Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Reedsburg:

Chester Buck, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Reedsburg; son of Rev. Jared Buck, who was born in the town of Great Bend, Penn. Was married at Tunkhannock, Penn., Dec 30, 1836, to Betsey D. Redfield, daughter of Russell and Betsey Redfield. Mrs. Buck was born in Bainbridge, N.Y.; lived in Wyalusing, Bradford Co., Penn.; came to Wisconsin in 1855; settled in Reedsburg, Sauk Co.; the next year they moved to the farm where they now reside; have three children - Lurancy, now Mrs. Dennis Bishop, living in the town of Reedsburg; Porter, married to Susan Teal, living in Reedsburg Village. Mrs. Porter Buck's people were among the first settlers of Sauk Co. The youngest, N. A. Buck, is a farmer living with his parents on Sec. 17; was born in Bradford Co., Penn., Jan. 7, 1842; came to Wisconsin with this parents in 1855; spent one year in the village of Reedsburg; then moved to the farm where he now resides; Sec. 17 has 120 acres; has been Director of his school district ten years.

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