Elizabeth Haskew Buchanan1

b. 13 January 1853, d. September 1938
FatherMathew Hay Buchanan2,1,3 b. 9 Mar 1817, d. 5 Oct 1900
MotherElizabeth Goode4,3,1 b. 1 Dec 1824, d. 27 Nov 1901
Birth13 Jan 1853 Elizabeth Haskew Buchanan was born on 13 Jan 1853 in Washington County, Virginia.5,1 
  Elizabeth did not marry; neither did her sister Margaret or her brothers Robert and Thomas. They continued to run the family farm in the Saltville District of Washington County following the death of their parents in 1900/1901.6,7 
DeathSep 1938 Elizabeth died on the 26th (cemetery record) or 27th (death record) of Sep 1938 in Washington County at age 85.5,1 
Burial She was buried at Mahanaim Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Last Edited27 May 2009

Citations

  1. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 102. Record abstracted as: Betty Haskew Buchanan, 85y 8m 13d, b. Jan. 13, 1853 WCV, d. Sept. 27, 1938, sgl, d/o M.H. Buchanan, b. WCV and Elizabeth Goode, b. WCV.
  2. [S165] M. H. Buchanan household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 99, page 41 (229A stamped), dwelling 358, family 368, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 41 of 63. M. H. Buchanan, 63, farmer; Elizabeth, 55, wife; Bettie H., 26, dau; Robt. D., 22, son; Maggie K., 19, dau; Thomas F., 16, son; Rachel B., 14, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  4. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 706.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 144. Stone reported to read: Betty H. Buchanan, 13 Jan. 1853-26 Sept. 1938.
  6. [S238] Robert G. Buchanan household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 167, sheet 9B, dwelling 128, family 131, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2009, image 18 of 25. Household includes: Robert G. Buchanan, 62, farmer, owns farm; Bettie H., sister, 66, house work; Margaret K., sister, 59, housework; Thomas F., brother, 55; farmer; all b. VA.
  7. [S2274] William Buchanan, "Buchanan Family History", 1984-1995.