Obit of Capt. Adam BUCK (b.1830 d.1895), Sibley Co., MN

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Sibley County Enterprise
Thursday 14 March 1895

CAPT. ADAM BUCK DIES.
     After declining health for some years, and complete 
prostration of several weeks, Capt. Adam Buck passed 
peacefully away to his final rest, at eight o'clock, 
Thursday evening, 7th Inst., at his home in Henderson, 
in the 64th year of his age.  A complication of kidney 
and bladder troubles, of aggressive type, was the direct 
cause of death.  The best medical assistance that could 
be procured was employed in the effort to arrest the fatal 
progress of the disease, but to no avail.  Death had fixed 
its seal upon its victim and would not be thwarted by 
earthly skill.  The remarkably vigorous physique of the 
captain enabled him to baffle the summons for sometime, 
but nature finally became exhausted and surrendered the 
life held so nearly akin to sacredness in the hearts of 
surviving sons and daughters, old comrades who fought 
under his command during the late civil war, and the 
innumerable host of friends he had gathered during the 
busy career of his manhood.  He leaves behind him two 
sons, (A. C. of Arlington, and G. A. of Henderson) and 
two daughters, (Mrs. Leopold Herrmann and Miss laura, 
both living in Henderson.)  His wife preceded him to the 
grave a little more than four years ago.  Deceased was an 
highly honored member of the G. A. R. and a Mason of 
twenty-five years standing.  It was under the auspices of 
the latter order that his body was forever laid away last 
Sunday afternoon at Henderson.  The funeral was largely
attended by members of the two orders above named, and by 
comrades and friends from throughout this and neighboring 
counties.
     The death of Capt. Buck transfers from earth to a 
higher sphere of life one of the grandest of that grand 
army of mortals so aptly designated by the distinguished 
title of "Nature's noblemen," and he was one of the truest 
representatives of that order, in all that its title implies.  
He was a kind and indulgent husband and father, a loyal 
friend, an upright, honorable, energetic citizen.  His 
heart was as tender as a child's, and he was generous to 
a fault.  He would give to a total stranger in distress 
the last cent in his pocket, no matter where he happened 
to be, always taking to thought of his own welfare.  And 
one great, admirable trait in his character was its total
lack of hypocricy.  Hypocricy is the bane of many other 
wise good men, but there was never a sympton of that 
element in the nature of Capt. Buck.  Every person knew 
him as he was.  They knew his mind and inclinations upon
all matters of which he spoke;  they knew his firm political
tendencies and honored him for them.  During his long and 
successful political career no one could have honestly 
accused him of "carrying water on both shoulders," or 
standing "astride of the fence."  He always stood on one 
foundation and every one knew what that was.  If he had 
an enemy in the world he was not aware of it, and so he 
passed away, loved and mourned by all.
     Adam Buck was born October 12th, 1830, in Germany.  
After leaving common school he attended college two years 
and graduated.  He followed painting five years and then 
served three years in the Germany army.  In 1854 he came 
to Minnesota, and after painting one year in St. Paul, he
preempted 160 acres of land in this county and followed 
farming for five years.  He was elected to the State 
legislature in 1861, and in 1862 assisted in organizing 
a company to put down the Indian outbreak;  he afterward 
resigned his position as first lieutenant and settling 
in henderson opened a drug store.  In August, 1864, he 
raised Company A, of the 11th Minnesota, and served 
through the remainder of the war as their captain.  The 
company participated in some hard service in Tennessee 
and other states of the South.  Henry Wiehe, of Arlington, 
John Clasen, of Gaylord, Gottlieb Stube, of Henderson, 
A. Kusske and H. Otting , of Kelson, and probably others 
are still living in the county who were members of that 
gallant company led by the fearless Captain Buck.  Henry 
Spellmann, who died at Gaylord some years ago, was also 
a member of that company.  At the close of the war Captain
Buck returned to Henderson and opened a hotel which he 
conducted for two years.  In 1865 he was elected to the 
senate.  In 1868 he was elected a member of the house, 
and was reelected in 1870.  During this time he was a 
civil engineer and county surveyor, and the latter 
position he held continuously until 1886.  He was married 
in 1854 to Eliza Koehler, who bore him eight children.  
Among the Sibley county members of Company H, 7th Minnesota, 
who served with Captain (then lieutenant) Buck, were George 
Asal, Fred Borchert, Samuel Borth, John Gerken, John Geib, 
Frank Grasinger, Edward Camarind, Conrad Buesing, Stephen 
Jarvis, Ed. Klappenbach, Wm. Maurer, Anton Peltz, Herman 
Reimer, Henry Schaffer, Christian Schmidt, Ed. Schuetz, 
August Stiehm, Bernard Thedders, George Vech, Ludwig 
Weckworth, John Winter, Anton Witte, Chas. Woehler and 
John Wollendorf.
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