Mary Matilda Buchanan

1846 - 1914  (68 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 25 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mary Matilda Buchanan
  Birth	May 1846	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  Gender	Female
  _UID	84C8888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000708D
  Death	29 Dec 1914	Mitchell Co, NC
  Burial	Bear Creek Baptist Cem, Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I2940	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Rev John W Buchanan,   b. 1802/1803, Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 68 years)
  Mother	Cenia Burleson,   b. 1802/1803, NC d. 1850/1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1830	Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  _UID	1688BE9985228F459BFA7FEC43C12FCF72F6
  Family ID	F2070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John P Davis,   b. 14 Oct 1838, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 17 Dec 1919, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1866	Mitchell Co, NC
  _UID	CEA1AEB1D2603E4CA9D5709E0E0C92E3A514
  Children	1. Buena Vista Davis,   b. 15 Apr 1863, Mitchell Co, NC d. 1 Feb 1947, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 83 years)   2. Pantha R Davis,   b. 1868/1869, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 12 years)   3. Larcenia Davis,   b. Apr 1870, Mitchell Co, NC d. 20 Dec 1913, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 43 years)   4. Mary M Davis,   b. Aug 1872, Mitchell Co, NC d. 21 Nov 1922, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 50 years)   5. Thomas A Davis,   b. 2 May 1874, Mitchell Co, NC d. 11 May 1914, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 40 years)   6. Sarah A Davis,   b. 1876/1877, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 4 years)   7. John W Davis,   b. 15 Oct 1879, Mitchell Co, NC d. 20 Aug 1946, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 66 years)   8. Thema Davis,   b. Sep 1882, Mitchell Co, NC d. 31 Dec 1961, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 79 years)   9. Phoebe Davis,   b. 28 Jun 1886, Mitchell Co, NC d. 24 Apr 1965, Avery Co, NC (Age 78 years)   10. Alfonzo Davis,   b. 15 May 1888, Mitchell Co, NC d. 13 Jun 1917, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F1805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 1st Cousin, 5 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WilliamDavis/ !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/762 John Buchanan 47 Baptist Clergyman $150 NC Thomas 20 Laborer Waightsell A. 17 " Alexander 15 Molten 11 m Senea 47 f Harriet E 13 Mary M. 4; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Bakersville PO # 334/334 John W. Buchanan 57 Bap Clergyman $600/1161 NC Alexander 21 Farmer Milton 18 " Matilda 14; !MARRIAGE: 5 Jul 1866 Mitchell Co., NC John P. Davis & Matilda Buchanan by R. N. Penland, JP; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co, NC Bakersville Twp # 86/86 John P. Davis, 30, Farmer $200/125 Yancey Co., NC Matilda 22 Burnsides 6 M born Mitchell Co., NC Pantha R. 1 F Laurena 1/12 F Apr; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co, NC Bakersville Twp # 149/153 John Davis 41 Farmer NC-NC-NC Matilda 36 Buena V. 16 dau Panthea D. 11 dau Larcenia 10 dau Mary M 8 dau Sarah A 3 dau Thomas A. 6 son John W. 7/12 Oct son; !DEED: 8 Apr 1892 Mitchell Co., NC Deed Book 29, pp 141-143 William Davis & wife Elizabeth, Jacob Davis & wife Susan, Allen Davis & wife Anna, Josiah Davis & wife Perlina, John Davis & Matilda his wife, John Greene & wife Mary Ann Greene, Allen Buchanan & wife Sarah Buchanan, William Wilson & wife Margaret Wilson, Linsy Ledford & wife Rache Ledford, of the counties of Mitchell and Yancey, parties of the first part To Bedford Wiseman, Susan Ollis, Milton Wiseman, W. W. Wiseman, and Martha L. Dayten of Mitchell for $70 South side of Buck Hill on Three Mile Creek, 100 acres; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 29/29 John P. Davis, Head Oct 1838 61 M 35 NC-NC-NC, Farmer Matilday, wife May 1848 52 M 35 10-7 Mary dau aug 1872 27 S 1-1 Thernie dau Sep 1887 17 Lonsor son may 1885 15 Pheby gr-dau feb 1885 15 Minie gr-dau jun 1896 3; !CENSUS:1910 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 154/161 John P. Davis head 71 41 65 NC-NC-NC Matilda wife 55 M1 45 Mary dau 30 single 2-2 Thenia, dau 23 Fonser, son 22 Magie gr-dau 12 Zena gr-dau 8; !DEATH:20 Dec 1913 Mitchell Co, NC Deaths Vol 1 No 25 Matilda DAVIS, b 1842, d 29 Dec 1914, F: John Buchanan, m: Betsy BURLESON;