cabin of Dr. Hazen at ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Buck remained on his farm near National until 1887, when he removed to Monona.
Samuel H. Buck, with his cousin, Dr. Seymour Landon Hazen, went to Clayton County, Iowa, in the spring of 1846, buying government land at $1.25 an acre. Developing farms in those days required cutting and splitting of rails, besides cutting logs for houses, and sawing, splitting and shaving all the shingles. Many articles of furniture were made, some of which are still preserved in the family. In the fall of 1846, Samuel Buck went back to Vermont, and the next spring returned to Iowa with his sister Mrs. Campbell and the entire family of his uncle David Hazen (except Seymour who was already there), a party of sixteen or more.
In the fall of 1847, Samuel went again to Vermont, and the following spring a party of fourteen, including Cyrus Adams Buck and his younger son, went west. They went by water to Chicago, where they were met by Dr. Seymour L. Hazen. They started overland in prairie schooners; upon reaching the Mississippi River, they found that the scow used as a ferry boat had been abandoned on the west side. Two of the party crossed on a raft and secured the scow, but only by constant bailing could it be kept afloat. Owing to the delay, provisions ran short, so that on the last day only those who worked had dinner. They reached the log cabin of Dr. Hazen at ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Buck remained on his farm near National until 1887, when he removed to Monona.
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