John Lorenzo Buchanan

Brief Life History of John Lorenzo

When John Lorenzo Buchanan was born on 24 January 1852, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, John Buchanan, was 26 and his mother, Adeline Coons, was 18. He married Julia Ann Zufelt on 11 January 1875, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 10 April 1906, in Lyman, Wayne, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Lyman Cemetery, Lyman, Wayne, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lorenzo Buchanan
1852–1906
Julia Ann Zufelt
1855–1938
Marriage: 11 January 1875
Julia Ann Buchanan
1875–1964
John Henry Buchanan
1877–1977
Lorenzo Dow Buchanan
1879–1880
Nora Louisa Buchanan
1880–1987
George Franklin Buchanan
1882–1955
Adaline Buchanan
1884–1975
Luther Buchanan
1886–1918
Rueben Buchanan
1888–1888
Vetta Buchanan
1890–1895
Delbert Buchanan
1892–1967
Janetta Buchanan
1894–1894
Maretta Buchanan
1894–1894
Loraina Buchanan
1895–1901
Richard Buchanan
1898–1898

Sources (20)

  • John Buchannan in household of John Buchannan, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Lorenzo Buchanan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • James Lorenzo in entry for John Henry Buchanan, "California, Walnut Creek, Oak Hills Park Chapel, Funeral Records, 1962-2018"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

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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