Brief Life History of Lulu Dot
When Lulu Dot Buchanan was born on 7 June 1889, in Precept, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, her father, Thomas Jefferson Buchanan, was 44 and her mother, Nancy Hughes Forsythe, was 42. She married George Austin Craig on 25 December 1905, in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Summerville Election Precinct, Union, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Summerville, Union, Oregon, United States in 1950. She died on 18 September 1974, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Summerville-Imbler Cemetery, Summerville, Union, Oregon, United States.
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- Lulla D Craig, "United States 1950 Census"
- Dot Buchanan, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Lula Dot Craig, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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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