The land for the Buchanan Cemetery was donated by James Buchanan in 1840. The cemetery is across Elm Hill Pike from the James Buchanan log home place. James was a son of Archibald and Agnes Bowen (McFerrin) Buchanan. He was born 16 July 1763, and died 14 Feb. 1841. James Buchanan was possibly living in Davidson Co., by 1787 as his father Archibald was on the tax list for Davidson Co., in that year. James married Lucinda East in 1810 in Davidson Co., TN. James and his wife, Lucinda East Buchanan had sixteen children.
James Buchanan Cemetery
Established ca. 1840
2903 Elm Hill Road
Nashville,TN 37214
For information contact:
Lu Mobley Whitworth
2998 Elm Hill Road
Nashville, TN 37214
Ph: 615-883-1291
or 615-883-6658
Email: whit@thepentagon.com
or N4BPT@aol.com
A book on the Cemetery is available from above person.
A listing of those known to be buried in the James Buchanan Cemetery.
| Last Name | First | Middle/Maiden | Dates |
| BOWEN | MARTHA | SPIVEY | 17 OCT 1849 12 AUG 1850 |
| BROWN | JAMES | W. / | 1852 23 MAR 1927 |
| BROWN | CHARLIE | / | 1861 1933 |
| BUCHANAN | ARCHIBALD | / | 21 MAR 1811 7 SEP 1843 |
| BUCHANAN | MARY | JANE / | 16 MAY 1821 28 JAN 1842 |
| BUCHANAN | M. L. | / | 1852 1858 |
| BUCHANAN | SARAH (SALLY) | B. / WHITWORTH | 30 MAY 1830 3 NOV 1901 |
| BUCHANAN | MARY | LUCINDA/ / EAST | 11 DEC 1792 15 APR 1865 |
| BUCHANAN | EDWARD | EAST / | 20 DEC 1818 8 OCT 1876 |
| BUCHANAN | JAMES | / | 16 JUL 1763 11 FEB 1841 |
| BUCHANAN | NANCY | LOUZANER / | 19 DEC 1852 17 JUL 1853 |
| BUCHANAN | SARAH | MARSHALL / FLEMING | 27 SEP 1822 12 JUL 1850 |
| BUCHANAN | DANIEL | BLANFORD / | 29 APR 1903 19 OCT 1926 |
| BUCHANAN | WALTER | A. / | 1846 1904 |
| BUCHANAN | MRS. ADDISON | / EATHERLY | |
| BUCHANAN | JAMES | / JR. | 4 JUL 1813 26 NOV 1896 |
| BUCHANAN | SARAH | C. / MANUEL | 29 NOV 1821 23 NOV 1880 |
| BUCHANAN | AMANDA | / McMURRAY | 1810 4 DEC 1848 |
| BUCHANAN | MARGARET (MARY) | / MATLOCK | 1826 1902 |
| BUCHANAN | INEZ | ELIZABETH / | 13 JUL 1912 21 JUL 1912 |
| BUCHANAN | ROBERT | LEE / | 16 OCT 1865 30 SEP 1928 |
| BUCHANAN | ALEXANDER | L. / | 7 JAN 1820 13 JUL 1913 |
| CARTER | JOHN | / | |
| COOPER | JOSEPH | W. / | 1835 1892 |
| COOPER | MARTIN | L. / | 1870 1892 |
| DABBS | WILLIAM | COFFEE / | 19 SEP 1839 6 FEB 1925 |
| DABBS | JOHN | / | 1877 1932 |
| DABBS | MARTHA | / | 1855 1928 |
| DABBS | SARAH (SALLIE) | CAROLINE / SHUMATE | 9 MAR 1846 31 DEC 1902 |
| F. | TAF | WHO IS THIS? / | |
| FLEMING | MARY | (MRS.WM FLEMING / | |
