Sarah Buchanan

1802 - 1875  (73 years)   Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Sarah Buchanan
  Nickname	Sally
  Birth	1801/1802	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Female
  _UID	14C5888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000FD60
  Death	1875	Mitchell Co, NC
  Burial	Mine Creek Baptist Cem, Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I2500	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Buchanan,   b. 1766/1767, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 84 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jones   d. Bef 1850, Yancey Co, NC
  Marriage	22 Feb 1792	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	F8D12C2B133FA34FBE22D4132FDA220258D9
  Family ID	F28804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Davis,   b. 1799/1800, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1881, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1820/1822	Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  _UID	36BBB5C18DFFC545B50A7B987A2DEED63AA1
  Children	1. William Davis,   b. 1822/1823, Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 17 Dec 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 77 years)   2. Mary Ann Davis,   b. Jan 1824, Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Bakersville, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 77 years)   3. Jacob Davis,   b. Jul 1826, Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 75 years)   4. Allen Davis,   b. Nov 1827, Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 14 Apr 1912, McDowell Co, NC (Age 84 years)   5. Josiah David Davis,   b. 1830/1831, Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 18 May 1919, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 88 years)   6. Margaret C Davis,   b. 17 Dec 1833, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 10 Jun 1907, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 73 years)   7. James H Davis,   b. 18 Dec 1833, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 18 May 1919, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 85 years)   8. Rachel E Davis,   b. 11 Nov 1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 12 Aug 1916, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 79 years)   9. Sarah Elizabeth Davis,   b. 11 Nov 1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 19 Aug 1906, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 69 years)   10. John P Davis,   b. 14 Oct 1838, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 17 Dec 1919, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt, by marriage.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-john.html !NOTES:Maiden name Buchanan proven by D/C of several of her children.; !NOTES:Others show Sarah's parents as Joseph Buchanan and Elizabeth Jones. I have no source documentation to back that up. He did live very near John Davis so he may indeed be Sarah's father.; !NOTES:T/S "Sarah B. Davis 1802-1875" fairly new, placed long after her death. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11736244 !CENSUS:1810; !CENSUS:1820; !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 196 John Davis age 30-39 (1790/1800) 210001-01001 My Analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 30-39 (1790/1800) = John Davis (1798) 1m 5-9 (1820/1825) = William Davis (c1823) son 2m 0-4 (1825/1830) = 1. Jacob Davis (c1825) son "m 0-4 (1825/1830) = 2. Allen Davis (c1829) son 1f 20-29 (1800/1810) = Sarah Buchanan Davis (c1802) wife 1f 5-9 (1820/1825) = Mary Ann Davis (1824) dau; !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 275 John Davis age 40-49 (1790/1800) 1221001-210101 My Analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = John Davis (1798) 1m 15-19 (1820/1825) = William Davis (c1823) son 2m 10-14 (1825/1830) = 1. Jacob Davis (c1825) son "m 10-14 (1825/1830) = 2. Allen Davis (c1829) son 2m 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Josiah Davis (c1831) son "m 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. James H. Davis (1833) son 1m 0-4 (1835/1840) = John P. Davis (1838) son 1f 30-39 (1800/1810) = Sarah Buchanan Davis (c1802) wife 1f 15-19 (1820/1825) = Mary Ann Davis (1824) dau 1f 5-9 (1830/1835) = Margaret Davis (1833) dau 2f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. Sarah Elizabeth Davis (1836) dau "f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Rachel E. Davis (1836) dau; !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 413/433 John Davis 50 Farmer $500 NC William 27 Laborer Josiah 19 do James H. 16 John P. 12 Sarah 48 Margaret 16 Rachel E. 13 Sarah E. 13; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Bakersville PO # 392/392 John Davis 60 Farmer $400/395 NC Sarah 58 Rachel E. 23 John P. 21 Farmer; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville, Bakersville PO # 87/87 John Davis Sen 72 Farmer $- Burk Co., NC Sarah 70 Keeping House $-/200 " " ";