Buchanan, Gustavus E.

1870 - 1938  (68 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Buchanan, Gustavus E.
  Born	7 Mar 1870	Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Birth - Church Record	7 Mar 1870
  Name:Gustavus E Buchanan Gender:Male Birth Date:7 Mar 1870 Birth Place:Belleville, Essex, New Jersey Father's Name:William Buchanan Mother's Name:Anna FHL Film Number:494166
  1870 Census	18 Jul 1870	Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  Wm Buchanan27 Annette J Buchanan20 Gustavus Buchanan4/12 Mary Kip50
  1880 Census	1880	Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  Wm. Buchannon36 Annetta Buchannon29 Gustaves Buchannon10 John Buchannon8 Annetta Buchannon6m Matilda Wisenbaum18 Albert Wisenbaum16
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gustavis E Buchanan40 Josephine M Buchanan28 William E Buchanan7 Josephine E Buchanan2 Minnie M Miller30
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gustavus Buchanan49 Josephine P Buchanan38 William C Buchanan17 Josephine E Buchanan11 Betty Jean Buchanan3 [3 8/12] Clara Langer24
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gus Buchanan60 Josephine Buchanan49 William E Buchanan27 Josephine Buchanan22 Betty Jean Buchanan13 James Pond Buchanan9 Marthia Ruscher24 Alice Perleberg18
  Died	9 Apr 1938	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	11 Apr 1938
  Appleton Post Crescent
  G. E. Buchanan Dies Saturday At Home Here 3-Month Illness Is Fatal To Industrial and Civic Leader FUNERAL TOMORROW Was One of Men Who Founded Appleton Wire Works in 1896 G. E. Buchanan, 68. one of the founders of the Appleton Wire Works and for many years a prominent figure in the city's industrial and civic life, died at 5:20 Saturday afternoon at his home, 1005 E. College avenue, after an illness of about three months. He was born in Belleville, N. J., March 17, 1870. With his father, William Buchanan, and his uncle. Albert B. Weissenborn, he founded the Appleton Wire Works in 1896, the first paper mill wire cloth plant in the midwest, and was secretary and treasurer of the firm at the time of his death. He was secretary and director of the Tuttle Press company, secretary and director of Northern Paper Mills company. Green Bay. a director of the First National bank and on the boards of the Appleton Cemetery association and Y. M. C. A. He was a member of First Congregational church, the Rotary club, and chairman of the Appleton Masonic Temple association since erection of the new temple. He was past master and member of F. and A. M., Waverly Lodge No. 51, a member of Appleton Chapter No. 47, Appleton Commandry No. 29, and the Consistory and Tripoli temple of Milwaukee. Mr. Buchanan's father and grandfather made the manufacture of paper mill wire cloth their life work. The grandfather was a weaver in Scotland and the date of the industry's founding in the United States coincides with his arrival here in 1847. Five of the leading -paper mill wire cloth plants in the United States and Canada were founded by members of the family. Before Mr. Buchanan, his father, and Mr. Weissenborn established the plant here, they were associated with the Cheney Bigelow Wire Works of Springfield, Mass. Survivors are the widow: two daughters, Mrs. Frederick Lenfestey, DePere, and Betty Jean. Appleton: two sons, James P. and William E., Appleton; one sister. Miss Annette Buchanan, Appleton; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational church with the Rev. John B. Hanna in charge. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. The body will be at Wichmann Funeral home from 4 o'clock this afternoon to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. It will then be taken to the First Congregational church where it will lie in state until the hour of services. Page One, APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, Monday Evening, April 11,1938
  Buried	12 Apr 1938	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	13 Apr 1938
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Buchanan Rites Held Yesterday About 550 Persons Attend Services at Congregational Church Funeral services for G. E. Buchanan, 68, prominent Appleton manufacturer who died Saturday, were held at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the First Congregational church with the Rev. John B. Hanna in charge. About 550 per- sons attended, including employees of the Appleton Wire Works and members of organizations of which Mr. Buchanan was a member. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. Henry Tuttrup, Green Bay, former Appleton resident, recited a Masonic prayer at the grave. Bearers were Albert Wickesberg, Edward Ward, Roy Marston, Henry Jahnke, F. J. Harwood, Dr. J. B. MacLaren, T. E. Orbison, and John Stevens. Page Ten, APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, Wednesday, Evening, April 13,1938
  Person ID	I158019	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Buchanan, William,   b. 1 Jan 1846, , , , Scotland ,   d. 11 May 1920  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Weissenborn, Anna,   b. 1 Jul 1850, , , New York, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1927, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F52232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pond, Josephine Marston,   b. 1 Feb 1881, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 May 1980, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1901
  Marriage Record (Family)	12 Jun 1901
  Marriage Record Details Last Name: Pond First Name: Josephine M Day: 12 Month: June Year: 1901 County: Outagamie Volume: 03 Page: 0470 Buchanan, Gustavson E Marriage Jun 12 1901 Outagamie
  News Mention (Family)	9 Jun 1926
  Buchanan, Gus and Josephine Pond Marriage News (25 Years Ago)
  	Buchanan, Gus and Josephine Pond Marriage News
  Children	+ 1. Buchanan, William E.,   b. 11 Jan 1903, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1993  (Age 90 years) + 2. Buchanan, Josephine,   b. 21 Feb 1908, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 2003, Shore Acres, Pinellas, Florida, USA  (Age 95 years)   3. Buchanan, Betty Jean,   b. 13 Apr 1916, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Mar 1981, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 64 years) + 4. Buchanan, James Pond,   b. 9 Jun 1920, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Jun 1964, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F52233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 7 Mar 1870 - Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA 1870 Census - 18 Jul 1870 - Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 9 Apr 1938 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - 12 Apr 1938 - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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