Daughter of Nuptial Blair Slaughter and Martha Ann Hicks Slaughter.

Married to William Jackson Buchanan around 1898.

William and Martha were the parents of:
Elbert Copeland Buchanan
Roxie Buchanan Clayton
William Elvin Buchanan
Clyde Elry Buchanan
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Martha E Buchaman
Age: 22
Birth Date: Mar 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Allensville, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Buchaman
Marriage Year: 1898
Years Married: 2
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 1
Mother: How many children: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
William Buchaman 23
Martha E Buchaman 22
Elbert C Buchaman 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Martha Buchannon
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Allensville, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Buchannon
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
William Buchannon 33
Martha Buchannon 32
Elbert Buchannon 10
Roxie Buchannon 6

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William T Buchanan
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Allensville, Person, North Carolina
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Martha E Buchanan
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Household Members:
Name Age
William T Buchanan 45
Martha E Buchanan 45
Noby A Buchanan 24
Inez L Buchanan 19
Oseas Buchanan 15
Minnie Slaughter 17

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William J Buchannon
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Olive Hill, Person, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Lizzie Buchannon
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
William J Buchannon 54
Lizzie Buchannon 52
Elyvin Buchannon 18
Bedford Brown 23

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Martha Elizabeth Buchanan
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 86
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Domestic
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1877
Birth Place: Person, North Carolina
Death Date: 6 Sep 1963
Death Location: Roxboro, Person
Spouse's Name: William Jackson Buchanan
Father's Name: N B Slaughter
Mother's name: Martha Ann Hicks
Residence: Roxboro, Person, North Carolina
Cause of death: Pneumonia, cerebral vascular accident, cerebral arteriosclerosis
Informant: Mrs Roxie Clayton, 1207 Oxford Rd, Roxboro