Buchanan Cemetery
Randolph, Fannin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Alexander Buchanan (1796-1846), his wife Delilah (1806-1870), and their eleven children moved to the Republic of texas from Illinois in 1844. They settled on a 320-acre farm at this site in January 1846. Alexander Buchanan died that same year and was buried on his farm in what became the Buchanan Cemetery. Delilah Buchanan continued to live on the farm until her death and was buried next to her husband. Some of their children and descendants, many of whom became Fannin County business and civic leaders, also are interred in the family graveyard.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Alexander Buchanan brought his wife Delilah and their eleven children from Illinois to the Republic of Texas in 1844, settling a 320-acre farm here in January 1846. Alexander died that same year and was buried on his own land, founding the family cemetery. Delilah farmed on until her own death, and their descendants — many of them future Fannin County leaders — joined them in the graveyard.
Why it matters
The plot traces how a single immigrant family put down roots in the last days of the Republic and grew into pillars of a North Texas county.
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Related people
- · Alexander Buchanan
- · Delilah Buchanan
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