Brief Life History of William R
William R Buchanan was born on 21 December 1848, in Ten Mile, Meigs, Tennessee, United States. He married Adaline Ervin on 2 March 1874, in Meigs, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Meigs, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 8 January 1897, in Ten Mile, Meigs, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Wm R Buchanan, "United States Census, 1880"
- W R Buchanan, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- W. R. Buchanan, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1848–1897 Male
1854–1919 Female
Children (2)
1879–1957 Male
1882–1949 Female
World Events (6)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 14
1863
Age 15
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 27
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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