Bohanon.John.1817.Fayette.BIOS


JOHN H. BUCHANAN was born in Fayette County, Ky., September 17, 1817, being
one of the following family:  JACKSON, WILLIAM, JOHN H., SAMUEL, SMITH,
DANIEL, ARCHIBALD, JOSEPH M. and SMITH W., children of SMITH and MARY
(MINTON) BUCHANAN.  The parents were both natives of VIRGINIA, and early
moved to KENTUCKY, where they married in 1811, and there lived until their
respective deaths.  The father's occupation was farming, and he was a
prominent and  well-to-do citizen.  He died when John was about fifteen
years old, and the latter lived with his mother until of age, securing a
limited educations, and after that began to lay up for himself.  November
16, 1848, he married ELIZABETH H., daughter of THOMAS and NANCY (DOLLINS)
JESSEY, and to this union seven children have been born, as follows:
CINDERELLA, MARTHA J., HENRIETTA, ANNA E., BELLE, LYDIA E. and JOHN R.  Only
the last two are now living.  Mr. Buchanan is one of the prominent farmers
of his township (Southeast Township, Orange County, Indiana), owning 400
acres of good land.  He is a Democrat and served as Justice of the Peace
from 1865 to 1878 with credit to himself and satisfaction to his township.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INDIANA"  GOODSPEED
BROS. 1884


Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997