| FLEMING | WILLIAM | / | |
| FLEMING | JOHN | MATSLER / | 24 JAN 1843 14 JUN 1928 |
| FLEMING | MARGARET | ELIZABETH / | 7 JUL 1866 9 APR 1944 |
| FLEMING | JOSEPH | A. / | 30 JUN 1874 16 DEC 1878 |
| FLEMING | ALMYRA | / BUCHANAN | 25 AUG 1846 20 NOV 1915 |
| FLEMING | OLLIE | M. / | 6 APR 1871 21 MAY 1947 |
| FLEMING | JOSEPH | H. / | 8 JAN 1808 18 JUN 1895 |
| FLEMING | MARGARET | ELIZABETH / MATSLER | 1818 1886 |
| FLEMING | ELOSA | J. / | 24 SEP 1880 29 OCT 1880 |
| FLEMING | REECCA | B. / | 11 JUN 1883 31 JUL 1883 |
| FRAZIER | SAMUEL | J. / | 1846 1925 |
| FRAZIER | FRANCES(FANNIE) | B. / WHITWORTH | 20 MAR 1855 18 DEC 1931 |
| FRAZIER | ANNIE | CROMARTIE / MURPHY | 4 OCT 1893 9 APR 1939 |
| FRAZIER | NEAL | DOUGLAS / | 1885 1945 |
| GOODLETT | ANNIE | L. / WHITWORTH | 23 OCT 1857 23 MAR 1921 |
| GOODLETT | ALPHONSO | J. / | |
| GRAMMER | HUGH | F. / | 12 JUL 1910 26 JAN 1996 |
| HARRIS | SARAH | J.M. / FRAZIER | 1849 1927 |
| HERD | FANNIE | E. / DABBS | 1869 1888 |
| HERD | MAMIE | / | 1888 1888 |
| HICKS | ROY | B. / | 21 JAN 1890 16 JUN 1944 |
| HUDSON | REBECCA | B. / BUCHANAN | 23 SEP 1873 6 MAR 1945 |
| HURT | MARGARET | SARAH / | 24 JUL 1905 1 DEC 1908 |
| HURT | J. W. | / | 13 MAR 1872 29 JUN 1910 |
| HURT | REBECCA | B. / BUCHANAN | 23 SEP 1873 6 MAR 1945 |
| HURT | RICHARD | DOUGLAS / | 27 NOV 1897 28 DEC 1932 |
| LASTER | MARY | EMMA / ADAMS | 13 AUG 1884 23 APR 1972 |
| LASTER | JAMES | H. / | 10 MAR 1886 19 JUL 1980 |
| LUSTER | HARRIET | (HALLIE) / BUCHANAN | 1862 1952 |
| LUSTER | JOHN | B. / | 1859 1938 |
| MATLOCK | M. M. | / | 1802 1873 |
| MC MURRAY | ANN | / | 7 JUL 1856 6 AUG 1861 |
| MC MURRAY | GEORGE | WASHINGTON / | 27 JAN 1815 24 SEP 1899 |
| MC MURRAY | LEONER | / | 20 AUG 1895 25 FEB 1896 |
| MC MURRAY | JIMMIE | / | 2 SEP 1904 18 DEC 1905 |
| MOSS | THOMAS | B. / | 9 SEP 1798 11 SEP 1859 |
| MOSS | JOSEPH | H. / | 9 SEP 1798 11 SEP 1850 |
| MOSS | SARAH | / | 26 FEB 1810 13 MAR 1864 |
| NEWMAN | JOSEPH | DEACON / | 23 APR 1905 25 AUG 1994 |
| NEWMAN | MARTHA | CORINNE / WHITWORTH | 22 OCT 1905 3 JUN 1997 |
| NIEDERHAUSER | ROBERT | WESLEY / | 22 JUN 1954 24 JUN 1954 |
| RIDLEY | IDA | / | |
| RIDLEY | E. E. | / | |
| RIDLEY | H. | BEASLEY / | 8 SEP 1899 4 APR 1900 |
| RIDLEY | MARY | LOUISE (LOU) / | 28 JUN 1885 7 JAN 1911 |
| RIDLEY | IBRA | LOUISE / | 14 APR 1920 3 MAR 1926 |
| RIDLEY | HOMER | BLANCHE / | 3 NOV 1918 3 NOV 1918 |
| RIDLEY | WILLIAM | BEASLEY / | 28 JAN 1850 16 MAR 1904 |
