Jefferson County, WV Bible of The Henry Buck Family ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** File contributed by Johnnie M. Bouck (HummingOne@aol.com) March 1999 ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** Henry Buck and his wife Hannah Fiser, born in Shepherdstown, VA, now WV, migrated to Greene County, Ohio, where they are buried in Hawker Cemetery. The following information is typed as it was written in their family Bible which is in the possession of Ward Senteney, Charleston, Illinois. MARRIAGES Shepherds Town Va Henry Buck was Born the 20th of October in the year of our Lord 1791 Hannah Buck was born the 1 of Aprile in year of our Lord 1798 was Married Novem the 21 1816 BIRTHS Mary Elnor was bournd the 8th of October, in the year of our Lord 1817 John L. Buck was Bourn the 23rd Day of August in the year of our Lord 1819 Hannah Margret was Bourn the 20th day of May in the year of our Lord 1820* *Note: This year is nearly illegible, it could be 1822. Eliza An. was bourn the 8th day of March in the year of our Lord 1824 Sarah Amanda was bourn the 1st day of January in the year of our Lord 1827 (Note: The handwriting changes for the next entries.) James Henry was born January 27 in the year of our Lord 1829 Rebecka Helen was bourn January 2 in the year of our Lord 1831 Joseph Fiser was bourn 21 of August in the year of our Lord 1833 Martha Jane was bourn the 20 of June in the year of our Lord 1838 DEATHS John L. Buck aged Eleven Months and 11 (number of days nearly illegible, may differ from this) Days Departed this life the 3 of August 1820 Elizaan Buck departed this life the 10th day of November 1840 aged 16 years and 8 months and 2 days James Henry Buck departed this life the 16th day of November 1861 aged 32 years 9 months and 19 days Hanah Margret Departed this life Mary Elnor departed this life the 17th of Dec 1898 aged 81 years 2 months and 11 days. Father Henry Buck Aged 73 years and 11 days. Departed this life the 31st of October 1864 Mother Hannah Buck Aged 81 years, 10 months and 26 days Departed this life the 27th of February 1880 Peace to their ashes and rest to their souls. Submitted by Johnnie M. Bouck (NOTE: Joseph Fiser Buck and his brother James Henry added the letter "0" to his surname between 1850 and 1859. Joseph Fiser Bouck is buried in Douglas Co., IL. James Henry Bouck is buried in Montgomery Co., OH. Shepherdstown, VA, is now in WVA.)