Son of Daniel Talbot and Laura (White) Buck m. Mary Elizabeth Ralston Feb 14, 1862 at Dimmit's Point, TX

BUCK FAMILY
E. Buck, Sr., was among the pioneer settlers of Bandera county. He was born in New York state, and came to Texas when a young man, reaching Bandera in 1873, bought a homestead and located at Pipe Creek, where he remained until 1880, when he went to Del Rio and spent several years in that region. He died in San Antonio about fifteen years ago. His widow returned to Bandera to make her home, and died here about twelve years ago. Mrs. Buck, nee Ralston, was a native of Ireland, and came to the United States when a small child. Ten children of this family are living, eight of them today residing in Bandera county, and being among our most prominent citizens. They are: Eben Buck of Bandera, Mrs. Laura Callaham of Houston, Mrs. Harriett Newcomer of Pipe Creek, Mrs. Annie Callaham of San Antonio, Frank Buck of Bandera, Walter Buck of Pipe Creek, Robert Buck of Pipe Creek, Dan Buck of Bandera, Mrs. Mamie Buck of Bandera, Mrs. Cora Mansfield of Bandera.
Eben Buck, the eldest son lives near Bandera, and says he remembers when they moved to this county in 1873, and settled on Pipe Creek. Their neighbors there during the early days were Silas Shirley and family, Mrs. Mathilda Newcomer and sons, John and Jack, Marion Hodges and family, W. H. White and family. J. L. Andress and family, the Prather family, Uncle Jerry Scott and family, John Scott and family. The first postmaster was A. M. Beekman. who also conducted a store at Pipe Creek. J. W. Hamilton later built a store there. Mr. Buck recalls that he stopped at Hamilton's store one day just a few minutes after two robbers held up the storekeeper, John Scott. Jim Holman and an Englishman named Williamson. There was considerable excitement over the daring hold-up, although the robbers secured only $7.00 in money.
He also remembers the grasshopper pest in the spring of 1873. Corn was about knee high at the time the swarms of grasshoppers arrived, but in a few hours they cleared the fields.
(Pioneer History of Bandera by John Marvin Hunter, Hunters Printing House, Bandera, Texas, 1922)