Genesco, IL
Records are scarce and conflicting for John Buell, photographer. Newspaper accounts do not always agree with the US census and other information sources.
John Buell
(1856 - 1924)
1856 Jul 27
Genesco, IL, state records, John Buell is born to Christian Buell and Christene Meyer
1870 Aug 02
Genesco, IL, US census, John Buell at age 14
1873-74 (approx.)
Genesco (IL) Dispatch, from 1924 obituary; John Buell works as apprentice for N D Davis, Genesco photographer
1876
From Moline (IL) Dispatch obituary; John Buell at age 20 spent 4 years as photographer in Jackson, MI
1880
From Moline (IL) Dispatch obituary; spent three months as photographer in Ottawa, IL
1880 Jun 16
Genesco, IL. US census, Noah Davis as photographer (line by line search found NO Buell)
1880
From Moline (IL) Dispatch obituary; returns to Genesco, purchases the Davis Gallery
1880 Jun 19
Troy, IL, US census, John Buell as servant and farm hand for Michael Myers; (possibly not the right John Buell, but no other has been found in the 1880 census)
1883 Oct 11
Rock Island, IL, state records John Buell and Sarah Oltman of Hampton are married
1888 Mar 15
Genesco, IL, state records, daughter Edith Buell is born
1890 Nov 18
Genesco, IL, state records, son Charles Albert Buell is born
1895 Jul 16
Rock Island (IL) Argus, news item says Mr and Mrs John Buell of Genesco, are visiting in Rock Island
1900 Jun 12
Genesco, IL, US census, John Buell as photographer; res College st
1910 Apr 16
Genesco, IL, US census, John Buell as photographer
1911
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, John Buell as photographer; res 268 Pearson
1912 Jul 27
Moline (IL) Dispatch, item says John Buell has sold his gallery to Miss Sewell of Wapello, IA
1916 Oct 20
Moline (IL) Dispatch, item says John and Sarah Buell are visiting in Genesco, IL
1919
From Moline (IL) Dispatch obituary; after spending “several years” in Iowa, Buell returns to Genesco
1920 Jan 08
Nevada, IA, US census, John Buell as no occupation
1924 Nov 07
Moline (IL) Dispatch, item says John Buell has died that morning in Genesco, IL
1924 Nov 07
Genesco, IL, Find A Grave, state records, John Buell dies at age 68
It appears that John Buell was a photographer with his own gallery from 1880 to July of 1919. He apprenticed for other photographers for a short time before that.
Genesco, IL
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Genesco, IL
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Genesco, IL
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Genesco, IL
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Genesco, IL
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