66Y [9?]M and 3D
"An old Virginia gentleman, the son of George and Sarah (Whaley) Buswell, was born July 8, 1817; his father was born in Shenandoah County February 27, 1774, his mother in Westmoreland County January 15, 1775. The father was a farmer in Virginia, and was married September 29, 1796. Thomas Buswell attended a country school until he was twenty years of age; then entered an academy, and afterward worked on his father's farm. On December 22, 1840, he married Rebecca Spitler, daughter of Abraham Spitler, of Virginia. To this union have been born eight children - Sarah E. (deceased), George D., Mary E. (deceased), Susan E. (deceased), Wesley T., Abram W. (deceased), William M., and John Z. (deceased). He remained on the home farm until 1864, when he moved a short distance from the same. In 1868, he disposed of the old homestead in [Page County] Virginia, and came to this township, and settled on Section 30, where, in 1846, he had purchased several hundred acres of wild land. While in Virginia he was a member of the Legislature four years in the Upper and four years in the Lower House; was a member of the Virginia Militia before the war, and in that organization held positions from Lieutenant up the Major General; he resigned in 1860, on the disbandment of the militia. In 1861, he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment of Virginia troops [97th Virginia Militia], and served until they were disbanded [Spring 1862]; his wife is a member of the Baptist Church; he is a stanch Democrat, politically. He is now living in his comfortable home, his three remaining children, happily married, residing near him."
NOTES in 2015: The above information is taking from a book about the History of Newton County, Indiana. Family research on Thomas Buswell tells more of his life. In 1837, he was addressed as "Captain" on a receipt and research shows that he probably served in the Seminole-Florida War and received land in Indiana as a reward for his service. When he was 22 years old, in 1839, he made his first known trip west and traveled through parts of Indiana and Illinois where he may have purchased land. His marriage to Rebecca Spitler took place at White Hall near Luray, Virginia on December 22, 1840. In 1846, Thomas recorded that he purchased "several hundred acres of wild land" in Indiana. This may have been his second purchase of Midwestern land. Thomas owned a store in Leaksville, Virginia across the road from their home. The store was still standing about 1970 but is no longer there. Thomas was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1853 and served three or four years. In 1860 he was the "Asst. Marshall" (recorder) for the census in Page County. Almost nothing is known of Thomas's activities during the Civil War; he would not discuss it. According to a saved paper, in December of 1861, he was in Page County arresting deserters, by order of Major General Jackson and was paid 75 cents a day. When the family moved to Indiana after the War, his service in the Confederacy definitely would not have been a topic of conversation. Those years were surely a strain on him and his wife as three of her brothers and families lived in the north and may have served with the Union Army. Thomas and Rebecca lived in Virginia and he and his two sons served with the Confederate Army. Rebecca's brother, Mann Spitler, also served in the Confederate Army.
"An old Virginia gentleman, the son of George and Sarah (Whaley) Buswell, was born July 8, 1817; his father was born in Shenandoah County February 27, 1774, his mother in Westmoreland County January 15, 1775. The father was a farmer in Virginia, and was married September 29, 1796. Thomas Buswell attended a country school until he was twenty years of age; then entered an academy, and afterward worked on his father's farm. On December 22, 1840, he married Rebecca Spitler, daughter of Abraham Spitler, of Virginia. To this union have been born eight children - Sarah E. (deceased), George D., Mary E. (deceased), Susan E. (deceased), Wesley T., Abram W. (deceased), William M., and John Z. (deceased). He remained on the home farm until 1864, when he moved a short distance from the same. In 1868, he disposed of the old homestead in [Page County] Virginia, and came to this township, and settled on Section 30, where, in 1846, he had purchased several hundred acres of wild land. While in Virginia he was a member of the Legislature four years in the Upper and four years in the Lower House; was a member of the Virginia Militia before the war, and in that organization held positions from Lieutenant up the Major General; he resigned in 1860, on the disbandment of the militia. In 1861, he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment of Virginia troops [97th Virginia Militia], and served until they were disbanded [Spring 1862]; his wife is a member of the Baptist Church; he is a stanch Democrat, politically. He is now living in his comfortable home, his three remaining children, happily married, residing near him."
NOTES in 2015: The above information is taking from a book about the History of Newton County, Indiana. Family research on Thomas Buswell tells more of his life. In 1837, he was addressed as "Captain" on a receipt and research shows that he probably served in the Seminole-Florida War and received land in Indiana as a reward for his service. When he was 22 years old, in 1839, he made his first known trip west and traveled through parts of Indiana and Illinois where he may have purchased land. His marriage to Rebecca Spitler took place at White Hall near Luray, Virginia on December 22, 1840. In 1846, Thomas recorded that he purchased "several hundred acres of wild land" in Indiana. This may have been his second purchase of Midwestern land. Thomas owned a store in Leaksville, Virginia across the road from their home. The store was still standing about 1970 but is no longer there. Thomas was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1853 and served three or four years. In 1860 he was the "Asst. Marshall" (recorder) for the census in Page County. Almost nothing is known of Thomas's activities during the Civil War; he would not discuss it. According to a saved paper, in December of 1861, he was in Page County arresting deserters, by order of Major General Jackson and was paid 75 cents a day. When the family moved to Indiana after the War, his service in the Confederacy definitely would not have been a topic of conversation. Those years were surely a strain on him and his wife as three of her brothers and families lived in the north and may have served with the Union Army. Thomas and Rebecca lived in Virginia and he and his two sons served with the Confederate Army. Rebecca's brother, Mann Spitler, also served in the Confederate Army.
