Minerva E. Buchanan1
b. circa 6 November 1854, d. 14 August 1855
Birth-Calc | circa 6 Nov 1854 | Minerva E. Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia, circa 6 Nov 1854 (calculated from information on her headstone).2,3 |
Death | 14 Aug 1855 | Minerva died of dysentery on 14 Aug 1855 in Smyth County.4 |
Burial | | She was buried at Capt. John Buchanan Cemetery in Smyth County.5 |
| | Minerva was one of at least 35 people who died of dysentery in the northern part of Smyth County in the late summer and fall of 1855. |
Citations
- [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 154.
- [S1036] Mack Sturgill and Kenneth Sturgill, Smyth Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 1, p. 16. Stone reported to read: Minerva E. Buchanan, d. 14 Aug. 1855, daughter of James H. & Jane Buchanan, aged 10 mos 8 dys (computes to a birth date of abt 6 Nov. 1854).
- [S1985] Minerva E. Buchanan entry, Smyth Co., Virginia Death Register Vol. 1: 30 (1855). Age given as 10 months.
- [S1985] Minerva E. Buchanan entry, Smyth Co., Virginia Death Register Vol. 1: 30 (1855).
- [S1036] Mack Sturgill and Kenneth Sturgill, Smyth Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 1, p. 16. Stone reported to read: Minerva E. Buchanan, d. 14 Aug. 1855, daughter of James H. & Jane Buchanan, aged 10 mos 8 dys.