Robert Goode Buchanan1

b. 20 September 1857, d. 21 April 1946
FatherMathew Hay Buchanan2,3 b. 9 Mar 1817, d. 5 Oct 1900
MotherElizabeth Goode4,3 b. 1 Dec 1824, d. 27 Nov 1901
Birth20 Sep 1857 Robert Goode Buchanan was born on 20 Sep 1857 in Virginia.5,2 
  Robert was remembered by a distant cousin as mild-mannered and soft-spoken. After the death of their parents, Robert, his brother Thomas and their sisters Margaret and Elizabeth, maintained the family farm.6 
Death21 Apr 1946 Robert died on 21 Apr 1946 at age 88.5 
Burial He was buried at Mahanaim Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Last Edited26 May 2009

Citations

  1. [S2266] Tom Colley, "Compendia," e-mail to Diana Powell, 4 May 2009.
  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: Robert G. Buchanan, 20 Sept. 1857-21 Apr. 1946.
  6. [S2274] William Buchanan, "Buchanan Family History", 1984-1995.