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 1881 - 1957

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• Birth	8 Feb 1881	, Johnson, IA, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Mar 1957	, Davison, South Dakota, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I566	TGNGEDCOM
  Last Modified	08 Apr 2009
  Father	Augustus BUCK,   b. 13 Nov 1822, , , Holstein, Germany ,   d. 1 Jan 1889, , , IA, USA
  Mother	Fredericka A. ZAGER,   b. 9 Feb 1839, , , , PRUSSIA ,   d. 30 Jan 1899, , Johnson, IA, USA
  Married	6 Jan 1863	, Johnson, IA, USA
  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet
  Family	Bessie Estella,   b. 1891, , , IA, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1978, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
  Married	1913
  Children	1. John Peter BUCK,   b. 20 Jul 1915, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 2004, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA   2. Robert LeRoy BUCK,   b. 2 Nov 1919, Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 2 Nov 1919, Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA   3. Billy BUCK,   b. 26 Dec 1926, Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1926, Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA
  Last Modified	02 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet

• Photos		August Otto Buck circa ~early 1900's
  		August Otto Buck and wife Bessie Estella Buck - May 1934
  		August & Fredericka Buck farmstead home circa late 1890's to early 1900's labeled on back "The home of Gramma Buck." photo taken by James Studio, Iowa City, Iowa.

• Notes

  WED 03-13-1957 DAILY REPUBLIC FUNERAL FOR AUGUST O. BUCK 76, WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AT 1:30 BROADBENT FUNERAL HOME HANDLING SERVICE BURIAL AT PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY, ARMOUR, SD MITCHELL RESIDENT SINCE 1920, DIED TUESDAY, 03-12-1957 IN LOCAL HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A LONG ILLNESS. AUGUST BUCK HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN UPHOLSTERY BUSINESS IN MITCHELL FOR 20 YEARS. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIDOW, ESTELLA, ONE SON JOHN OF CHICAGO; THREE GRANDSONS JEFFERY, BRIAN, & BRADLEY; ONE BROTHER FRED OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND A NIECE MRS. CLIFFORD ELLWEIN OF MITCHELL. TWO SONS PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH. August Otto Buck is buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery located in Armour, SD (about 50 miles outside of mitchell). Buried next to him are two Buck children. Surname First name Range Lot Grave BUCK AUGUST OTTO M 003 10 Buck Billy M 003 9 Buck Robert L. M 003 8 <http://www.armoursd.com/PleasantRidge.prn> August and Estella are found in Albert Lee, Freeborn, MN in 12 Feb 1918 according to August's WWI draft registation card. Shortly thereafter, they first show up in South Dakota in Armour, Douglas, SD. Their son Robert Leroy passed away there on 2 Nov 1919 only six hours after child birth. His death certificate says he died from internal hemorrhage.They are then found in the Mitchell, SD city directory in 1921. August was listed as a cabinet maker at the Mitchell Planning Mill, residence at 817 E 2nd. From 1923 until death their residence is listed as 809 E 1st. In 1930 August is listed as a furniture upholster and in 1948 he is listed as "furniture repair". For some years in the 30's August was "leader" of Buck Orchestra. In 1930 Estella worked as a clerk at Butterfield's Dept Store and son John was a student in HS.. From 1948 through 1960 Estella worked at Barron Bros.Dept. Store. She was still listed in the 1960 directory as a widow of August but she is not listed in the `1961 directory so I assume that is when she moved to Arizona, possibly with her sister Edna.

• Sources

  [S15] Iowa State Census - 1885. [S87] WWI Draft Registration Card - August Otto Buck, MN. Albert Lea.. [S92] South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955. Name: August O Buck Certificate Number: 296307 Death Day: 12 Death Month: Mar Death Year: 1957 County: Davison Page Number: 41