Margaret Sophia Hortenstine1,2

b. 3 September 1874, d. 28 December 1948
FatherMaj Joel Wilson Hortenstine3,4 b. 7 Feb 1841, d. 2 Jan 1926
MotherMary Virginia Campbell3,4 b. 30 Oct 1847, d. 22 Jun 1890
Birth3 Sep 1874 Margaret Sophia Hortenstine was born on 3 Sep 1874 in Washington County, Virginia.5,2,4 
Childhood Margaret (or Sophia as she seems to have been known) spent her childhood on the family farm in Washington County. 
Marriage16 Jun 1897 She married Joseph Graham Buchanan on 16 Jun 1897 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Migration  Judging by the birth places of their children, she and Joseph spent the first years of their marriage in Virginia, probably also in Washington County. However, sometime between 1902 and 1910 they moved to Carter County, Oklahoma. 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910  There they were enumerated in 1910 living in Ardmore in South Central Oklahoma. Joseph was listed as a college teacher. Sophia stated that she was the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom were living.6 
 Joseph's date of death has been given elsewhere as 1923.7 
Cens-192016 Jan 1920  However, the 1920 census listed Sophia as a widow. She and her 3 children were enumerated that year living back at home in Washington County Virginia. Sophia's parents were deceased but her brother Edward was running the family farm.8 
 Sophia's son Horace married about 1925 but was widowed a few years later, leaving him with a young son to care for. 
Cens-193010 Apr 1930  By 1930 Sophia was living with her son and one year old grandson in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, where Horace worked as a mine engineer.9 
Death28 Dec 1948 Margaret died of vascular disease on 28 Dec 1948 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, at age 74.5,10 
Burial30 Dec 1948 She was buried on 30 Dec 1948 at Hortenstine Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5,4 

Family

Joseph Graham Buchanan b. abt 1873
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S980] William Wheeler, Washington Co., Virginia Unrecorded Marriage Licenses, p. 34. License reported to read: Margaret Sophia Hortenstine, 22, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o J.W. & Mary V., and Joseph Graham Buchanan, 24, sgl, b. & resid Smyth Co., VA, s/o Thomas & Lucy; marr 16 June 1897.
  2. [S49] Hortenstine Memorial Marker and Genealogy, Hortenstine Cemetery, Washington Co. VA. Margaret Sophia Hortenstine, d/o J.W. and M.V.; b, 9-3-1874.
  3. [S49] Hortenstine Memorial Marker and Genealogy, Hortenstine Cemetery, Washington Co. VA.
  4. [S1916] "Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953", subscription database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : entry for Sophia H. Buchanan, 28 Dec. 1949 [sic], death certificate 116-27773).
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 58. Stone reported to read: Sophia H. Buchanan, 3 Sept. 1874-28 Dec. 1948.
  6. [S1223] Joseph G. Buchanan household, 1910 U.S. cens., Carter Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., 3rd ward Aardmore, ED ?, sheet 2A (p. 95B stamped), dwelling 45, family ?, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005. Enumeration includes: Joseph G. Buchanan, 37, marr #1, 12 yrs, college teacher; Sophia M., 35, marr #1, marr 12 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Horace W., son, 12; Evelyn M. dau, 9; Virginia C., dau, 2/12 (?), b. OK; all others b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  7. [S1218] "Campbell data", My Berry Family (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC10/…). Information is not sourced.
  8. [S238] Edward Hortenstine household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 151, sheet 11A (133 stamped), dwelling 208, family 187, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 21 of 32. Enumeration includes: Edward Hortenstine, 50, sgl, no occup; Sophia Campbell, sister, 44, wid, farmer; Horace Buchanan, nephew, 24; Evelyn Buchanan, niece, 18; Virginia, niece, 9; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  9. [S1220] Horace W. Buchanan household, 1930 U.S. cens., Perry Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., Hazard, ED 97-18, sheet 7B, dwelling 118, family 122, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 14 of 25. Enumeration includes: Horace W. Buchanan, 32, wid, marr at 27, rents home for $12, is not a farm, b. VA, parents b. VA, mine engineering; Samuel L., son, 1 6/12, b. NC, father b. VA, mother b. KY; Sophia, mother, 54, wid, marr at 20, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  10. [S1916] "Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953", subscription database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : entry for Sophia H. Buchanan, 28 Dec. 1949 [sic], death certificate 116-27773. Note: the certificate is stamped "Delay" and the year of death is underlined. It appears that it was typed incorrectly on this part of the form as elsewhere (physician's signature, date of burial) the year is indicated as 1948).