THE BUCK CEMETERY RECORDS, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NORTH OF ARTESIA, NM ********************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Records extracted by Shary Bullock May 2001 Typing by Shary Bullock May 2001 Submitted by Shary Bullock ********************************************************************************** The BUCK Cemetery is a family cemetery. It is fenced and the gate is padlocked. Entry may be obtained with permission of the landowner. The location is 8 miles north of Artesia on U.S. Highway 285, and east 1/4 mile on a locked dirt drive. The information on the history of this cemetery was obtained from an interview, May 10, 2001 with Mrs. James Melton "Mae" BUCK of Artesia, New Mexico. James Melton BUCK was the son of C.J. BUCK. James Melton and his wife, Mae lived for many years on the old home place of Mr. & Mrs. Charles James BUCK. Charles James BUCK, sometimes known as "C.J." was the son of James Madison and Martha Ann Rowland BUCK. He was born 13 March 1861 in Texas. The BUCK family came to what was then Lincoln County, NM in 1887 and lived at the head of Cox Canyon in the Sacramento Mountains. In the winter of 1888 it snowed seven feet on the level. That winter was referred to and is still remembered as "the Buck's Snow". In 1897 C.J. and his wife, Edna Simons "Bamma" BUCK , moved to the Pecos Valley where he was the first to settle and homestead on Cottonwood Creek, near Cottonwood Springs. He and his family ran sheep. Later he settled on the property where the cemetery is located. He drilled his first artesian well in 1905 and planted cottonwood trees, willow trees, orchards and raised alfalfa. Following is the listing of those buried in the BUCK Cemetery: Charles James "C.J." Buck------ Died 1932 Edna Simons "Bamma" Buck------- Died 1937 Eugene Buck-------------------- Infant son of C.J. Buck. He is buried outside the main fence in a separate fenced area. Lucinda "Lou" Maxey------------ Daughter of Joel Maxey. She came to live with the Buck family at the age of 14 upon the death of her parents. Unknown Mexican man------------ Buried on the outside of the family plot. May Hall Williams-------------- Daughter of Noah Buck Infant ------------------------ Child of May Hall Williams