Buell, William M.
(1850-1908)




Birth: February 1850
Death: August 17, 1908, Miona Springs, Oglethorpe County, GA
Parents:
Spouse: Carolina Louisa "Lena" Meinert, married March 11, 1908
Second Spouse: Rebecca, married 1871
Known Children: Henrietta "Hattie" Buell Gibson (b. 1874)
Family Photographers: wife, Lena; Rebecca?
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Individual Number: 3809


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1900-1903 Buell Studio owner Evansville, Vanderburgh County, IN 1120 W. Franklin St.





1904-1907 Wm. Buell Evansville, Vanderburgh County, IN 1218 W. Franklin























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OriginalDeathCity: Miona Springs
OriginalDeathState: GA
OriginalDeathCounty: Oglethorpe
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Children: Henrietta "Hattie" Buell Gibson (b. 1874)
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FamilyInPhotography: wife, Lena; Rebecca?
OriginalNotes: Browning Genealogy Evansville Obituary Search
http://browning.evpl.org/ [specific Evansville newspaper not listed]
William Buell, age 55, d. 8/17/1908, Oglethrope, GA, died at Miona Springs; former photographer on W. Franklin St., Evansville; widow was formerly Lena Meinert, Evansville [doublecheck: not sure about birth and death dates]

ancestry.com Compton & Nagy Families maintained by Incomp45 [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/31810267/person/19502127040/facts, viewed Sept 18, 2017]
States that William M. Buel was b. 25 Sep 1853 in NY, d. 17 Aug 1908, Miona Springs, Oglethorpe, George, lists parents, names of wives and daughter

Evansville Press, 24  Oct 1907, Thu p. 1
"Says She Saw Clerk Pat Cheeks of her Employer" - details from divorce suit of Rebecca Buell against Wm. Buell, well known W. Franklin st. photographer and ice dealer. Rebecca alleged that Buell, whom she married 35 years ago, left their home at 1218 W Frank St last Dec. and went to live with Miss Minert, W Illinois St. Minert had been employed in Buell's office and had also lived with the Buells. Buells had 3 adopted children.

Evansville Press, 31 Oct 1907, Thu p. 1
The sensational divorce suit of Rebecca against Wm. Buell, Franklin st photographer, was finally disposed of in Circuit court today by Judge Rasch's official decree granting mrs. Buell a decree and custody of the adopted children. She got $800 alimony.

Evansville Press, 12 March 1908, Thu, p. 2
Photographer Wedded Again - Wm. A. Buell, W. Franklin St photographer, last night married Miss Lena Meinert, whose golden tresses, he said when his wife was suing him for divorce recently, had wrapped themselves around his heart so that he could love Mrs. Buell no more. Miss Meinert had been employed in Buell's gallery. The marriage was performed by Rev. C. C. Christianson at the home of a relative of the bride on Louisiana st. The couple left for Florida, where Buell intends to open a gallery.
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CATNUM: 3809
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Address1: 1120 W. Franklin St.
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City: Evansville
State: IN
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Name: Buell
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County: Vanderburgh
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KnownDates: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903
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OriginalSource: 1900 Census, Vanderburgh Co, Pigeon Twp
William Buell, head, Feb. 1850, age 50, M 29 years, b. NY, father b. Mass, mother b. NY; photographer, rents home
Rebecca Buell, wife, b. Apr. 1847, age 53, m 29 yrs, 2/1 children, b. NY, parents b. NY, photographer

1900 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 144, Wm. Buell photographer, 1120 W. Franklin, res same Mrs. Rebecca

1901 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p.146, Wm. Buell, photographer 1120 W. Franklin, res same Mrs. Rebecca

1902 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 142, Wm. Buell photographer 1120 W. Franklin, res same Mrs. Rebecca

1903 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 144, Wm. Buell photographer 1120 W. Franklin, res same Mrs. Rebecca

Browning Genealogy Evansville Obituary Search
http://browning.evpl.org/ [specific Evansville newspaper not listed]
William Buell, age 55, d. 8/17/1908, Oglethrope, GA, died at Miona Springs; former photographer on W. Franklin St., Evansville; widow was formerly Lena Meinert, Evansville
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner
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PersonID: 3611 CATNUM: 3809 NameFirst: NameLast: Buell LocationID: 8494 Address1: 1218 W. Franklin Address2: City: Evansville State: IN StudioID: 6060 ---------------------------------- ID: 6060 StudioName: Wm. Buell SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: True CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:06:59 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Wm. Buell Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 9243 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: True County: Vanderburgh Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: William KnownDates: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1904 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1907 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: M. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1904 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 157, Wm. Buell, photographer 1218 W. Franklin, res same, Mrs. Rebecca 1905 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 144, Wm. Buell photographer 1218 W. Franklin, res same, Mrs. Rebecca 1906 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 138, Wm. Buell photographer 1218 W. Franklin, res same, Mrs. Rebecca 1907 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 136, Wm. Buell photographer 1218 W. Franklin, res same, Mrs. Rebecca OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 9795




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