John Buck
John Buck settled a mile east of London and built one of the first brick residences in that part of the county. Prior to coming to Ohio, he had borrowed five hundred dollars in gold from a friend in Philadelphia. To repay this Mr. and Mrs. Buck labored faithfully and hard and saved their earnings. They finally accumulated the amount and to pay it in the same kind of coin, in 1830, the wife, Mrs. Jane Buck, took the five hundred dollars in gold to Philadelphia and paid the debt. She made the entire trip to and from Philadelphia on horseback and alone, as her husband could not spare the time from his farm work to take the journey. This incident is given to show the honesty, courage and pluck of the men and women of seventy years ago.
From Bellville Messenger: October 30, 1903, Vol. 11, No. 43