David Jackson Buchanan1,2
b. 29 April 1889, d. 31 July 1936
Birth | 29 Apr 1889 | David Jackson Buchanan was born on 29 Apr 1889 in Smyth County, Virginia.1,3 |
Childhood | | David grew up on his parent's farm in the Rich Valley district of Smyth County.1,2 |
Milit-Reg | 5 Jun 1917 | He registered for the World War I draft on June 5, 1917 while living in Brooklyn, New York where he was training as a medical intern at Norwegian Hospital. The form described David as tall with blue eyes and brown hair. He was not married.4 |
Military | | David went on to serve in France as a Captain in the US Army, Medical Corps.5 |
Cens-1920 | 10 Jan 1920 | Following the war David practiced medicine in Savannah, Georgia.6 |
Marriage | circa 1922 | He married Eva H. (?) circa 1922.7 |
Cens-1930 | Apr 1930 | In 1930 they lived in Lakewood, Ohio [a suburb of Cleveland] where David worked for the US Veterans Bureau.7 |
Death | 31 Jul 1936 | David died on 31 Jul 1936 when he was struck by a train at Glade Spring in Washington County, Virginia, at age 47.3 |
Citations
- [S682] W Henry Buchanan household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Rich Valley District, ED 84, sheet 1B, dwelling 17, family 17, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Household included: W. Henry Buchanan, 36, b. Dec. 1863, marr 11 years, farmer; O. Lou, wife, 38, b. Aug. 1861, marr 11 years, mother of 4 children, all are living; D. Jackson, son, 11, b. Apr. 1889; E. Virginia, dau, 9, b. May 1891; F. Maiden, son, 6, b. Aug. 1892; G. Campbell, son, 4, b. Feb. 1896; all b. VA/VA/VA.
- [S1138] William Buchanan household, 1910 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Ellendale Precinct, ED 89, sheet 1A (p. 161 stamped), dwelling 5, family 5, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Household included: William Buchanan, 47, marr #1, marr 47 yrs, farm operator, owns own farm; Ollie, wife, 47, marr 21 years, mother of 4 children, all are living; David, son, 20; Ethel, dau, 18; Frank, 16, son, Garland, son, 14; Lucile Neal, servant, 15; all b. VA.
- [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington Co., Virginia death register entry for David Jackson Buchanan: Glade Spring; David Jackson BUCHANAN, white male, mar; b SCV, 29 Apr 1889, SCV, 47/03/02; d 31 Jul 1936, s/o Wm. H. BUCHANAN, VA & Mrs. Ollie McCARTEY, VA; bur Arlington, VA; killed by train.
- [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2010), Data for David Jackson Buchanan, Kings County, NY (5 June 1917).
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Jul 2010). Dr. David F. [sic] Buchanan entry, Arlington National Cemetery.
- [S2479] Louise E. Griffith household, 1920 U.S. cens., Chatham Co., Georgia, pop. sched., Savannah, ED 60, sheet 12B, dwelling 160, family 283, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2010. Mrs. Griffith, a widow ran a boarding house. Her lodgers included: David J. Buchanan, age 30, sgl, b. VA, parents b. VA, physician, general practice.
- [S2480] David J. Buchanan household, 1930 U.S. cens., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Lakewood, ED 18-639, sheet 20-A (p. 253 stamped), dwelling 430, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2020. Household includes: David J. Buchanan, 40, marr at 32, b. VA, physician for US Veterans Bureau; Eva H., wife, 42, marr at 34, b. Florida, parents b. FL. [Note: under Eva's occupation the word "nurse" had been written and then lined out and replaced with "none"]