1875 Census showing Peter Reel and family
September 21, 2009
The 1875 census of Eudora, Kansas, shows John Buck, Polly J. Buck and her three sons, Harmon, George, and Samuel. Samuel was born after her first husband, Samuel Jeremiah Reel, died. Her new husband is listed as saloon keeper. By 1875, her step-children, Peter and Mary Jane, had left home.
Here is a copy of the 1875 census:
Polly J. Buck and Reel children in 1875 census, Eudora, KS
The 1870 lists her sons with the last name of her second husband, and also lists a son by him, William Buck.
The 1870 census for Eudora Kansas showing Polly J. Reel Buck and her children:
1870 Census showing Polly J. (Reel) Buck and children with new spouse