Joseph Graham Buchanan1

b. circa 1873
BirthCircacirca 1873 Joseph Graham Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia, circa 1873.1 
Marriage16 Jun 1897 He married Margaret Sophia Hortenstine, daughter of Maj Joel Wilson Hortenstine and Mary Virginia Campbell, on 16 Jun 1897 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Migration Joseph and Margaret lived in Virginia for the first few years of their marriage and then 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.2 
  One source says that Joseph died in 1923 in Home, Oklahoma, but his wife was living back in Virginia in 1920 and was enumerated on that years census as a widow.3,4 

Family

Margaret Sophia Hortenstine b. 3 Sep 1874, d. 28 Dec 1948
Children
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. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [S1218] "Campbell data", My Berry Family (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC10/…). Source not provided; states that Joseph died in 1923 in Home, Oklahoma.
  5. [S1218] "Campbell data", My Berry Family (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC10/…). Information is not sourced.