Daniel H. Buell

 

Daniel H. Buell, fruit raiser, was born May 7, 1832, in Gorton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. His father, also named Daniel, was a native of the same State, but his forefathers were Welsh. In 1844 he located in Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio, for five years, and then was seven years in Avon, Lake County, Illinois, and until 1864 at New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, then until 1871 in Nemaha County, Nebraska, and finally he came to California. Since his residence in Illinois he lived with his son, the subject of this sketch, until his death, January 7, 1887, at the age of eight-four years. He was a member of the Grange, and in politics a Democrat. In his family were one son and two daughters; both the girls died when young. Daniel H.’s mother, whose maiden names was Abigail Anable, was a native of New Hampshire, and died in Illinois in 1853, at the age of fifty years. Mr. Buell, our subject, was married in 1854 to Miss Susan D. Arnold, of Illinois, born June 10, 1832, of Vermont parents. Mr. and Mrs. Buell have had six children, in the following order: Edwin A., born July 17, 1855, and died January 7, 1881; Charles L., born March 15, 1859; Frank H., October 9, 1860, died December 31, 1880;

Celia V., born April 5, 1864, and now the wife of George W. Carlisle;

Julius H., September 11, 1867; Daniel S., October 26, 1873. The living are all residents of California. Mr. Buell came to California in 1871, settling immediately upon his present property of 160 acres, which he purchased of Calvin Siddall, twelve miles from Sacramento, four miles from Elk Grove and three and a half from Florin; here he devotes his attention principally to the production of fruits. He has fifteen acres in a vineyard of table grapes. For a time he raised many strawberries. Sixty acres of his place has been divided up among his three children. All he possesses he has made by hard labor and economy, and he has had many drawbacks. He is a member of the Grange at Florin. In politics he is a Republican.