Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJoshua Harrison BUCKMASTER 
3188, gives middle name of Harris,1942
3188, gives middle name of Harris,1942Birth1825, Pennsylvania3188
Birthabt 1828, Ohio1940, place only,1944, date only
Death7 Aug 1862, Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming1942, p 1,3185, year only Age: 37
Memonear Green River; along the trail to California
ResidenceRichland, Holmes, Ohio (1850)1942, p 4
ResidenceAdel, Dallas, Iowa (1860)
Individual Notes
• The father, J. H. Buckmaster, was a gambler and according to the History of Klamath County, was supposedly killed by an Indian attack en route.1941
Census
• 1850 Census: District 16, Holmes, Ohio. Age 24, b PA. Labor.3187
• 1860 Census: Adel, Dallas, Iowa. Age 32.1944
• 1860 Census: Adel, Dallas, Iowa. Age 32.1944
Research
• Also in 1850 Census is Irene Buckmaster, age 42; is this his mother?3187
Spouses
Birth1824, Ohio3184
BurialBonanza Memorial Park, Bonanza, Klamath, Oregon3185
Birthabt 1827, Ohio1940, place only,1944, date only,3185
ResidenceSan Joaquin, Sacramento County, California (1870)1942, p 4
FatherDaniel WALTER (1794-1874)
MotherMary A. MAYER (1795-1870)
Individual Notes
• Existence of Sarah based on: 1) 1928 notes516, and 2) presence of female, below age 5, in 1830 census. Birth year estimated to be 1828.522
• Assistance Needed – A widow lady, Sarah Ann Buckmaster, just arrived across the Plains with seven small children, is now residing about twelve miles above Georgetown, El Dorado county, near Knox’s old ranch, and is in a destitute condition. Her husband was killed on the Plains. She has one brother in this city, Frederick Walter, a teamster, and one somewhere in the Sacramento Valley, Mathias Walter, who will doubtless aid her when they see this paragraph. She wishes them to come to her. W. T. Gibbs, of Georgetown, will give directions where she may be found.3186
• Assistance Needed – A widow lady, Sarah Ann Buckmaster, just arrived across the Plains with seven small children, is now residing about twelve miles above Georgetown, El Dorado county, near Knox’s old ranch, and is in a destitute condition. Her husband was killed on the Plains. She has one brother in this city, Frederick Walter, a teamster, and one somewhere in the Sacramento Valley, Mathias Walter, who will doubtless aid her when they see this paragraph. She wishes them to come to her. W. T. Gibbs, of Georgetown, will give directions where she may be found.3186
Census
• 1830 Census: Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio. 100001/122001.522
• 1840 Census: Salt Creek, Wayne, Ohio. 1110001/1011001.523
• 1850 Census: District 16, Holmes, Ohio. Age 24, b OH.3187
• 1860 Census: Adel, Dallas, Iowa. Age 33.1944
• 1870 Census: San Joaquin, Sacramento, California. Age 45, b OH.1946
• 1880 Census: Lost River, Lake, Oregon. Age 56, b OH. Widow. Living in household of son, Richard Buckmaster.3184
• 1840 Census: Salt Creek, Wayne, Ohio. 1110001/1011001.523
• 1850 Census: District 16, Holmes, Ohio. Age 24, b OH.3187
• 1860 Census: Adel, Dallas, Iowa. Age 33.1944
• 1870 Census: San Joaquin, Sacramento, California. Age 45, b OH.1946
• 1880 Census: Lost River, Lake, Oregon. Age 56, b OH. Widow. Living in household of son, Richard Buckmaster.3184
Individual Notes
• After the father’s death, the mother, Sarah (1825-1897), just before the wagon train crossed Green River, in Wyoming, gave birth to a son, Joshua (1862-1939).
The mother, Sarah, later married a man named Likens, but the name Buckmaster is used on her tombstone.1941
The mother, Sarah, later married a man named Likens, but the name Buckmaster is used on her tombstone.1941
ChildrenRichard (1845-1919)
Rebecca (~1847-)
Jacob R. (~1851-1939)
Elvira (Twin) (1855-1930)
Elmira (Twin) (1855-1936)
Sylvester Walter (1858-1933)
Manford Alder (1860-1942)
Joshua Harrison (~1863-1939)