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- Notes from (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook.
John Buchanan (1809-1873), father of Philura, owned over 600 acres of land in central Ohio and at one time kept over 1000 sheep. The Buchanans are second or third cousins to President James Buchanan.
Notes from Judge James Lincoln (brother of phiLura):
John Buchanan's will was probated at Ashland, OH, 1873-1876. UPDATE: 11/15/1999 - John Buchanan's will is missing from the file in Ashland, Ohio. Some papers in the file by the Administrator of his will show dispersements to Rachel and to his daughters, including Philura Buchanan Lincoln..
PROBATE FILE from John Buchanan, Vol.5, page 132, Ashland Couny, Ashland, Ohio. James H. Lincoln, Nov. 1999: Received of William Buchanan Administrator of John Buchanan deceased Three Hundred Forty Eight dollars and fifty one cents on account of my distributial share of said estate. August 11, 1876. Signed: Philura Buchanan
NOTES from Emeline Buchanan Krause, great-grandaughter of oldest sister of Philura Buchanan Lincoln, Emeline, to Judge James H. Lincoln, Sept. 5, 1975:
"Dear Judge Lincoln,
I've found that John Buchanan was buried in St. John's Evangelical Church cemetery at Albion, Ohio (northern Ashland County), his old home community. Thought you might like to know the location for your records. These pictures are for you to keep for your records. (Note photo copies of two pictures are included in her note.)
I tried to get some pictures of the old family home of the Buchanans directly west of the churchyard, only separated by a county road. This farm is owned by Richard Rogers, a direct descendant of John Buchanan. The house was much modernized very recently. It was a nice example of the simle Western Reserve type of farmhouse built around here in that period.
John Buchanan's grave is in the very center of the cemetery and on the highest ground. Bet he would have appreciated that.
...your Ohio cousin, Mrs. Emeline Krause, 922 Cleveland Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805."
NOTES from a letter from Judge James Lincoln to his sister, (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook, Dec. 5, 1973, page 2:
... More records are available about the Buchanans than any other branch of the tribe. Between 1863 and 1878 they indulged in lawsuits with each other. Rachel Jackson and John Buchanan were divorced in 1863 and there followed litigation. It was carried on by their children. Even grandmother (Philura Buchanan Lincoln) was involved in some of it against her older sisters. I think what happened when the divorce occurred, that the older children stayed in (Saline) Ohio with John and the younger children, including grandmother, came to Lansing, MI, (Lansing Township just outside Lansing, MI). Grandmother would have been about 12 years of age - which was the same age as father (Burr Buchanan Lincoln) when trouble started between grandmother (Philura Buchanan) and grandfather (Lansing Edgar Lincoln).
Rachel comes on as a very strong minded person. She disinherited xx, her daughter and grandchildren because she said John Buchanan had given them more than their share. John died in 1873 in (Ashland) Ohio and Rachel in November 1875 in or near Lansing. Rachel got nearly $4,000 our of John's estate for back alimony and dower in the 8 months before her death in 1875. In those days, $4,000 would have bought at least 400 acres with buildings and livestock in Michigan.
John's estate was still in Probate at the time of Rachel's death and even after Rachel's estate was closed. Out of 10 children, only 5 survived to share in his estate.
Rachel left very specific instructions in her will even as to how much to pay for her headstone. She purchased the lot in Mt. Hope a few months before she died. In her will, made about 8 months before she died, she indicated that she was ill. She seems to have been a very strong character.
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1809 - 1873 (63 years)