Josephine Buchanan1

b. 22 August 1891, d. 18 June 1980
FatherBenjamin Franklin Buchanan1 b. 4 Oct 1857, d. 1932
MotherElenor F. Sheffey1 b. Jul 1866, d. 1952
Birth22 Aug 1891 Josephine Buchanan was born on 22 Aug 1891 in Virginia.2,3 
  She graduated from Marion College and Hollins College. She taught school in Portsmouth, Virginia.1 
Death18 Jun 1980 Josephine died on 18 Jun 1980 at age 88.2 
Burial She was buried at Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia.2 
Last Edited2 Aug 2008

Citations

  1. [S1915] History of Virginia - Virginia Biography, Vol. 4: 530.
  2. [S1037] Mack Sturgill and Kenneth Sturgill, Smyth Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 3, p. 115.
  3. [S682] Benj. F. Buchanan household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Marion, ED 82, sheet 13A (p. 74 stamped), dwelling 230, family 240, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2008, image 25 of 32. Household includes: Benj. F. Buchanan, 40, b. Oct. 1859, marr 13 yrs, lawyer, owns home, no mortgage; Eleanor F., wife, 33, b. Jul 1866, marr 13 yrs, mother of 5 children, 3 living; John P., son, 12, b. Jan. 1888; Josephine, dau, 8, b. Aug. 1891; Virginia, dau, 5, [date of birth not clear]; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.