Individual Details

Military

Charles Buchanan (Union)

Biographical data and notes:
- Born in Washington County, OH
- Charles Buchanan is buried at Waterford Twp, Washington Co., OH
- Son of Jeffrey and Rachel Prouty Buchanan

Enlistment:
- Residing in Watertown Twp., Washington Co., OH at time of enlistment
- 22 years of age at time of enlistment
- Enlisted on May 2 1864 as Corporal

Mustering information:
- Enlisted into I Company, 148th Infantry (Ohio) on May 2 1864
- Mustered out from 148th Infantry (Ohio) on Sep 14 1864 at Camp Marietta, OH

Sources for the above information:
- Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio, (1886)
- Buchanans of Ohio, (Heritage, 1987)
- Research by R. Ross Houston

Census

pg 7. 491
46,42
Buchanan, Jeffrey 72 Infirm
Rachael 68 Keeping house
Charles 29 Farmer
Hester 30 Keeping house
George D 8
Wm. E 6
Chas A 4
Francis 1
Gooding, Mary E 34 Pauper
Reed, Wm A. 16 Farm Hand

Census (family)

Charles BUCHANAN Self M Male W 39 OH Farmer NY OH
Frances L. BUCHANAN Wife M Female W 33 OH House Keeper OH OH
George B. BUCHANAN Son S Male W 18 OH At School OH OH
William E. BUCHANAN Son S Male W 17 OH At School OH OH
Charles A. BUCHANAN Son S Male W 14 OH At School OH OH
Francis A. BUCHANAN Son S Male W 11 OH At School OH OH
Lucy A. BUCHANAN Dau S Female W 6 OH At Home OH OH

Death

BUCHANAN, Charles, 1841-1908, Wolf Creek Chapel, Waterford Twp.

Charles Buchanan (youngest child of Jeffrey Wilcox Buchanan & Rachel Prouty)was born May 18, 1841, near Joy, Athens Co., Ohio. Being the youngest he lived at home with his parents and took care of them in their old age. He was deeded the old homestead containing 100 acres two miles south of Waterford, Ohio

He continued in the occupation of his father, at that time a sheep raiser, and being a man well adopted for business he made a success and purchased more land until he became the owner of 200 acres of well improved land.

He was married July 4, 1860 to Hester Ann DeVore, born April 5, 1840 in Steubenville, Ohio and came to Joy, Ohio in 1855. She was a kind Christian woman and a dutiful wife and loving mother of six children. She died May 21, 1874 leaving her husband and five of the six children, George Dallas, William Ellsworth, Charles Alvin, Francis Arthur, Mary Ann, Lucy Ann.

For his second wife he married March 25, 1875 to Frances Louise Stacy, born August 28, 1844 at Rainbow, Ohio, daughter of C. F. Stacy of Rainbow, Ohio. She was all the mother that the children could wish for. They lived on the farm until March 6,1898 when they moved to Beverly where he lived until his death May 17, 1908.
His wife broke up housekeeping in December 1908 and afterwards made her home with the children and her brother C. F. Stacy.