Genealogy for
James Buchanan
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About James Buchanan |
James Buchanan 3/12/1827 - 7/27/1906
| James Buchanan was born on March 12, 1827 somewhere in Georgia and died on July 27, 1906 in Arab, Marshal Co., Alabama. He lived to be 79 years old.
Children:
Francis A. Buchanan born (1/11/1847).
John R. Buchanan born (6/21/1848).
Martha V. Buchanan born (12/5/1850).
Rufus A. Buchanan born (6/13/1853).
Mary T. Buchanan born (3/15/1856).
Amanda T. Buchanan (Holloway) 1/6/ 1858 - 5/12/ 1905).
Monroe Buchanan born (7/14/ 1861).
James's 2d wife was Mary Jane Farmer married on
(4/3/1864). She was born (10/4/1843).
Children:
Charles C. Buchanan born (12/9/1867- 8/4/ 1920).
Buried Old Arab Cem, Arab, Al. Charles married Martha (1870).
David C. Buchanan(3/14/1870- 9/1935).
David married Sarah E. (born 12/1875).
Francis N. Buchanan (1/9/1873).
Louisa Ofelia Pocahantus Buchanan(12/17/1883
-12/24/1939).
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| Census | 9/25/1850 | GA (Pike County) | 23 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) | 33 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. |
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James, his family, and friends. For example, James is 3 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
Age | Date | Event |
8 |
1835 |
Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country. |
10 |
1837 |
The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL. |
13 |
1840 |
Alabama reports a total population of 590,756 on the 1940 Federal Census. This includes 335,185 whites, 255,571 blacks, 253,532 slaves, zero Native Americans, and others. |
23 |
1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
4 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
5 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
6 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
9 |
1836 |
Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek. |
10 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
11 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
20 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
23 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
24 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
25 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
26 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
27 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
29 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
30 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
31 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
43 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
48 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
78 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
12 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
17 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
26 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
29 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
32 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
38 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
42 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
50 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
52 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
62 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
68 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
70 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
73 |
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. |
73 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
74 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
75 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
76 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
77 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
79 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
79 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
79 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
7 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
34 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
35 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
55 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
58 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
8 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
10 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
13 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
15 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
28 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
33 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
35 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
36 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
38 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
41 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
48 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
49 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
Age | Date | Event |
6 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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Marriages
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| Martha Smith Born on May 4, 1829 and died on November 20, 1863. They were married 3/5/1846.
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The Children of James Buchanan
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82 years old
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John Robert Buchanan Born somewhere in Georgia on an unknown day in June 1848 and died in Griffin, Georgia on April 30, 1929. He was 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 ch...
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