Buchanan, William

1846 - 1920  (74 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 20 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Buchanan, William
  Born	1 Jan 1846	, , , Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Bef 1866
  Civil War
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Wm BuchananHeadM57Scotland Annett BuchananWifeF50New York Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMKY-YDJ : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Wm Buchanan, Appleton city Ward 1, west side, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241809.
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  William BuchananHeadM69Scotland Annette J BuchananWifeF60New York Annette I BuchananDaughterF30New Jersey Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPVK-CVF : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette I Buchanan in household of William Buchanan, Appleton Ward 1, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375743.
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0678
  WILLIAM BUCHANAN, manager of the Appleton Wire Works, manufacturers of fourdrinier wires, cylinder covers and washer wires, and the second largest concern of its kind in the United States, is one of the veterans of this industry, having been connected with it during a long and active career. The Appleton Wire Works were established in 1895, the buildings being erected in 1895 and 1896 and occupied during the spring of the latter year. William Buchanan was elected manager; G. E. Buchanan, secretary-treasurer; John R. Buchanan, sales manager, and A. B. Weissenborn, superintendent. The brass wire cloth manufactured by the concern is used by paper manufacturers, and the $200,000 annual output supplies nearly the whole trade of the Fox River Valley, as well as concerns all over the United States, Mexico, Canada, China and Japan. Employment is given to 100 men in two blocks of buildings of two-story character, covering 50,000 square feet; steam and electric power is used, and the looms are worked by compressed air and electricity under a method invented by A. B. Weissenborn. William Buchanan was born in Scotland, in 1842, and is a son of Robert and Jean (McVicker) Buchanan, who came to the United States in 1847. Robert Buchanan, who was a hand weaver, was one of the first in this business in this country, going to work for the first company manufacturing wire cloth in the United States, William Stevens & Son, at Belleville, New Jersey. Later he was connected with the De Witt Wire Cloth Company, and then established the Buchanan Bolt Wire Company at Holyoke, Massachusetts, with which he was connected up to the time of his death. William Buchanan was foreman of the De Witt Wire Cloth Company for nine years, at Belleville, New Jersey, and in 1876 he left this company to organize the firm of Buchanan & Smith, at Bloomfield, New Jersey. In 1878 John Eastwood was admitted to the firm, which now does business under the firm style of Eastwood Wire Manufacturing Company, the largest concern of its kind in the United States, and in 1882 Mr. Buchanan sold his interests and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he became foreman of the Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, establishing the fourdrinier department for them. In 1896 with his two sons, G. E. and J. R. and his brother-in-law, A. B. Weissenborn, he established the Appleton Wire Works. In 1869, Mr. Buchanan was married to Annette Weissenborn, daughter of Henry and Therese Weissenborn, of Franklin, New Jersey, and four children were born to this union: Gustavus E., Annette, John R. and Theresa, deceased . Of the foregoing children Gustavus E. Buchanan was born March 7, 1870, in Belleville, New Jersey, and received his education in the schools of that place and Springfield, Massachusetts, after which he was engaged with the Cheney Bigelow Works for eight years as bookkeeper. He married Josephine Marston Pond, of Appleton, daughter of O. W. Pond, and they have two children: William E. and Josephine. He is a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masons. Annette Buchanan is living at home. John R. Buchanan married Anna B. Johnson of Springfield, Massachusetts. He was born at Belleville, New Jersey, December 4, 1871, and for some years after leaving school was connected with Smith & Wesson. He is a member of the Elks, and has two children: Dorothy and Gertrude. The Buchanan family has always been connected with the Congregational Church .
  	Buchanan, William Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  William BuchananHeadM76Scotland Annette J BuchananWifeF69New York Annette I BuchananDaughterF40New Jersey Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFKC-GR3 : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette I Buchanan in household of William Buchanan, Appleton Ward 1, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1822008.
  Died	11 May 1920
  Obituary	13 May 1920
  Appleton Post Crescent
  see Image ATTEND FUNERAL Members of the Woman's Relief Corps will meet at two o'clock Friday afternoon at Riverside chapel to attend the funeral services for the late William Buchanan. The corps members will also attend the funeral of the late Mrs. E. H. Stoddard at four o'clock, in a body. APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, THURSDAY, MAY 13,1920, PAGE FIVE
  	Buchanan, William Obituary
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Buehanan, William Outagamie County Veterans' Grave Registration List
  	Buchanan, William Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I155005	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Buchanan, Robert,   b. Bef 1824,   d. Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	McVicker, Jean,   b. Bef 1824,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F52231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Weissenborn, Anna,   b. 1 Jul 1850, , , New York, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1927, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1869
  Children	+ 1. Buchanan, Gustavus E.,   b. 7 Mar 1870, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1938, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 68 years) + 2. Buchanan, John R.,   b. 4 Dec 1871, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1934, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   3. Buchanan, Annette,   b. Abt 1880, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 6 Aug 1954  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F52232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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