John Farquard Buchan IV (1837 - abt. 1864)

Born 26 Sep 1837 in Pulaski, Candler, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Malone) Cooner — married 25 Sep 1861 in United States

Descendants

Died about 9 Apr 1864 at about age 26 in Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Farquard Buchan IV was born on 26 September 1837 in Pulaski, Candler, Georgia, the son of John Farquard Buchan III and Artha A. Sermon. The 1850 United States Census for Pulaski, Georgia shows John, 13, living with his parents, John, 33, and Artha, 33, and five siblings: James, 11, Nancy, 8, William, 5, Caty, 3, and Richard, 1.

The family moved to Texas some time before 1861. John married Mary J. Malone on 25 September, 1861 in Harrison, Texas. They had at least one child, Johnie Ann, as known from her death certificate.

John Buchan, identified in some records as J. F. Buchan, served as an officer in the 14th (Clark's) Regiment, Texas Infantry, during the Civil War, entering service as a 2nd Lt. and ending as a Captain. Records available mostly consist of routine requisitions for clothing, signed by Captain J F Buchan. These records also list John's brother, James, identified usually as "J E Buchan", leading to possible confusion. James was briefly a prisoner of war.

Similarly, the land and tax records in Harrison County can be confusing since John's father is also John and both of them were in the same county.

John died on 9 April 1864 in Louisiana.

Sources

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZYC-1RB), John Buchan in household of John Buchan, Pulaski county, Pulaski, Georgia, United States; citing family 350, NARA microfilm pub M432 (Washington, D.C.: Natl Archives and Records Admin, n.d.).

"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-PLM5), J F Buchan and Mary J Malone, 25 Sep 1861; citing Marriage, citing Harrison, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,403,335.

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QG-GZ9Q), John F Buchan, Harrison Land District, Texas, United States, 1860.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFL-GTR), J F Buchan in entry for J Buchan, Beat 10, Harrison, Texas, United States, 1860.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSJ4-86X), J. F. Buchan, Captain, Company H, 14th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Clark's), Confederate; citing NARA microfilm pub M227 (Washington D.C.: Natl Archives and Records Admin, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm 880,018.

"United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73JB-ZNW2), John F Buchan, 1861-1865.

"Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ46-QZS), J F Buchan, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Fourteenth (Clark's) Infantry, NARA microfilm pub M323 (Washington, D.C.: Natl Archives and Records Admin, 1961), roll 372.

"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3WF-2M5), John Buchan in entry for Johnie Ann Smith, 15 Jan 1908; citing certificate number 42040, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,050,033.