From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Pages 495 - 496
 
JOSEPH SIDNEY BUELL was eldest child of Ira BUELL and Chloe HOLCOMB.  His 
father's ancestors were William1, Samuel2, 3, Joseph4, Thomas5.  Ira's other 
children were Harriet A. (Mrs. George ALLEN), Persis A. (Mrs. John W. BOYD), 
Wallace J., William Ira, Henry C., Charles Edwin.  J. Sidney BUELL was born at 
Plymouth, New York, March 7, 1819; married Mary L., daughter of Rufus MAYNARD 
and Chloe WHEAT, September 7, 1847; she died April 24, 1855; he married June 
13, 1856, Marie Antoinette, daughter of Abner HOLCOMB and Susan HUBBARD.  His 
father and all or most of the family came in 1849 to Linn, where they bought an 
almost lordly domain on and near Bloom Prairie.  He died at Lake Geneva in 
December, 1895.  Of his children, Ira M. has gained some distinction as a 
geologist.  J. Sidney BUELL was a capable farmer, an intelligent and excellent 
citizen, and was one of a notable group of men who were faithful working 
members of the County Agricultural Society.

Submitted By:  Carol
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