Biography of Florance Buchanan, page 518.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Florance Buchanan, farmer and stock-raiser, concord Township, was born in 
Brooke County,  W. Va., Dec. 24, 1841, the second son of David and Elizabeth 
(McGee) Buchanan.  When seventeen years of age he went to Auburn to learn the 
cabinet-maker’s trade, at which he served an apprenticeship of two an a half 
years.  Sept.5, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, thirteenth Indiana Infantry, 
and participated in many hard-fought battles.  He was wound at the battle of 
Shiloh and was discharged for four months.  Joining his regiment, he 
participated in the battle of Chickamauga and the Atlanta campaign.  He was 
captured and was at Andersonville prison thirty days.  He was discharged Oct. 
15, 1864, having served a little more than three years.  After his return home 
he worked at his trade a short time, and then at the carpenter’s trade four 
years.  In the fall of 1871 he opened a cabinet-shop and furniture store in 
Auburn, in company with Wm. E. Rush, but five years later sold his interest 
and moved to a farm in Concord Township, where he lived till the fall of 1880, 
when he bought the farm where he now lives, which contains about eighty-five 
acres of improved land.  He was married March 21, 1870, to Mary D. Rush, 
daughter of William E. Rush, of Auburn.  They have three children---Harry L., 
Martha E. and Florance J.  Mr. Buchanan is a member of John C. Carns Post, 
No. 144, G.A.R.  He and his wife and one daughter, are members of the 
Protestant Methodist church.  In politics he is a Republican.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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