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John L. Buchanan 1816 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1816

Birth Location: Houston Co., Tennessee

Death Date: Bet. 1855–1860

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: Christopher BUCHANAN

Mother: Isabella McCloud

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bullard

Children(s): Rufus Buchanan

The story of John L. Buchanan began in 1816 in Houston Co., Tennessee. John L. Buchanan married Elizabeth M. Bullard, and had children including Rufus Edward Buchanan. John L. Buchanan passed away in 1855 in Tennessee.

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Reliability Score

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Reliability Score:
C
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • The story of John L. Buchanan began in 1816 in Houston Co., Tennessee.
  • John L. Buchanan married Elizabeth M. Bullard, and had children including Rufus Edward Buchanan.
  • John L. Buchanan passed away in 1855 in Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher BUCHANAN
1789 – 1886
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States,
CB
Isabella McCloud
1796 – 1880
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bullard
1821 – 1870
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Tennessee
EB

Children(s)

Rufus Buchanan
1855 – 1946
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., TN
RB

John Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
John Buchanan
1816 – 1855
Birth Place: Houston Co., Tennessee
Parents
Christopher Columbus BUCHANAN
1789 – 1886
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States,
Isabella (McLeod \ MacLeod \) McCloud
1796 – 1880
Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (William) Buchanan
1755 – 1820
Scotland
Anny ((Amy) Catherine) Graham
1760 – 1820
Kirk-Linton, Cumberland, England
Malcolm MacLeod
1770 – 1815
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
COLONEL Buchanan
1724 – 1822
Thomas Graham\Grahame
1733 – 1791
Jean Robertson
1736 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Graham
1715 – 1747
Margaret Smart
1720 – 1820

John Buchanan's Descendants

1.
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John (L.) Buchanan (Abt. 1816 – Bet. 1855–1860) m. Elizabeth (M.) Bullard (Abt. 1821 – Aft. 1870)
  1. 1. Rufus (Edward) Buchanan (18 Jan 1855 – 26 Feb 1946)
    1. 1. Sally (Essie) Buchanan (abt 1890 – February 1986) m. Herschell (Edward) Alsobrooks (12 Dec 1882 – 11 November 1948)
      1. 1. Velma (Isabelle) Alsobrooks (abt 1913 – 1975) m. Clarence (Harris (Jack)) Carter (1 November 1913 – 2003)
        1. 1. Joyce (Evelyn) Carter (03 Sep 1933 – 02 Apr 2019) m. William (Edgar) Musser (13 Jun 1926 – 22 Mar 2004)

John Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1816
Abt. 1816
Birth of John L. Buchanan in Houston Co., Tennessee
Houston Co., Tennessee
1855
Bet. 1855–1860
Age 39
Death of John L. Buchanan in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1816
    Event Place: Houston Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1855–1860
    Event Place: Tennessee
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