Biographical Sketch of B. F. Buzard, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** B. F. Buzard was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, October 16, 1839, and lived in his native place until 1854, and then came to Missouri, and settled first in St. Joseph, and thence to Holt County, Missouri, where he remained until 1856. At this time the Kansas excitement so imbued him that he decided to remove to Kansas and contribute his share towards making it a free state. After a residence in Kansas until 1859, he returned to Holt County, and in 1861, in response to the call for troops to assist in putting down the rebellion of the south, he enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Missouri Infantry as a pri- vate, and for meritorious conduct at Lexington was promoted to second lieutenant, and was assigned to duty in the First Missouri Regiment of Engineers, which was afterwards consolidated with Bissels Corps of Engineers. In 1863, he was promoted to captain. He served under Grant and Sherman in the armies of the Tennessee and Cumberland, and in 1865 was appointed adjutant General of the District of North- west Missouri, General W. R. Penick commanding. After the death of Lincoln, he resigned, and engaged in mercantile business, and was in the employ of the St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, of which, at the present time, he is a stockholder. In 1876, he was elected city marshal. In 1874, he commenced the stock business, at first on a small scale, but it has grown to such proportions as to demand his entire time. He married Miss E. Nicholson in December, 1865. She was born in London, England. Their family consists of four children: Frank, Harry, George and Charles J. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================