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Harvey S. BUSS

Male Abt 1878 - 1951  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Harvey S. BUSS 
    Birth Abt 1878  OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 May 1951  Elkhart County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) A household by Harvey BUSS is listed in the 1920 census of Locke Township, Elkhart County, IN.

      Harvey is listed in the 1920 census as a farmer who was then 42 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1878. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in PA.

      Listed with Harvey is his wife, Lizzie, who was then 40 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1880. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his daughter, Wilma, who was then 18 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1902. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his daughter, Alma, who was then 16 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1904. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his son, George, who was then 13 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1907. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his daughter, Fern, who was then 12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1908. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his son, Russel, who was then 7 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1913. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his son, Ward, who was then 2 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1918. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      (2) A household headed by Harvey S. BUSS is listed in the 1930 census of Locke Township, Elkhart County, IN.

      Harvey S. is listed in the 1930 census as a farmer who was then 52 years of age; therefore, according to the 1930 census, he was born in about 1878. According to the 1930 census, he was born in IN, and his father was born in PA, and his mother was born in the United States. According to the 1930 census, he was 22 years of age at the time of his first marriage.

      Listed with Harvey S. is his wife, Lizzie J., who was then 50 years of age; therefore, according to the 1930 census, she was born in about 1880. According to the 1930 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. According to the 1930 census, she was 20 years of age at the time of her first marriage.

      Also listed with Harvey is his daughter, Ferne M., who was then 23 years of age; therefore, according to the 1930 census, she was born in about 1907. According to the 1930 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his son, Russell H., a farm laborer who was then 18 years of age; therefore, according to the 1930 census, he was born in about 1912. According to the 1930 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      Also listed with Harvey is his son, Ward L., who was then 12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1930 census, he was born in about 1918. According to the 1930 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in IN.

      (3) Fred and Helen (Pfeiffer) DeMien:

      Unknown Newspaper, Unknown Date:

      HARVEY S. BUSS - Nappanee, Indiana. May 11, the funeral of Harvey S. Buss, aged 73, who was found dead under his over-turned tractor at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the South Union Church. Friends may call in the residence.

      Mr. Buss was found in a field on his farm, three miles northeast of Nappanee, by Isaac Borders, a passing motorist, who noticed the over-turned tractor and a man trapped beneath. He went to Nappanee for help. It is believed Mr. Buss was killed when the tractor rolled on him about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

      Born in Ohio, he had spent most of his life in this vicinity. His wife, Jane Pfeiffer Buss, whom he whom he married in 1898, died in 1941. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Ren Metzler and Mrs. Sherman Myers of Nappanee; Mrs. Paul Sheets, of Osceola, Indiana, and Mrs. Lester Reprogie, of South Bend; three sons: George, near Nappanee, Russell, of Bremen, Indiana, and Ward L., of Elkhart Indiana, and two sisters, Mrs. Cassie Miller, Goshen, Indiana, and Mrs. Mary Hochstetler, Nappanee.
    Person ID I2051  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family Lizzie Jane PFEIFFER,   b. 15 Dec 1879, Elkhart County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1941 (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1897  Elkhart County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Ancestry.com, Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1845-1920. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000:

      Elkhart County, Indiana
      Index to Marriage Record
      1850 - 1920 Inclusive
      Volume III
      Letters L - Q Inclusive
      Name: Lizzie J. Pfeiffer
      Spouse: Haryey [sic] T. Buss
      Marriage Date: 09 Oct 1897
      Book: 11
      OSPage: 126
      County: Elkhart
    Children 
     1. Wilma M. BUSS,   b. Abt 1902
     2. Alma L. BUSS,   b. Abt 1904
     3. George BUSS,   b. Abt 1907
     4. Fern BUSS,   b. Abt 1908
     5. Russell BUSS,   b. Abt 1913
     6. Living
     7. Ethel BUSS
    Family ID F1600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024