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John Robert Buchanan
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John Robert Buchanan
6/1848 - 4/30/1929
(Shown at age 82)
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John Robert Buchanan was born on an unknown day in June 1848 somewhere in Georgia and died on April 30, 1929 in Griffin, Georgia. He lived to be 80 years old.
He served in the Spanish American War in the 3rd Ga. Reg. under Capt. Burr and Capt. Kimbrough. He operated a grist mill in Pike Co. for 49 yrs.
He married Emma Shivers in 1870 and their children were:
- Maude (1871 – 1947),
- Martha Annie (1872 – 1967),
- Guy (1873 – 1930),
- Robert Lee (1877 – 1926),
- James Wilson (1884 – 1957),
- Ella Virginia (1884 – 1944), and
- John H. (1899-1967).
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 | Census | 9/25/1850 | GA (Pike County) | 2 yrs old | | Recorded as family #392: James Buchanan (age 25), Martha (age 19) and John R. (age 2). "None" is recorded for occupation. All were born in Georgia. |
| Census | 8/8/1860 | District 11 GA (Carroll County) | 12 yrs old | | Recorded as family #85: James Buchanan (age 32), Martha A. (age 30), John R. (age 12), Martha V. (age 9), Rufus G. (age 8), Amanda (age 2). James is a farmer and estimates the value of their personal estate to be $200. The children do not indicate that they have been attending school. They do not indicate that they cannot read or write. All were born in Georgia. |
| Census | 6/4/1900 | 2nd District GA (Pike County) | 52 yrs old | | Recorded as family #37: J. R. Buchanan (age 51, DOB June 1848), E. F. (wife, age 49, DOB Dec 1850), Lee (son, age 23, Mar 1877), Jimmmie (son, age 16, Apr 1884), Ella (daughter, age 14, Feb. 188?), John H. (son, age 11, Mar 1889). All report that they were born in Georgia. J. R. is a farmer and the sons report that they are farm laborers. J. R. and his wife state they were 30 when they were married. J. R. 's wife states that she is the mother of 9 children and 8 are still living. All can read and write. |
| Newspaper | 5/1/1929 | Griffin GA (Spalding County) | 80 yrs old | Griffin Daily News
Wednesday, May 1, 1929
John Robert Buchanan, 81, veteran of the Spanish American War, and one of the most prominent citizens of the county, died at his home on ninth street late Tuesday afternoon as a result of an automobile accident earlier in the afternoon.
John Robert Buchanan served in the Spanish American War in the 3rd Ga. Reg. under Capt. Burr and Capt. Kimbrough. He was born and reared in Carroll Co., but moved to Pike Co. where he operated a grist mill for 49 yrs.
Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin, Ga. |
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John, his family, and friends. For example, John is 7 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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| 2 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 3 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 4 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 5 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 6 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 8 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 9 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 10 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 22 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 27 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 57 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
| 64 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
| 66 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
| 69 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
| 72 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
| 76 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
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| 5 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 8 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 11 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 17 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 21 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 29 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 31 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 41 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 47 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 49 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 52 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 52 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 53 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 54 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 55 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 56 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 58 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 58 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 58 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 64 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 65 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 66 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 75 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 75 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 76 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 78 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 79 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 80 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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| 13 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 14 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 34 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 37 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 60 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 64 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 65 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 69 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 71 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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| 7 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 12 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 14 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 15 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 17 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 20 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 27 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 28 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 61 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 62 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 79 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 81 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
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| 61 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 66 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 69 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 71 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 72 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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 | Emma Shivers
Born on an unknown day in December 1850 and died on September 28, 1941.
They were married 1/16/1870.
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The Children of John Robert Buchanan
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John H. Buchanan
Born in Pike Co., Georgia on March 30, 1889 and died in Tallahassee, Florida on February 16, 1967. He was 77 years old.
The middle initial H. did not stand for a name but many people called him "Atche". All of his grand kids knew him as "Papa Buck" and his wife was called "Mama Buck" by all the grand kids. He almost al...
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