Thomas Madison Buchanan1,2
b. 14 April 1829, d. 15 January 1919
Father | James Buchanan3,2 b. say 1795, d. 26 Jul 1876 |
Mother | Sarah Buchanan2 b. say 1799 |
Birth | 14 Apr 1829 | Thomas Madison Buchanan was born on 14 Apr 1829 in Smyth County, Virginia.1,4 |
Marriage | 29 Mar 1875 | He married first his distant cousin Susan F. Buchanan, daughter of William Buchanan and Margaret Ryburn, on 29 Mar 1875 in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Marriage | 27 Jan 1879 | He married second Nancy Holt Buchanan, daughter of Wilson Buchanan and Eliza Friel Graham, on 27 Jan 1879 in Smyth County, Virginia.3,5 |
| | Thomas and Nancy were first cousins. Thomas was also the first cousin, once removed, of Patrick Buchanan, Nancy's first husband. |
Cens-1880 | 1880 | The year following their marriage Thomas and Nancy wre enumerated in Smyth County, Virginia. They were farming with the help of a 45 year old laborer and a 15 year old servant.6 |
Death | 15 Jan 1919 | Thomas died on 15 Jan 1919 at age 89.4 |
Burial | | He was buried at Rich Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Smyth County, Virginia.4 |
Citations
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 41. Thomas M. Buchanan 45y, sgl, b. Smyth Co. VA; res Smyth Co., farmer, s/o James Buchanan AND Susan F. Buchanan 38y, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co. VA, d/o Wm Buchanan; 29 Mar 1875.
- [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 73.
- [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 23. T.M. Buchanan, 49, s/o James & Sallie & Buchanan, Nancy H. 48, wid, d/o Wilson & Eliza [also Buchanan]; 27 Jan 1879.
- [S1037] Mack Sturgill and Kenneth Sturgill, Smyth Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 3, p. 99. Stone reported to read: T. Madison Buchanan, b. 14 Apr 1829, d. 15 Jan. 1910.
- [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 73. This source lists 6 Apr 1880 as the marriage date.
- [S521] T.M. Buchanan household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., District 84, ED 84, page 6B, dwelling 51, family 52, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2008, image 3 of 52. Household includes: T.M. Buchanan, 50, husband, farmer; Nancy, 49, wife; Ollie Chapman, 15, servant; Marlon Wolfe, 45, laborer, all b. VA.