hmtl5 Martha Ellen Buchanan b. 9 Aug 1861 Beechwoods, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Jun 1906: Hedges Genealogy

Martha Ellen Buchanan

Female 1861 - 1906  (44 years)


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  • Name Martha Ellen Buchanan 
    Born 9 Aug 1861  Beechwoods, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Jun 1906  [2, 3
    Buried Denison Cemetery, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2722  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

    Family William Tweedy,   b. Mar 1861, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 19 May 1881  [3
    Children 
    +1. Robert Donald Tweedy,   b. 28 Apr 1896, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1929, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1861 - Beechwoods, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Denison Cemetery, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1900 US census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.