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| Source Category: Family Bible |
| Bibliography Entry: Buchanan, J. A. J., family data. The Holy Bible. Troy, New York: Merriam, Moore & Co., 1848. |
| Details: 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. 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. |
| Location: Transcribed copy
available to view on this web site <www.greeneconnections.com>
by viewing the individual pages of J.
A.
J. Buchanan and his relatives. The transcribed copy of the family data pages used to create the online version is in a collection of local Family Bible information at the Cornerstone Genealogical Society (144 E. Greene St., PO Box 547; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). |
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All material within this web site has been compiled by Candice Buchanan <candicelynnb@yahoo.com> (63 W. Franklin St.; Waynesburg, PA 15370).
Data sources documented whenever possible. Contributors credited for shared information. Questions, feedback and contributions welcome.
Copyright © 2003-2007 Candice Buchanan. All rights reserved.
All material within this web site has been compiled by Candice Buchanan <candicelynnb@yahoo.com> (63 W. Franklin St.; Waynesburg, PA 15370).
Data sources documented whenever possible. Contributors credited for shared information. Questions, feedback and contributions welcome.
Copyright © 2003-2007 Candice Buchanan. All rights reserved.