Eliza J. Umbarger1

b. 16 May 1852, d. 11 September 1915
FatherJames Umbarger1 b. 19 Nov 1801, d. Dec 1859
MotherEliza Hays1 b. 16 Sep 1810, d. 16 May 1878
Birth16 May 1852 Eliza J. Umbarger was born on 16 May 1852.2 
Marriage26 Jan 1871 She married Mathew R. Buchanan, son of James Hayter Buchanan and Jane Beattie Ryburn, on 26 Jan 1871 in Smyth County.1 
Cens-18804 Jun 1880 Mathew and Eliza were living near his father and stepmother when the 1880 census of Rich Valley, Smyth County was recorded. Their three young children, James H., Henry B., and William R. were also enumerated.3 
WidowedMay 1895  Mathew died in May 1895; Eliza was 43. 
Cens-19004 Jun 1900  In 1900 Eliza was recorded as a patient at Virginia Southwestern State Hospital in Marion.4 
Cens-191011 Apr 1910 By 1910 she was living with her son James and his family in Smyth County, Virginia. She stated that she was the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom were living.5 
Death11 Sep 1915 Eliza died on 11 Sep 1915 at age 63.2 
Burial She was buried at Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Smyth County, Virginia.2 

Family

Mathew R. Buchanan b. 29 Jun 1850, d. 12 May 1895
Children
Last Edited6 Jun 2008

Citations

  1. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 23. Mat. R. Buchanan, 20, s/o Jas H. & Jane B. Buchanan AND Eliza Umbarger, 18, d/o Jas & Eliza; 26 Jan 1871.
  2. [S1038] Mack Sturgill and Kenneth Sturgill, Smyth Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 4, p. 63. Stone reported to read: J. Buchanan, wife of M.R. Buchanan, b. 16 May 1852, d. 11 Sept. 1915.
  3. [S521] M. R. Buchanan household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., Rich Valley, ED 83, page 9 (62A stamped), dwelling 72, family 71, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 9 of 35. M. R. Buchanan, 29, farmer; Eliza J. 28, wife; Jas H., 8, son; Henry B., 6, son; Wm R., 2, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  4. [S682] Robert Preston household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Virginia Southwestern State Hospital at Marion, ED 145, sheet 2A (p. 79 stamped), dwelling 1, family 1, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 3 of 10; Enumeration includes: Eliza J. Buchanan, patient, 48, b. Mar 1852, marr 29 yrs, mother 4 children, 0 living [anyone with children was listed as though none were living], b. VA, parents b. VA.
  5. [S1138] James H. Buchanan household, 1910 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Olympia Precinct, ED 90, sheet 1A (p. 171 stamped), dwelling 6, family 6, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 1 of 15. Enumeration includes: James H. Buchanan, 38, marr #1, marr 18 yrs, farmer, owns farm, no mortgage; Buchanan, Rosa N., 34, marr #1, marr 18 yrs, mother 1 child, is living; Laura, dau, 11; Eliza J., mother, 58, marr 39 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 154.
  7. [S1985] William R. Buchanan entry, Smyth Co., Virginia Death Register Vol. 1: 58 (1881).