Sarah Jane Scott1
b. 30 December 1855, d. 26 September 1936
Father | William M. Scott1 |
Mother | Mary K. Groseclose1 |
Birth | 30 Dec 1855 | Sarah Jane Scott was born on 30 Dec 1855 in Smyth County, Virginia.1 |
Marriage | 4 Jan 1882 | She married James Wiley Buchanan, son of William Ryburn Buchanan and Mary Catherine Keesling, on 4 Jan 1882 in Virginia.2 |
| | Sarah and James had grown up together in Smyth County. James left Virginia in 1871 for Atchison County, Missouri but returned to marry the "girl next door." |
| | Sarah and James spent their married lives farming in Clark township in Atchison County where they raised two daughters and a son who died at age 17. The family farm included a 1 1/2 story house, a barn and smoke house, sheep and cattle sheds, two windmills and an orchard of about 3 acres. They raised cattle, hogs and sheep.3,4 |
| | James and Sarah like to travel. From about 1910 to 1925 they visited different parts of the United States, traveling from coast to coast.5 |
Widowed | 9 Jun 1926 | Sarah was widowed when James died on 9 Jun 1926.6 |
Cens-1930 | 29 Apr 1930 | Sarah made her home with her daughter Mary and son-in-law "J.N." Youell. The younger couple also had 2 daughters: Sarah and Mary Katherine.7 |
Death | 26 Sep 1936 | Sarah died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 26 Sep 1936 in Clark township, Atchison County, Missouri, at age 80.1 |
Burial | 28 Sep 1936 | She was buried on 28 Sep 1936 at English Grove Cemetery in Atchison County.1 |
Citations
- [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : downloaded May 2007), Sarah Jane Buchanan data; personal information provided by Mrs. Yonel [?].
- [S2106] "Death Calls Mrs. Sarah J. Buchanan", Fairfax (Atchison Co., Missouri) Forum, Oct. 2, 1936.
- [S1687] J. _ Buchanan household, 1900 U.S. cens., Atchison Co., MO, pop. sched., East Clark township, ED 16, sheet 1B, dwelling 14, family 15, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image 2 of 30. Household includes: J. _ Buchanan, 52, b. Oct. 1847, marr 18yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; S.K. [?], wife, 44, b. Dec. 1855, marr 18yrs, mother 3 children, 2 are living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mary K., dau, 15, b. Jul 1884 MO; S. A., dau, 11, b. Oct. 1888 MO; Otto Bloa_, hand, 22, b. Jul 1877 MO, farm laborer.
- [S1686] James W. Buchanan household, 1910 U.S. cens., Atchison Co., MO, pop. sched., Clark twp, ED 19, sheet 16A (p. 189 stamped), dwelling 216, family 21_, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image 27 of 29. Household includes: James W. Buchanan, 62, marr #1, marr 24 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Sarah J., wife, 52, marr #1, marr 24 yrs, mother 3 children, 2 are living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mary K., dau, 25, b. MO, parents b. VA.
- [S2106] Memoir of James Wylie Buchanan, Fairfax (Atchison Co., Missouri) Forum, June 18, 1926.
- [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : downloaded March 2007), James Wiley Buchanan data; personal data contributed by Mrs. James W. Buchanan.
- [S1688] J.N. Melbourne Youell household, 1930 U.S. cens., Atchison Co., MO, pop. sched., Clark township, ED 3-4, sheet 10A (p. 28 stamped), dwelling 232, family 240, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image 19 of 28. Household includes: J.N. Melbourne Youell, 41, marr at 21, b. MO, father b. WV, mother b. MO, Mary K., wife, 42, marr at 22, b. MO, parents b. VA; Sarah L., dau, 15; Mary K., dau, 12; both b. MO, parents b. MO; Sarah J. Buchanan, mother-in-law, 74, wid, b. VA.