Martha Ellen Buchanan
1861 - 1906 (44 years)
Generation: 1
1. Martha Ellen Buchanan was born on 9 Aug 1861 in Beechwoods, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Jun 1906; was buried in Denison Cemetery, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas. Notes:
Mattie E. Buchanan was born in Beechwoods, Jefferson Co., Pa., August 9, 1861 and died after a long and severe illness caused by cancer of the brain, on June 11, 1906. She was married to William M. Tweedy on May 19, 1881. To this union were born seven children, six daughters and one son. One daughter, Gladys, died in infancy. The other children, Ona, Ethel, Vehna, Faye, Hazel and Don, with the husband, are left to mourn her loss. Besides these, she has living in Pennsylvania, her aged mother, three brothers and three sisters. She united with the Presbyterian church in Beechwoods, Pa., when fourteen years of age. After moving to Kansas with her husband in 1882, she became unidentified with the then, North Cedar, but now, Denison congregation of the United Presbyterian church and remained an active member until her death. She was laid to rest in the R. P. cemetery.
The Holton Signal. June 21, 1906.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107923376/martha-ellen-tweedyMartha married William Tweedy on 19 May 1881. William was born in Mar 1861 in Pennsylvania; died in 1947; was buried in Denison Cemetery, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Robert Donald Tweedy was born on 28 Apr 1896 in Denison, Jackson County, Kansas; died on 20 Apr 1929 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.