Horace Wilson Buchanan1

b. 18 March 1898, d. 15 October 1950
FatherJoseph Graham Buchanan2 b. abt 1873
MotherMargaret Sophia Hortenstine2 b. 3 Sep 1874, d. 28 Dec 1948
Birth18 Mar 1898 Horace Wilson Buchanan was born on 18 Mar 1898 in Virginia.3,2 
Childhood Horace was born in Virginia, but spent at least some of his childhood in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, where his father taught college.2 
Cens-19201920 By 1920 Horace had moved to in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, and was working as an engineer in a coal mine. He was not married.4 
Marriagecirca 1925 He married first Mirtha Lewis circa 1925.5,6 
Cens-193010 Apr 1930 Horace and Mirtha had one son, Samuel, before Mirtha died. By 1930, Horace's mother, herself a widow, had moved to Hazard and was living with Horace and one year old Samuel.6 
Marriage He married second Frances Goad.5 
Death15 Oct 1950 Horace died on 15 Oct 1950 at age 52.3 
Burial He was buried at Hortenstine Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

Family 1

Mirtha Lewis d. bef 1930
Child
  • Samuel Lewis Buchanan6

Family 2

Frances Goad
Child
  • Susan Moxton Buchanan5
Last Edited21 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1218] "Campbell data", My Berry Family (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC10/…). Source provides middle name but is not cited.
  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. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 58. Stone reported to read: Horace W. Buchanan, 18 March 1898-15 Oct. 1950.
  4. [S1221] Joseph E. Thomas household, 1920 U.S. cens., Perry Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., Hazard, ED 100, sheet 27A (181 stamped), dwelling 701, family 651, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 52 of 88. Enumeration includes: Horace W. Buchanan, lodger, 21, sgl, b. VA, parents b. VA, engineer in coal mine.
  5. [S1218] "Campbell data", My Berry Family (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC10/…). Information is not sourced.
  6. [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.