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- Family History file record lists marriage as Oct. 20, 1910, in South Dakota.
1905 South Dakota census card: W. J. Buswell, single, Lincoln Cty, Springdale Twp, age 36, carpenter, born in Independence, Iowa, yrs in SD: 32, father born in New Hampshire, mother born in Pennsylvania.
1920 Census: Yakima County, Toppenish City, Washington:
Living at 304 N. Chestnut Street:
Buswell, William J., 49, born in Iowa, father’s birthplace illegible, mother born in Pennsylvania;
Katherine, his wife, age 42, came to the US in 188(?), naturalized in 188(?), born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany.
1930 Census: Yakima County, Toppenish City, Washington:
Buswell, Wm. J., head, owns his own home, age 60, age at first marriage 41, born in Iowa, father born in Canada, mother born in Pennsylvania;
Catherine, wife, age 51, age at first marriage 32, immigrated to the US in 1883, natuarlized citizen, born in Germany, father and mother born in Germany.
1940 U.S. Federal Census: Washington: Yakima: Toppenish: 304 N. Chestnut:
Buswell, William J., head, 70, married, born in Iowa, lived in same house 5 years earlier, carpenter, building construction;
Katherine, wife, 63, married, born in Germany, lived in same house 5 years earlier;
Wakey, Helen, sister-in-law, 51, divorced, born in South Dakota, lived in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, 5 years earlier; bookeeper, retail gardening;
Mary A., niece, 16, single, born in Iowa, lived in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, 5 years earlier;
Sheckels, Alberta F., lodger, 25, single, born in Washington, lived in Seattle, King, Washington, 5 years earlier; teacher, public high school.
Washington Deaths, 1883-1960
Name: William James Buswell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1869
Death Date: 24 Nov 1949
Age at Death: 80
Death Location: Toppenish, Yakima, Washington
Father: James Buswell
Mother: Mary louise Davis
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Inex:
Name: William James Buswell
SSN: 535120910
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1869
Birth Place: Independance, Iowa
Father: James M. Buswell
Mother: Mary L. Davies
Notes: Jan. 1940: Name listed as William James Buswell
Death Announcement: Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 25 Nov 1949, Fri.
"W. J. Buswell
Word was received here of the death of W. J. Buswell of Toppenish, Wash., former member of the Masonic lodge and Odd Fellows in Sioux Falls. He spent his early life in Lincoln county, S.D., going to Washington about 40 years ago. Survivors include the widow, the former Kate Leubecher; one brother, Fred, Twin Falls, Idaho; and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Lockwood, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Eva Davie, Zillah, Wash."
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