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Buchanan Cemetery

Randolph, Fannin County

Marker Text

Alexander Buchanan (1796-1846), his wife Delilah (1806-1870), and their eleven children moved to the Republic of texas from Illinois in 1844. They settled on a 320-acre farm at this site in January 1846. Alexander Buchanan died that same year and was buried on his farm in what became the Buchanan Cemetery. Delilah Buchanan continued to live on the farm until her death and was buried next to her husband. Some of their children and descendants, many of whom became Fannin County business and civic leaders, also are interred in the family graveyard.

Marker Details

Address CR 4550
Location Description from Randolph take SH 11 west approx .5 mi. to CR 4550; then south on CR 4550 .4 mi. to cemetery
Marker # 8851
Dedicated 1991
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 33.48225, -96.265402

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