Buuck Background
| This is currently only a portion of the Buucks from Windheim who settled in Preble township, Adams county, Indiana. |
Ernst Diedrich Buuck (1805-1874)
Ernst Diedrich Buuck(1805-1874), his wife Christine Wilhelmine Dörman and their children immigrated in 1841 from Windheim, Minden, Preußen, to the United States and settled in Preble township, Adams county, Indiana. They became members of the Friedheim Lutheran congregation in Preble township.
Along with him where two of his sons, who would also become farmers in Preblem township, Ernst Book and Conrad Book.
Below is Ernst Diedrich’s delcaration of intention to naturalize, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen. It was found in a public tree belonging to Connie Buuck on Ancestry.com. A transcription of the text, then, follows.
Below is a transcription of Ernst Diedrich Buuck(1805-1874)'s Declaration of Intention to Naturalize.
Page 265 Order book A Declaration State of Indiana of C Book Adams County Alien
I Ernst Book an alien do make the following [report] of myself, and declar ation of intention of becoming a Citizen of the United States—to wit, I am a native of Minden in the Kingdom of Prussia born on the first day of October 1805 being now about thirty six years of Age, migrated from the Port of Bremen on the thirteenth day of April AD 1841 and arrived in the Port of New York in the State of New York in the United States of America on the twnety eight day of May AD 1841 and owe my allegiane to Frederick William Fourth. And I also report my sons Ernst Book and Conrad Book who migrated with me and are at this time members of my family the eldest is about 8 years of age and the youngest 3 months of age. And I do also delcare that it is bona fide my intention to become a citizen of the United States of America and of the State of Indiana and to renounce all allegiance and fidelity to every foriegn Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and particularly to Frederick William fourth King of Prussia of whom I am now a subject. Ernst Book Sworn to and [solemnized?] before me this 2nd day of November 1841 Samuel L Ruggy Clerk
[filed?] Adams Co. Court House Order Book A Decatur, Indiana
Conrad Buuck was apparently not before the voge to American but after in October of 1841. How could he, then, have been "three months of age" when the family emigrated? His mother would have three month pregnant when the family departed in April and arrived in May. If Ernst Diedrich, who spoke German, explained that his wife was "three months pregnant" upon departure, it might have been misunderstood as "three months of age".
Karl Friedrich Buuck (1800-TODO)
Order Book A page 42 & 43 Adams Co, Court Decatur, Ind.
Application to become a citizen of the United States Be it remember that Frederick Book an alien a now a resident of this County this day came into open court and made application to be fully naturalized and to become a citizen of the United Status and it appearing to the statifaction of Said Court that the said Frederick Book did on the third day of September 1838 before the Clerk of the Adans Circtu Court resolve on his solemn 251 [Note: 251 is handwritten] oath that is was bona fide intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince Potentate State or Sovereignty and this court being satified by the oaths of Samuel L Rugg and Michael Rock that the said Frederick Book has resid ed within the United States for the last five years, that he is good moral character, that he is attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and [affirms] of the same that he has been for the last twelve months a resident of the State of Indiana, and the said Frederick Book on being admitted by the court took the oath to support the consititution of the United States of America and that he doth now absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince Potentate State and Sovereignty whatever and particularly to Frederick fourth whose subject he was
vs Frederick Book
Page 250 Order Book A Adams Co. Courst Decatur Ind.
Application to become a citizen of the United States Be it remembered that Frederick Book an alien an and now a resident of thie County this day came into open court and mde application to be fully naturlized and to become a citizen of the United States and it appearing the the satisfaction of said court that the said Frederick Book did on the third day of September 1838 before the cleark of the Adams Circuit Court deliver on his solemn 251 oath that it was bonafide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince Potentate State or Sovereignty and this Court being satified by the oath of Samule L Rugg and Michael Rock that the said Frederick Book has resid ed with the United States for the last five years, that he is of good moral character, that hie attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and office of the same that he has been for the last twelve months a resident of the State of Indiana and the said Frederick Book on being admitted by the court too the oath to support the constitution of the United States of America and that he doth now absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiane and fidelity to ever yforign prince potentate state and soverignty whatever and particularly to Frederick fourth whose subject he was
Others Sources and Background
The Genealogy Center has the volume The Buuck family in America: sesquicentennial (1836-1986) by Gale C. and Marvin L. Buuck.
National Archives History of the Certificate of Citizenship, 1790-1956