Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: John BUCKSTAFF Jr. ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, November 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1139 John Buckstaff, Jr. John Buckstaff, Jr., of the firm Buckstaff Bros. & Chase, lumber manufacturers, a son of John Buckstaff; was born at Rolling Dam, Charlotte Co., Province of New Brunswick, Dec. 7, 1823; lived there until he came to West Bend, Wis., in 1849. The winter of that year, he manufactured cedar shingles with a draw-knife. In the spring of 1850, he returned to New Brunswick and remained there until he came to Oshkosh, Oct. 19, 1853; engaged in logging and lumbering operations with his father, his brother James and James Chase; built a shingle-mill in 1865, his father and brothers, George, James and Robert being in partnership with him; Mr. Chase became interested in the mill in 1872, purchasing the interest of James Buckstaff. John Buckstaff, Sr., retired from the firm in 1873, but still resides in Oshkosh. They built their saw-mill in the summer of 1866. Mr. Buckstaff was first married in May, 1852, at the Rolling Dam, N.B., to Lavina Hopkins, a native of that place; she died in June, 1855, leaving two children, John Allen, who is still living; Eugene died at the age of two years. Mr. Buckstaff was married to his present wife, Sarah Hopkins, in September, 1857, at Rolling Dam; she was born there. They have six children- Noel H., David Clyde, George, Aaron, Esther and Minerva. Mr. Buckstaff has been Alderman of the Third Ward.