Margaret Kelly Buchanan1

b. 12 July 1860, d. 16 March 1934
FatherMathew Hay Buchanan2,3 b. 9 Mar 1817, d. 5 Oct 1900
MotherElizabeth Goode4,3,1 b. 1 Dec 1824, d. 27 Nov 1901
Birth12 Jul 1860 Margaret Kelly Buchanan was born on 12 Jul 1860 in Virginia.2,5 
  Margaret and her sister Betty helped their brothers Robert and Thomas run the family farm after their parents died; none of the 4 siblings married.6,7 
Death16 Mar 1934 Margaret died on 16 Mar 1934 at age 73.5,1 
Burial She was buried at Mahanaim Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Last Edited22 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 85. Entry for Margaret Kelly Buchanan, 73y8m4d, b. Smyth Co., VA, d. 16 Mar, 1934, single, d/o M.H. Buchanan b. WCV and Elizabeth Goode, b. WCV, bur Clinchburg Cem.
  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: Margaret K. Buchanan, 12 Jul 1860-16 Mar 1934.
  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.