History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924, p. 1003:
HENRY VAN BUSKIRK
An orchardist whose reputation for wide and valuable experience and practical, up-to-date ideas and methods is in itself an asset such as many would wish to possess, is Henry Van Buskirk, of Marysville, in which historic city he was born, on March 31, 1874, the son of George and Bertha (Newman) Van Buskirk, esteemed pioneers of influence. George Van Buskirk, the father, was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to Marysville in 1864. He set out from Pennsylvania for California, and first pitched his tent at Sacramento, later removing to Marysville, where he engaged in staging, worked around horses, and after a while worked for Dave Knight, and was with the Gas Works for a number of years. Then he embarked in the wood and coal business, which he followed for thirty years. When he retired, it was not because of old age, but on account of failing eyesight. He was blind, in fact, for twenty-one years, and then regained his eyesight. By this time he had acquired a large strip of property on B Street, in Marysville. Mrs. Van Buskirk’s parents were New Yorkers, and she came to California with them when she was two years of age; and here she was married to Mr. Van Buskirk. She died in 1897, the mother of the following children: Henry, Theodore, Emma, Nettie, Ida, Carrie, who became Mrs. Chapman, and Tillie.
Barney Van Buskirk, as Henry Van Buskirk is familiarly known by his many friends and acquaintances, attended the public schools in Marysville and then, for about twenty years, was in business in the old home town. When he took up orcharding, he went in for the raising of peaches. He now has seventy-five acres set out to that fruit, and the orchard is said to be one of the finest in the county.
In San Francisco, Henry Van Buskirk was married to Miss Nellie Devine, a popular lady of that city, who has come to share with him his popularity in the fraternal circles of the Eagles. One child, a son named George William Bernard, has blessed their union. Mr. Van Buskirk has always been fond of boxing and baseball, and he particularly enjoys outdoor life and sports. He is a Republican and stands by that party’s platforms as being the best for fostering American industry.
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _George VAN BUSKIRK _| | (1841 - 1917) m 1871| | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Henry (Barney) VAN BUSKIRK | (1874 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Bertha NEWMAN ______| (1854 - 1897) m 1871| | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _George VAN BUSKIRK _| | (1841 - 1917) m 1871| | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Ida VAN BUSKIRK | | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Bertha NEWMAN ______| (1854 - 1897) m 1871| | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
His date of birth comes from his death record in Yuba Co., California, which, however, lists his birthplace as Indiana.
He and his brother were charter members of the G.A.R. post founded in Marysville, Yuba Co., California in 1885. Notices about a problem with his Civil War Pension appeared in the San Francisco Call:
_____________________ | ______________________| | | | |_____________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | | _____________________ | | | | |______________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--James VAN BUSKIRK | (1839 - 1921) | _William WHITESIDES _ | | (1775 - 1810) | _James WHITESIDE _____| | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | | | |_____________________ | | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | _Isaac SLAUGHTER ____+ | | (1758 - 1838) m 1775 |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _| (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |_Mary DAVIS _________+ (1759 - 1793) m 1775
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _James VAN BUSKIRK __| | (1839 - 1921) | | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Jessie VAN BUSKIRK | (1879 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Mary _____ _________| (1842 - ....) | | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _James VAN BUSKIRK __| | (1839 - 1921) | | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--John C. VAN BUSKIRK | (1879 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Mary _____ _________| (1842 - ....) | | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
______ VAN BUSKIRK __ | m 1838 _James VAN BUSKIRK __| | (1839 - 1921) | | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _+ | (1815 - 1850) m 1838 _George Franklin VAN BUSKIRK _| | (1867 - ....) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Mary _____ _________| | (1842 - ....) | | |_____________________ | | |--Leonard VAN BUSKIRK | (1894 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Anna E. _____ _______________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _James VAN BUSKIRK __| | (1839 - 1921) | | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Lula VAN BUSKIRK | (1868 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Mary _____ _________| (1842 - ....) | | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _George VAN BUSKIRK _| | (1841 - 1917) m 1871| | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Matilda VAN BUSKIRK | | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Bertha NEWMAN ______| (1854 - 1897) m 1871| | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _James VAN BUSKIRK __| | (1839 - 1921) | | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Myrtle VAN BUSKIRK | (1882 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Mary _____ _________| (1842 - ....) | | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _George VAN BUSKIRK _| | (1841 - 1917) m 1871| | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Nettie (Jeanette?) VAN BUSKIRK | | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Bertha NEWMAN ______| (1854 - 1897) m 1871| | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
Obituary in the Sacramento Bee calls him "Rollie", says he died of appendicitis.
