Andrew E. F. Buchanan1
b. 29 May 1847, d. 5 June 1855
Birth | 29 May 1847 | Andrew E. F. Buchanan was born on 29 May 1847 in Virginia calculated from the information on his death record.1 |
Death | 5 Jun 1855 | Andrew died on 5 Jun 1855 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 8 of scarlet fever. The information was reported by Andrew Edmondson, his uncle.1 |
| | It appears that an outbreak of scarlet fever claimed the life of more than one member of the Buchanan household. A 6 year old slave named Caroline died of the same disease just 3 days before Andrew.3 |
Citations
- [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Death Register for the year 1855 originally held by the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics and viewed as Library of Virginia microfilm reel #30; entry states: Andrew E. F. Buchanan, d. 05 Jun 1855, age 8y 7d, scarlet fever, s/o Russell M. & R. Buchanan, reported by Uncle, Andrew Edmundson.
- [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 210.
- [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Death Register for the year 1855 originally held by the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics and viewed as Library of Virginia microfilm reel #30; entry states: Caroline (Slave), d. 02 Jun 1855, age 6y 3m 10d, scarlet fever, d/o Malinda, Owner: Rosannah Buchanan, reported by Andrew Edmundson.