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Rufus Edward Buchanan 1855 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Montgomery Co., TN

Death Date: 26 Feb 1946

Death Location: Houston Co., Tn

Father: John Buchanan

Mother: Elizabeth Bullard

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sally Buchanan

The story of Rufus Edward Buchanan began in 1855 in Montgomery Co., TN. Rufus Edward Buchanan had children including Sally Essie Buchanan. Rufus Edward Buchanan passed away in 1946 in Houston Co., Tn.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Edward Buchanan began in 1855 in Montgomery Co., TN.
  • Rufus Edward Buchanan had children including Sally Essie Buchanan.
  • Rufus Edward Buchanan passed away in 1946 in Houston Co., Tn.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Buchanan
1816 – 1855
Birth Location: Houston Co., Tennessee
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Elizabeth Bullard
1821 – 1870
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sally Buchanan
1890 – 1986
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Rufus Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Buchanan
1855 – 1946
Birth Place: Montgomery Co., TN
Parents
John L. Buchanan
1816 – 1855
Houston Co., Tennessee
Elizabeth (M.) Bullard
1821 – 1870
Montgomery Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
Christopher (Columbus) BUCHANAN
1789 – 1886
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States,
Isabella (McLeod \ MacLeod \) McCloud
1796 – 1880
Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Reuben (Newton) Bullard
1775 – 1835
South Carolina
Elizabeth Dawson
1792 – 1865
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Buchanan
1755 – 1820
Anny Graham
1760 – 1820
Malcolm MacLeod
1770 – 1815
Joel Bullard
1762 – 1806
MARTHA NEWTON
1765 – 1808
Jesse Dawson
1772 – 1849
Sarah Turner
1778 – 1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
COLONEL Buchanan
1724 – 1822
Thomas Graham\Grahame
1733 – 1791
Jean Robertson
1736 – 1810
Giles Newton
1740 – 1807
Elizabeth Terrell
1736 – 1807

Rufus Buchanan's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Patricia (Louise) Musser (05 Apr 1952 – ) m. Thomas (John) Andrews (11 Sep 1949 – )

Rufus Buchanan's Timeline

4 Records

1855
18 Jan 1855
Birth of Rufus Edward Buchanan in Montgomery Co., TN
Montgomery Co., TN
1881
12 Feb 1881
Age 26
Rufus Edward Buchanan was married in Houston Co., Tn
Houston Co., Tn
1946
25 Feb 1946
Age 91
Death of Rufus Edward Buchanan in Houston Co., Tn
Houston Co., Tn
1946
26 Feb 1946
Age 91
Death of Rufus Edward Buchanan in Houston Co., Tn
Houston Co., Tn

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Montgomery Co., TN
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1881
    Event Place: Houston Co., Tn

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1946
    Event Place: Houston Co., Tn

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1946
    Event Place: Houston Co., Tn
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4
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