The Buzby Family -- An Alaska Pioneer Family

About this website

This website commemorates the family and descendants of Harry and Louisa Buzby, Alaska pioneers and parents of Bessie, Marian, Jay, Ted, Elt and Bob Buzby.

My grandmother was Bessie Buzby Spencer, the oldest daughter of Harry and Louisa Buzby. My grandparents lived in Alaska until 1942, when they moved to Seattle. In February 2007 my Aunt Marty, who grew up on the family homestead near Fairbanks, contacted Bob and Tiny Buzby's daughter Alice Sims. Thus Bessie Spencer's family was reunited with the Alaska Buzbys.

To honor my Spencer and Buzby ancestors I created this site. Thanks for visiting the Buzby family website. -- Spencer Bryant

A gathering of the Buzbys, 1935

The family gathers at the Buzby ranch house near Fairbanks, 1935.
Back row: Grandma Louisa Buzby, Tom Spencer, Aunt Isabel, Jay Buzby.
Middle row: Ted, Elt and Bob Buzby, Aunt Winnie.
Front row: Joan, Sam, Evelyn Buzby.

A gathering of the Buzbys, 2009

The family gathers at North Pole and Fairbanks, July 20 - 23, 2009. Click to see a larger image

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