Dear Fellow Listers,
Thank you for your time and any help with the following info that I just
recvd from National Archives (pension records). This info is a brief summary
of what I recvd.
My info is in brackets [ ].
FYI - Thus far, my proveable, direct line is from John W. BUZAN and his
second wife, Ellen TOMEY/TOMMEY, and their youngest child/daughter, Rosetta
BUZAN who married Lafayette PRUETT.
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John BUZAN enrolled on Aug 1, 1862 at Washington, Daviess Co, in Co. I, 65th
Regt of IND Vol to serve 3 yrs; mustered into service as a Prvt on Aug 20,
1862 at Evansville. As of June 22, 1865, same company, he was present in
Greensboro, NC.
As of Feb 8, 1870, John BUZAN states that he was honorably discharged on June
22, 1865; that he was 39 yrs old [ b. ca 1831 ]; after his discharge he went
back to Daviess Co, except for a year he spent in Kansas; his post office was
Washington, Daviess Co.; witnesses to John's info were Elisha PERKINS and
Amos KENDALL - both of whom had known John BUZAN for 20 years.
As of Feb 10, 1870, Dr. John A. SCUDDER of Washington, Daviess Co, and who
served as Asst Surgeon of the 65th Regt, states that John BUZAN became ill
about Oct 1862 in Madisonville, KY; that he has been John's doctor.
*[John's first wife, Sarah, has died; and John W. BUZAN married Ellen TOMEY,
Sep 8, 1870]*
As of Nov 7, 1870, John states that he lives in Washington, Daviess Co.
*[Apparently, John W. BUZAN died in 1881 from consumption]*
As of Sep 22, 1886, Dr. Barton SEARS (b. ca 1820) of Odon, states that he
knows that John and Ellen had three children:
James P. b. Dec 18, 1873
Rosetta b. Jan 18, 1879 [MY DIRECT LINE]
and
Thomas J., who was living with his mother, Ellen Tomey BUZAN, in 1886.
Dr. Sears attended the birth of James and Rosetta; and Dr. Sears states that
he was told that John BUZAN died in ARKANSAS.
As of Sept 4, 1886, per Thomas MATTHEWSON (b. ca 1846) and Wiliam COX
(b. ca 1843), were witnesses for Ellen Tomey BUZAN's pension app; they state
that
Ellen TOMEY BUZAN was never married before her marriage to John BUZAN, and
was John's second wife; Ellen never remarried after John's death; John BUZAN
died October 1881.
As of June 12, 1889, per JOHN BUZAN - the SON of John W. BUZAN [John W. Buzan
is the husband of Ellen] -, in testimony for Ellen TOMEY BUZAN's widows
pension application, John BUZAN [Jr.] states that:
He is the son of John W. BUZAN by his first marriage to Sarah Buzan [nee
PERKINS];
That Sarah was dead at the time of the marriage of John W. BUZAN to ELLEN
TOMEY [Sept 9, 1870];
That he [John Buzan, Jr.] at that date was 28 yrs old and his post office was
CORNETSVILLE, IND (Cornettsville?).
As of Feb 1, 1892, Elkanah ALLEN, Daviess Co, b. 1853 and post office as
EPSOM, states that:
Co., I, 65th Regt, IND Inf was commanded by Capt. Charles CHILD;
James W. BUZAN died in INDIAN TERRITORY, Oct _________;
Ellen TOMEY BUZAN died Dec 5, 1891;
Rosetta BUZAN [PRUETT] was born Jan 17, 1879;
that he [Elkanah ALLEN] is made the guardian for the minor child, Rosetta
BUZAN.
Witnesses to the above info were William RITTER and Peter COWAN - both of
EPSOM post office.
LASTLY, as of Dec 15, 1894, per Rosetta,
Rosetta [BUZAN] PRUETT was 15 yrs old as of this date;
was married to Lafayette PRUETT on Aug 8, 1894;
and her postoffice was ELNORA;
that her guardian who has been drawing her pension of $14, has settled with
her;
Rosetta wants to receive her pension benefits in her own name;
witnesses to her info were Josephus BETHTAL / BECHTEL and Drury HOLT.
Also, included in copies from NARA, was a copy of the marriage license for
John W. BUZAN to Ellen TOMEY on Sep 8, 1870; married by Sylvester P. HACKLER,
JP, on Sep 9, 1870, Daviess Co., IND., TOMEY also spelled TOMMEY on this
line.
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My direct line continues with Lafayette and Rosetta Buzan PRUETT's oldest
daughter, LORA PRUETT- possibly, Rosetta and "Lafe" PRUETTmoved to Knox Co,
near Busseron, in the mid to late 1890's.
I have been told that Rosetta's brother, Thomas BUZAN, married Lafayette
PRUETT's sister (Eva?).
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QUESTIONS:
1. Was Arkansas considered "indian territory" in 1881?
2. Is Ellen TOMEY / TOMMEY a part of the Armstead TOMEY line that I find
mentioned at several sites?
3. Parents or siblings for Ellen TOMEY? census entry reference?
4. Burial place for John W. BUZAN (Sr.) ? census entry reference?
5. Is Elkanah ALLEN a relative of Rosetta Buzan Pruett? an uncle via his
marraige to Ellen's sister? did Elkanah Allen marry a daughter of John
Buzan's first family/wife, Sarah Perkins?
6. Is it possible to get a copy of Rosetta BUZAN and Lafayette PRUETT's
marriage records for Aug 8, 1894, Daviess Co, IND at the county courthouse?
7. What does it mean to "settle with", as in the pension for Rosetta via her
guardian, Elkanah Allen?
I am planning a drive-thru trip to Daviess and Knox counties next weekend.
Many, many thanks for any info or reference - hope this help others, too.
Gratefully,
Sharon
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