Buck, Almeda (Ferguson) 1807-1899

BUCK, FERGUSON, THOMAS

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 6/14/2017 at 17:53:22

Mrs. Almeeda Buck died Tuesday morning at the home of her son, O.C. Buck. For years Grandma Buck has been everybody's friend, counsellor and confident, full of good works.

She was born in New York state almost 94 years ago, and has lived here with her son about 35 years.

She leaves two sons, O.C. and O.M. Buck, one daughter Mrs. Marion Thomas and many grand children and several great grand children.

Grandma has always been a loyal Methodist and a true hearted christian woman.

~Elkader Register, Thurs. evening, March 16, 1899 (McGregor column)

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Almeda Ferguson, known as "Grandma Buck", was born near Rutland, Vt. Aug. 14, 1809. She moved with her father's family to Niagara Co., N.Y. and during this move, their team was broken by the Government, taking one of their horses for use in the army of the war of 1812.

She was married to Lyman Buck in 1829. They then moved west to Madison, Wis., in 1852, came to McGregor in 1857, where she joined the M.E. church and lived a faithful and consistent member for over forty years.

She was the mother of five children, one girl and four boys. She had two boys in the army of the sixties, one of them dying in the hospital at New Orleans.

She professed conversion under the ministry of Evangelist Burchard, of Lockfront, N.Y. She lived with her son, O.C. Buck, where she had the tenderest care.

Last Monday morning, Mar. 14th, she quietly fell asleep to awake no more in this world. A kind, patient, and loving mother is gone.

~North Iowa Times, Thursday, March 16, 1899

Note: burial is in Pleasant Grove cemetery