Biographical Sketch of Simeon BUZZERD (1893); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsyl- vania, comprising a historical sketch of the county," by Samuel T. Wiley and edited by Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Phila- delphia, PA, 1893, pp. 547-8. "SIMEON BUZZERD, one of the old and highly respected citizens of Schuyl- kill township, is a son of John and Mary (High) Buzzerd, and was born in Hampshire county, Virginia (now West Virginia), February 18, 1806. He was educated in the primary and subscription schools of his native county, and learned the trade of hatter, at which he worked but a short time on account of the founding of establishments to manufacture hats by machinery. He then engaged in farming, which he has since followed. In 1840 he came to Schuylkill township and purchased his present farm of one hundred and twenty-two acres. His farm is well improved, and in addition to it he owns thirty-three acres of land in West Pikeland township, and a house and some valuable property at Phoenixville. During the last few years Mr. Buzzerd has been turning his attention to the dairying business. He is a democrat in politics, and a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he has served as an elder for over forty years. Mr. Buzzerd has served his township as collector, assessor and school director, and discharged faith- fully and efficiently every duty of each of these offices. He is recog- nized as a useful and valuable citizens, and has met with encouraging success in life. "In April, 1833, Mr. Buzzerd married Elizabeth High, daughter of Daniel High, and to their union were born six children, four sons and two daugh- ters: John, who was a Union soldier, and fell at the battle of Cold Harbor; Thornton, who served in the army of the Potomac; Simeon, married Susan Stuart, and is in the employ of the Phoenix Iron Company; Francis, a farmer, who married Anna L. Farrow; Margaret Sowers, and Mary L. Pierce. "The birthland of Frederick Buzzerd, the founder of the American branch of the American branch of the family, was Hesse Cassell, Germany, from which he came to Schuylkill township prior to the revolutionary war. He was a well read and thoroughly posted bible student, and died in 1811, at the ripe old age of ninety-two years. His children were: John, Frederick, Jacob, Esther Kiter, and Elizabeth Mauzzy. John Buzzerd (father) was born in Germany, and came with his father to Schuylkill township, which he afterward left to settle in Hampshire county, Virginia. He resided near Winchester, in the famous Shenandoah valley, where his father had pur- chased farms for him and his two brothers. John Buzzerd died in 1810. He married Mary High, who was a daughter of Daniel High, and they reared a family of nine children, six sons and three daughters: Jacob, John, David, Henry, Jonas, Simeon (subject), Susan Grove, Mary Buckwalter, and Elizabeth Lane."