Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Buss, Edward 
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Author: Past & Present, 1907

Edward Buss, a well known citizen of Jackson township and one of the old 
settlers of Will county, was born on the 8th of March, 1824, in the province 
of Wurtemberg, Germany, and remained under the parental roof until he was 
twenty years of age. He then entered the German army as all able-bodied young 
men are compelled to serve their country a certain length of time, and he 
remained in the service for six years, having re-enlisted as a substitute for 
the son of a rich man, who paid him a bounty. One half of the sum thus 
received he gave to his parents and with the remainder he came to America in 
1856, making the journey alone. On landing in the United States Mr. Buss went 
direct to Chicago, but after spending a few days in that city he came to Will 
county and settled at Jackson's Grove in Jackson township, where he has since 
resided. For several years he worked on a farm by the month and in 1869 
entered the employ of George Linebarger, who erected the first elevator in 
Elwood, remaining in his service for thirty-four years, when, on account of 
old age, he resigned his position and has since lived retired, enjoying a well 
earned rest. Mr. Buss is a son of Edward and Elizabeth Buss, in whose family 
were nine children, but he is the only one of the number to come to the new 
world. On the 22d of December, 1859, he wedded Miss Mary Yonker, who was born 
in Switzerland, April 10, 1841, and come to America in 1856 in company with 
her parents, Nicholas and Mary (Miller) Yonker. They first stopped in Chicago 
and from there removed to Wilmington, Will county. Of the nine children in the 
Yonker family five are still living, namely: Mary, wife of onr subject; Mrs. 
Elizabeth Munger, a resident of Mokena, Illinois; Nicholas, of Peotone; 
Margaret Yonker; and Mrs. Emma Myers. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Buss were also born 
nine children, of whom seven are living, namely: Mrs. Ida Sanders, a resident 
of Edwardsbnrg, Michigan; Albert, of Elwood, Illinois; Mrs. Julia Bowers, also 
of Edwardsburg, Michigan; Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. Sarah Barnes and Mrs. 
Nellie Sorenson, all residents of Joliet; and Edward, Jr., at home with his 
parents. The family are widely and favorably known. Mr. Buss is a member of 
the German Lutheran church and by his ballot always supports the men and 
measures of the democratic party. 

Additional Comments:
Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, by W. W. Stevens, President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907.

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