Geneseo, 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
Geneseo, IL, state records, John Buell is born to Christian Buell and Christene Meyer
1870 Aug 02
Geneseo, IL, US census, John Buell at age 14
1873-74 (approx.)
Geneseo (IL) Dispatch, from 1924 obituary; John Buell works as apprentice for N D Davis, Geneseo 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
Geneseo, IL. US census, Noah Davis as photographer (line by line search found NO Buell)
1880
From Moline (IL) Dispatch obituary; returns to Geneseo, 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
Geneseo, IL, state records, daughter Edith Buell is born
1890 Nov 18
Geneseo, 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 Geneseo, are visiting in Rock Island
1900 Jun 12
Geneseo, IL, US census, John Buell as photographer; res College st
1910 Apr 16
Geneseo, 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 Geneseo, IL
1919
From Moline (IL) Dispatch obituary; after spending “several years” in Iowa, Buell returns to Geneseo
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 Geneseo, IL
1924 Nov 07
Geneseo, 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.
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I work at a museum which recently received a donation of several cabinet cards made by Jno Buell. In researching the photographer I came across this page. I thank you for the history on Mr. Buell but wish to point out to you that you have misspelled the town he worked in. It's repeatedly shown as "Geneseo, Illinois" in the news clippings and on the actual cabinet cards, but everywhere you have transcribed the town name, you listed it as Genesco. That mucks up internet searches. (You also misspelled "auction" site as "auctin" while I'm pointing out typos). Despite the errors, I was able to verify the photographer's first name as John, and identify the years he worked as a photographer in Geneseo, so I can narrow down the date range of when my cabinet card photos were taken. Thank you for this site.
ReplyDeleteThank YOU! It is clear that I don't have a proof-reader! I think I have made all the corrections. I am happy that the research was useful to you. The blog is nearing 900 photographers now.
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