66Y [9?]M and 3D
"An old Virginia gentleman, the son of George and Sarah (Whaley) Buswell, was born July 8, 1817; his father was born in Shenandoah County February 27, 1774, his mother in Westmoreland County January 15, 1775. The father was a farmer in Virginia, and was married September 29, 1796. Thomas Buswell attended a country school until he was twenty years of age; then entered an academy, and afterward worked on his father's farm. On December 22, 1840, he married Rebecca Spitler, daughter of Abraham Spitler, of Virginia. To this union have been born eight children - Sarah E. (deceased), George D., Mary E. (deceased), Susan E. (deceased), Wesley T., Abram W. (deceased), William M., and John Z. (deceased). He remained on the home farm until 1864, when he moved a short distance from the same. In 1868, he disposed of the old homestead in [Page County] Virginia, and came to this township, and settled on Section 30, where, in 1846, he had purchased several hundred acres of wild land. While in Virginia he was a member of the Legislature four years in the Upper and four years in the Lower House; was a member of the Virginia Militia before the war, and in that organization held positions from Lieutenant up the Major General; he resigned in 1860, on the disbandment of the militia. In 1861, he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment of Virginia troops [97th Virginia Militia], and served until they were disbanded [Spring 1862]; his wife is a member of the Baptist Church; he is a stanch Democrat, politically. He is now living in his comfortable home, his three remaining children, happily married, residing near him."
NOTES in 2015: The above information is taking from a book about the History of Newton County, Indiana. Family research on Thomas Buswell tells more of his life. In 1837, he was addressed as "Captain" on a receipt and research shows that he probably served in the Seminole-Florida War and received land in Indiana as a reward for his service. When he was 22 years old, in 1839, he made his first known trip west and traveled through parts of Indiana and Illinois where he may have purchased land. His marriage to Rebecca Spitler took place at White Hall near Luray, Virginia on December 22, 1840. In 1846, Thomas recorded that he purchased "several hundred acres of wild land" in Indiana. This may have been his second purchase of Midwestern land. Thomas owned a store in Leaksville, Virginia across the road from their home. The store was still standing about 1970 but is no longer there. Thomas was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1853 and served three or four years. In 1860 he was the "Asst. Marshall" (recorder) for the census in Page County. Almost nothing is known of Thomas's activities during the Civil War; he would not discuss it. According to a saved paper, in December of 1861, he was in Page County arresting deserters, by order of Major General Jackson and was paid 75 cents a day. When the family moved to Indiana after the War, his service in the Confederacy definitely would not have been a topic of conversation. Those years were surely a strain on him and his wife as three of her brothers and families lived in the north and may have served with the Union Army. Thomas and Rebecca lived in Virginia and he and his two sons served with the Confederate Army. Rebecca's brother, Mann Spitler, also served in the Confederate Army.
"An old Virginia gentleman, the son of George and Sarah (Whaley) Buswell, was born July 8, 1817; his father was born in Shenandoah County February 27, 1774, his mother in Westmoreland County January 15, 1775. The father was a farmer in Virginia, and was married September 29, 1796. Thomas Buswell attended a country school until he was twenty years of age; then entered an academy, and afterward worked on his father's farm. On December 22, 1840, he married Rebecca Spitler, daughter of Abraham Spitler, of Virginia. To this union have been born eight children - Sarah E. (deceased), George D., Mary E. (deceased), Susan E. (deceased), Wesley T., Abram W. (deceased), William M., and John Z. (deceased). He remained on the home farm until 1864, when he moved a short distance from the same. In 1868, he disposed of the old homestead in [Page County] Virginia, and came to this township, and settled on Section 30, where, in 1846, he had purchased several hundred acres of wild land. While in Virginia he was a member of the Legislature four years in the Upper and four years in the Lower House; was a member of the Virginia Militia before the war, and in that organization held positions from Lieutenant up the Major General; he resigned in 1860, on the disbandment of the militia. In 1861, he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment of Virginia troops [97th Virginia Militia], and served until they were disbanded [Spring 1862]; his wife is a member of the Baptist Church; he is a stanch Democrat, politically. He is now living in his comfortable home, his three remaining children, happily married, residing near him."
NOTES in 2015: The above information is taking from a book about the History of Newton County, Indiana. Family research on Thomas Buswell tells more of his life. In 1837, he was addressed as "Captain" on a receipt and research shows that he probably served in the Seminole-Florida War and received land in Indiana as a reward for his service. When he was 22 years old, in 1839, he made his first known trip west and traveled through parts of Indiana and Illinois where he may have purchased land. His marriage to Rebecca Spitler took place at White Hall near Luray, Virginia on December 22, 1840. In 1846, Thomas recorded that he purchased "several hundred acres of wild land" in Indiana. This may have been his second purchase of Midwestern land. Thomas owned a store in Leaksville, Virginia across the road from their home. The store was still standing about 1970 but is no longer there. Thomas was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1853 and served three or four years. In 1860 he was the "Asst. Marshall" (recorder) for the census in Page County. Almost nothing is known of Thomas's activities during the Civil War; he would not discuss it. According to a saved paper, in December of 1861, he was in Page County arresting deserters, by order of Major General Jackson and was paid 75 cents a day. When the family moved to Indiana after the War, his service in the Confederacy definitely would not have been a topic of conversation. Those years were surely a strain on him and his wife as three of her brothers and families lived in the north and may have served with the Union Army. Thomas and Rebecca lived in Virginia and he and his two sons served with the Confederate Army. Rebecca's brother, Mann Spitler, also served in the Confederate Army.
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