Hi Drew, "Buizzard" is my younger brother. His was the original message sent to rootsweb. Our family is from the Fonda, Iowa area and goes way back. I was wondering if the Richard Busby you speak of is a shirt tail relative.] My grandfather was Theolophous Price Busby son of Williben Busby who married a Grace Roberts. TP Busby had a brother, George, who for many years farmed in Fonda and has great grandsons living ion Newell Iowa. Masybe there is some sort of connection. good Luck Larry Busby Hoopeston, Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: <junk_man2@thegrid.net> To: <BUSBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 8:32 PM Subject: Re: Iowa/Minnesota Busbys > Drew Beck wrote: > > > > I'm new to this list so I hope that I don't break any rules of > netiquette, but I wanted to respond to a message that came across the > list: > > > I, too have Busby family from northwest Iowa. My grandfather, Irwin > Busby, lived just outside of Peterson, IA for many years. Peterson is > located about 20 miles southwest of Spencer IA, or 35 miles southwest of > Lake Okoboji, near the Iowa/Minnesota border. My dad, Richard Busby, > graduated from Peterson High School in 1946 (I think that's the year; I > may be off one year either way though). He had two sisters, Jean and > Evelyn, and two brothers, Harold and Steve. > > > My last name of Beck is an adopted one--my mother remarried when I was > 11 years old and I was adopted by my stepfather. I was born Richard > Drew Busby. > > > Drew Beck, > > Madison, WI > > > > >>> "buzzard" <buzzard@taylortel.com> 06/21/99 06:28PM >>> > > Norma, > > My Busby family centered mostly in and around Fonda, Iowa for many years. > > Where in Iowa & Minn was your family? I find lots of info on southern Busbys > > but little or none on my family. Let me know if I can help. > > Tom Busby > > -----Original Message----- > > From: NanaCo8681@aol.com <NanaCo8681@aol.com> > > To: BUSBY-L@rootsweb.com <BUSBY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 1:00 PM > > Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} Busby's Of Falls County Texas > > > > >I wonder if we might be related. My ggrandfather was Robert Wesley Busby > > who > > >was a blacksmith by trade. His people came from SC and he moved around > > some. > > >I can trace him to Minn. Iowa and Ark where he is buried. Norma > > > > > > > > >==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > > >RootsWeb Resource Cluster > > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames > > >Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net > > > > > > > > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > > RootsWeb Resource Cluster > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames > > Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net > > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > > RootsWeb Resource Cluster > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames > > Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > Busby Family Homepage: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/index.htm > Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net > >