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Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan 1838–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 February 1838

Birth Location: Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 4 May 1911

Death Location: Hondo, Medina County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Wilson Buchanan

Mother: Jane Fleming

Spouse(s): Benjamin Simmons

Children(s): William Simmons, Thomas Simmons, Mary Simmons, James Simmons, Benjamin Simmons, John Simmons, Sarah Simmons, Walter Simmons, Daniel Simmons, Dora Simmons, Lula Simmons, Margaret Simmons

Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan was born in 1838 in Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, the child of Wilson Grandbury Buchanan And Jane Beatty Fleming. In 1850, Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan resided in Western District, De Soto, Louisiana, USA. In 1906, Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan resided in Medina, Texas. Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan married Benjamin Monroe Simmons, and had children including Benjamin Melton Simmons, Daniel W Simmons, Dora Jane Simmons, James Aden Simmons, John S Simmons, Lula Simmons, Margaret Estelle Simmons, Mary M Simmons, Sarah Ella Simmons, Thomas G Simmons, Walter Green Simmons, William Miles Simmons. Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan passed away in 1911 in Hondo, Medina County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan was born in 1838 in Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, the child of Wilson Grandbury Buchanan And Jane Beatty Fleming.
  • In 1850, Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan resided in Western District, De Soto, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1906, Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan resided in Medina, Texas.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan married Benjamin Monroe Simmons, and had children including Benjamin Melton Simmons, Daniel W Simmons, Dora Jane Simmons, James Aden Simmons, John S Simmons, Lula Simmons, Margaret Estelle Simmons, Mary M Simmons, Sarah Ella Simmons, Thomas G Simmons, Walter Green Simmons, William Miles Simmons.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan passed away in 1911 in Hondo, Medina County, Texas, United States of America.

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Margaret Buchanan's Ancestors

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Margaret Buchanan
1838–1911
Birth Place: Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
Wilson Grandbury Buchanan
1815–1873
Baldwin County, Georgia, United States of America
Jane (Beatty) Fleming
1817–1901
Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Laird (Beatty) Fleming
1792–1858
Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
Jemima (D.) Hodges
1794–1884
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Fleming
1750–1820
Mary Laird
1760–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Fleming
1720–1770

Margaret Buchanan's Descendants

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Margaret (Elizabeth) Buchanan (8 February 1838–4 May 1911) m. Benjamin (Monroe) Simmons (27 October 1831–20 May 1898)
  1. 1. William (Miles) Simmons 1857–1934
  2. 2. Thomas (G.) Simmons 1859–1920
  3. 3. Mary (M.) Simmons 1860–1895
  4. 4. James (Aden) Simmons 1862–1946
  5. 5. Benjamin (Melton) Simmons 1864–1868
  6. 6. John (S.) Simmons 1866–1901
  7. 7. Sarah (Ella) Simmons 1868–1893
  8. 8. Walter (Green) Simmons 1870–1875
  9. 9. Daniel (W.) Simmons 1873–1925
  10. 10. Dora (Jane) Simmons 1873–1880
  11. 11. Lula Simmons 1877–1920
  12. 12. Margaret (Estelle) Simmons 1881–1964

Margaret Buchanan's Timeline

4 Records

1838
8 February 1838
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan in Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 12
Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan resided here in Western District, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Western District, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1906
5 Nov 1906
Age 68
Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan resided here in Medina, Texas
Medina, Texas
1911
4 May 1911
Age 73
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan in Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas, United States of America
Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 February 1838
    Event Place: Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA12490; Roll #: 51; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 12490 to 12529, Application Years 1902 to 1907
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: 231; Page: 201a
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: 231; Page: 201a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Medina, Texas
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA12490; Roll #: 51; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 12490 to 12529, Application Years 1902 to 1907

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1911
    Event Place: Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hondo, Medina County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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