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _James VAN BUSKIRK __| | (1839 - 1921) | | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Rolla VAN BUSKIRK | (1872 - 1906) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Mary _____ _________| (1842 - ....) | | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
Date of birth from his World War I draft registration card (San Francisco), which lists his nearest relative as Henry Van Buskirk of Marysville.
______________________ | ______ VAN BUSKIRK __| | m 1838 | | |______________________ | _George VAN BUSKIRK _| | (1841 - 1917) m 1871| | | _James WHITESIDE _____+ | | | (.... - 1847) m 1799 | |_Caroline WHITESIDE _| | (1815 - 1850) m 1838| | |_Elizabeth SLAUGHTER _+ | (1779 - 1835) m 1799 | |--Theodore VAN BUSKIRK | (1876 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Bertha NEWMAN ______| (1854 - 1897) m 1871| | ______________________ | | |_____________________| | |______________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Simeon VAN HORN ____| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Margaret VAN HORN | (1795 - 1820) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Sarah DANHAM _______| | | __ | | |__| | |__
Genealogy on the internet: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~conover/connet/connet-o/index.htm .
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Jean VANAT _________| | (.... - 1708) m 1666| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Claudine Marie VANAT | | _Jaques REVERDIL ____+ | | (1590 - 1641) m 1610 | _Jaques REVERDIL ____| | | (1614 - 1651) m 1639| | | |_Claudine FORNIER ___+ | | (1593 - 1641) m 1610 |_Estienna REVERDIL __| (.... - 1708) m 1666| | _Nicolas BUVELOT ____ | | (.... - 1634) |_Françoise BUVELOT __| (.... - 1694) m 1639| |_Claudine ANSERMET __
Appears at a baptism in Gingins, 20 jun 1686.
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Jean VANAT _________| | (.... - 1708) m 1666| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Esaye VANAT | | _Jaques REVERDIL ____+ | | (1590 - 1641) m 1610 | _Jaques REVERDIL ____| | | (1614 - 1651) m 1639| | | |_Claudine FORNIER ___+ | | (1593 - 1641) m 1610 |_Estienna REVERDIL __| (.... - 1708) m 1666| | _Nicolas BUVELOT ____ | | (.... - 1634) |_Françoise BUVELOT __| (.... - 1694) m 1639| |_Claudine ANSERMET __
Appears with her father at baptisms in Gingins, 1686, 1697, 1699.
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Jean VANAT _________| | (.... - 1708) m 1666| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Estiennaz VANAT | | _Jaques REVERDIL ____+ | | (1590 - 1641) m 1610 | _Jaques REVERDIL ____| | | (1614 - 1651) m 1639| | | |_Claudine FORNIER ___+ | | (1593 - 1641) m 1610 |_Estienna REVERDIL __| (.... - 1708) m 1666| | _Nicolas BUVELOT ____ | | (.... - 1634) |_Françoise BUVELOT __| (.... - 1694) m 1639| |_Claudine ANSERMET __
Baptism not dated, recorded between entries for 31 jul 1675 and 21 may 1676.
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Jean VANAT _________| | (.... - 1708) m 1666| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Françoise VANAT | (1675 - ....) | _Jaques REVERDIL ____+ | | (1590 - 1641) m 1610 | _Jaques REVERDIL ____| | | (1614 - 1651) m 1639| | | |_Claudine FORNIER ___+ | | (1593 - 1641) m 1610 |_Estienna REVERDIL __| (.... - 1708) m 1666| | _Nicolas BUVELOT ____ | | (.... - 1634) |_Françoise BUVELOT __| (.... - 1694) m 1639| |_Claudine ANSERMET __
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Jean VANAT _________| | (.... - 1708) m 1666| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--George VANAT | | _Jaques REVERDIL ____+ | | (1590 - 1641) m 1610 | _Jaques REVERDIL ____| | | (1614 - 1651) m 1639| | | |_Claudine FORNIER ___+ | | (1593 - 1641) m 1610 |_Estienna REVERDIL __| (.... - 1708) m 1666| | _Nicolas BUVELOT ____ | | (.... - 1634) |_Françoise BUVELOT __| (.... - 1694) m 1639| |_Claudine ANSERMET __