Brief Life History of Elnora
When Elnora Buchanan was born on 26 July 1824, in Donelson, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Buchanan, was 61 and her mother, Lucinda Mary "Lucy" East, was 31. She married Samuel B Brown Sr. on 6 December 1851, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 17 December 1887, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Ellen Buchanan in household of Lucinda Buchanan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ellen B Buchanan, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Elnora B Buchanan Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1823–1887 Male
1824–1887 Female
Children (10)
1854–1927 Male
1854– Male
1855–1950 Female
1856– Male
1859–1924 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1763–1841 Male
1792–1865 Female
Siblings (16)
1811–1843 Male
1812–1886 Female
1813–1896 Male
1814–1877 Male
1816–1912 Female
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 11
1846
Age 22
Name Meaning
Scottish (western Scotland): habitational name from Buchanan in Stirlingshire, perhaps named with Gaelic buth chanain ‘house of the canon’.
Irish: adopted for Ó Buadhachanáin, see Bohannon .
History: This is the name of a Scottish clan associated with lands on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond and in the Lennox. — The name Buchanan was brought independently to North America from Scotland by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. George Buchanan came to MD in 1698. — James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the US (1857–61), was born near Mercersburg, PA, the son of a successful land speculator and store keeper, who had emigrated to PA from Scotland in 1783.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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