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Pioneer History of )3andera County 61
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
amp His widow returned to Bandera to make her
kome, 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 IHoin and
an Englishman named Williamson. There was considerableexcitement, over the daing hold-up, although
the robbers secured only $7.00. in Mo ey.
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Hunter, J. Marvin. Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history, book, 1922; Bandera, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27720/m1/61/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.