Brief Life History of George William
When George William Buchanan was born on 3 August 1907, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, John Henry Buchanan, was 34 and his mother, Euphemia Reid Simpson, was 31. He married Rose Kleinsasser in 1928, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1940 and Washoe City, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 1950. He died on 18 March 1959, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in San Francisco, California, United States.
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- George Buchanan, "United States Census, 1940"
- George Washington Buchanan, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- George William Buchanan, "Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
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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