Merrit
Rickman
Buchanan
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Buchanan
and Martha Ann (Raby) Buchanan
Brother of
Patsy Buchanan, Margaret E (Buchanan) Brooks, Mary J Buchanan, Martha Elizabeth (Buchanan) Rogers, Benjamin Evans Buchanan, James A Buchanan, William Henry Buchanan, Joseph Nathan Buchanan, Sarah A. L. (Buchanan) Green and Thomas Fredrick Buchanan
Husband of
Mariah Edith (Green) Buchanan
— married
11 Oct 1873 in Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Joseph Buchanan and Fanny (Buchanan) Browning
Died
at age 50
in Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2014
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Biography
Merrit Rickman Buchanan BIRTH Mar 1850 DEATH 15 Dec 1900 (aged 50) BURIAL Buchanan Cemetery Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Parents Joseph L. Buchanan 1823–1905 / Martha Ann Raby Buchanan 1830–1906
Spouse Mariah Edith Green Buchanan 1856 – unknown (m. 1873)
Children
- George W Buchanan 1874–1941
- William Joseph Buchanan 1876–1929
- Cynthia N Buchanan 1878 – unknown
- Alonzo Lawrence Buchanan 1881–1925
- Merritt Walter Buchanan 1884–1960
- Mary Francis Buchanan Browning 1890–1923
- Fred Edward Buchanan 1895–1956
Sources
- The US Federal census of Oct. 1850 Savannah in the County of Macon shows:
Joseph L. Buchanan age 27 listed as a farmer, born in Macon Co. Martha A. Buchanan (looks to read age 20), born in Burke Co. Merrit R. Buchanan age 6/12 mos. born in Macon Co.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49272336/merrit-rickman-buchanan : accessed 03 October 2021), memorial page for Merrit Rickman Buchanan (Mar 1850–15 Dec 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49272336, citing Buchanan Cemetery, Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Maggie (contributor 46810241) .
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Buchanan-1484 was created by Ronald Wyatt through the import of Ron Wyatt.ged on Jan 29, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Merrit by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Merrit:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Merrit by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Merrit:
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~3.12%
Ron Wyatt
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Palagi61
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~0.78%
Kim (Cooley) Gorrell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QW1959935 [compare], yourDNAportal KIM576a9fd0, Ancestry member kcgorrell
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~0.78%
Ramona (Bryant) Lawrence :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lincoln Stiles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LS
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