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Elizabeth Rhea Buchanan¹

b. 7 May 1827, d. 6 February 1900

Father

Ryburn Buchanan¹ b. abt 1797, d. abt 1855

Mother

Elizabeth Rhea¹ b. 16 Nov 1798, d. 8 Jul 1856

Birth

7 May 1827

Elizabeth Rhea Buchanan was born on 7 May 1827 in Tennessee.¹

Marriage

3 Feb 1858

She married James King, son of James King, on 3 Feb 1858 in Washington County, Tennessee.²

3 Feb 1858

She was 30 and he was 43.

Children

Elizabeth Buchanan and James King had the following children: James, William Ryburn, Micajah Watkins, Margaret Elizabeth and John Buchanan King.¹

Widowed

1875

Elizabeth was widowed at age 48.

Heir

1879

Elizabeth inherited from her Uncles James, Mathew and Robert Buchanan through the line of her deceased father Ryburn Buchanan.^3,4

Cens-1880

1 Jun 1880

She lived in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, where she raised her 5 children.⁵

Death

6 Feb 1900

Elizabeth died on 6 Feb 1900 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, at age 72.¹

James King b. 10 Aug 1814, d. 5 Aug 1875

Children

James King¹ (10 Feb 1859 - 5 Aug 1865)
William Ryburn King¹ (20 Oct 1860 - 2 Jan 1928)
Micajah Watkins King¹ (25 May 1862 - 24 Apr 1914)
Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan King¹ (27 Apr 1864 - 15 Oct 1943)
John Buchanan King¹ (27 Feb 1867 - 25 Oct 1923)

Charts

Last Edited

23 Jan 2011

[S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 214. Trimble cites records belonging to Mrs. William Gray and Mrs. Granville Vaughan as his source for information on the family of Ryburn Buchanan and Elizabeth Rhea.
[S1482] Byron Sistler, Early East Tennessee Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 45.
[S709] Mathew, James and Robert Buchanan settlement (recorded 1879), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 20: 184. Ben K. Buchanan, as executor, entered an intermediary settlement which provided an extensive list of heirs.
[S7] Conclusions based on analysis of James Buchanan probate papers.
[S914] E.R. King household, 1880 U.S. cens., Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop sched., Bristol, ED 27, page 516B, dwelling 11, family 11, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 2 of 46. Enumeration includes: Mrs. E.R. King, 53, wid, b. TN, parents b. TN; W.R. King, 20, sgl [no relationship stated]; M.W., 18, dau, sgl; M.E., 16, dau, sgl; John B., 13, son; all b. TN and parents b. TN.