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Edgar Buchanan 1902–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1902

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: Jun 1967

Death Location: Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Gettis Buchanan

Mother: Sarah Ruffner

Spouse(s): Esther Clayton, Marion Rankin

Children(s): Samuel Buchanan, Dorothy Philpott, Annabelle Robertson

Edgar Buchanan was born in 1902 in Pennsylvania, the child of Gettis Sherman Buchanan And Sarah Leah Ruffner. In 1910, Edgar Buchanan resided in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA. Edgar Buchanan married Esther Clayton, Marion E Nellie Rankin, and had children including Annabelle Irene Robertson, Dorothy May Philpott, Edgar Buchanan, Samuel W Buchanan. Edgar Buchanan passed away in 1967 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edgar Buchanan was born in 1902 in Pennsylvania, the child of Gettis Sherman Buchanan And Sarah Leah Ruffner.
  • In 1910, Edgar Buchanan resided in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA.
  • Edgar Buchanan married Esther Clayton, Marion E Nellie Rankin, and had children including Annabelle Irene Robertson, Dorothy May Philpott, Edgar Buchanan, Samuel W Buchanan.
  • Edgar Buchanan passed away in 1967 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gettis Buchanan
1858–1938
Birth Location: Plumville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Ruffner
1857–1915
Birth Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Esther Clayton
1910–1982
Birth Location: Maurespas, Louisiana
EC
Marion Rankin
1898–1969
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MR

Children(s)

Samuel Buchanan
1949–2006
Birth Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
SB
Dorothy Philpott
1930–1998
Birth Location: Louisiana
DP
Annabelle Robertson
1922–1998
Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
AR

Edgar Buchanan's Ancestors

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Edgar Buchanan
1902–1967
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Gettis Sherman Buchanan
1858–1938
Plumville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Leah) Ruffner
1857–1915
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (P) Buchanan
1815–1893
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca Spencer
1811–1900
Woodbury, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
David (H.) Ruffner
1833–1904
Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Lydia Rairigh
1834–1909
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Buchanan
1792–1825
Jane Pearce
1790–
Zachariah Spencer
1774–1859
Margaret Biddle
1778–1850
Daniel Ruffner
1794–1883
Elizabeth Hoffman
1798–1882
Samuel Sr
1801–1877
Nancy Hollowell
1802–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Buchanan
1765–1832
James Spencer
1735–1820
Rebecca Shirley-Spencer
1751–1842
Andrew (Biddle\Buettel)
1747–1810
Maria Cover
1750–1806
Henry Ruffner
1772–1857
Elizabeth Stewart
1773–1840
Margarett Moore
1770–1838
Johannes Rairigh
1746–1830
Regina Kaemmer
1756–1825
Mary Wells
1781–1865

Edgar Buchanan's Descendants

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Edgar Buchanan (Abt 1902–Jun 1967) m. Esther Clayton (24 Apr 1910–Oct 1982) m. Marion (E "Nellie") Rankin (Jan 1898–4 Feb 1969)
  1. 1. Samuel (W) Buchanan 1949–2006
  2. 2. Dorothy (May) Philpott 1930–1998
  3. 3. Annabelle (Irene) Robertson 1922–1998

Edgar Buchanan's Timeline

9 Records

1901
23 Jun 1901
Birth of Edgar Buchanan in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1902
Abt 1902
Birth of Edgar Buchanan in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1910
1910
Age 8
Edgar Buchanan resided here in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA
Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 15
Edgar Buchanan resided here in Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Seattle, King, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Edgar Buchanan resided here in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 38
Edgar Buchanan resided here in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 38
Edgar Buchanan resided here in Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Edgar Buchanan resided here in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1967
Jun 1967
Age 65
Death of Edgar Buchanan in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1901
    Event Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 36-7
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Washington; Registration County: King
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Centralia, Lewis, Washington; Roll: T624_1666; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375679

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1902
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Centralia, Lewis, Washington; Roll: T624_1666; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375679

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Washington; Registration County: King

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 36-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 36-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1967
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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