| RIDLEY | JAMES | / | 25 JUN 1846 25 AUG 1916 |
| RIDLEY | McNAIRY | (MAC) (FEMALE) / | |
| RIDLEY | LUCINDA | THOMAS (TOMMIE) / BUCHANAN | 12 AUG 1854 13 JUL 1912 |
| RIDLEY | LUCY | JAMES / WHITWORTH | 5 OCT 1853 15 JUL 1919 |
| ROSS | WILLIAM | A. / | 5 JUL 1854 10 JAN 1913 |
| ROSS | MARTHA (MATTIE) | ELIZABETH / WHITWORTH | 15 SEP 1861 10 FEB 1951 |
| SHEETS | MAGGIE | E. / HITE | 2 MAR 1871 24 NOV 1909 |
| SHEPHERD | RAZ OR HANNAH ? | Or,their Child? / | |
| SPIRES | MARY | JANE / THOMAS | 26 SEP 1958 29 NOV 1982 |
| STEELE | ANNIE | M. / | 24 SEP 1887 9 JUN 1907 |
| STEELE | JOHN | W. / | 23 NOV 1851 20 JAN 1909 |
| WATKINS | JOSEPH | H. / | 4 MAY 1856 13 APR 1857 |
| WATKINS | PLUMMER | G. / | 24 JAN 1858 17 FEB 1858 |
| WHITWORTH | MOURNING | / BRANTLEY | 1792 AFT 20 SEP 1850 |
| WHITWORTH | WILLIAM | / | 5 JUL 1797 5 NOV 1838 |
| WHITWORTH | EDMUND P. | / | 17 JAN 1803 1843 |
| WHITWORTH | MIRIAM | CURLEY / BUCHANAN | 19 SEP 1827 13 AUG 1908 |
| WHITWORTH | JOHN | T. / | 20 MAY 1858 2 FEB 1906 |
| WHITWORTH | DAVID | STEVENSON / | 9 AUG 1907- 21 JAN 1995 |
| WHITWORTH | CORDELIA COLLEY | STEVENSON / | 17 DEC 1897 21 MAY 1997 |
| WHITWORTH | ANNA | / | 5 JAN 1900 2 FEB 1995 |
| WHITWORTH | LUNETTE | / | 5 JAN 1868 12 MAR 1875 |
| WHITWORTH | BARBARA | RUTH / | 21 MAR 1902 17 MAR 1995 |
| WHITWORTH | IDA | / | 25 MAR 1872 8 APR 1872 |
| WHITWORTH | MARY | ALICE / | 1 JAN 1860 1 FEB 1861 |
| WHITWORTH | EDMUND | DANIEL / JR | 30 JUN 1862 2 JUN 1871 |
| WHITWORTH | ELNORA | ISABELL / | 19 AUG 1943 19 AUG 1943 |
| WHITWORTH | EDWIN | BUCHANAN / | 23 APR 1895 3 MAY 1971 |
| WHITWORTH | IVAN | COLLEY / | 17 FEB 1912 1 JUL 1982 |
| WHITWORTH | SARA | ANN / BUCHANAN | 15 MAY 1832 21 JUL 1913 |
| WHITWORTH | MISSOURI | / | 5 NOV 1828 13 JUL 1902 |
| WHITWORTH | MAL | CHIGA / | 22 DEC 1822 15 MAR 1904 |
| WHITWORTH | MARY | OLIVE / DABBS | 27 DEC 1875 2 MAR 1963 |
| WHITWORTH | MAL | CHIGA / SR | 4 MAR 1864 1 JUN 1939 |
| WHITWORTH | MALCHIGA | COFFEE / JR | 23 SEP 1907 26 JUL 1987 |
| WHITWORTH | EDMUND | DANIEL / SR | 22 MAR 1824 2 DEC 1901 |
| WHITWORTH | ALVIN | CALLUM / | 24 APR 1876 12 JUN 1918 |
| WHITWORTH | WILLIAM | EDWARD / | 20 OCT 1865 3 NOV 1953 |
| WHITWORTH | FLORENCE | ISABELLE(BELLE) / STEVENSON | 24 SEP 1871 20 MAR 1939 |
| WHITWORTH | OLA | / BAKER | 23 FEB 1875 30 SEP 1963 |
| WHITWORTH | JOHN | DODGEN / | AUG 1944 AUG 1944 |
| WHITWORTH | JOHN | THOMAS / | 17 FEB 1871 19 OCT 1939 |
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