"William Buchanan was sheriff of Richmond county for a number of years and carried tax money from Laurinburg to Rockingham, a distance of about twenty-five miles, on horseback always leaving during the night. During the Civil War he had a gun shop which was just across the road from his home near Laurinburg.
William died on December 13, 1888, both he and his wife, Jennet, are buried in the Blue Graveyard near Lauringburg, NC."
- Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists.
"William Buchanan was sheriff of Richmond county for a number of years and carried tax money from Laurinburg to Rockingham, a distance of about twenty-five miles, on horseback always leaving during the night. During the Civil War he had a gun shop which was just across the road from his home near Laurinburg.
William died on December 13, 1888, both he and his wife, Jennet, are buried in the Blue Graveyard near Lauringburg, NC."
- Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists.
Family Members
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John Blue Buchanan
1834–1882
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2LT James Calvin Buchanan
1836–1864
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Buchanan Morrison
1838–1928
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William Buchanan
1841–1912
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Alexander Buchanan
1843–1862
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Effie Jane Buchanan McNeill
1845–1912
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Luther Buchanan
1848–1850
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Flora Virginia Buchanan
1850–1941
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Catherine Isabella "Kate" Buchanan McNeill
1853–1922
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Edwin Buchanan
1855–1937
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Infant Son Buchanan
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