Brief Life History of Paul
When Paul Buchanan was born on 8 July 1880, in Alexander, Erath, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Newton Buchanan, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth 'Betty' Denton Buchanan, was 29. He married Lucy Evelyn Upham on 24 February 1901, in Hamilton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 3, Hamilton, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 3, Erath, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 8 June 1971, in Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Erath, Texas, United States.
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Sources (31)
- Paul Buckhanan in entry for Buckhanan, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Paul Buchanan, "United States Census, 1940"
- Paul Buchannon, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
Spouse and Children
1880–1971 Male
1883–1962 Female
Children (5)
1902–1987 Male
1904–1984 Female
1908–1975 Male
1912–2003 Male
1915–2001 Male
Parents and Siblings
1837–1903 Male
1851–1929 Female
Siblings (8)
1877–1906 Male
1880–1971 Male
1883–1957 Male
1886–1967 Male
1887– Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Age 1
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1904
Age 24
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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