SOURCE: Family data,
J.
A. J.
Buchanan Family
Bible, Holy Bible, (Troy, NY: Merriam, Moore & Co., 1848). The
Buchanan Family Bible record was started by Andrew Buchanan (1780-1848)
in his Bible,
the whereabouts of which are now unknown. The original Bible was Willed
by
Andrew Buchanan to his son,
J. A.
J. Buchanan (1824-1910). On December 13, 1853,
J.
A. J. Buchanan, transcribed the information from his father’s Bible
to
his own Bible, after which he continued the family record. The current
owner
of
J.
A. J. Buchanan’s Bible is also unknown, but a transcribed copy of
the
family data is in a collection of local Family Bible information at
the
Cornerstone
Genealogical Society
in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (and is presented here).
J.
A. J. Buchanan noted each set of entries (births, marriages and
deaths)
that he copied from his father’s Bible so that it is easy to identify
his
father’s data from his own additions and it is reasonable to believe
that
the information
J.
A. J. Buchanan copied was originally written at the time the events
occurred
and can be considered reliable. In a tribute titled “One Pioneer” that
appeared
in the
Waynesburg Independent, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on 27
August
1896, page 8, column 1-2,
Jane
(Ragan)
(Shane) Zink, Andrew Buchanan’s granddaughter, states that “a Bible
from
his loving mother’s hand” was among his possessions when he traveled
west
in 1802. If this is the same Bible then Andrew owned it prior to his
marriage
and would have been able to record the births, marriages and deaths of
his
children as they occurred. His own birth date, of course, would have
had
to come from the date his parents had told to him, but it is very
likely
that he recorded it himself in his Bible.
Transcribed in 2006 by
Candice
Buchanan.
Entries are presented here as they appear in the original document.
Notations regarding some, though not all, spelling errors are made in
brackets [ ]. Please report any errors in transcription to
Candice.
BIRTHS
J. A.
J. Buchanan Born Sunday February 8th 1824
Mary Ann Boner Born
Friday August 22d 1823
According to Miss Lizzie Porter of Pittsburgh head of the Childrens Aid
Society of Western Pa. / Mary Billings was born - so says Miss Porter -
September 30, 1881 / Monday Came to live with us Septr 14, 1893 / Miss
Porter was living in the City of Pittsburgh & the head of / the
Childrens Aid Society when her mother died / and her mother requested
her to see Mary got a / good place
Mary Billings was married to Ernest Locy March 20th A.D. 1900
Heller Locy Born Decr 28, 1900
My Fathers Family Record
Transcribed from the original by me / J. A.
J. Buchanan this 13 day of
December 1853
Andrew Buchanan April 8, 1780
Rhoda Stephenson Born in the Jersies July 11, 1784
Rachel Jany 28, 1805
Elizabeth Octr 17, 1806
James Jany 1, 1810
Andrew Sept. 16, 1812
Martha Septr. 15,
1814
Jane Octr. 14, 1817
John Decr 3, 1819
Harriett Feby 15, 1822
James A. Jackson
Feby 8, 1824
David May 2, 1826
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Sarah Boner Buchanan Born Monday March 31st 1845 at 10 Ock A.M.
Harriet A. Buchanan Born on Thursday April 13th 1847 at 4 Ock A.M.
Sarah Boner
Buchanan Born Monday January 14th A.D. 1850 at 5 Ock and 55M A.M.
Mary Ann
Buchanan Born Sunday Jany 15th AD 1854 at 1 Ock & 20 Min A.M.
Daniel Boner Buchanan Born Sunday September 19 A.D. 1853 at 2 Oclock
A.M.
James Buchanan Born on Sunday January 20th A.D. 1861 at 11 Oclock and
15 Minates P.M.
James Buchanan Lantz Born on Monday March 14th 1870 at 6 O'clock P.M.
James Buchanan Walton
Born on Friday March 27, A.D. 1874
Daniel Boner born July 31 or August 1, 1797 A.D.
Sarah Ankrom born June 10 A D. 1807
Mary Buchanan Walton
born May 30th A.D. 1891
Jas J. B. Walton
born Aug. 30, A.D. 1894
MARRIAGES
J. A.
J. Buchanan to
Mary
Ann Boner May 28th 1844 Tuesday
William T. Lantz to Harriett A. Buchanan June 10th A.D. 1869 at 6
O'clock A.M.
William B. McConnell
to
Sarah B.
Buchanan Wednesday September 9th A.D. 1869 at 6 O'clock A. M.
Daniel S. Walton to
Mary Ann
Buchanan Jr. Thursday March 13, 1873 at 10 O'clock P.M.
Ernest Locy married to Mary Billings March 20 A.D. 1900
My Fathers Family Record
Transcribed from the original Record by Me J. A.
J. Buchanan this 13 of December
1853
Andrew Buchanan to Rhoda Stephenson April 22d A.D. 1804
John Buchanan to Rebecca L. Browning April 15th 1845
David Buchanan to Rachel Browning August 13th 1846
Daniel Boner to Sarah Ankrom Septr 8, 1822
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DEATHS
Sarah Boner Buchanan Died Nov 3d 1847
at about 11 Ock A.M. / disease congestive or inflamatory croup
Daniel Boner Buchanan Died Nov. 17, 1862 at 9 Ock P.M. / On Friday
night previous was taken about midnight / with coarsely cough - played
as usual a day Saturday / at about 8 Oclock Saturday evening was taken
bad / after he had went to bed and slept easily for an / hour, and
continued growing worse till he died / disease congestive or
inflamatory croup
James Buchanan Died Nov. 25, A.D. 1862 at 20 minutes to 1 / Oclock A.M.
- for 3 or 4 days he laid in a stupor, / coarse cough; Thirsty but
would strangle in / drinking & water would run out of his nose when
/ attempting to drink - From the time he was 6 months / old he was
affected With Scrofula it always after / broke out around the throat -
He took severe cold / and this caused the disease (Scrofula) to return
/ from the surface & I think killed him - But he .... of Nov. winds
Record from my Fathers Bible
James Nov. 27, 1810
Rachel July 2d 1833
Andrew Buchanan Sr. Decr 2, 1848 at 12 A.M.
Rhoda Buchanan July 6th A.D. 1869 at 2 ½ Oclock A.M.
Daniel Boner died November 6th 1869 A.D. at 11 ½ Oclock P.M. /
aged 72 years 4 months 6 days – palsy
Sarah B.
Buchanan McConnell September 21, 1871 of dumb agua, / contracted at
her home in Angola, Indiana died at 10 Oclock A.M.
Martha Ragan died
July 27th A.D. 1886 at 2 ½ P.M.
James Buchanan Walton
died Tuesday April 17, 1885 at 10:30 / P.M. of Typhoid Fever age 14 yrs
21 days 5 ft 3 in / in height
Sarah Boner Decr. 23, 1892 at 4.15 P.M. aged 85yrs 6mos / 13dys
Erysipelas - Burried 25 Dec Sunday
Mary A. Buchanan,
wife of
J. A.
J. Buchanan died Decr 7, 1899 / at 9 Oclock Stricken senseless with
/ paralysis at 7 ½ Oclock on evening of 6 Decr.