David Leroy Buck (1903 - 1968)

Born 22 Feb 1903 in Mason County, Michigan

Ancestors

Husband of Cora Lee (McMurray) Buck — married 24 Feb 1929 in Scott County, TN

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1968 at age 65 in Illinois

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Biography

David graduated from high school in Ludington, Michigan. It is believed that he attended college in Michigan, possibly Michigan State where he majored in Chemistry or Engineering and played football.

David and his wife, Cora Lee (McMurray) Buck lived in Nashville, TN, where David was an engineer for the Tennessee Highway Department. The family later moved to Oak Ridge, TN where David worked on the Manhattan Project.

David and Cora had 7 children: Jane (Female, born 03/13/1930), Frances Wilson (Female, born 02/01/1934), David (Male, born 09/05/1936, Elizabeth (Female, born 11/19/1940), Samuel William (Male, born 12/02/1943), Mary Ann (Female, born 06/29/1947) and Virginia Lee (Female, born 03/26/1952)

David, Cora and their 5 younger children later moved to Seneca, IL. David's alcoholism and mental illness led to his being institutionalized (sometime after 1956) where he remained until his death in 1968. After David's institutionalization, Cora moved back to Oak Ridge, TN with her 3 youngest children, where she remained until her death in 1993.

David Leroy Buck Timeline

02/22/1903 – David Leroy Buck born in Mason Co, Michigan

1910 Census^[1] – 7 yr old David Leroy Buck living in Pere Marquette Township, Mason Co, Michigan with parents William and Jane Buck and siblings, Wilson (10 yrs) and Mertice (6 yrs)

1920 Census^[2] – 16 yr old David Leroy Buck living in Ludington, Michigan with parents and siblings, Wilson (20 yrs) and Mertice (15 yrs)

1922 Ludington Directory^[3] – 19 yr old David L Buck living in Ludington, Michigan with parents and siblings. Address: 603 Ludington av, David is listed as a student

03/18/1924^[4] – 21 yr old David L Buck’s mother, Jane (Wilson) Buck died in Ludington, Michigan

1924 Ludington Directory^[5] – 21 yr old David L Buck living in Ludington, Michigan with father, William and siblings, Wilson and Mertice. Address: 603 E Ludington av, David’s Occupation: Student

~1922-24 - David Leroy Buck attended college (possibly Michigan State). Received a degree in either Chemistry or Engineering

05/30/1925^[6] – David Leroy Buck married Lucie Laude in Manistee Michigan

06/11/1925 – Son David Leroy Buck Jr (later renamed Rodney Philip Abrahamson) born (Rodney Philip Abrahamson died in 1994. He had 2 sons).

03/15/1928^[7] – David Leroy Buck and Lucie Laude divorced in Mason County, Michigan

02/24/1929^[8] – 26 yr old David Leroy Buck and 19 yr old Cora Lee McMurray married in Scott Co, Tennessee

03/13/1930 – Daughter Jane Buck born

1931 Nashville Directory^[9] – David and Cora Buck living in Nashville, TN at 3 Finn

02/01/1934 – Daughter Frances Wilson Buck born in Nashville, Tennessee

1935 Nashville Directory^[10] – David and Cora Buck living in Nashville, TN at 20 30th Ave S

09/05/1936 – Son David Leroy Buck, Jr born

10/17/1938 – David Leroy Buck’s father, William H Buck died in Ludington Michigan

11/19/1939 – Daughter Elizabeth Buck born

1940 Nashville Directory^[11] – David and Cora Buck living in Nashville, TN at 3721 Princeton Ave

1940 Census^[12] – David and Cora Buck living in Nashville, Tennessee with 4 children: Jane (10 yrs), Frances (6 yrs), David (3 yrs) and Elizabeth (5 months) – David listed as working for the Federal Government, in the Purchasing Dept, 1939 income $2600 (equals ~$36,000 in 2016 dollars)

1943 Nashville Directory^[13] – David L and Cora Lee Buck living in Nashville, TN at 24 Stainback Av

12/02/1943 – Son Samuel William Buck born

1944 Nashville Directory^[14] – David and Cora Buck living in Nashville, TN at 2005 20th Ave S

1945 FL State Census^[15] – David and Cora Buck living in Hillsborough, FL with children; Jane (15 yrs), Frances (11 yrs), David Jr (8 yrs), Elizabeth (5 yrs) and Sammy (1 yr) at 2106 29 Ave Apt 37. David’s occupation is listed as: War Dept Engineer

Date? - David Buck working on Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, TN

06/29/1947 – Daughter Mary Ann Buck born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

09/25/1947 – David & Cora Buck and children living at 103 Sanford Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (address from postcard sent to family congratulating Mary's birth)

03/26/1952 – Daughter Virginia Lee Buck born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

1958 Joliet Directory^[16] – David and Cora living in Joliet, Ill with children; David, Elizabeth, Sam, Mary and Ginny. Address: 216 N Broadway, Occupation: Clerk

Date? - David Leroy Buck incarcerated in Illinois due to mental illness

~1962 - Cora Lee McMurray living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with children Sam, Mary and Virginia

March 1968 – David Leroy Buck, Sr died in Illinois

1987 Directory - Cora Lee (McMurray) Buck living in Oak Ridge, TN with daughter, Ginny Buck at 171 N Purdue Ave

07/19/1993 – Cora Lee (McMurray) Buck died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, buried in Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQZ-PGW : 14 December 2015), William H Buck, Ludington Ward 2, Mason, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,783.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Michigan. Divorce records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
12. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
13. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
14. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
15. ↑ Ancestry.com. Florida, State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Schedules of the Florida State Census of 1885; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M845, 13 Rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington D.C.Third census of the state of Florida, 1867; (Microfilm series S 1375, 1 reel); Record Group 001021; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.Fourth census of the state of Florida, 1875; (Microfilm series S 1364, 1 reel); Record Group 001021; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.Tenth census of the state of Florida, 1935; (Microfilm series S 5, 30 reels); Record Group 001021; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.Eleventh census of the state of Florida, 1945; (Microfilm series S 1371, 43 reels); Record Group 001021; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.

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